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Tributes to the woman who brought a whole new genre to the town
The woman who brought Irish dancing to Swindon, teaching hundreds of children and organising countless displays and exhibitions in the town, has died at the age of 83. An All Ireland Champion on three occasions, Mary Kelly – known as May –
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‘College must be a part of university’
SWINDON’S Civic Trust has raised concerns over plans for the new Regent Circus development in the centre of town. The trust says the £100m plans for the former Swindon College site are not in the best interests of the town and there should be a university
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Ron’s a lifesaver
FEW can lay claim to saving more than 225 lives without moving a muscle. But that is exactly what Ron Erwood has done – by donating more than 75 pints of blood. The 59-year-old, from Taw Hill, was honoured with an Emerald award by NHS
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Helping the heroes at our charity golf day
BMM won the Swindon Advertiser Help for Heroes Golf Day at The Wiltshire Golf & Country Club which raised more than £600. The money will go to our fund which is aiming to raise £50,000 through the Wiltshire Gazette and Herald, which is part of Newsquest
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Robber is told he faces jail sentence
A 25-year-old robbed a woman of her mobile phone a couple of months after burgling his mother’s home in Swindon and using a credit card he stole from a drinking friend’s wallet. Brett Armstrong also pick pocketed a man in town minutes before he put his
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Singer takes step towards musical fame
CHARLOTTE Simonis, 16, is keen to tread the boards of the West End in musical theatre and, as a step on the road, she is entering Swindon Talent ‘10. “I am passionate about musical theatre and my favourite musical is We Will Rock You,’’ she said. It
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SPEEDWAY RESULT: Swindon Robins 42, Coventry Bees 48
SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE, ABBEY STADIUM SWINDON ROBINS: Leigh Adams (2-2*-2*-3-2)11+2, Grzegorz Zengota (0-3-2-3)8, Morten Risager (0-0-0-2)2, Simon Stead (3-1-3-3-1*)11+1, Mads Korneliussen (1*-FX-2-FX)3+1, Justin Sedgmen (FX-1-0)1, Cory
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Can Rovers help us out?
A much-improved Town moved a step closer to the dream of second spot in the League One table after a good win over Brentford last Saturday. Today's game is one of the biggest in recent history and the support the team will get will be fantastic with
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Letter from Rev J Willans
MANY people are anxious about the state of the UK and the problems we face so it’s encouraging to remember we have successfully come through worse in the past. 70 years ago we actually came close to national annihilation and survived! In May 1940 Germany
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Letter from Dame Jacqueline Wilson
I AM writing to encourage your readers to throw the book at heart disease and support the British Heart Foundation's (BHF) Book Appeal this May. By donating their unwanted books to their local BHF Shop, they will be refilling its shelves while saving
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Letter from Sue Hooper
A HUGE thank you to all the generous B & Q customers who gave to the recent NSPCC collection. The total collected was £591.09 which was a great result. Thank you to all the collectors who turned out to help - you are all great giving up your time - and
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Letter from David Body
IN response to Charley Morgan's article on the plans for the former college site. While the Swindon Civic Trust wholeheartedly supports regeneration of the town centre, we believe the plans drawn up by Ashfield Land and Parkridge are not meeting the best
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Letter from Bill Williams
AT three o'clock in the morning I finally went to bed. Have a guess, I was up watching the general election results. Habits of a lifetime never change, do they ? I suspect I was not alone in regretting it in the morning. After all, the future of our
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Appeal to help raise funds for pets in need of vets
ANIMAL lovers in Swindon are being called on to raise funds for a charity which provides free veterinary care for pets in need of vets. A North Swindon fundraising group for the PDSA has been set up to generate cash for the charity. Founder Brent Boxley
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Veterans urged to come forward for special badge
VETERANS of the three armed services are being urged to join a special ceremony that will take place in Swindon’s town centre next month. The ceremony will take place at Wharf Green at 11am on Wednesday, June 23, when former members of the Royal Navy
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Needy kids given extra cash boost
THE Heart FM breakfast show crew, Jez, Roo and Greenie, were on hand to receive a cheque for the radio station’s Have A Heart appeal. The cheque for £400 was presented at Heart FM’s studios in Swindon last week. It was part of the proceeds
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Letter from Peter Smith
NOW the election has tipped us out of the frying pan of New Labour’s Tory policies into the fire of the Tory policies of some other parliamentary arrangement I want to comment on that election. The media coverage was dire but some shadows of the real
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Letter from Jim Cremin
LADIES, Swindon West End Bowls Club needs you. The ladies section of the club are very few in numbers. They are looking for ladies of any age to strengthen there team. Even if you have never bowled before, come along and give it try.
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Letter from Greg Heathcliffe
ANOTHER election, another fiasco. In the 2005 General Election it was a case of postal voting papers being illegally filled in by agents in the Midlands area (particularly) and in the 2009 European Election we saw ballot papers folded in such a way that
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Letter from P J Mills
WITH regard to the recent controversy over the naming of the late Pipers public house - Pig On The Hill, there was mention that the area had some fame as an historical site, so would not the name The Saxon be apt? P J MILLS Morris Street Rodbourne
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Letter from Greg Heathcliffe
THE people have spoken and what they said was “no change” in the way Britain is run. Before anyone points out that the Tories are now in the other benches I mean that we are still being run by a foreign dictatorship, that over 80 per cent of our laws
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Letter from Sue Lawford
HOW depressing - two new MPs for Swindon (North and South), whose overall support represents barely 43 per cent of Swindon’s population. Of course local Tories will be delighted, but it’s hardly a glowing endorsement, is it? Over 55 per cent of Swindonians
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Letter George Humphreys
THE concern expressed by Jerry Reynolds in his letter, regarding the take-over by the American firm Kraft of Cadbury’s has not been reflected by the devious haughty (socialist?) Peter Mandelson, whose reassuring platitudes to Cadbury workers inevitably
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WWE move for Swindon wrestler?
JAMES Dunn is hoping to make it big in the world of professional grappling after attracting admiring glances from across the pond. The 26-year-old co-runs the 4 Front Wrestling Academy on Cheney Manor Industrial Estate, and has been receiving attention
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Court jails serial burglar
POLICE have welcomed the jailing for two-and-a-half years of a man responsible for a series of burglaries in Swindon and Marlborough. Gary Stephen Turner, 30, from Corporation Street, Swindon, appeared before Swindon Crown Court last week charged with
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LIT FEST: Author James Holland has cancelled
Author James Holland, who was due to appear at the Arts Centre at 12.30pm today,has cancelled due to unexpected extended filming commitments.
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Mum's anger over Sats tests
A MOTHER claims the pressure of controversial national tests left her daughter in tears. Vicki Farthing’s 11-year-old daughter Teri attends Sty Catherine’s Roman Catholic Primary School, in Stratton. The school is one 51 schools in the
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SWIMMING: NQT's flow for Dolphin
A squad of 15 Swindon Dolphin hopefuls took their place amongst some of Britain’s top swimmers at the South West Regional Youth Championships at Millfield. Each Dolphin swimmer had their own individual reason and motivation for attending the meet.
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Boycott means pupils won't sit Sats
CHILDREN at two Swindon primary schools will not be opening their test papers today as headteachers play their part in a boycott of national exams. Standard Assessment Tests – Sats – tests to be taken by Key Stage Two, Year 6 pupils in English, maths
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Melinda’s backing town in play-offs
MELINDA Messenger has joined the chorus of support for Swindon Town as they make their final push for promotion to the Championship. The Swindon-born former glamour model is backing Danny Wilson’s team, who now have their sights set on Friday’s play-off
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Cyclist dies after van collision
A 63-year-old Swindon man has been arrested for causing death by careless driving after a cyclist died on Whitworth Road last night. The incident happened at 10.50pm when the driver, who was traveling along Whitwroth Road towards Rodbourne
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Rosco: I don't regret leaving
ALUN Rossiter insists he has ‘no regrets’ over quitting Swindon during the winter, despite a miserable start to the 2010 Elite League season with new employers Coventry. Boss Rossiter has only managed one win with the West Midlands side since
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‘No one missed a vote’
ONE of two presiding officers responsible for a Swindon polling station which was besieged by a late rush of voters has insisted no one missed out on casting a ballot. Jenny Selwood, who was responsible for the Abbey Meads polling station at the Tawny
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Your chance to star in World Cup
TODAY is your last chance to enter a six-a-side football and netball World Cup challenge - a fundraising event in aid of children’s charity Barnardo’s. With the World Cup less than six weeks away, all teams are asked to choose a country to represent
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A tale of the unexpected
CAST your mind back to Saturday, August 8, and the Priestfield Stadium. Town were comprehensively taken apart by Gillingham as hat-trick hero Simeon Jackson & Co ran riot in a 5-0 thumping. Following their relegation battle of the previous season, it
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Wilson - We're play-off underdogs
DANNY Wilson believes his Town side are huge “underdogs” to achieve League One play-off success, but insists they will give it everything to finish the job. Swindon’s 3-2 final day defeat at Millwall and results elsewhere saw them miss out
