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• Put up and shut up

  I would like to compliment the Evening Advertiser for its fair report about the planning committee meeting at the Wyvern Theatre last Saturday, and the council for organising it and providing much information to the public about the application by Bryant homes. read more

• Wind farm coming after 10-year wait

  I am delighted to hear that building work on Adam Twine's five wind-turbines will start this summer. Along with other environmentalists, I have been waiting more than 10 years for it to become a reality. read more

• A disgraceful loss of wildlife

  I AM writing about how disappointed I am with the arrangements to build on the Front Garden. read more

• Goodbye to the countryside

  I SPENT last Saturday at the Wyvern and I'm not sure whether I saw a pantomime or a farce. read more

• We will not be able to cope

  I am disappointed and appalled at the Yes to the Front Garden development. It is yet another opinion wrongly reached by our council and its advisers. read more

• Negative style

  I was shocked to see my old form tutor splashed across your front page and cannot agree with the style or placing of the story. read more

• Fined over fake labels

  A CLOTHING company that misled consumers has admitted selling counterfeit goods. read more

• School library honours headteacher

  Ref. 28868-20THE new library at an Upper Stratton school has been named after its first headteacher. read more

• 'We'll teamup to fight cuts'

  COMMUNITY groups and voluntary organisations in Parks and Walcot are standing shoulder to shoulder in a fight to prevent drastic cuts in funding proposed by Swindon Council. read more

• More charges for solicitor

  A SOLICITOR suspended indefinitely for disobeying Law Society rules has been accused of further offences. read more

• Bluebirds hero going howhere

  MARTIN PAUL proved his allegiance to the Chippenham Town cause by firing a stoppage-time winner against Newport County. read more

• Malmesbury squander a two-goal advantage

  Malmesbury were the only local side in Hellenic League action at the weekend and Graham Learmonth's side made light of the wretched conditions to serve up a thriller. read more

• Woodwork denies Lye in stalemate

  CORSHAM were inches away from ending Weston St Johns 12-game unbeaten run in the First Division on Saturday. read more

• Narrow loss

  SWINDON'S fading Berks, Bucks & Oxon One title hopes took a near-fatal blow as leaders Beaconsfield stole a 6-5 win in atrocious conditions at Greenbridge Road. read more

• Calne pull off shock

  FOURTEEN-MAN Calne produced a magnificent effort to shock Dorset & Wilts One title chasers North Dorset 7-0 and boost their own survival hopes. read more

• Sheppard's treble boosts Supermarine

  SUPERMARINE made it two wins on the bounce as they disposed of Dorset & Wilts One basement boys Weymouth 32-22 on the south coast. read more

• Abused by my dad

  Ref. 28854-1Vicky Reid suffered eight years of sex assaults by her father. Now the family centre she says has kept her alive could close if funds are cut. read more

• Workers tested for drugs

  The news that one in ten workers in Swindon would test positive for drugs will have had a few people casting anxious glances round the office or factory today. read more

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