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Dennis and Gus ready for Town challenge
Dennis Wise and Gus Poyet were today unveiled as Swindon Town's new management team. The pair are looking forward the challenges ahead, with both confirming they will register as players for the 2006-7 campaign. 'Hard work' is only promise on the
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Cox is set to sign for Warren – but not yet
BOXING: JAMIE Cox admits he will more than likely' sign with major boxing promoter Frank Warren when he decides the time is right to turn professional, writes ANDY CRYER. The Swindon southpaw has committed himself to the Amateur Boxing Association
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Don’t expect too much too soon
LOU Macari is fondly thought of by Swindon Town fans as one of the greatest managers in the club's history - but in the early days it was anything but sweetness and light. The former Manchester United and Celtic midfielder arrived at the County Ground
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The Ultimate Family Outing (UFO) - New Park Showground
SEPTEMBER 8 - 10 2006, BROCKENHURST: The Ultimate Family Outing (UFO) will be held at New Park Showground, Brockenhurst on the 8th, 9th & 10th of September,. The event will provide a mammoth range of things to see and do and music from some of the
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Two out of five special centres open
PLEDGE WATCH: THE first two special housing centres for adults promised by the council have opened in Swindon. They are the first of five to be opened by 2010, under Swindon Council's Promise 32. The first is at Newburgh House. The second is
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Exercise in pain relief
MORE than 5,000 years of Chinese medicine and meditation has come to help relieve arthritis pain. Qi Gong instructor Graham Pritchard took a group of students through the movements of the ancient Chinese exercise at a class at Christ Church Leisure
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Outcry over weekly flight to Aberdeen
FORMER Swindon social services director Keith Skerman is in the middle of a financial row after it emerged he is being flown from London to Scotland every week to fill a job vacancy. Mr Skerman, pictured, went on sick leave from the borough council
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Los Gatos, Swindon
THE big problem we found at Old Town's newest place to eat is that it's rather on the small side. But although we couldn't get a lunchtime table at Los Gatos in Wood Street on its second day of opening last month, it didn't really matter. For they
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The name is up for our front garden
THE name of Swindon's controversial Front Garden development is set to be unveiled this week. The development, expected to include 4,500 homes, got the Government green light in August last year. The decision was made despite a hard-fought campaign
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Charlotte’s gotta lotta chocolate!
EASTER may have come and gone but Charlotte Moroney is still ploughing her way through a mountain of chocolate. The 18-year-old New College student won a year's supply of Creme Eggs in a competition run by the Brunel shopping centre. She entered
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Five years for drug dealer
DRUG dealer Darren Lazarus has been jailed for five years after he was caught peddling heroin and crack cocaine across Swindon. The 24-year-old was found with thousands of pounds worth of drugs on him as he cruised around in a hired Mercedes. And
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Did you see bicycle theft?
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a mountain bike was stolen from outside Debenhams in Swindon town centre. A teenager, who rode off towards the direction of the bus station, took the red Raleigh mountain bike between 6pm and 7pm last Saturday
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Town gave hope to family fleeing the death squads
A KOSOVAN refugee, who fled his homeland after discovering his name was on a hit list, has issued a heartfelt thanks to a Swindon charity for helping him start a new life. Joe which is not his real name arrived in this country with his wife and
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And now...it’s the Star Wars Oscars
THEY played a starring role in one of the biggest grossing films of all time. But on Saturday night, 24 cast members from Star Wars received the recognition their talents have so richly deserved when they were presented with a Swindon Oscar. The
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The force is really with us
"I CAN feel the Force in Swindon." This was the view of no less a man than Darth Vader himself as thousands of Star Wars fans flocked to the Marriott Hotel over the weekend to get a glimpse of some of their heroes from the blockbusting films. The extravaganza
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Would you drink this?
JOSIE Lewis has been threatened with bailiffs because she is refusing to pay her water bill. Ms Lewis, of Morstone Road, Wootton Bassett, will not hand over her money because she says the water is disgusting. Thames Water insists it has tested the
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Going Flatt out to boost charity
SANTA'S house is swapping sleigh bells for bric-a-brac in aid of the Prospect Hospice. The Flatt family in Gorse Hill, known for their bright lights at Christmas, are appealing to locals for donations of goods to be sold at their annual tabletop sale
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Council eyes up empty houses
SWINDON Council is looking at taking over seven empty houses under powers given to it by the Government. It is investigating whether to apply for empty dwelling management orders (EDMOs). The orders allow the council to take over properties that
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Museum treasures to star on the box
SOME of the Wroughton Science Museum's most unusual exhibits are set to appear on TV. ERNIE-1, the first ever computer to generate premium bond numbers, and a former Fleet Street printing press will feature in an episode of The People's Museum, a daytime
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We should blame bad lawyers – not the law
BOTH Tony Blair and David Cameron blame the 1998 Human Rights Act which is enshrined in the 1950 European Convention of Human Rights for providing the Afghan hijackers with a legal basis to avoid deportation. There is nothing in Britain's Human Rights
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Don’t forget to invest in our industry
BRITAIN is running a trade deficit of more than a billion pounds a week because of the lack of investment in manufacturing industry. In an economy, public services are important. But it is also important to invest in those industries that make things
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‘It’s not just the British National Party talking about immigration problems’
Dear Mrs Mathias, have you seen the recent That's Outrageous article in Reader's Digest which has an article about immigrants in this country. I think that you should take a look at it, because you could hardly accuse The British National Party of
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What Mr Blair really meant!
TONY Blair came to office nine years ago bleating Education, Education, Education. What he meant of course was Immigrants, Immigrants, Immigrants. J ADAMS. Freshbrook. Swindon
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Are you willing to answer a few questions?
I AM currently studying to become a Blue Cross Pet Bereavement Supporter, which lasts a year. I require people in the following categories who would be willing to answer a questionnaire or be interviewed over the telephone or via email over the course
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Is there any hope for our future?
IN the wake of the local election results I am in despair with the Conservatives gaining seats and control of councils giving them the impetus to aim for a victory at the next general election. To my mind this is a disaster for the country and the
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Whose England do you mean exactly?
ON the dribble of letters since the local election; where each writer has said they wanted to vote for a previous writer. Each thinks they are challenging the establishment. They claim this in the name of something called "rightful citizens of Great
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Council sells land to provide affordable homes
SWINDON Council is to sell land worth £275,000 for affordable housing. The 0.4-hectare site off Hunsdon Close, Walcot, is expected to be turned in to 10 two-bedroom bungalows for rent as affordable housing for the elderly. Cabinet member for housing
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David’s great escape from jaws of death
A COVINGHAM man, who cheated death after suffering a massive heart attack in December, is helping to launch a new fun run organised by the British Heart Foundation. David Mulcock, 57, of St Andrew's Green, collapsed at his home on December 14, despite
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Motorist hits bus shelter
A DROVE Road bus shelter was almost demolished when a car smashed into it. The accident happened at around 4pm yesterday. Firefighters were called to remove the grey Peugeot 206. The driver was later taken to Great Western Hospital for a check
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Police want you to help
POLICE are anxious to trace an autistic man who went missing on Friday morning . Twenty-one-year-old Lwazi Nikiwane was last seen in the North Star area after being dropped off by his parents. Lwazi is described as black, of heavy build and about
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Car driver is cut free
A MAN had to be cut free from his car after he collided with a horsebox lorry carrying three horses. The accident happened on the B4019 Blunsdon to Highworth road yesterday morning close to the Freke Arms pub. A red Volkswagen Golf and the horsebox
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We will hit our targets assures NHS trust
ASSURANCES have been given that Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust will hit its six-month waiting targets, in spite of the trust facing a £5.7m funding shortfall. The trust is set to axe 99 posts and freeze a further 99 positions after becoming the
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On the right road with a new van
LOADING up their van and taking the goods from shop to shop won't be a problem for Prospect Hospice thanks to a £15,000 grant. The hospice, based in Wroughton, has been given the grant by the Gannett Foundation, the charitable arm of the Swindon Advert-iser's
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Gang raided OAP's home
AN ELDERLY woman was pinned to a chair while a gang ransacked her home. Four men called at her house in Armstrong Street claiming to be water company workers. The resident was instantly suspicious and refused to let them in. But as she tried to
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Boss jailed for £200,000 fiddle
A FINANCIAL director plundered almost £200,000 from the firm where he worked by writing out cheques to himself. Over a two-and-a half-year period Colin Baird used the cash to buy himself a sports car, as well as owning horses which he kept in a field
