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SWINDON AT WEMBLEY: Fans advised to give themselves plenty of time
SWINDON Town supporters are being offered travel advice as hundreds head out to the game at Wembley today. All fans, whether going by car, coach or train, are being warned to leave as soon as possible to ensure they reach the stadium on time. First
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SWINDON AT WEMBLEY: No victory parade if Town win
SWINDON Town have been dealt a pre-match bodyblow after being told they won’t be able to stage an open top bus parade if they win their Wembley play-off final this afternoon. There had been talk of a celebration parade through the town centre
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SWINDON AT WEMBLEY: The excitement builds in town
SWINDON was buzzing as football fans and residents made final preparations for the trip to Wembley. Many Swindon Town supporters wore their red shirts with pride as they strolled up Regent Street. The town centre was decked with football souvenir sellers
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SWINDON AT WEMBLEY: Sell-out at Town shop as fans get kitted out for big match
EVERY Swindon Town shirt has been snapped up from the club shop before today’s Wembley showdown. This week, more than 650 people flocked through the doors of the official Town shop at the County Ground to wear their colours before the big game. The
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On the bright side, David...
DAVID Howell will have a free weekend to watch Swindon Town in their League One play-off final against Millwall, after missing the cut at the Madrid Masters today. Having carded a level opening round on Thursday, the Broome Manor pro missed out on two
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Hot stuff as Carmen to be shown on Big Screen
SWINDON is making a song and dance about the steamy Spanish opera Carmen. Two students, Shekinah Hiscox and Charlotte Bayston, performed a flamenco-style dance yesterday as a prelude to the screening of the famous Bizet opera as part of the
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Marriott hosts a charity ball
A RESOURCE centre that assists adults with learning disabilities is holding their charity ball tonight. The event, taking place at the Swindon Marriott from 7.30pm to 1am, and will include a dinner, auction, raffle and live music. The deputy mayor,
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Plenty of half term fun at Lydiard
POND dipping, bird- watching and butterfly hunting are just some of the activities on offer at Lydiard Park during May half term. The Swindon Council-owned park is hosting daily activities and workshops between tomorrow and Sunday, June 6.
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Walk for awareness
THE family of a young woman with epilepsy is determined to help other sufferers and raise awareness of the condition that has put her life on hold. Leona McKee, of Whitworth Road, Rodbourne Cheney, was only 18 when her plans to train as a police officer
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Rex aims to beat record
THE NEW Mayor has pledged to raise more than any other – after announcing his bid to raise £40,000 for his three official charities. Rex Barnett says his goal, which is about £10,000 higher than the amount raised by outgoing Mayor David Wren
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Big challenge for charity boss Mark
THE CHIEF executive of a national charity is to get back in touch with his roots. Mark Lever, 50, who lives in Wanborough, will be joining grass-root volunteers from the National Autistic Society in their quest to ride 300-miles from Windsor
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School gets behind Town's bid for glory
SCHOOLCHILDREN have got behind Swindon Town’s bid to win the play-off finals at Wembley tomorrow. Haydon Wick Primary School had a red and white day with pupils able to dress in red or white or the football team strip. They also made good luck cards
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Ex-pats ready to cheer Town on
TOWN fans based in countries all over the planet will be watching with baited breath at home and away. The Adver offices have been flooded with messages of goodluck from fans in countless countries around the globe. A selection of the most compelling
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Free tickets up for grabs
TO celebrate the new housing development on the former Burmah Castrol site, two tickets for tomorrow’s Wembley game are up for grabs. Marlborough Park, the prestigious new development of apartments and houses is opening its show homes to the public
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Letter from Robert Feal-Martinez
IN an astonishing admission the EU President has stated that the public were not told the whole truth about the Euro and it's impact on the wider EU community. EU President Herman Van Rompuy has admitted that the Euro was a dangerous project from the
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Letter from Steve Halden
BRITAIN has just celebrated the 70th anniversary of the miraculous Dunkirk evacuation of British troops from the second world war beaches in France. Dunkirk was part a much larger battle to maintain Britain's status as an independent country. In 1940
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Letter from Gemma Adlington
I AM writing to encourage car drivers to please think of bikers and to double check mirrors and both ways at junctions. I had a near miss today at 1.40pm with a silver A-class Merc who decided to proceed out of the junction of Stoneover Lane into Swindon
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Letter from Robin Harris
TODAY I received a phone call from an Asian lady telling me she was from 24Talk and that they would be taking over my telephone service from BT at the end of the month. Before we got into the conversation I said I did not want to change and asked who
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Hotel will be helping to paint the town red
A family run hotel is flying the flag for Swindon Town footballers, ahead of their Wembley adventure. Staff at the Blunsdon House Hotel are joining in the Swindon Advertiser’s Paint The Town Red campaign today sporting all the memorabilia. Six members
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Police plea after woman knocked unconscious
British Transport Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was assaulted and knocked unconscious by a man in the subway tunnel at Swindon rail station. Officers are urging anyone with information about the incident which took place
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Ready for the trek to London
WITH more than 30,000 fans making the pilgrimage to Wembley tomorrow, those taking public transport are being warned to leave in plenty of time and be patient. People catching trains to the capital are being advised to have their tickets ready
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Diana is new chief of carers centre
THE board of trustees at Swindon Carers Centre have announced the pictured, formerly chief executive of Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling, is joining the centre on July 1. Miss Finch will work for a month with interim chief executive
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Letter from Derek Benfield
BARRY Woodham’s letter ref modern art forgot to mention that so-called masterpiece by Tracey Emin “The Unmade Bed”. This was on show in London a few years ago and received rave notices. If it was not for my wife Pam, destroying my masterpiece, that
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Letter from Mrs L Townsend
I READ the story (SA, Tuesday, May 25) of how Swindon Council is to cut the funding for the Dial-a-Ride, what a disgrace. I went into town this morning, I saw our “beautiful” water feature, what a utter waste of money. It’s ugly and all there was, were
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Letter from James Brown
WHAT a shame! The collective decision by Forward Swindon, SBC, the BBC and the police not to show World Cup matches on the Big Screen is profoundly disappointing for a variety of reasons. Whether you like football or not, the reality is that World Cups
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Beauties give their backing to town
The newly-crowned Miss Swindon, Emma-Jayne Salter, is getting behind the Town squad as they head off to Wembley but the beauty queen believes it is the taking part in any sport that really matters. Emma-Jayne, 18, a student from Rodbourne said: “They
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Court bans man from his village
A 58-YEAR-OLD man is the first Swindon resident to be banned from his own village after a reign of terror against a couple who alerted police when he tried to drive while drunk. Michael Redpath was jailed for five months and banned from the
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Big challenge for autism charity boss
THE CHIEF executive of a national charity is to get back in touch with his roots. Mark Lever, 50, who lives in Wanborough, will be joining grass-root volunteers from the National Autistic Society in their quest to ride 300-miles from Windsor Castle to
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Housing project work kicks off
A TELEVISION star was in Swindon to mark the start of his innovative and controversial housing project. Grand Designs presenter Kevin McCloud was joined in town by new Housing Minister Grant Shapps for the turning of the sod at The Triangle development
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INSIDE LINE: Trumping the Aces
THERE’S never a bad occasion to produce your best performance of the season, but I get the feeling that Swindon’s 57-35 crushing of Belle Vue was particularly well-timed. Prior to last night, Swindon had looked severely on the ropes. They had been stunned
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M4 roadworks not being lifted for Bank Holiday weekend
SWINDON TOWN fans driving to Wembley will have to endure three sets of M4 roadworks which are not being lifted over the Bank Holiday weekend. The Highways Agency is planning to remove more than half of its roadworks nationwide over the holiday weekend
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Tucker delighted as team chose Trowbridge over Wembley
ALTHOUGH Swindon will be without three senior players when they travel to Trowbridge in Glos/Wilts One tomorrow, captain Liam Tucker is relieved the selection situation is not a whole lot worse. With Swindon Town playing at Wembley, Tucker was preparing
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Barnes to kick-off football festival
FORMER England star John Barnes will visit Swindon to kick-start the town’s World Cup-themed Football Festival. The event which is taking place at Dorcan Recreation Complex, St Pauls Drive, Covingham on Saturday, June 5, has been organised by Swindon
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Tips for making journey to Wembley easier
A NUMBER of people have called the Adver to offer STFC fans travel advice. One pub with a shuttle service to Wembley asked fans to drink at their bar before and after the game. The Perseverance pub, in Shroton Street, next to the Marylebone
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JP: We can beat Millwall but we must take the game to them
JON-PAUL McGovern has urged his Town teammates to stamp their authority on the League One play-off final tomorrow, insisting they cannot “play into Millwall’s hands” again. When the sides met on the final day of the regular season earlier this month,
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'It only takes one moment' - Wilson
DANNY Wilson believes one moment of individual skill could be enough to determine tomorrow’s League One play-off final against Millwall. Swindon take on the Lions at Wembley for a place in next season’s Championship, in front of an expected crowd of
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Fitton: It's all down to the love of the shirt
CHAIRMAN Andrew Fitton believes Town’s success this season has stemmed from the simple fact of building a squad who want to play for the County Ground outfit. Swindon take on Millwall in the League One play-off final tomorrow at Wembley, just a year
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Under-fire pair hit back in style
MORTEN Risager is hoping he can convince Swindon to keep him in their line-up after making a welcome return to form in the Robins’ 57-35 demolition of Belle Vue last night. The Dane and his fellow countryman Mads Korneliussen have both been under fire
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Beauties give their backing to Town
The newly-crowned Miss Swindon, Emma-Jayne Salter, is getting behind the Town squad as they head off to Wembley but the beauty queen believes it is the taking part in any sport that really matters. Emma-Jayne, 18, a student from Rodbourne said
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Death crash OAP faces widow
THERE were emotional scenes in Swindon Crown Court yesterday when a pensioner was sentenced for causing the death of a motorcyclist last year. Eighty-year-old John Banfield had been attempting to make a U-turn on the A36 near Warminster when he drove
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The Adver will have all the Wembley action
THERE’S barely 24 hours to go until the big kick-off at Wembley Stadium and you can sense the excitement of fans around Swindon. One excited fan, who has hired a limousine to take her and some friends to Wembley, told me yesterday: “My tummy is building
