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McLoughlin keeps it on a small scale
IT is case of quality rather than quantity for former Swindon Town midfielder Alan McLoughlin as he bids to give something back to the game, writes ANDY CRYER. McLoughlin, who made over 600 professional appearances including spells at Portsmouth and
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Awards time for youngsters
Wootton Bassett under 15s held their end-of-season awards ceremony, marking the end of their most successful season so far. The side, which grew from just 12 players at the start of the junior section to more than 30, saw Tom Pinniger, Joe Gill and
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Harriers in fifth finish
ATHLETICS: Swindon Harriers ended the second Mens Southern League Division One match at Braunton, in Devon, in fifth place. The host club North Devon won yet another close match, as an under strength team travelled from Swindon. The team's star
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Floyd’s the star man at junior championships
SWINDON players scooped top awards at ice hockey's recent Junior Conference Championships staged in Hull. Under 12 Jaguars player Floyd Taylor was given the accolade of MVP the tournament's most valuable player and best player in his Under 11 age
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Are you a Shaw thing next year?
GIRLS' FOOTBALL: Shaw FC are looking to build on the title-winning success of this year's under 10 team by recruiting players for next season's under 11 squad. The club are looking to hold trials for any interested players on Tuesday nights from 5.30
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Join the girls at Blunsdon
GIRLS' FOOTBALL: Blunsdon Colts FC are looking for players to join their Under 16 girls squad for next season. They will be competing in the Wiltshire County Womens & Girls League with training scheduled on Fridays and matches on Saturdays. Anyone
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Summer joy for Spitfires
GIRLS' FOOTBALL: Swindon Spitfires Under 12s A came away winners from their first tournament of the summer at FC Chippenham. Spitfires played four games in the group stage, drawing 0-0 with Swindon Badgers A, beating Spitfires' C 3-0, FC Chippenham
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Basement battle
NETBALL: LAWN B won their battle with fellow bottom three side Moredon B in Divison One of the Swindon & District Netball League. They triumphed 40-21, but remained second from bottom. Fourth-placed Pinehurst A were defeated 26-19 by Croft A in
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Cox is too classy again
BOXING: JAMIE Cox faced experienced Russian Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov for the second time in four days last night and the results was equally emphatic. After "pinging him around the ring" at York Hall in the England versus Russia meeting on Friday, the
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Back on the road
GOLF: David Howell will line up at the BMW Championship after passing his own MOT. Swindon's European Order of Merit leader pulled out of the rain-hit Nissan Open in Ireland to give his troublesome back injury a rest. But after further intensive
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Shrivvy chairman Richardson vows to do his all to keep Alan
SHRIVENHAM chairman Ian Richardson has vowed to do everything in his power' to make a playing budget available for next season and thus keep hold of manager Alan Dyton, writes ANDY CRYER. After guiding the unfancied village side to the top half of
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Top of the list!
BILL POWER believes the appointment of Dennis Wise sends out the message that Swindon Town is a club to embrace rather than recoil from not that he ever expected to land the new boss! The club's newest director has played a significant part in landing
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England next for new boss?
TOWN chairman Willie Carson is genuinely excited by Dennis Wise's appointment and wonders whether international history is about to repeat itself? The former jockey, is confident that happier times lie ahead for the club he has led since his consortium
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Poyet excited to start fresh career chapter
HE has lifted the European Cup Winners Cup, starred in the Copa America and scored 72 Premiership goals but as far as Gus Poyet is concerned he still has it all to prove. As a player, the Uruguayan could hold his own with some of the game's greats
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Town’s Wise man will take stock
DENNIS Wise has promised blood, sweat and hopefully a few cheers as he embarks on a three-year mission to haul Swindon Town back into happier territory. The new County Ground boss is guaranteeing his troops a tough pre-season, but they will be given
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‘I will give it my all’
DENNIS Wise has never shirked a challenge in his life and has issued a rallying cry to the Town faithful to help him have a real go'. As he starts life as a League Two manager, the 39-year-old says success will only be forthcoming as a united unit.
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Running for fun – and charity
SWINDON TOWN midfielder Michael Pook joined forces with the British Heart Foundation and local heart disease victim David Mulcock to launch a new fun run for Swindon. The Hearts First Jog, which is being supported by the Swindon Advertiser, will take
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Addict stole to fund habit
A HEROIN addict who burgled his next-door neighbour's house within hours of being given a chance by magistrates has been jailed for four years and four months. David Evans was put on a suspended sentence with a drug rehabilitation requirement shortly
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Carnival will add a splash of colour to village centre
THE streets of Purton are set to come to life with all the sights and sounds of the carnival. Next month sees the start of the Purton and Purton Stoke annual carnival season, which runs until the end of June. And residents are in for a treat with
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Fears of bias over survey on academy
TEACHING unions have accused Swindon Council of trying to spin public support for the controversial academy plans for Headlands School. The three unions the ATL, NUT and NASUWT say consultation brochures sent to homes in Penhill, Gorse Hill and Pinehurst
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Chamber set to elect new president
THE Wootton Bassett Chamber of Commerce is holding its annual meeting next month. As part of the meeting, at 6.30pm on Thursday, June 8, formal reports will be presented and the new committee for the following year will be elected. The current president
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Granddad celebrates grand day
A POLISH war veteran who has lived in the same Swindon house for 50 years has celebrated his 100th birthday. Family came from as far away as Canada to help father-of-five Gustaw Bogdaniec mark the occasion. His relatives gathered in Swindon ahead
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MP in saddle for good cause
SOUTH Swindon MP Anne Snelgrove has been on a bike to support Breathe Easy Week and the British Lung Foundation. Mrs Snelgrove joined the charity campaign at the House of Commons by trying an exercise bike. "The Lungs Are For Life campaign is very
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Warrant issued after drug pusher did not turn up at court
A WARRANT without bail has been issued for the arrest of drug pusher Clifford Curtis after he failed to turn up at Swindon Crown Court. The 25year-old, of Cowleaze Crescent, in Wroughton, was due to be sentenced alongside four other men at the start
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'Let Keith smoke his pot in peace'
AN overwhelming majority of Adver readers believe Keith Thompson should be left to smoke his pot in peace. As revealed on Friday, the 53-year-old dad of two has insisted he will not stop using cannabis, despite getting raided by police. More than
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ID database will not halt terror
Labour ministers repeatedly imply future terrorist attacks will be somehow thwarted by the creation of an identity database big enough to contain the 51 registerable facts of 60 million people. I don't believe them. Initially there will be three billion
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Lord Joffe’s Bill is a dangerous step
OPPOSITION to Lord Joffe's Bill does not, as Shirley Mathias suggests, come only from a few religious bigots. Disabled people are strongly opposed, having seen what is happening in Holland where, in spite of theoretical stringent safeguards, doctors
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No reason for enthusiasm
I CANNOT share the enthusiastic forecasts of Chief Executive Sir Mike Pitt that the population of Swindon will reach 250,000 by the year 2026 (SA May 11). You can be quite certain that those responsible for creating this human anthill will not be residing
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Camelot wins
WHY is it whenever a Lotto rollover is announced sales rocket? The chances of winning are just as remote. The only guaranteed winner is Camelot. J ADAMS. Freshbrook, Swindon
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Allegiances should be to your own town
WE have, according to recent reports in the Advertiser, a town about to be led into a brave new world. A town with a superb shopping centre and public buildings, a university, more sports and leisure facilities and, to oversee this Renaissance, a revitalised
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Soldiers in Afghanistan were ignored
AS a long-term girlfriend of a soldier serving with 1RBGWLI, I am disappointed in the lack of coverage and support shown to our lads during their recent tour of duty in Afghanistan. For the six months that they were over there the local newspapers
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Voters show their feelings
IT seems that Coun Barrie Thompson (SA, May 10) has been somewhat humbled by his election result in Parks. This ward is a Labour stronghold and this was not reflected by the votes. The councillor only polled 694 votes, while the Conservatives got
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Teenagers on course for charity
A GROUP of youngsters are overcoming their own problems to pull on their walking boots and raise money for charity. The team, who are all service users at Sandalwood Court, in Stratton, have all faced mental health and drugs and alcohol problems.
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Teenagers on course for charity
A GROUP of youngsters are overcoming their own problems to pull on their walking boots and raise money for charity. The team, who are all service users at Sandalwood Court, in Stratton, have all faced mental health and drugs and alcohol problems.
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The gloves are off in fight to let Islan stay here
A campaign to let a family of asylum seekers stay in Swindon is gathering pace with more than 500 supporters signing up to their cause. Islan Eltuyev and his family fled torture in Chechnya to come to Swindon in May 2003. Since then he and his
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Car damaged in garage forecourt
A BLUNSDON garage owner has been left with a £500 bill after one his cars had its windscreen smashed on Saturday night. Jason James, who owns Vicarage Motor Company, discovered the damage to the silver Toyota Corrolla when he returned to work yesterday
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Biker in accident
A LEARNER motorcyclist was taken to hospital with a suspected broken arm and leg after losing control of his bike. The Swindon man clipped the kerb as he travelled along Marlborough Road heading towards Coate. The learner was on riding a Husqvarna
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Crooks target woman of 78
A BOGUS caller kept a 78-year-old woman talking while his accomplice searched her home. The pair struck at the house in Hyde Road, Kingsdown between 11am and noon yesterday. PC Steve Hicketts, of Swindon police, said the woman saw a man in her back
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Car spun out of control on waterlogged street
POLICE are urging drivers to take extra care in wet weather after a car went out of control in Old Town. Traffic was at a standstill just after 3pm yesterday when the driver of a green Renault Megane lost control of the car on a section of waterlogged
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Our Michael was so full of life - Mum
ONE of the last things Philippa Denham said to her son was not to mess around on quad bikes. Fourteen-year-old Michael Moss was adventurous and didn't think he would come to any harm. But on September 5, 2004 the teenager died, riding a motorcross
