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HELLENIC LEAGUE: Shrivvy go down to Kidlington
SAM Collier’s Shrivenham could not hold on to their half-time lead as they lost 2-1 to Kildington at Yarnton Road. Having gone into the break with a 1-0 lead Shrivvy lost out to two set-pieces. They were pegged back from a free-kick with 20
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Town draw Seagulls in the second round
SWINDON Town have drawn Sami Hyppia's Brighton & Hove Albion in the second round of the Capital One Cup. Seagulls last visited back in the County Ground in 2012 as Alan Navarro scored twice on his debut to help Town dump Brighton out of the
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Former skipper Anderson guesting for Robins
FORMER Robins’ captain Hans Andersen will be back in the Kevlar of Swindon as they take on Eastbourne Eagles at Blunsdon tomorrow night. Andersen skippered the Robins to their first ever Elite League title in 2012 and he returns as a guest for
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FAMILY PETS: Small pet, big responsibility
David Jones, manager of Pets At Home Swindon Bridgemead, writes about looking after guinea pigs Guinea pigs have been popular pets for a long time. They are incredibly friendly animals and can be tamed very easily, making them an ideal choice for
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FAMILY FITNESS: Stylish in the saddle
With Amy Martin of Sustrans “Ride my bike to work? You must be kidding… I need to turn up looking professional!” If this is a concern you have, fear not, you’re not alone! At Sustrans we’re working with dozens of employers to encourage workforces
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FAMILY DAYS OUT: Watch out for low-flying birds
MARION SAUVEBOIS reverts to her childhood on a day trip to the enchanting Bristol Zoo Gardens I EXPECTED to find myself glaringly out of place at Bristol Zoo Gardens with no child in tow, not even a surly teenager to allow me to blend in seamlessly
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STFC owe Wiltshire Police £30k
SWINDON Town Football Club are believed to owe Wiltshire Police approximately £30,000 in unpaid funds. It is believed the money dates back to the final four home games last season. A Wiltshire Police spokesman said: "Wiltshire Police remain
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RUGBY LEAGUE: St George into the grand final after huge play-off upset
SWINDON St George pulled off the biggest upset of the season to reach the West of England Premier League grand final by beating the undefeated Cheltenham Old Patesians last Saturday. Having only been entered into the end of season play-offs after
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Square lup
Stylist Shan Williams offers her advice on wearing checks big and small In recent articles I have discussed dots and stripes at length – now it is the turn of the square. Last season’s love affair with plaids has held fast, with breezy gingham
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I fought to stay alive, now I’m wrestling to raise cash
As a baby, Darren Brown almost lost his life to a combination of meningococcal meningitis and pnuemonia . Now he is raising cash – in the best way he knows – with a family wrestling event. He spoke to EMMA DUNN AT ONLY five months old, Darren Brown
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Witness appeal following series of fuel thefts in Swindon
WILTSHIRE Police are appealing for information regarding a series of fuel thefts from the same petrol station in Swindon. It is believed that the same man has stolen petrol from the Sainsbury's petrol Station, Oxford Road, seven times in
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Town to discover Capital One Cup fate tonight
SWINDON Town will discover who they will face in the second round of the Capital One Cup when the draw is made later this evening. The Robins beat Luton Town 2-1 at Kenilworth Road last night, thanks to a brace from Michael Smith, to reach the
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LOSING IT: with Liz Mackley
Week 11 Weight: 12st 13lbs (82.1kg) Total weight loss: 2st 5lbs I AM now light enough to jump out of the plane. And this milestone has got me thinking about what I’ve achieved over the past 11 weeks with trainer Ronny Terry’s help. Yes, it’
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FAMILY LIFE: Experiment with rainy day science
When the children start to moan that they’re bored during the summer holidays, parents need go no further than the kitchen table to provide cheap, fun entertainment that'’s brim-full of education too. From home-made lava lamps to racing balloon
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Spinning back through time
FROM the rhythmic piano of Charlie Kunz and the classically-furnished duets of Layton & Johnstone to a quirky array of oddities such as Leslie Sarony’s Ain’t It Grand to be Blooming Well Dead and the beergarten hits of The Obernkirchen Children
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ROBERT BUCKLAND: The actions of the militants have been brutal in the extreme and the effect has been awful to watch
This summer our TV screens, newspapers and social media have been filled with international events that have struck a chord with so many people. The intricacies of geopolitics and foreign affairs often pass us by. They usually seem, in every
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We’ve made it worse
LOOKING back Saddam Hussein was not so bad. This ISIS lot are far worse. Britain should not have interfered in the internal affairs of Iraq. Christians in Iraq were safe under Saddam Hussein. Christians are now being slaughtered. The current
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They’re a motley crew
BRITAIN boasts some of the world’s most eminent doctors, scientists, industrialists, writers and academics, with huge wisdom and experience. Why then, with so much talent to draw upon, must we settle for a House of Lords crammed with mediocrities
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ON THIS DAY: August 13
SWINDON... 1947: Advocating the principles of correct sex instruction for young children, the Vicar of St Augustine’s Swindon, Rev James Evans, in his parish magazine, named several books which parents should read in order to prepare themselves
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FAMILY FINANCE: Looking at the new rules on pensions
Warren Shute is a chartered financial planner with Lexington Wealth Management. Contact him on 01793 771093 or warren@lexingtonwealth.co.uk Q There have been a lot of articles about how to get money out of pensions from next April. What has changed
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LIVE NEWS: 13/08/14
5:08pm That's it for LIVE NEWS today. We'll be back tomorrow and we'll also have a LIVE A-Levels blog running all morning from 8.30am. The website will be updated with any breaking news stories during the evening.
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Be loud and proud
I MUST totally disagree with Mr Reucer (Letters, August 11) when he questions if Gay Pride is still necessary. Yes, we may have the Gay Marriage Bill but that isn’t a magic wand to cast over society and banish all prejudice. Until people are
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Readers are spot on
YOUR correspondents are, as I have said before, absolutely right. Smith & Jones had it right several years ago: Swindon? A Planner’s Nightmare on a Friday afternoon. John Lister, Old Town, Swindon
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Atrocities elsewhere
MANY have written to the SA recently in outrage concerning the death of Palestinians civilians in Gaza by Israel, with even some trying to legitimise and thus condone such crimes against humanity. However there is another such atrocity taking place
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Yes we do need Pride
I ASK myself about the Swindon Pride how many of the trans community were at the Pride, if any? Also the trans are not represented on the Pride commitee. I am transsexual and an activist. The trans in a lot of Prides are minimal and in Swindon
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Sex advice is daft
TO read the comments attributed to Laura Hill ‘lead health adviser’ at GWH you might imagine she has an obsession with sex. According to Ms Hill “Pride - is about sex being for everybody, whether gay or straight; old or young. It’s about what type
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It’s outright fantasy
STEVE Nibbs resorts to outright fantasy in defending Israel’s bombing of women and children in Gaza against Axmed Bahjad. Steve says all those quoted by Axmed are anti Jewish. Ridiculous. Gerald Kaufman is Jewish. Steve Nibbs repeats the
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ADVER COMMENT: Backing the fight against domestic violence
SWINDON Women’s Aid, we reveal today, is planning a course to help young people aged eight and up who have been affected by domestic violence. It is an excellent concept and a logical extension of the great work this organisation has been doing
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Simon Pegg revels in Happiness role
With his thick-rimmed black glasses, carefully groomed beard and tailored T-shirt, the Simon Pegg of today is a far cry from the Simon Pegg of his breakthrough comedy Spaced, where comic book prints and a skateboard tucked under his arm were the norm
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At last – school has thumbs up
CLIFTON Diocese secretary Nick Tarr has described the road to planning permission for a new primary school in central Swindon as stressful, difficult and wrapped in red tape. Swindon Council has finally given Clifton Diocese and Holy Rood Catholic
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More details on sewage pipe for 4,500 homes
RESIDENTS were given a chance to look at plans to construct a major new sewer pipe to accommodate the Wichelstowe development. In the coming years 4,500 homes are due to be built and so Thames Water is looking to get the infrastructure in place
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Hospital admits medication error
A HOSPITAL gave a young mother medication she should not have received when she was eight weeks pregnant. Joanna Smith, 23, from Penhill, was admitted to A&E at Swindon’s Great Western Hospital with a urinary infection in June 2013. She was
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Drug mix-up made driver mount kerb
A DRIVER who nearly ran over a pedestrian when he mounted the kerb under the influence of prescription drugs has been spared jail. Endad Rahman was behind the wheel of a VW Golf with only one headlight when he sped through Pinehurst and Gorse Hill
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Town injury situation is 'emergency ward 10' - Cooper
SWINDON Town manager Mark Cooper described his side’s injury situation as ‘emergency ward 10’ after the Robins reached the second round of the Capital One Cup with a 2-1 victory at Luton Town last night. Two goals from Michael Smith turned a 1-
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Tool Kit aims to aid abused youngsters
SWINDON Women’s Aid is launching a new course later this year to help youngsters affected by domestic violence get their lives back on track. Staff of the Recovery Tool Kit will work with children aged from eight upwards to rebuild their self confidence
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Loved ones gather on tragic Ashley’s 18th
A LINE has been drawn under the tragedy of Ashley McKinnon’s death according to family who gathered at the Wyvern Car Park yesterday to mark what would have been his 18th birthday. Ashley, who had been living at Radnor Lodge in Radnor Street, committed
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Benefit cheat admits fraud
BENEFIT cheat Hayley Walklate from Royal Wootton Bassett admitted to failing to notify Wiltshire Council of changes to her circumstances. The 39-year-old, from Richards Close, claimed over £5,000 more than she was due after failing to notify Wiltshire
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FAMILY HEALTH: Don't ignore it. See your GP
Men are notorious for burying their heads in the sand about their health, and it seems this is especially true when it comes to things going on ‘down there’ potentially relating to the prostate, the gland which sits underneath men’s bladders, surrounds
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Students will be able to study degrees from home
NEW College is one of the first colleges in the UK to offer a pioneering new method of studying for a university degree. Thanks to a new partnership between the college and distance-learning provider RDI, from October students can sign up to take
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Reading is spot on
FAMILIES were invited to the Central Library for an afternoon of storytelling and craft activities yesterday. The event was arranged to celebrate the Wyvern Theatre’s show What The Ladybird Heard, which is taking place next month. Dozens of
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Tribute to man found dead in a skip
THE family of Matthew Symonds have paid tribute to a talkative, kind and polite man, who was devoted to his late mother. The body of 34-year-old former Headlands School pupil, who grew up in Swindon, was found in a commercial waste unit by employees
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In the market for a new lease of life
ENTREPRENEURS Jackie Mackenzie and Jeanette Newton are starting up their second business by taking advantage of a special six-week lease offer at Swindon Tented Market. The covered market has rolled out a new scheme to start-up businesses by offering
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LUTON 1 SWINDON TOWN 2: Early learning for Cooper's maturing youngsters
FOR 15 second-half minutes of this Capital One Cup first-round tie, Swindon Town looked as though they’d learned nothing from their away-day woes of last season. How refreshing it was, then, that the Robins came from behind to win on their travels
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Amazing art goes on show at Post Modern
ART graduates have unveiled their maze-like installation at Artsite’s Post Modern following the very first residency at the town centre gallery. The Path, a latex tunnel on a metal frame winding around the studio, complete with plaster casts and
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Support cash for Asperger’s
NEW opportunities and greater community support will be available to people with Asperger syndrome in Swindon thanks to a £21,500 boost to the town’s autism charity DASH. The organisation was awarded two grants this summer to develop training,
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Vandals attack signs marking war graves
SIGNS honouring the fallen from Swindon in the world wars have had to be removed from Radnor Street Cemetery after repeated vandalism. Destruction of the Common-wealth War Graves signs now appears to be a targeted attack after all were found broken
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Help the elderly escape a prison
PEOPLE who are able to give up some of their time to help the most vulnerable elderly residents are being asked to come forward. A new scheme is being set up to help those who may be alone and receive less than four hours of social support a week
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Dine with explorer
WEST SWINDON: The Friends of Young Carers will hold an evening with Wiltshire explorer David Hempleman-Adams on Thursday, September 11 at the Hilton Hotel in aid of Swindon Carers Centre. Tickets cost £25 and include a three-course dinner and a
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Marine suffer home thumping at hands of Yate
SWINDON Supermarine suffered an evening to forget as they were thrashed by Yate Town in their first home fixture of the season last night. Dave Webb's men, who went down 2-0 at Didcot Town on Saturday, were hammered 4-0 at the Webb's Wood Stadium
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Get trading at car boot sale
STRATTON: Organisers of a car boot sale set to take place on August 24 at Grange Leisure are looking to hear from potential traders. Tables cost £8 each and entry for visitors costs 50p. The sale will take place from 9am to noon, with traders setting
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Printers get nod to grow
PRINTING supplier Inception has been granted planning permission to refurbish its existing warehouse in Oak Tree Business Park and create a new mezzanine floor. The firm, which operates out of Unit 10 at the Spitfire Way park, filed the plans in
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Class action for a reunion
FORMER pupils of Ferndale Secondary School are being asked to come forward and register their interest in a school reunion planned for September 19 in Highworth. Jenny Weeks, nee Nutley, and Alan Moss, are organising the reunion, which is for classmates
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Get creative for air medics
CREATIVE people are being asked to make some decorations for stalls at the Priory Vale fun day in aid of Wiltshire Air Ambulance on Saturday, September 6. Kirstie Reeve, of Swindon Volunteer Centre, who is coordinating the project, said: “We want
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An icon arrived in Swindon
LIONISED like few other popular figures of the 19th Century he was singularly acknowledged as ‘Hero of the Two Worlds’ for his unremitting endeavours on behalf of embattled masses fighting for freedom and independence on either side of the Atlantic
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Scant regard for our safety
I FFEL I must add my comments to the ongoing debate about the crossings in Regent Circus. The old crossings were easy for everyone; pedestrians press the button, traffic stops, wait for the green man and they cross safely. I, rather foolishly
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Shooting birds for fun
I READ the letter from Bert Jones concerning the massacre of songbirds in Malta with interest and I agree with his sentiments. Readers might not be aware that we have our own massacre of birds on August 12 when the four month long grouse shooting
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Delays on trains
SWINDON: Train services between Swindon and Didcot Parkway were interrupted last night due to a signalling hitch on the lines. Commuters at Swindon saw some of the regular trains cancalled and other delayed by more than 30 minutes. Engineers
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Help TWIGS
SWINDON: Charity TWIGS is looking to recruit a craft co-ordinator. The deadline for applications is Friday, August 29 at 5pm. Applications can be found at www.healthwatchswindon.org.uk/news/job-opportunity-twigs-swindon-recruiting-craft-co-ordinator
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Lane work over
SEVENHAMPTON: Stop and go boards in Bellingham Lane will be removed today as BT completes its roadworks opposite the Bellingham Farm entrance. The telecoms firm began works on Monday.
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All at sea with navy
TOWN CENTRE: The Royal Navy Association in Swindon is welcoming new members. The Navy Club at 2 Harding Street is open on Wednesday between 12.30pm and 2.30pm and 7.30pm and 11pm, Thursday and Friday from 7.30pm until 11pm and Saturday between
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Give your toys
SWINDON: The Great Western Hospital is appealing for donations of new toys to the Children’s Unit. To send a gift call 01793 604020 and ask for play specialist Theresa Wyatt. Alternatively, for any donations, contact Jennifer Green at fundraising
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Join watchdogs
SWINDON: Healthwatch Swindon is recruiting volunteer board members to plan and steer the development of the organisation. Candidates must be able to commit up to two days per month. To apply or find out more email pete.rowe@healthwatchswindon.org.uk
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Get the bug for reading
LYDIARD: Story Walks for children at Lydiard Park are continuing today with the theme It’s a Bug's Life. This includes the stories The Hungry Caterpillar, James and the Giant Peach and Charlotte’s Webb. Two sessions are available each day from
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Help at popular teas
NEW tearooms at the Richard Jefferies Museum on the edge of Coate Water Country Park are proving so successful that more people are needed to give a hand behind the scenes. The museum, which is the birthplace of Swindon’s Victorian nature writer
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Get knitting for air funds
A KNITTING group is doing a woolly good thing by selling their creations to raise money for Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Knitwitz members are making blankets for the charity. The group meets once a month and has 20 members as well as dozens of contributors
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Help cause with Big Packed Lunch
The NSPCC is calling on people in Swindon to host a creative or unusual lunch as part of its UK-wide Big Packed Lunch campaign. On September 17, participants can donate the money they would otherwise have spent on a “same old, same old” lunch to
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Take up angling
SOUTH CERNEY: An angling taster day is being held by South Cerney Angling Club on Saturday at Gillman’s Lake on Wickwater Lane. Each 30-minute taster session is free. Booking is essential – call Craig Hunt on 07989 973217.
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Jewellery taken
ASHTON KEYNES: Jewellery was stolen when two homes were burgled last week while the owners were away. Both properties were broken into by forcing open ground floor windows. A single ring was taken from one house and a quantity of jewellery from
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Come for a stroll
CRICKLADE: There will be a guided walk around the town on Sunday, organised by the Cricklade Historial Society. The walk sets off from the museum in Calcutt Street at 2pm.
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Speak up on play areas
WILTSHIRE: The views of parents and their children on what play facilities they need in their areas are being south by Wiltshire Council. Results of the survey will be used to decide how financial contributions from housing developers who win planning
