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It's full steam ahead for Fat Controller
13794/2POSSIBLY the first-ever private train service in the country is on line to start in the New Year after Pewsey businessman Rory Webster received an encouraging reaction from local commuters. Mr Webster has now set an expected start date of January
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Disqualified driver jailed
A DISQUALIFIED driver who lied to police when they caught him behind the wheel has been jailed for eight weeks by magistrates. Geoffrey Newport was just four months into a year and a half ban when officers stopped him in a friend's car on Westcott Place
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Pink played a big part in her life
71728-22AMANDA Edwards will never truly be gone. The girl dubbed a pink angel by one of the children she loved and cared for lives on in the memories not just of her family, but in the community in which she grew up. Having struggled all her life with
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Fond memories of our 'pud pud'
A cute smile when she was aged four.The last of our exclusive series in which we talk to the family of Amanda Edwards, 21, who was murdered earlier this year. TINA CLARKE reports. AMANDA Edwards will never truly be gone. The girl dubbed a pink angel by
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A victim of its own success
71758-13SWINDON'S first official skatepark could soon move to a bigger site only five weeks after opening. It is currently in the overflow car park at the Oasis leisure centre in North Star, and since opening, there have been up to 120 young people at
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Letters sent to dead wife
71448-29Pensioner Jim Broadfoot is at his wits end, over letters addressed to his dead wife sent by Swindon Council. The former RAF serviceman, of Bruton Walk, Park South, said he breaks down in tears every time he receives the mail and is demanding the
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Man with learning difficulties disappears
A MAN with severe learning difficulties has been missing for more than two days. At 9am on Thursday, 30- year old Wayne Lanfear was reported missing by his mother. Wayne was last seen at 12.30pm on Wednesday when he left his father's home in Wootton Bassett
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Thanks to Catholics
CHURCHES across Wiltshire have raised £80,000 to help save thousands of lives. People in the Clifton Diocese, which covers Wiltshire, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Bristol, have donated the cash to the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development's (CAFOD
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Superstore to stock local food
BUSINESSES are being urged to approach ASDA in Swindon with local produce they think shoppers would like to see on the shelves. The store has launched an appeal for local delicacies and food reared or grown in the area. Those thought most likely to be
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'We're clean' say nurseries
DAY nurseries in Swindon have rushed to distance themselves from the practices shown in a BBC TV programme this week. Thursday's Nurseries Undercover The Real Story showed nursery staff in Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent and Teddington, London maltreating
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Ifil's ready to roar as Town try to stop rot
TOWN boss Andy King is hoping to finally unleash 'The Beast' on Milton Keynes Dons today with Jerel Ifil as desperate for a return to action as his boss. A thigh injury has prevented the former Watford man from playing in Town's opening two games but
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Kingstons' challenge
SWINDON & District Women's Bowling Association competitions have reached an advanced stage. In seven of the events the field has been reduced to the last four. The exception is in the President's Triples where G Nash, J Daniel and Sybil Wyles beat
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Ian's bid
PURTON'S Ian Williams will represent Wiltshire in the last 32 of the under 25 singles when the men's national bowls finals begin in Worthing this weekend. The 23-year-old Welsh junior indoor international, who made his Wiltshire debut at Worthing last
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I don't want to go
Clifton Street Post OfficeIt was meant to be their own choice. But one post office owner is now saying they have been pressured into closing up their shop. Kevin Shoesmith reports. THE owner of a post office claims they are being bullied into cutting
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Off the streets
PROSTITUTION has destroyed the family life of the Manchester Road area, says the police officer responsible for tackling the problem. Giving evidence in an application for an Anti Social Behaviour Order against street girl Miaya Bryan, PC Michael Diffin
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10 tonnes of rubble free!
GAS pipeline company Transco is offering landowners in Swindon free spoil waste from excavation for making up farm tracks. As part of the company's commitment to the environment, it will deliver free of charge around 10 tonnes of spoil to anyone who wants
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Help to keep actors cool
The Friends of the Swindon Arts Centre group is looking for more members to help fund-raising events. Joining FoSAC allows reduced admission prices and helps fund the Swindon Arts Centre. The centre relies heavily upon the donations of its members and
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Indulge your artistic side
ENCOURAGE your artistic tendencies when Swindon College runs a series of short, weekly courses from September 20. The courses, which all last ten weeks, will be taken by Peter Robinson, at the cost of £53. There are classes for watercolour beginners and
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Tips to get a healthy active life
Throughout September, Swindonians will be given the chance to get more active in a series of events. As part of the Welcome to Walking Week, the Ramblers' Association is running a series of brisk, healthy walks from September 18 to 26. One such walk will
