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• Iffy's move

  A dejected Jack Smith troops off with his Town teammates after Saturday's 3-1 defeat at the hands of M K Dons Ref: 99608-167'NO baggage required' will be Iffy Onuora's message to the experienced additions he wants to bolster his squad. read more

• No stopping Swindon as Witney are put to sword

  Swindon continued their strong Southern Counties North push by defeating Witney 25-20. The Greenbridge Road side are one of only two teams to remain undefeated, with Redingensians on top due to their superior points difference. read more

• Minety are on the pace

  Minety's forwards drive into the Cricklade defence Ref: 99613-32MINETY ran in three unanswered tries to maintain their Dorset & Wilts One North push behind Supermarine. read more

• Racist attacks rock community

  THERE are fears someone will be hurt if there are more racist attacks in Swindon. The warning comes after an arson attempt on a mosque and three separate racist graffiti attacks in seven days. read more

• Season's over for Ridgeway

  THE winter ban on vehicles using the ancient Ridgeway comes into force today. read more

• Copying his cash

  David Nurdin has been jailed for two years for using a photocopier to make £1,000 in counterfeit £20 notes. read more

• 'Make our roads safe'

  TWO schools are joining forces to try to make the streets safer for their children. read more

• Brewing up for charity

  SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: The air was filled with the smell of coffee as people across the town took part in the World's Biggest Coffee Morning. read more

• 'Council must take the blame'

  STEVE Atkins is working to keep Swindon's railway heritage alive but blames the council for the town being left off a map of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's strongest links. read more

• Aiming for a fair deal

  SWINDON...AND PROUD OF IT: WHEN Angela Overton- Benge buys chocolate biscuits, she gets them from Swindon's Oxfam shop. She says her 25-year-old son Thomas reckons they're the best he has ever tasted. read more

• Photographer is wild about penguins

  A WILDLIFE photographer from Marlborough has been highly commended in a national competition. read more

• Shoplifter had drunk litres of sherry and cider

  AN ALCOHOLIC former soldier has admitted shoplifting from a Swindon supermarket. Barry Wright, 35, of Croft Road, pleaded guilty to theft at Swindon Magistrates Court yesterday. read more

• Workers get to grips with spill

  AN area of the town centre was cordoned off following an oil leak. Part of Havelock Square was declared out of bounds after one of the council's street sweeping vehicles began leaking hydraulic oil, forcing an urgent clean-up operation to swing into action. read more

• Guarding against Armageddon

  IDEAS which could save the Earth from destruction by a rogue asteroid from space are being mooted by scientists. read more

• 'Now we've got the space to run around'

  THE Creative Tots playgroup has found a new home. The group used to meet at the Arts Centre in Devizes Road, Old Town, but there was not enough space for all the youngsters who wanted to come along. read more

• Bennett's in nick of time for Bassett

  FA VASE: Matty Bennett's 90th-minute strike earned nine-man Wootton Bassett Town an FA Vase second qualifying round replay at Wessex League side Christchurch tomorrow night (7.45pm). read more

• Ryan relief as 'hurdle' is cleared

  Gloucester boss Dean Ryan claimed his team had cleared "a pretty big hurdle" following their Powergen Cup victory over the Ospreys at Kingsholm. read more

• 'I cried it brought back the horror'

  Sue Cooper with her brother PaulTHE sister of a Swindon man killed in Bali in 2002 says the second bombings have brought painful memories flooding back. read more

• Variety is the spice of life for veteran thespians

  Evelyn Stuart-Kelso looks at old photographs Ref: 99616-18MEMBERS of Swindon Amateur Variety Entertainers' Club met to celebrate 50 years of performing. read more

• Pay is on the rise

  Workers in the UK can expect average pay rises of 3.5 per cent next year, below the predicted figure for many other European Countries. Inflation is set to be around 2 per cent in Britain in 2006 so employees can look forward to a wage rise above the increase in the cost of living, said Mercer Human Resource Consulting. read more

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