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Wilson says Charlton tie remains 'up in the air'
DANNY Wilson insists Town’s play-off semi-final against Charlton is still “up in the air”, following their 2-1 first leg win at the County Ground last night. Charlie Austin and Danny Ward struck within eight second half minutes of each other before former
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Ball is set to sparkle
ONE lucky lady will be leaving The Annual Charity Ball with a glittering diamond on her finger tonight after the pricey prize was put up by Deacon’s Jewellers. Deacon and Son, in Wood Street, Old Town, donated the £2,000 sparkler to help raise
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Sex pest jailed for 20 months
A SEX pest who tried to get an eleven-year-old girl to expose herself to him has been jailed for twenty months. Andrew Smith, 53, continued to try and get the child to engage in sex acts with him over a number of years. Smith denied he had done anything
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Air ambulance co-ordinator resigns
THE co-ordinator of the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal has quit in protest at the recruitment of a paid chairman. Melanie Gee, 45, who worked tirelessly for two years to raise the profile of the appeal, left her post on Tuesday after saying it was morally
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A sizzlingly tasty treat from Harry
BUDDING young chef Harry Robin won the unique opportunity to turn his own sausage recipe into a tasty string of bangers. Harry, 11, from Highworth, came top in the ‘invent a new sausage’ competition, run by Andrew’s Quality Meats, after impressing the
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TURF TALK: Two for one at top racecourses this summer
VISITORS to Northern Racing’s 10 racecourses across England and Wales can get two entrance tickets for the price of one at fixtures on 12 Wednesdays this spring and summer. The exciting new initiative is being launched in conjunction with Oddschecker
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TURF TALK: All at Stakes for Paco at Newbury
WILTSHIRE trainer Richard Hannon looks to have this afternoon’s Group One Lockinge Stakes at Newbury sewn up with his recent impressive winner, Paco Boy. The five-year-old, who trounced his rivals last month in the Bet 365 mile at Sandown, has been installed
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Corky floored in battle of footballers
RICH Slattery came out on top in the battle of the local footballers at the latest Swindon RAW promotion held at the Premier Club. In one of the most eagerly-anticipated fights of the 20-bout bill, Slattery saw off long-time rival Michael Corcoran in
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Teenager Kyra is county champion
TEENAGER Kyra Horlock is the new Wiltshire Ladies’ County Champion. Kyra, 14, who plays off three and is a member at Cumberwell Park, blazed a trail through the 36 holes at Marlborough Golf Club. She stayed resolute during the knockout stages, eventually
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‘It hurts to know they’ve closed the case’
FRIENDS of murder victim Mick Love have hit out at Home Office rules which mean the case is no longer logged as ‘unsolved’ – even though no-one has ever been convicted of the killing. Postal worker Mick, a father-of-two, died aged 40 in 2004 when he
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Wrag to riches
WRAG Barn golfer and junior England squad member Ben Loughrey finished fourth in the Peruvian Amateur Championship, having shot 66 in the first round. “It was a good result in conditions I’m not familiar with,” said the Highworth man. Loughrey went
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CROQUET: Graham helps Swindon to a winning start
MIKE Graham impressed for Swindon in his first ever competitive croquet match, as they got their South West Federation League season off to a great start with a 6-1 win over Dyffryn. New member Graham received a last-minute call-up and grasped
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WILTSHIRE ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: Keeleigh shatters hurdles record
KEELEIGH Chapman was one of Swindon Harriers’ star performers at the Wiltshire County Athletics Championships, held at the County Ground on Sunday. The teenager took a tenth of a second off the championship record in the under 15s 75m hurdles as she
