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Andrew is fleet of foot for victory
BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS: Andrew Hoy realised a 27-year dream at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials when he coasted home on Sue Magnier's Moonfleet. Hoy jumped a clear showjumping round to keep Germany's Ingrid Klimke and Sleep Late, who gave
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‘There is work to do,’ admits Shaun
Shaun Edwards admits Wasps' much-vaunted blitz defence will require close attention this week as the English champions continue their quest for a fourth successive league title. Wasps conceded 16 tries during the final three rounds of regular season
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Wiltshire back in it
TEENAGER Liam Dawson helped guide Wiltshire to a 14-run victory at Hertfordshire yesterday and put their Lord's dreams back on track, writes ANDY CRYER. The Chippenham all-rounder fell just two short of a half century as he and South Wilts youngster
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Lewis hopes for a chance
JON Lewis claims his form "is as good as it's ever been,'' as he tries to make it fourth time lucky for England. The Swindon seamer, 30, has been on the fringes of Test contention for some time and was handed a call into the 13-man squad for the First
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History as Bharj wins
DANNY Bharj produced a masterful display to become Walcot Boxing Club's first-ever Junior ABA champion. The 17-year-old saw off the much-fancied Craig Greenwood from Birkdale in convincing fashion to win the class three 60kg title. Bharj even survived
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Seven up ends it for Westside
PREMIER Division Westside, needing just a point to ensure runners-up spot, got over a nervy start to beat visitors Bromham 7-2 to finish second behind champions Corsham Town. The game was just one of a handful of remaining matches that brought the
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‘Jibes lifted us to Cup glory’
ZURICH boss Richard Pearce thanked arch-rivals Shield and Dagger as their pre-match jibes drove his side to their second consecutive Adver Cup. Shield and Dagger were in boisterous mood as they turned up at Hunts Copse to collect their Swindon & District
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Bluebirds suffer agony again
SANDIE Webb has defiantly vowed her Chippenham Town side will go up as champions next season after another bout of play-off heartbreak hit Hardenhuish. A last-minute screamer broke Bluebirds' hearts in the Southern Premier Division final for the second
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Waiting game for Howell
GOLF: DAVID Howell admits it will take a last-minute decision to determine whether he is fit enough for the British Masters at the Belfry. The Swindon golfer has been sidelined with a back injury since April's US Masters and, with the Masters starting
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Pole-axe for Robins’ pair
JASON Crump had plenty to celebrate in Wroclaw on Saturday after winning his first Grand Prix of the 2006 season. But for fellow Australian Leigh Adams and his Swindon Robins teammate Lee Richardson it was a meeting to forget. Crump, who was second
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Five awards for stopper Evans
RHYS Evans will need to invest in a can of polish after a clean sweep of Town's player of the season awards. The 24-year-old goalkeeper picked up not one, not two but five trophies before Saturday's goalless draw with Huddersfield. As well as being
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Iffy: ‘I’m up for next year’
IFFY Onuora admits Town's failure to find the target summed up one of their season's failings but on a personal level believes he will gain strength from a tough start to management. Had Ricky Shakes not found the far post rather than the net with
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Pook backs ‘kids’ to come through
MICHAEL Pook is hardly an old pro but points to the kids' coming up behind him as a reason for optimism next year. The 20-year-old midfielder has clocked up just short of 30 starts in all competitions this season and it has been a tough baptism into
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McPhee hails Jutkiewicz
CHRIS McPhee hailed strike partner Lukas Jutkiewicz as magnificent' following the goalless draw with Huddersfield Town at the County Ground. Seventeen-year-old forward Jutkiewicz was awarded the Young Player of the Year trophy by youth team coach Ian
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Bitter-sweet for Rhys
RHYS Evans' gran has offered to buy him a cabinet after he swept the board in the trophy stakes but he now has to decide whether to stick around to defend his titles. The 24-year-old scooped five awards before Saturday's draw with Huddersfield Town
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Onuora keen on McPhee
CHRIS McPhee could be set for an extended stay in Wiltshire with manager Iffy Onuora admitting he'd be a useful addition to our squad'. The striker has not scored for Town since joining from Brighton and Hove Albion on loan but his overall contribution
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Lord’s chance for Jon
SWINDON seamer Jon Lewis has vowed to pull out all the stops to make his England Test debut at Lord's on Thursday after being picked in the 13-man squad to face Sri Lanka. Lewis, 30, admitted he was surprised to learn of his inclusion yesterday, which
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‘Surgery’ starts now for Swindon
TOWN boss Iffy Onuora will start surgery' on his squad today as he looks to shape a side with a more than healthy chance of instant promotion from League Two, writes JON RITSON. The manager was due to meet each member of the first team group as well
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Marketing firm goes on display
Thamesdown Marketing Services of Swindon will be exhibiting at the International Direct Marketing Fair at Earl's Court. Each year the fair launches the latest ideas to help businesses market to new and existing customers using mail, internet, email
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Andrew ready to share experience
Andrew Egan has joined solicitors, Charles Lucas and Marshall to head up its employment team. He comes from a Berkshire firm where he has specialised in employment law for the last six years. Andrew, will be initially based at Charles Lucas and Marshall's
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Tesco rides in with special offers for horse fans
Tesco has jumped a step closer to becoming a one-stop shop with the launch of a range of horse-riding equipment. The competitively priced range of 25 products for horse and rider will be on sale in 150 stores for five weeks beginning May 11, although
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Motorola aids bullied pupils
Motorola employees in Swindon, along with their colleagues across the UK, are celebrating their fundraising efforts as £50,000 was presented to national children's charity Kidscape. It brings the total donation to help beat bullying in schools over
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Road Runners race ahead of the competition
Road Runners, of Cheney Manor, has scooped an industry award for the third consecutive year. The company has been named Regional Courier Of The Year by the National Courier Association. And managing director Mike McCartney has received a certificate
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It’s Swindon brick by brick
AN artist who has worked on some of Hollywood's biggest films has been capturing the mood of Swindon. Russian-born Vlad Holst has just completed work on the Da Vinci Code movie out this week, starring Tom Hanks, and has also worked on the Harry Potter
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Vow to keep elderly in their own homes
PLEDGE WATCH: THE number of people in fulltime care has dropped by 15 over six months as Swindon Council pushes to meet Promise 30. The promise is to reduce the number of adults requiring long term institutional care by 20 per cent over the next five
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Dragonfly Ball - Town Gardens
JUNE 3 2006, SWINDON: THIS year's Dragonfly Ball is guaranteed to get the town buzzing. The first of the Town Garden's all-day outdoor music events of the summer has been set for Saturday, June 3. It celebrates Swindon's local nature reserves and
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Indecent pictures land father in jail
A PARK South dad has been jailed for 16 months after he was found to have hundreds of indecent images of children stored on his computer. Steven Howse hoarded the depraved pictures and also swapped them with other perverts over the internet. And
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Prove passive smoking is bad
I FEEL obliged to respond to the story on The Dockle Farmhouse. As the spokesperson for Freedom To Choose when I read this story I nearly choked on my beer. In the short space of time Dockle has been open, it has re-branded from a Lloyds One, the up-market
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Change will just cost us more
I WAS surprised and disturbed to note from your reports on April 24 and 25 that the council intends to privatise its Direct Labour Organisation. This cannot be good news for council tax payers, since the DLO is legally required to tender, in competition
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Club can’t survive this way
I FEAR that S Little has missed the point about the proposals for redeveloping the stadium at the County Ground: "Money on players not new stadium" Advertiser May 2. There seems to be a common misconception that there is a large pot of money available
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Building won’t damage Coate
IN that excellent aerial photograph of Coate Water in Saturday's Advertiser it shows there is no danger in the plan for building adjacent to the country park. The ploughed fields show where this will occur and it will not interfere with the enjoyment
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Look at sleaze
JUST after he was elected as the Prime Minister, Mr Blair, is on record as saying that there would be no sleaze in his party. In the last few weeks and months we have seen the scandals of Ms Kelly, Ms Jewell, Ms Hewitt, not to mention Mr Mandelson,
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Amenity loss
FURTHER to my letter of April 26. Do these spokespersons realise how many of our amenities have been taken away? Here are a few more to add to my list of the withdrawal of services on Parks Mr Renard: Banks (two), launderette, police station, garage
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Our knight is on the move
SWINDON Council is looking for a new boss after chief executive Sir Michael Pitt moves to the NHS. Sir Michael has been named as chair of the new South West Strategic Health Authority. Since being appointed as council chief in April last year, Sir
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Let’s all go fly a kite
THE number of kite enthusiasts looks set to soar following the success of Swindon's kite festival. Thousands turned out for the kite extravaganza at the Science Museum in Wroughton on Saturday and Sunday. Undeterred by the threat of poor weather
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Let’s all go fly a kite
THE number of kite enthusiasts looks set to soar following the success of Swindon's kite festival. Thousands turned out for the kite extravaganza at the Science Museum in Wroughton on Saturday and Sunday. Undeterred by the threat of poor weather
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‘Alley closure will hit trade’
GODWIN Court businesses hit by the closure of a popular alleyway have called for diversion signs to be installed. The council has granted permission for a building owner to close the alleyway between Wood Street and Joiner Lane from next week to repair
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Pinehurst goes potty!
DOZENS of people flocked to Pinehurst Community Centre for the Pinehurst May Day Fayre on Saturday. Children's rides, a netball tournament and several stalls were running throughout the day with the proceeds going towards a number of charitable organisations
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Bikers set for Roy’s last ride
THE death of popular motorcycle racer Roy Gunning will be marked with a procession of riders to his funeral. Mr Gunning, known as "Tonner Gunner" in motorcycle circles, died of cancer of the oesophagus last Tuesday, aged 64. His brother Trevor said
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Will building be at heart of town?
CAMPAIGNERS hoping to preserve one of Swindon's most historic buildings are optimistic it will once again be at the heart of the town's community. The Mechanics' Institute in Emlyn Square has been derelict ever since entrepreneur Mathew Singh bought
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Rebecca and Tony tie the knot – and jump over a broomstick
SIGHTSEERS visiting Avebury's famous stones were given an added visual treat as the popular tourist attraction played host to a pagan wedding ceremony. Rebecca Phillips and Tony Wilkinson tied the knot on Saturday next to one of the site's smaller
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Youngsters show the crowd how to slam that iambic pentameter
POETRY lovers packed the Arts Centre to hear Swindon's brightest junior poets take the stage. Swindon Festival of Literature organiser Matt Holland said the Swindon Youth Slam had the packed crowd clapping and stamping their feet at the event on Saturday
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Jailed for dealing in town centre
THREE dealers caught selling heroin to undercover police in Swindon town centre have been put behind bars. Justin Collier, 34, was jailed for four years, Stuart Cambridge, 34, got three years, and 30-year-old Robert Woodford two years. Andrew Bloxsome
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Billie helps Doctor Who to two Baftas
SWINDON'S Billie Piper collected two awards at the Baftas. Billie, who plays Doctor Who's sidekick Rose Tyler, attended the television awards ceremony last night with David Tennant, who plays the timelord. The pair were on stage to accept the Best
