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ICE HOCKEY: Cats creeping closer to play-off spot
WILDCATS moved a step close to securing a top-eight finish and a place in the play-offs with a vital 4-3 win over Chelmsford tonight. In a fairly dour game, the first shot of note came at 1.20 when Lee Richardson's effort was saved, and the same player
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FOOTBALL: Another clean sheet for Marine
SUPERMARINE recorded their second goalless draw on the spin to gain a deserved BGB Premier Division point away at Bromsgrove Rovers. Ashley Edenborough and substitute Mark Draycott had the visitor's best chances, but neither were able to break the deadlock
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HORSE & RIDER: King's triple bid in opening event
THE 2008 British eventing season gets underway this weekend, with Lechlade-based Chris King among those eager to get started. The 31-year-old, who won both the Barbury Castle and the Blenheim three-day event titles in 2007 on The Secret Weapon, is taking
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Dinner lady hangs up her apron
PUPILS at Lethbridge Primary School have waved goodbye to dinner lady Simone Taylor after more than a decade of hard work. The 63-year-old was given a surprise send off in the school hall yesterday where youngsters presented her with goodbye cards and
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HORSE & RIDER: Veteran Foxy stars
THE second competition in the 2008 Knapp Farm dressage league saw great entries once more, resulting in an early start for some of the competitors in the walk and trot class. With 27 competing for the top honours it was semi-retired Foxy Lady, a 32-year-old
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HORSE & RIDER: Jessica is the tops
JESSICA Mendoza will receive a major show jumping award this weekend after a great start to her competitive year. The 11-year-old from Tockenham is the youngest ever winner of the British Show Jumping Association (BSJA) "Show Jumper of the Month" award
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GOLF: Manor award for loyal Jean
WEST Swindon golfer Jean Gee has been made an honorary life member at Broome Manor in recognition of her devotion to the club, writes Ernie Newell. Gee, pictured right, has been a great stalwart of the Swindon municipal for more than 20 years and is
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GOLF: Pickles takes up office at Marlborough
RETIRED civil engineer Richard Pickles will be the new club captain at Marlborough, writes ERNIE NEWELL. He was elected at this week's annual meeting and will drive himself into office as successor to Frank Nicholls on Sunday, March 30. Pickles, 62,
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Penhill rule the ring in Southampton
Penhill RBL amateur boxing had two Swindon boys triumph on the card in a show at Southampton. The first to box was Shaun Cooney who faced Luke Mavric from Wecock Farm ABC at 49kg. Mavric was unbeaten in three fights going into the contest, stopping
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Trial hears of phone calls
CALLS were made from Ridgeway School to defendants on the day Henry Webster was assaulted, the second hammer attack trial has heard. The jury at Bristol Crown Court heard evidence, via video link, from a Ridgeway pupil who cannot be named for legal reasons
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Badminton: Trio of titles for Pantaney
FORMER England international Rebecca Pantaney was crowned queen of the court in as she sauntered to a clean sweep of titles at the Wiltshire Open Championships. Pantaney won the ladies singles, ladies doubles and mixed doubles on a day when Gloucestershire
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TURF TALK: Boy bolts up
EAST Kennet trainer Peter Jones, who delighted his many followers in the area when his charge Stripe Me Blue won at Kempton, found himself in the winners' enclosure again this week when George's Boy (11-2) won the Windsor Partners Amateur Riders Handicap
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TURF TALK: King nearing magic 'ton'
BARBURY Castle trainer Alan King saddled Oh Crick to a fourth successive victory in the handicap hurdle at Hereford in midweek, the trainer's 91st winner of the season. However it did not earn the five-year-old a trip to the Cheltenham Festival with
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TURF TALK: Sean's got plenty of horse-power!
FARINGDON trainer Sean Curran had his biggest pay day so far in his short training career when he saddled 11-1 shot Iris de Balme to win the £16,000 Kent National Handicap Chase at Folkestone in midweek. The horse is owned by Lee Power, the former Norwich
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Charity's building hit by vandals
VANDALS went on a wrecking spree after smashing their way into a charity's new headquarters - a month after it opened. Headway, a charity for those with head and brain injuries, now says it will have to redirect funds and manpower to deal with the expected
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A final farewell to Tony
CAMPAIGNER Tony Ryan was laid to rest as friends and family remembered his fighting spirit. Holy Rood Church, on Groundwell Road, was filled with people who wanted to pay their last respects to a well-loved local figure. Tony battled with chronic renal
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BOXING: Cox – 'I'm ready to step it up'
JAMIE Cox is pleading for a tougher test next month as he looks to step up his professional boxing education. The Swindon southpaw has sailed through his opening year as a pro but believes it is now time to start pitting himself against better boxers
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SPEEDWAY: Adams savours senior service
ROBINS skipper Leigh Adams is relishing the prospect of playing grandad' to Swindon's new young team in 2008. At 37 next month, the world no 2 is comfortably the most experienced member of this year's Blunsdon line-up, reserve Theo Pijper being a distant
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Five-star Swindon ladies close in on title
TOPCATS made it 13 straight wins with a 5-0 success in Gillingham over Invicta Dynamics. The Swindon ladies moved six points clear of Chelmsford Cobras and need two more wins from their five remaining games to retain the British Women's Division One
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Town braced for Leeds invasion
SWINDON is today bracing itself as 14,000 football fans are expected to swamp the town centre. But police are confident they can cope with the numbers ahead of Swindon Town's clash with Leeds United. By late yesterday, more than 13,000 tickets had been
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SPEEDWAY: 'Middlo did a great GB job', says pal Rossiter
ALUN Rossiter has paid tribute to outgoing Great Britain boss Neil Middleditch - and blasted critics of his national team tenure. Middlo', 51, quit yesterday after seven years in the hotseat to focus more attention on the family business, but will remain
