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The Beehive, Bradford on Avon
IT'S the buzz of conversation instead of noisy jukeboxes and games machines that makes The Beehive in Bradford on Avon the ideal traditional pub. Mark House, 37, took over in December with his wife Belinda, 27, and things have been going well so far
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See Bryan adams for half the price!
IT already looks set to be a Night To Remember. That's one of Bryan Adam's best-loved songs and fans hoping to hear that hit and many more can now get their hands on half-price tickets, thanks to the Advertiser and GWR FM. We have teamed up with GWR
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Horwat is reunited with old pal Dyton
PETE Horwat believes Shrivenham can look forward to an even brighter future after teaming up with his former boss Alan Dyton, writes ANDY CRYER. Tony Garland ended a 20-year working relationship with Dyton, pictured left, when he stepped down as assistant
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Gray’s in at Grays as King misses out
FORMER Town boss Andy King, pictured, will not be stepping into the Grays Athletic hot-seat after speculation linking him with the post proved incorrect. The Conference outfit have instead appointed former Farnborough Town manager Frank Gray on a two-year
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What a surge to see Wise & CO
DENNIS Wise's arrival at the County Ground has triggered a surge of interest at the Town box office and the club's chief executive is delighted to see so many new disciples embracing the men in red. Season-ticket sales are up on the same period for last
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Time for curo to go?
Two-year deal looks set to tempt Jamie out of Town: JAMIE Cureton is mulling over a two-year contract from a club in a higher division and concedes that Old Father Time is a barrier to his joining the Dennis Wise revolution at the County Ground. Having
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I’m entitled to a free pass
I AM writing to your paper as I am sick and tired of people moaning about free bus passes. I have worked all my life to get mine. I am 61 and still working at a supermarket. I should imagine that a lot of the people complaining are thinking we are getting
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No surprise in tipping
I RECENTLY read in the Advertiser of expressions of exasperation by the authorities and the proposed penalties to be imposed on the culprits of fly-tipping when caught. I am an OAP, living in sheltered accommodation, and have been charged £11.70 by the
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No respect – that’s all down to you, Mr Blair
AS an embattled Prime Minister struggles to secure his place in history he may well wish to reflect on his abject failure to achieve any of his great promises to the British people. The latest fiasco surrounding the release into the community of criminals
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Now’s the time to revise your thinking
YOU very kindly printed one of my letters calling for equal access to the media by all the larger (ie more than 300 candidates) parties. You published one from R J Harrison effectively calling all the current political parties a bunch of liars, full
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Government should heed human priority
AN open letter to all our politicians, if I may. I watched a programme on ITV concerning a beautiful young lady called Kirsty Howard and the plight of all children's hospices. It also mentioned the fact that only five per cent of all revenue needed
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Putting profits before cruelty
SOME years ago some good people found a farm that bred guinea pigs for vivisection. The animals suffered terribly and those lucky or unlucky enough to survive were sent to the notorious Huntingdon Life Science to be tortured and killed in useless experiments
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Don't plan for success
SO we have a new Swindon Borough Council Cabinet and a new leader of the council in Rod Bluh. Coun Bluh has stated that the new regime will have a "Green Agenda." With this in mind I attended the first meeting of the new Planning Committee and was interested
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Food for thought at school
VOLUNTEERS from Zurich have helped to promote healthy eating at a Gorse Hill special school with the creation of a new allotment. Half a dozen employees from the Swindon insurance firm donned their wellies and gardening gear to set up the vegetable patch
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Food for thought at school
VOLUNTEERS from Zurich have helped to promote healthy eating at a Gorse Hill special school with the creation of a new allotment. Half a dozen employees from the Swindon insurance firm donned their wellies and gardening gear to set up the vegetable patch
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Museum dream moves a step nearer reality
WROUGHTON Science Museum has taken a step forward after its development plans were given the green light. Swindon Council's planning committee has approved the new buildings as part of a scheme to turn the former Second World War airfield into a national
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Andy gets an award for work with addicts
A DRUG advisor has picked up his award for being the drug worker of the year for the south west. As reported in the Advertiser earlier in the month, Andy Wright, 45, from Trowbridge, who is a personal advisor with the Shaw Trust, was recognised for his
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Mobile library wheels its way into town
SWINDON has a new library on wheels. The borough council's mobile library has replaced its predecessor, which has come to the end of its life after nine years and 48,000 miles. At midday tomorrow the new library will be launched by Swindon Mayor Mike
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Village dream
THE Front Garden will be renamed Wichelstowe when it is covered in 4,500 houses. Developer Taylor Woodrow made the announcement as the first sod was turned on the controversial 300-plus hectare development between Old Town and the M4. Wichelstowe will
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Students mean business
IT'S not just the adults at Churchfields School who make all the decisions. The thriving school council makes sure all the students have a voice when big decisions are made. And as the current council members come to the end of term they are all hoping
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Children get helping hand
A NEW £500,000 centre in Swindon, designed to give children a better start in life, has been officially unveiled. The Robert Le Kyng Children's Centre, in Westcott Place, was opened by Dr David Barnardo, the current chairman of trustees of the national
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It’s child’s play for some
CHILDMINDERS are broadening their horizons with a new training scheme. Trio, which looks after 430 of Swindon's childminders, is holding a series of new doorstep training schemes, which allows them to learn new skills at home while working. Helen David
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Blind may be cut off from pension cash
HUNDREDS of blind pensioners in Swindon will be unable to access their pensions when Post Office Card Accounts are axed, it has been claimed. The Swindon branch of the Wiltshire Blind Association has made a direct appeal to the town's two Labour MPs
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Entries needed to name new college
PEOPLE have until next Wednesday, May 31, to get their entries in to name Swindon College's new state-of-the-art building. The building is due to open in September but still needs a name to go with the new image. The public are being invited to come
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Tenants celebrate £1,000 council cash prize success
SIX council housing tenants are quids in after paying their rent on time. The six were winners of a draw launched by Swindon council to repay regular payers and tenants who maintain their properties. The lottery is run four times a year with each draw
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Having a ball with a dragonfly
A DRAGONFLY sculpture to celebrate Coate Water's 30th anniversary has started to take off. Work started this week on the impressive piece expected to be 15 feet long when finished but more helping hands are needed. The dragonfly is to be completed
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Honda quick to allay union concern
JAPANESE car firm Honda has answered concerns from trade union leaders that it might abandon Swindon. In yesterday's Swindon Advertiser, we reported fears by Derek Simpson, the general secretary of Amicus, that foreign car firms may be tempted to move
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Ducks all set to race
PEOPLE are being urged to make sure they have a certain date in their diaries. Swindon's famous duck race takes to the water on Bank Holiday Monday. Several thousand toy ducks will be released into the River Ray in Swindon from 3pm. The race, sponsored
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"Learn from this tragedy"
LESSONS can be learned on dealing with mental health patients and their families, an inquest has heard. Nigel Greenslade, 41, of Old Town, who was schizophrenic, died in July 2004 after taking a coproxamol overdose. His family had told the mental health
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Travellers to face trouble
RAIL passengers face a summer of discontent after Network Rail revealed it will be closing the main line between Swindon and Bristol for nine days during August. The closure is part of a £750m three-year track renewal programme, which will include a
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Such SUP-er SUP-port
AS BECKHAM and Co finalise their preparations for England's opening World Cup game against Paraguay in 16 days' time, Swindon's bars and clubs are gearing themselves up for some serious competition of their own. Pubs and clubs across the town are battling
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Water carry on....as man refuses to pay bills
MATTHEW Vincent is desperate for a water meter to save money but cannot have one because Thames Water do not know where his pipes are. The 31-year-old joiner first contacted the water board back in February 2005 asking them to fit a meter. Six months
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Cancer drug decision is a step forward
THE solicitor representing Swindon breast cancer sufferer Ann Marie Rogers said he is delighted that Herceptin is a step closer to being available on the NHS. The drug, which Mrs Rogers, of Haydon Wick, had to fight in the courts to receive, was approved
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Time to cut out this knife culture
HOW anyone could want to punch the gorgeous freckly face of 10-year-old Haydon Flanagan is beyond me. His sad little eyes gazing out from the pages of this newspaper must have made every mum and dad in town want to give him a hug and help soothe away
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CasiNO for town
SWINDON'S bid for a £10m casino to transform a deprived area of the town has been rejected. The Government's Casino Advisory Panel yesterday turned down the council's application for a licence. The development would have created up to 800 jobs. Earmarked
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Biker's crash was caused by speeding
Trevor Gibbs died after speeding on his motorbike at a dangerous junction near Swindon town centre, an inquest heard. The 51-year-old died on August 1 last year after his Kawasaki motorbike crashed into a Mitsubishi 4x4 at the Whitehouse Bridges, by
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Men forced their into house
A SHRIVENHAM pensioner needed treatment for shock after three men forced their way into her home and stole cash from her purse. The incident happened last Friday at about 6.45pm when the men called at the 66-year-old woman's home in Martens Road. The
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Daughter backs knife amnesty
THE daughter of a former Swindon policeman who was stabbed to death has backed a knife amnesty. As reported in yesterday's Adver police are encouraging people to dump their blades at Gablecross police station and the town centre police point in Linden
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Crew safe as blaze guts plane in Afghanistan
THE crew and passengers on board an RAF Lyneham Hercules have had a dramatic escape after their aircraft was destroyed in Afghanistan. There were nine crew and 26 passengers on board the aircraft, including Britain's newly appointed ambassador to Afghanistan
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Warning as gang preys on elderly
AN ORGANISED gang could be targeting the homes of elderly people in Swindon more than once a week. Since the beginning of April officers have been called out 10 times to deal with pensioners all over town who have fallen victim to distraction burglars
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It's time to go Dr Lister - these comments were "offensive"
SWINDON councillor Owen Lister did make offensive and discriminatory comments about guillotining disabled children, an investigation has decided. The former GP, who is still on the council as an independent Tory, provoked a storm of protest in September
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The Manor House Hotel, Castle Combe
IT was pouring with rain as we pulled up in a little red KA in front of the imposing Manor House Hotel, a most beautiful country hotel. I was nervous about parking such a small car on the vast drive but a gentleman in pristine frock coat magically
