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Goatacre lose advantage
Goatacre handed the lead in Glos/Wilts Division One to Trowbridge as they lost by four wickets on Saturday. Superb new-ball bowling by Pete Hickerton and Darryl Brown saw Goatacre all out for 98 and despite a brave fightback with the ball they could not
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Swindon in the hunt
Swindon's Darren Beasant fends off this delivery in the victory over Devizes at the County Ground on Saturday Ref: 78954-42Swindon's title challenge gathered momentum on Saturday when they demolished local rivals Devizes at the County Ground. With Trowbridge
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Shattered!
ANDY KING has pointed to his assistant's willingness to shatter bones for Swindon Town as a shining if painful example to other senior players who have fallen woefully short of expectations. Alan Reeves, pictured above, was stretchered off with a suspected
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Make sure firm's name is protected
BUSINESSES are failing to protect their company name adequately, according to a survey by the UK Patent Office. More than three-quarters of small and medium-sized enterprises have not registered the name of their business as a trade mark. Of the entrepreneurs
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Top farmer milking it!
Richard Woolford and the family's Holstein cows Picture Ref: 98983-20A DAIRY farmer has proved himself the cream of the crop by getting to the final of an agricultural competition. James Woolford, who farms at Hook near Wootton Bassett, is in the last
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Drug ends tiredness
A new drug that can reverse the effects of tiredness in the brain has been discovered by US scientists. Research in monkeys suggests the drug can temporarily boost mental performance by targeting chemical receptors. Scientists hope the drug could prove
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Migraine sufferers miss out at work
MIGRAINE sufferers across the town could be missing out on job opportunities because of their condition. More than 3,000 people responded to a poll by charity alliance Headache UK, which aims to highlight problems sufferers can have at work. The survey
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Man back in burnt house
James Irwin Picture Ref: 98976-21THE victim of an arson attack has moved back into his home. James Irwin had been told to stay out of his Penhill house by the emergency services who were investigating the suspected arson attack early yesterday morning
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Attack was a cry for help
A TEENAGER smashed the windows of Swindon police station because he said he would rather go to prison than continue to live in the town. But homeless Martin Hutt, 19, was left disappointed when he was let off with a fine and some stern words from the
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Man drives car into village pub
The Bell Inn in Broad Hinton Picture Ref:18916-52A MAN who drove a stolen car into a country pub as he tried to escape police has been sent to jail. Terry Embling, 36, of Sheppard Street, Swindon, crashed the Austin Metro car into the Bell Inn in Broad
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Traffic chaos on the horizon
Rosemary Earle in Newport Street Picture Ref: 98985-35OLD Town faces severe congestion next week when Newport Street closes to through traffic. Vital maintenance repairs are needed at the junction with Station Approach, so the road will be shut from Tuesday
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Funeral date of accident victim is announced
THE funeral of a man who was crushed to death in a baling machine is set to take place on Tuesday. Paul McGuire, 33, from Greatfield near Hook, died on Tuesday August 16 in the tragic accident at a recycling centre in Cricklade. Mr McGuire had only been
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One that did not get away
NINE out of 10 points was scored by Phil McKay in the Coleview match at Bourton-on-the-Water on Sunday. The strength of a 10lb carp ripped the top three sections from his pole. With that McKay swam to the middle of the lake to grab his pole sections and
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Monster bug bursts out of wooden table
Rebecca Watts takes a close-up look at the unwelcome house guest Picture Ref: 98988-81A SWINDON woman was repeatedly told that she was imagining things when she claimed there was a crunching noise coming from her kitchen table. But she was proved right
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Waiting For Godot - Theatre Royal
UNTIL SEPTEMBER 3 2005, BATH: Samuel Beckett's Waiting For Godot has made its mark on the cultural consciousness everyone knows it is a play about two tramps, in which nothing happens and Godot never arrives. Consequently, as a first-time viewer, I wondered
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21 ways to end this drunken violence
Ref. 289976BOOMING music in pubs and clubs fuels binge drinking, illegal drug use and laddish activity, Swindon's licensing supremo has claimed. A lack of seats and places to rest a pint is also to blame for people necking booze too quickly, claims Swindon
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Kids' clothes and toys being sold off
COME rain or shine the Sunshine Kids will be holding an equipment sale this weekend. The group has closed down, but now organisers are selling off toys and play equipment to anyone who is interested. There will also be a range of clothing on sale. The
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We're all going
THE Arts Centre in Devizes Road is staging the Cliff Richard musical Summer Holiday from Thursday, September 8 to Saturday, September 10. Billed as a micro-musical the classic comes in a new stage adaptation complete with sixties hits like Bachelor Boy
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'End the suffering'
THERE are rabbits in Swindon left to die because their owners lose interest in them. Others are living miserable solitary lives in dark and dingy hutches barely big enough for them to thump their feet. These are the findings of a survey by the RSPCA into
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Kids skid down super slide
Charlotte Malcock and Christopher Malekides have fun on the slides at the Jolly Roger Picture Ref: 98984-52HUNDREDS of children have been having fun this week at the Jolly Roger Adventure centre. The play centre, which is in Greenbridge Road, has an impressive
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Praise for Mo
MO Mowlam had a sensitive, down to earth personality. She showed this when she visited Swindon Foyer a few years ago. By not standing on ceremony she enabled the teenagers she met to speak up about their lives. Teenagers do need to be heard. She hand
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How to keep your privacy
I WOULD like your readers to be aware of the latest initiative from BT to help combat unwanted telephone calls. We have launched BT Privacy in response to growing numbers of complaints from our customers about abuse of their telephone service. This free
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Who is telling truth about plans?
I WOULD like to object to the Vision Of The Future article (SA August 18). Des Durrant says "there has been quite a lot of misinformation circulated about this proposal." Meanwhile, on the computer generated image, the fields to be developed into 1,800
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Beggars have not moved on
I READ with interest the article headlined Beggars Are Moving On in Monday's Advertiser. I was interested in claims the town is becoming a no-go area for beggars. I work in Electra House, which overlooks the Brunel West car park. A team of beggars is
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Magnificent seven for Whitaker
DESPITE mixed results, Cirencester produced some significant personal best performances. Away to Birdlip in Gloucestershire Division One, the first team were given an excellent start by opening pair David Shackleton (66) and Rich Hudson (44). They were
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Adam puts Purton lads miles ahead!
ADAM Miles produced an extraordinary batting performance at under 15 level in the Wiltshire Youth League. Miles's innings was the highlight of Purton's 130-run victory over Calne, as he and fellow opener Elliott Hill (30) put on 102 runs for the opening
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GWR's happy back-track
GWR's class of 2005 are, back (from left): Andy Stevens (last club captain), Chris Rogers, Steve Crawford, Phil Morton, Danny Stevens, Colin Rogers, Derrick Beer and John Crawford (chairman); front: Mark Flay, Ted Heape, Gerry Meale, Roger MortonSWINDON
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Agency wins praise for tackling age discrimination
A RECRUITMENT agency with a Swindon office has been rewarded by the Government for encouraging clients to be more age friendly in their employment practices. Wise Employment, which has 14 offices in the UK, has been awarded Employer Champion status by
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Volunteers plea to aid youngsters
THE Prince's Trust in Wiltshire is calling on businessmen and women to volunteer their skills and experience to help young people get into business. The Prince's Trust Business Programme helps 18 to 30-year-olds start their own businesses by offering
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Check out IT services division's new image
Check-Tek staff, from left, Kieran Thomas, Nicola Ebden, managing director Evan James, Steve Fraser and Gary EllisCHECK-TEK, the IT services division of the Monahans group, has re-launched with a new corporate identity. The firm, which has offices in
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Family-friendly bosses warned
A SWINDON legal firm is warning businesses about being too family-friendly when it comes to holiday entitlement. Lawyers at Withy King in Newport Street, Old Town, say some firms are risking legal liability claims from childless workers because they are
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Dementia danger
Society could face a growing problem of dementia as the population ages, a study suggests. A quarter of people aged 85 or over suffer from dementia, according to the research. But living longer and being healthier provides no protection from the disease
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Nosebleeds warning
Health experts have warned frequent nosebleeds could be a sign of a much more serious medical condition and urged sufferers to visit their GP. More than two nosebleeds a month could be a sign of an underlying problem with blood clotting such as von Willebrand's
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Private screening could be a waste
Patients have been warned that they may be wasting their time and money by paying for private screening tests. The British Medical Association said the tests, which are not part of formal NHS screening programmes, may cause more harm than good and provide
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Patients forget to see their GP
MORE than 10 million GP appointments are missed every year by patients who forget to turn up and a Swindon doctor says it can waste hours of valuable surgery time. The research, carried out by Developing Patient Partnership and the Institute of Healthcare
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Valve is left in patient's arm
Thomas Bragg, who was sent home from hospital with a valve sticking out of his arm, with his daughter Linda Read Picture Ref: 98973-27GREAT Western Hospital has apologised after a frail and dying pensioner was released from care with a valve still sticking
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Man drives car into village pub
The Bell Inn in Broad Hinton Picture Ref:18916-52.A MAN who drove a stolen car into a country pub as he tried to escape police has been sent to jail. Terry Embling, 36, of Sheppard Street, Swindon, crashed the Austin Metro car into the Bell Inn in Broad
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Supermarine end Marlow's winning run
SWINDON Supermarine ended Marlow's 100 per cent record in Southern One West with a brilliant 2-0 away victory last night. Danny Allen opened the scoring with a superb free-kick after a foul on Dave Slattery midway through the first half. Young substitute
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Problems are just piling up
Eddie Bata outside his Rodbourne Mini Market Picture Ref: 98978-11SHOPOWNERS in Rodbourne are angry a mountain of rubbish bags is being left outside their shops and putting off their customers. Up to 30 rubbish bags are piled up between the front doors
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Valve is left in patient's arm
Thomas Bragg, who was sent home from hospital with a valve sticking out of his arm, with his daughter Linda Read Picture Ref: 98973-27GREAT Western Hospital has apologised after a frail and dying pensioner was released from care with a valve still sticking
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Help on winter fuel payments
AGE Concern Swindon is holding welfare benefits advice sessions on Fridays, 10am to 12.30pm, at its 14 Milton Road office. Following the Government's ongoing winter fuel payment campaign advice is being offered on how to claim for these benefits. The
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High cost of immigration
WILTSHIRE Police charge up to £300 to lock up immigration detainees in cells for one night. A Home Office report says the force charges double the cost of some of the town's most exclusive hotels for each illegal immigrant it accommodates for 24 hours
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Officers searching for white powder prankster
OFFICERS are still trying to find the person responsible for putting a suspicious white powder in a Swindon postbox. The discovery of the suspicious chalky white powder on Monday morning by a postman in Groundwell Road sparked a major incident as officers
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Man in hospital after Liden fire
A MAN is in Great Western Hospital suffering from burns after his neighbours rescued him from his first-floor flat. It is believed he was asleep when his neighbours in Galsworthy Close, Liden, spotted smoke. Charmaine Salisbury, 23, said: "My kids ran
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Progress is being made
"WE'RE moving in the right direction" that's what Swindon Council leader Mike Bawden will be telling the authority's cabinet today. And both he and interim chief executive Sir Michael Pitt hope that by spring next year the council's recovery will no longer
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Kids get to play in real fire engine
Bethan Millwaters, 5, with her face painted and her sister Ellie, 10 Picture Ref: 98965-04YOUNGSTERS from Peatmoor got to grips with a fire engine and a teddy bear guessing game at a nursery's annual fete. The Princess Christian Day Nursery Fete gave
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Youngsters make all the right moves
Back from left, Justine Coulson, Siobhan Smith, Bethan Brown, Emma Shillern, Keira Whelan, and front from left, John Wiles, Rachael Buchanan, Zoe Ramshaw, Bekki Dunn, Anastasia Robertson, Shaun Roberts Uzzell Picture Ref: 98982-28BUDDING dancers in Swindon
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Natasha pledges to help orphans
Natasha Weston who has her sights set on travelling to Ghana Picture Ref: 98979-158AUGUST 24 2005: IT is not something most 21-year-olds would think to do, giving up their life in Swindon to teach English at an orphanage in Ghana but that is exactly what
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Manuel's pet?
I ADMIT to being amused by the photograph on page 2 of Advertiser (Aug 18) with the caption, "A vole scampers..." The creature in question was a stonking great rat, or could it perhaps have been a Siberian hamster, such as the one kept by Manuel from
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Name change
SINCE when did Niger (nigh-jer) become Niger (knee-gere) in BBC news speak? (Swindon Advertiser, Swindon folk do their bit for Niger appeal, pg9, Aug 19). Why change the pronunciation? NICHOLAS E GOUGH Swindon
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Bad old days
THE trouble at British Airways demonstrates that we are now back to the bad old days of mass picketing and unofficial strikes. Just when we all thought that those terrible days were over we sadly find that they are now back with us again. STEPHEN HALDEN
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All faring well on the buses
I WOULD like to publicly thank all bus users in Swindon and our own staff for the ease with which the fastFare system has been introduced. As our drivers will testify, it has gone much more smoothly than we could have hoped for. There is already growing
