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Injury threatens Troy's GP future
TROY Batchelor faces an anxious wait to discover if his Grand Prix dream is still alive after a knee injury forced him to pull out of the final round of the Australian Championship on Saturday. The new Robins captain, who is first reserve for the
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No spotlight, please, says theatre stalwart
Alan Wrixon, 67, chaired the Arts Centre for the Community Group, which recently failed to take over the Swindon Arts Centre. He lives in Wroughton and is married with two grown-up children. ALAN Wrixon has been involved with countless stage productions
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ICE HOCKEY LIVE: Sheffield Steeldogs v Swindon Wildcats
9:03pm Well, that"s all we've got time for tonight. What a game that was. A full report and reaction will be in the Adver tomorrow and I will see you for another Ice Hockey Live in Telford on Tuesday.
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Regent Circus development on schedule despite the rain
DESPITE the recent heavy rain, work on the Regent Circus development is continuing on schedule. A leisure complex is under construction on the site of the old Swindon College building which will see a cinema, supermarket and a number of restaurants
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Petition for new free school in North Swindon
PARENTS in North Swindon are being urged to face up to the reality of a lack of secondary school places in the coming years. It is expected that by 2016 more than 200 families will have to send their children to a school outside of the area due
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Election campaign kicks off with visit from Harriet Harman
THE election campaign rolled into action on Saturday when the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Harriet Harman MP, came to Swindon. After visiting residents in Stratton, the Shadow Secretary for Culture, Media and Sport spoke to shoppers in the
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VOLVO GOLF CHAMPIONS: Mixed weekend for Howell
SWINDON golfer David Howell experienced mixed fortunes over the final 36 holes as he brought his Volvo Golf Champions campaign to a close. After carding a one-under-par 71 at Durban Country Club on Saturday despite a double bogey on 11, the two-time
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Teenage cyclist set to make full recovery
A TEENAGE cyclist who was involved in a collision with a lorry on Friday evening remains in hospital but is expected to make a full recovery. The 19-year-old male was rushed to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol in a critical condition after being knocked
