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Teen Suicide - WHY?
There have been 17 reported cases of young people around the Bridgend area of South Wales taking their own lives, in just over a year. I’m not sure if this number can be considered an epidemic – the police emphatically deny that this is the case, although
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Swindon Club backs Prospect
AN Old Town club is so pleased with the success of its charity raffle that is planning to make it an annual event. The High Street Club raised £1,220 for the Prospect Foundation in September, and hopes to repeat the feat on a yearly basis. Mick Donnelly
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Jan the man as Cats close in on play-off spot
THE Swindon Wildcats left it late to secure a weekend double that moves them within touching distance of the EPL play-offs. Jan Vrtik's second goal of the season with just eight seconds remaining sealed a 2-1 win at struggling Wightlink Raiders last
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Head teacher joins the elite
A CHIPPENHAM headteacher is among the first in the country to complete a course on leadership. Lisa Tudor, of Monkton Park Primary School, is leading the way after completing a year-long programme called Head For The Future. The course was designed
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PC rescues OAP from smoke filled home
A POLICEMAN has been praised for his quick thinking after responding to a distress call from an elderly woman. The pensioner called the emergency services after her smoke alarm went off in her home in Trowbridge Road, Bradford-on-Avon, at midday on Saturday
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Swindon's teenage pregnancy rate falls
NUMBERS of teenage pregnancies in Swindon have fallen, according to new figures. The figures have revealed that across the south west as a whole the rate of pregnancies among 15 to 17 year olds fell 16.6 per cent between 1998 and 2006. A more detailed
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Man jailed for beer glass attack
A POLE who smashed a beer glass into the side of a fellow countryman's head in a Swindon club has been jailed for 10 months. Jacha Pawlowski, 21, thought victim Miesko Kraus was chatting up his girlfriend when he launched the attack at the Big Fish club
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Man accused of murdering girlfriend appears in court
A MAN accused of murdering his girlfriend has appeared in court. Andrew Veal, 43, is accused of killing Dawn Williams at the home they shared in Fosse Close, Rodbourne, last November. Veal appeared at Bristol Crown Court via video link from Horfield
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Silence is golden
Engaged in deep conversation with 'The Missus' in bed the other night, l expressed my well-informed belief that, should she be in a king size bed, in an open field, she would still manage to find something to moan about. There would still be an elbow
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Students experience life in South Africa
PUPILS from Greendown School who took part in an exchange trip to South Africa shared their experiences over a cup of fairtrade coffee. Nine pupils from the West Swindon secondary school travelled to Clarens, in the Free State province of South Africa
