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• Big guns are back as Bath aim to power past Leeds

  BATH have brought back their big guns for this afternoon's Powergen Cup quarter-final at Leeds (2.30pm). read more

• Westlecot's bowlers face two crucial battles

  The Westlecot men's indoor section faces another important time this weekend. read more

• Wide load may cause hold-ups

  A GIANT electricity transformer winding its way through rural Wiltshire tomorrow may cause delays for motorists. read more

• Looking back to the 70s

  Ref. 29272-48PUPILS at Toothill Primary School have embarked on a major project to help future generations learn about the history of West Swindon. read more

• Swindon Town joins in the attack on Aids

  IT'S not every day you see the Swindon Town football strip thousands of miles from the County Ground. read more

• That's snow business!

  TAMASH LAL goes out with the gritting lorries to find out what happens on the roads of the area when snow is forecast. read more

• Number of teen pregnancies fall

  SWINDON no longer tops the league table for having the highest teenage pregnancy rate in the South West for the first time since 1998. read more

• Report reveals MP earns £5,500 per year from rental property

  NORTH Swindon MP Michael Wills has been paid thousands of pounds by tenants renting property from him in London, a new report has shown. read more

• Three injured as accident closes M4

  THE driver and passenger of a car hit by three vehicles in an accident on the M4 escaped with minor injuries. read more

• Make sure you're not next victim of sniffing

  GARY Perring's family have put up the first posters in their campaign to stop other children dying from solvent abuse. read more

• Youngsters put on singing and dancing show

  Children as young as three will be taking part in a singing and dancing show tonight. Some 50 youngsters and 25 adults from the K School of Music, in Victoria Road, Old Town, will take to the stage at the De Vere Hotel. read more

• Chance to express your emotions through poetry

  The opportunity for budding poets has arrived this year's Swindon Poetry Competition is now up and running. read more

• Buses must set off earlier to avoid Swindon rush

  TRAFFIC congestion in Swindon has led to changes being made to the Trans Wilts Express No 49 bus. read more

• Vodka swigging chemist keeps job

  A CHEMIST who swigged vodka at work to 'top up' during the day has been spared her job at a professional conduct hearing. read more

• On the track of memories

  This year is the 150th birthday of the Evening Advertiser and to mark the anniversary we are running a series of articles on Swindon past, present and future. read more

• Blitz on young troublemakers

  Ref. 29267-53POLICE are preparing to launch a crackdown on rowdy youths in Stratton, Swindon. read more

• Wide load may cause hold-ups

  A GIANT electricity transformer winding its way through rural Wiltshire tomorrow may cause delays for motorists. read more

• The Real Thing

  SWINDON Town chief executive Mark Devlin admits the club are in something of a 'privileged position' with cash from both Coca-Cola and Nationwide fizzing into the County Ground over the next three years. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive