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Collier backs official’s abandonment call
MARK Collier admits the referee had "no choice" but to abandon tonight's Southern Premier Division clash between Supermarine and Bedford Town at Hunts Copse. Time was called after just 30 minutes as dense fog made play impossible and put the safety of
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Mum’s head shave boosts hospital which helped daughter
THE mother of a three-year-old girl born with a terminal heart condition has given herself a dramatic make-over to raise money for the hospital that has helped keep her daughter alive. Julie Langston had her head shaved to raise money for Oxford's John
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Pub painter calls time
AFTER 40 years of painting the town's pubs, Graham Compton now has time to decorate his own home. The 65-year-old, who hung up his brushes a fortnight ago, said painting his house would be his priority when he is not watching cricket. He said: "
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Cultural ambition is given £3,000 boost
PLANS for Marlborough to be seen as a market town of culture have been boosted by a grant from Kennet District Council and a local web company. We Love Marlborough aims to show off the town's arts and cultural events in July, and create more, particularly
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Cabbie 'hit with brick by boy'
A TAXI driver from Swindon told a jury how a teenage passenger smashed a brick into his face in a late-night attack. Abdullah Jan said the 15-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, left him with a fractured cheek bone. Mr Jan said the
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Singer Zoe offers a happy alternative
A SINGER-SONGWRITER is making a name for herself in the alternative music scene despite not having a tortured artist's background. Zoe Mead, 19, of Angus Close, Ramleaze, has entered national competition Live and Unsigned for the second year and will
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Sonics' overtime anguish
SONICS were desperately unlucky to lose out 84-81 to Plymouth Marjons Cannons in an exciting English Basketball League Division Four (South West) encounter at the Link Centre. The first quarter ended 16-16 and it remained close for the first five minutes
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Costa councillor backed by MP
A COUNCILLOR who has been representing residents from Spain has received the support of his colleagues. But many of his constituents in the Parks ward have never even heard of him. As reported in Saturday's Adver, Labour councillor Barrie Thompson has
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Small wonders attract big interest
A COMMUNITY centre played host to amateur and professional bonsai artists from all over the country. The Swindon and District Bonsai Society provided the venue for the national final of the amateur bonsai competition. This formed part of their Winter
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Prostitute raped
A PROSTITUTE was raped in Swindon last night. The woman got into a dark-coloured Mitsubishi car with an unknown man in Fleming Way near the old B&Q store at 10.30pm. He drove her to the Groundwell Industrial Estate where he became aggressive. The woman
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More England Payne for Tim
WROUGHTON-born prop forward Tim Payne has been dropped from the England squad for Saturday's RBS Six Nations clash with pre-tournament favourites France. Wasps' Payne, who won his sixth cap in the 23-19 win over Italy in Rome last Sunday, will make way
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Child rapist is facing jail
A 37-YEAR-OLD man has been warned to expect a jail term after admitting raping a girl. Barry Thurtell even had an indecent picture of the youngster, who was under 13 years of age, stored on his mobile phone. As well as raping the child the Wootton Bassett
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Group helps families of Down's Syndrome children
WHEN a parent discovers their child has Down's Syndrome it can feel like their world is falling apart. But Swindon Down's Syndrome Group - a parent led support service - aims to help those coming to terms with their child's condition. Swindon Down's
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Cheney into last eight
DartsRODBOURNE CHENEY Working Men's Club are into the last eight in the CIU national team competition. Previous multiple winners of the national singles title but the team title only once, Cheney's hopes of adding a second stayed on course. But they
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GP doctored patients' records
A PARK North doctor failed to send seriously ill patients to hospital for urgent treatment because she was suffering from her own health problems, a hearing has heard. Linda Jacobs also tampered with the medical notes of two patients to cover up her
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Great value models for the disabled
MOTABILITY, the leading car scheme for disabled people, has launched a promotional campaign to highlight the biggest savings available on new cars this year. Featuring models that have fallen by more than £1,400, such as the Kia Carens S 2.0 now available
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Suzuki unveil a Splash hit
A NEW mini-MPV model from Suzuki will be in showrooms at Pebley Beach Wroughton and Cirencester from March 8. The Suzuki Splash (pictured), which was officially launched at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt in December, combines the sportiness
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When little is a lot
A NEW supermini will be in showrooms at Pebley Beach Hyundai from the beginning of next month. The Hyundai i10, the smallest model in the Hyundai range, joins its bigger brother, the i30, and precedes the i20 hatchback, due later in the year. Both
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Zafira so good, now it’s better!
BRITAIN'S best-selling MPV has just got even better! With some styling changes, a new trim level and equipment upgrades, the class-leading Vauxhall Zafira looks set to further increase its popularity in the UK market. The changes, set to coincide with
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An economic miracle
LAUNCHED last year, the VW Polo BlueMotion (pictured) is the future of motoring - and it's not a bad future to be part of. The performance figures are quite astounding and it is one of the world's most fuel-efficient liquid-fuelled cars. I'd heard
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Rockin’ roadster
ENGINEERS and designers at Lexus continue to use their groundbreaking LF-A premium sports car concept as a medium for expressing their ideas about what a high-performance sporting vehicle not only can be, but should be. In this latest expression of
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Sugar sweet Saab
LORD Rooker, Minister for Sustainable Food and Farming and Animal Health, opened British Sugar's state-of-the-art bioethanol production facilities at Wissington, Norfolk - and that's great news for Saab. The plant, the first of its kind in the UK,
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Coupe’s price coup
SPRING is well and truly on the way - which is the perfect time to talk about the Colt CZC Coupe Cabriolet. Since the price realignment on the Colt CZC range lastNovember, sales have increased by a remarkable 521 per cent. The CZC range now starts
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From street life to the good life
WHEN Tony Hughes tied the knot with fiancée Anne two years ago there was another woman on his mind. Twenty years before, Tony, now 40, wasn't expected to live to see 25. That was until a stranger named Karen saved his life. Now settled in Bournemouth
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Cat napping
Amy took this picture of Tayla McGovern cat napping
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Grave situation for war heroes
IT should be a final resting place for Swindon's heroes who gave their lives for their country - instead Radnor Street Cemetery is a haven for vandals. Crosses have been pushed to the ground and statues desecrated, and the graves are strewn with litter
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To Me Fair Friend, You Can Never Be Old by Inez M Pennock
Of course you can'tHow could it be?Were you as old as timeAnd dry as sticksYou my friendMy love would ever beA mirror imageReflecting me.If I were blindI still would seeThe beauty of your tender smile,The love in your eyesUnfaded by time.Believe me, For
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Taking it in your stride
WE all know the benefits of regular exercise, and yet sometimes it's difficult to fit it into our busy lives. One of the easiest ways to get your heart rate racing is to run, and with the London Marathon coming up soon, there's no better time to motivate
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The running revolution
Julia Glencross WHEN Julia Glencross crossed the London Marathon finishing line back in 2005, she vowed never to do it again. But like thousands of others before her, she eventually forgot the blood, sweat and tears and is now in training for this year's
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Ryan's Flying!
Walcot's youngsters experienced mixed fortunes in the quarter finals of the national Golden Gloves Championship, at Broad Plain Boys' Club, Bristol, writes DAVE VEYSEY. Thirteen-year-old Ryan Martin boxed superbly to comprehensively outpoint Rhys Murphy
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Nationwide in good Nick
Indoor Cricket League NATIONWIDE provided a shock in the Swindon League by defeating Civil Service in Division One. Nick Clarke's 35 enabled Nationwide to post 113-4 and, in reply, Civil Service fell just short at 106 all out despite Andy Mildenhall's
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Harding's treble spooks Phantoms
RHYS HARDING scored a hat-trick to help Swindon Cubs to a 5-3 home win over Peterborough Junior Phantoms in their latest Under 10 South League match, writes DAVE EATON. The victory was even sweeter for Swindon as it was worth double (four) points with
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Rocket Ronnie in nine-dart agony
DartsRONNIE BAXTER came within a whisker of hitting a magical nine-darter at the New Inn on Saturday. The Rocket' was playing in the final of the Dave Cummins Memorial Trophy, a special event organised by landlord Alun Rossiter in memory of the former
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Robber threatened woman with needle
A WOMAN was threatened with a syringe in a robbery near the County Ground yesterday evening. The victim was walking past the County Ground Hotel, on County Road, at around 6.15pm on Monday, when the female attacker threatened her with the hypodermic
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North Wilts League: Wroughton back on top
WROUGHTON A went back to the top of the under 18 league table after beating in-form Chalford 4-1. Wroughton went ahead after 15 minutes through Arron Hall. Wroughton dominated and scored again through Sam Elwell, making it 2-0 at the break. Chalford
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Spitfires romp to 8-0 win
Women's football SWINDON Spitfires' under 16s played hosts to Tower Hill in their final round-robin Oxford Girls League Cup game, and they now wait to see who they will face in the semi-final after an 8-0 win. Spitfires opened the scoring through
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Hook opens her account
Women's football SWINDON Spitfires drew 2-2 with Stoke Lane Athletic - a vastly different result from the last time they met when Stoke won 8-2. Stoke opened the scoring in the second minute, but Spitfires dominated the rest of the first half. The
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Lambourn hit lucky seven
North Berks League Lambourn Sports moved menacingly into second place in the top division with a 7-2 win against an increasingly doomed-looking Marcham. Matthew Pedder (2), Adrian Mooney (2), Ben Hopkins (2) and Darren Jones netted for visitors Lambourn
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Lucky number 13 for Mercedes
Swindon Sunday League Despite losing approximately a third of the matches to frozen weather, there were some important results in the games that were played, writes STEVE ASHLEY. Pride of place went to Mercedes Benz, playing their 13th Division 8 game
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Dagger miss the cut
Swidon & District League The Advertiser Cup took precedent this week with six ties being played. Last season's George Thomas Cup winners Rodbourne Arms entertained much improved Shield and Dagger with the home side sneaking into the semis with an extra-time
