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• Tie him down

  IFFY Onuora has asked Town's board to 'push the boat out' and secure Rory Fallon to a new contract. read more

• Man jailed after raping girl, 12

  A TEENAGER from Bradford on Avon who raped a 12-year-old girl in a barn after sending her explicit text messages has been jailed for four years. read more

• Miss the festive jams

  Ref. 289976IT is the one thing even the most dedicated of shoppers dreads in the run-up to the festive season braving the crowds to tick off the items on the Christmas list. read more

• Visions of the future

  Peter ReaderTHERE is a vision of Swindon that will see the town transformed into an academic paradise. read more

• Crew given no warning

  Station Commander Group Captain Paul Oborn gives RAF Lyneham's reactionINSURGENTS in Iraq had already tried to destroy two helicopters only hours before they successfully shot down an RAF Hercules whose crew was not warned about the danger. read more

• The net's closing

  George ShailOFFICERS hunting for two men who scammed a pensioner out of thousands of pounds and may have prompted his untimely death are widening their search. read more

• Champion helped her community

  Last years Community Champion award winner Andrea Magill receives her award from then-mayor Peter Stoddart and Advertiser editor Mark Waldron Picture Ref: 76660-23THE Swindon Advertiser is once again looking for unsung heroes for the annual Community Champions awards. read more

• 'Use this cash on services'

  BLUE-COLLAR workers have reacted with fury to news that Swindon councillors are in for more cash. read more

• Don't toy with safety at Christmas

  Swindon Trading Standards officer Phil Thomas checks items on sale Picture Ref: 200095-125Potentially hazardous decorations are on sale in Swindon. Trading Standards officers have discovered that many of the decorations could put children at risk. MATT JACKSON reports read more

• Teacher accused of having sex with his pupils

  Teacher Steven LivelyA POPULAR schoolteacher "abused his position in the worst way imaginable" after initiating a string of sexual and improper relationships with schoolgirls, a jury has been told. read more

• Joy as Thomas finally speaks

  Thomas Hunter has spoken his first word, aged 12. Go is the first word he said Picture Ref: 200098-78THERE can be few more satisfying moments than hearing your child utter their first word. read more

• Foley on Red alert for Glasgow visit

  Bath coach Mike Foley insists there will be no room for complacency when Glasgow Reds visit the Rec in the Heineken Cup tomorrow (2.15pm). read more

• Swindon aim to stop Bucks

  SWINDON will aim to keep the heat on Southern Counties North leaders Redingensians when they host Buckingham at Greenbridge Road tomorrow. read more

• Karen beats hubby to be iPod winner

  LUCKY Karen Green, outbid her husband and other contestants to win an iPod for just eight pence in the first Wiltshire Times low-bid auction. read more

• Festive fun for all at Christmas parties

  TURKEY, crackers and maybe a glass of wine were in order as two organisations celebrated the season with a Christmas lunch. read more

• Family distraught as 17-year term set

  Zoe EvansJUSTICE FOR ZOE: GRIEVING Ann Hamilton feels she owes her grandaughter Zoe Evans a graveside apology, after a High Court judge ruled her killer could be out in eight years. read more

• Family distraught as 17-year term set

  Zoe EvansJUSTICE FOR ZOE: GRIEVING Ann Hamilton feels she owes her grandaughter Zoe Evans a graveside apology, after a High Court judge ruled her killer could be out in eight years. read more

• Hospital campaigners fight on

  CAMPAIGNERS will be releasing 500 balloons tomorrow as a sign of their support for the doomed Westbury Hospital. read more

• Platinum Day for a very special couple

  Cecil and Phyllis Hathaway, of Westbury, celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary (31209)GEORGE V was on the throne, Fred and Ginger were the toast of Hollywood and Europe was heading for another world war but for one young couple 1935 was all about them. read more

• Cooper joins Taunton on loan

  WHITES defender Michael Cooper has joined Taunton Town on loan in a bid to get match fit. read more

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