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• King warns against league pitfalls

  ANDY King has warned that the inconsistent nature of League One this season means Town have no right to view their next three games as any sort of 'softer touch'. read more

• Thieves steal postie's sack

  MAILBAGS are being stolen by identity thieves targeting Swindon. Several have been swiped recently by crooks hoping to glean banking details and personal information. read more

• We ain't seen nothing yet

  POLICE have hailed their first raid on a crack house as a taste of things to come. read more

• On your marks, get set, and toss those pancakes

  75975-16CHILDREN at a Swindon nursery were celebrating the ancient art of pancake tossing. read more

• Conditions can't stop Gilbert

  CONDITIONS were poor for the North Wessex Winter League semi-final, second leg. read more

• Dictatorship jibe is fired at Blair

  A CONTROVERSIAL Swindon peer has accused Tony Blair of running a fascist dictatorship as he launched a bid for Parliament to formally discipline the Prime Minister. read more

• Pensioners face soaring charges

  Costs Rising For elderly people at Fessey House in Haydon WickPENSIONERS using day care centres are facing a rise in charges of nearly 4,000 per cent since last year. read more

• Thugs give man savage beating

  Nigel FulcherWas vulnerable Nigel Fulcher beaten up by a gang of robbers because he was an easy target? FATHER-OF-ONE Nigel Fulcher is still seriously ill in hospital after his third brutal beating in 18 months. read more

• Car and bus collide during driving test

  A WOMAN taking her driving test was taken to hospital this morning along with her examiner after an accident at Fleming Way. read more

• Set-top burglary

  CASH, a BT payphone and a Freeview set-top box were stolen from a Walcot property. The burglary, on Marlowe Avenue, took place between 11.30pm on Sunday and 10.45am on Monday. read more

• Lego train due

  A TOY railway built entirely of Lego is coming. The miniature railway will on display at the Steam museum on Saturday, February 19. read more

• Curries for India

  Celebrity chefs including Madhur Jaffrey and Gordon Ramsay have backed calls for the public to get together in their homes for a curry. read more

• Chance to give blood

  A BLOOD donation session will be held today at the Evangelical Church Hall in Worsley Road, Freshbrook from 1.15pm to 3.55pm and then from 5pm to 7pm. read more

• Friendship that grew from grief

  75982-8PAT Suddaby and Lindy Harden are like two peas in a pod. They chat nearly every day on the phone, meet up every week for a meal and a couple of glasses of wine, and even pair up for summer holidays. read more

• Sad return for the brave crew of crash Herc

  EVERYDAY life at RAF Lyneham came to a halt yesterday as the bodies of the 10 brave servicemen killed in the Hercules tragedy flew home for the last time. read more

• When tragedy struck in the desert

  IT was late afternoon 10 days ago when the first news reports began to filter through that a RAF Hercules had crashed in the Iraqi desert north of Baghdad killing all 10 men on board. read more

• Sad return for the brave crew of crash Herc

  EVERYDAY life at RAF Lyneham came to a halt yesterday as the bodies of the 10 brave servicemen killed in the Hercules tragedy flew home for the last time. read more

• Blues into final four

  CHIPPENHAM are through to the semi-finals of the Southern League Cup after beating Tiverton 4-0 last night. read more

• Neil makes a perfect start

  NEIL HOPE made a winning debut in his first indoor World Tour event. read more

• Tool firm on a roll

  BRANDON Tool Hire, which has a branch in Westmead, Swindon, has announced profits of £6.1 million for 2004. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive