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Driver dies in accident
A WOMAN died after her Toyota Corolla collided with a tree. The incident happened at Packway in Durrington near the junction with the A345. She was taken to Salisbury District Hospital with serious injuries where she later died. The road was closed
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Man arrested in hostel murder case
POLICE have arrested one man in connection with a murder in Wiltshire. The man, aged 27, from Salisbury, was arrested on Saturday in connection with the death of another man from Salisbury, aged 29. The victim was found on Friday at John Baker House
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FINAL SCORE: SHEFFIELD SCIMITARS 5 SWINDON WILDCATS 1
Despite raising their game in the final period, a fifth goal five minutes into the session sealed Wildcats' fate in Sheffield. For the opening five minutes Wildcats exerted substantial pressure on the Sheffield goal but could find no way past netminder
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Bypass would destroy countryside
ONE of Wiltshire's iconic white horses is threatened by plans for a new road, say countryside campaigners. Wiltshire County Council has devised a plan to create a bypass around Westbury, to ease the town's traffic problems. The £33m scheme has been
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ICE HOCKEY – SECOND PERIOD: SHEFFIELD SCIMITARS 4 SWINDON WILDCATS 1
Swindon Wildcats went further behind at the start of the second period when Simon Butterworth scored at 22.10. And matters got worse for Cats when Slamiar added his second at 29.01 to put the home side well in control. Cats did pull a goal back on 31
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ICE HOCKEY – FIRST PERIOD: SHEFFIELD SCIMITARS 1 SWINDON WILDCATS 0
MISSED chances cost Swindon Wildcats dear as Sheffield took a first-period lead - import Peter Slamiar scoring the crucial goal. Sheffield were without star British players Stuart Brittle and Robert Dowd plus influential netminder Pasi Raitanen, replaced
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Sad times
Sorry I have not done any blogs recently. I have split up with Kim, so they have not been the most important thing in my life. Let's hope on the weight loss front that I am one of those people who eat less during stressful times. I lost 3lbs last week
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Mum to put her family life on the web
A MOTHER is preparing to share her daily parenting experiences with the world. Mum-of-three Emma Neilson, of Broome Manor, Swindon, has been selected from more than 1,000 mums to become one of the stars of a new social support networking site. She will
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Nothing surer in life than Wheelie bins and taxes.
How’s everybody getting on with the wheelie bins and all the recycling palaver? Isn’t it great that they are only emptying them once a fortnight and no doubt will still want to increase our council tax/legalized robbery when the time comes round? In
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Youngsters enjoy a day of football with top coaches
COACHES from Arsenal Football Club brought some world cup glamour to Swindon. Seventy-three children, aged between five and 11, learnt new skills and took part in competitions and challenges, under the supervision of professional footballers at Abbey
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Box up a treat for the troops
SHOEBOXES brimming with gifts will be making their way to soldiers serving in Afghanistan this spring as part of a Royal British Legion campaign. The Treats for Troops initiative was designed to give soldiers serving overseas the home comforts and luxuries
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Over Compensating
Having six kids so close in age, who have been through domestic violence, broken relationships and various health problems, often makes me feel that I have been an inadequate parent. I had a fairly typical childhood, for the era I was brought up in. 2.4
