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FULL-TIME REPORT: Swindon Town 2, Brighton and Hove Albion 4 (after extra-time)
AN impressive Swindon Town saw their Capital Cup hopes cruelly ended in extra-time against Brighton and Hove Albion. The Championship visitors took the lead in the opening 10 minutes, against the run of play, with a wonder strike from Rohan Ince
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MATCHDAY LIVE: Swindon Town v Brighton and Hove Albion
11:46pm Thanks for follwoing the game with MATCHDAY LIVE, hope you all enjoyed that, it was a great game of football to watch. We'll be back bringing you updates from Saturday's home game with Coventry.
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Vendettas' road to Leeds and Reading
Every year the Leeds/Reading Festival gives new bands a chance to launch their careers on the BBC Introducing Stage. We followed Leeds band Vendettas as they prepared for their shot at the big time and found out what it means to them to play their
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Travellers move just down road
THE travellers who set up camp at Lydiard Park at the weekend have moved on to another local beauty spot Shaw Forest Park. Having spent just three days in a corner of Lydiard Park, the family attracted a number of complaints and left the site on
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A little Extra help for breast cancer
A FUNDRAISING drive to offer pioneering treatment to women with breast cancer in Swindon has received a cash boost from Tesco Extra in Ocotal Way. As part of the store’s re-launch celebrations, charity Brighter Futures was presented with a cheque
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Town call off Chesterfield match
SWINDON Town have postponed their trip to Chesterfield on Saturday, September 6 due to international call-ups. The club have moved to call the match off after receiving the paperwork to confirm Yaser Kasim's inclusion in the Iraq squad to face
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Lydiard Park. Just passing through.
I have a bit of a reputation for being a devil’s advocate. Show me a story and I’ll try to see another way of looking at it. I like to feel that’s me being open minded. Others think I’m being a pain the rear end. On Monday the Adver ran a story
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War images talk
SWINDON: Capturing Emotion: war photographer Robert Capa – a talk by Ron Bateman – will be held at the Central Library on September 25 from 7.15pm. The co-founder of the Orwell Society presents a collection of images taken by Robert Capa in the Spanish
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Magical storytime
TOWN CENTRE: On Thursday, Captain Barnacles and Kwazii, from the Octonauts, will hold storytime sessions at The Brunel’s magical garden, situated near Cargo homestore. Characters will appear between 11am and 3.30pm. Entry is free.
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Call to diabetics
SHRIVENHAM: Doctors and nurses from Elm Tree Surgery invite you to a diabetes roadshow on September 15 from 5pm to 7pm at Shrivenham Memorial Hall. Meet experts, talk to other diabetics and look at support.
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Invitation to have a flu jab
SHRIVENHAM: A flu vaccination clinic will be held at Shrivenham Memorial Hall on October 1 between 2pm and 6.15pm. The clinics are recommended for people of 65 and over and those 18 and over who suffer from diabetes, kidney disease, heart disease
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Jacklin tees up
TOWN CENTRE: An evening with Tony Jacklin, hosted by Willie Thorne, will take place at the Wyvern on September 11 from 7.30pm. With perfect timing just a couple of weeks before the Ryder Cup, Tony Jacklin is in Swindon to talk at length about his Major-winning
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App assists the meningitis battle
NATIONAL charity Meningitis Now is issuing a warning to Swindon parents as children start back at school for the new term. September sees the start of the meningitis peak season, so the charity is urging parents, students and teachers to be vigilant
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Heroes play at Brunel
TOWN CENTRE: The Brunel Centre is to commemorate the centenary of the Great War with Heroes, a play set in a French military retirement home. The September 11 event will begin at 6.30pm in the shopping centre. The comedy, featuring professional actors
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Call to tenants
A GROUP which scrutinises Swindon Council’s housing service is looking for new volunteers. The Tenant Scrutiny Panel is made up of council tenants and provides an independent view of the council’s housing service and its performance. The panel
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Training offer to social enterprise
A programme of free training workshops for social enterprises in Wiltshire is being organised by Community First and Silva Social Enterprises. The workshops are open to social enterprises and community businesses wanting to extend and improve their
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Deaf urged to help research
THE CHARITY Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID) is inviting people in Swindon who are deaf or have hearing loss or tinnitus to join the charity’s research panel and help influence its work. Panellists will have regular opportunities to take
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Fully involved
TOWN CENTRE: Swindon Involved takes place on Saturday from 11.30am at Wharf Green, with live music from The Wire Birds, featuring Jenny Haan, Full On, All Ears Avow, Jimmy Moore, Swindon Lightning Cheer Squad, Ataraxis Vibration and The Damned and
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Porkers at pub
BISHOPSTONE: Pigstock 2014 takes place at The Royal Oak at the weekend with live music, food and drink. Camping on the farm is available for tents and motor homes. There will be toilets and simple showers available. For information email Carolyn@helenbrowningorganics
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Caring about Christmas
TOWN CENTRE: Staff at the Brunel Centre are giving a boost to Christmas Care with a pop-up shop. The shop will open in the centre on Saturday and Sunday and Christmas Care will receive the entire takings for the two days of trading. Members of The
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Robbery charge teen sent to youth court
A TEENAGER who is accused of trying to rob three people in what has come to be known as ‘mugger’s alley’ has had his case sent back to the youth court. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is said to have taken part in three
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Dad hopes for pots of cash after 24-hour snooker
A 24-hour snookerthon is being held this week to raise money for a robot which could help a little boy with autism speak. Five-year-old Logan Franco-Franklin has never uttered a word, cuddled his baby brother or joined in a game of football in
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Back in business
SWINDON: The Tesco Extra store in Ocotal Way relaunches today after a re-vamp which has seen a brand new Giraffe restaurant and Harris + Hoole coffee shop added. Deputy Mayor Coun Andrew Bennett and Lesley Bayliss from charity Brighter Futures will
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Sale in the street
OLD TOWN: The third annual Old Town Yard Sale will be held on August 31 between noon and 4pm. Houses in Ashford Road, Brunswick Street, Hythe Road, Kent Road, Lansdown Road, Folkestone Road, Maidstone Road, Pembroke Street, Stafford Street and Savernake
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Judge grants woman bail
SWINDON: A woman who is accused of carrying out a serious assault on her partner has been released on bail. Lisa Holborow is accused of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm in relation to an alleged incident in Chilton Foliat. The
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What now for the Oasis?
THE future of a multi-million pound leisure project at the Oasis hangs in the balance as council chiefs lose patience with the developers. After leaseholders Moirai missed several key deadlines for moving forward with plans to build an indoor ski-slope
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Robbery charge teen sent to youth court
A TEENAGER who is accused of trying to rob three people in what has come to be known as ‘mugger’s alley’ has had his case sent back to the youth court. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is said to have taken part in three
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Area defaced by graffiti rampage
THE INK had barely dried on the agreement for the sale of Regent Circus before the building was tagged in a spate of graffiti over the weekend. On Sunday morning residents of Cross Street woke to find a number of properties in the area having been
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Former burglar is cleared of thefts
A MAN who “confessed” to burgling a house in the dead of night has been cleared of any wrongdoing after a jury believed the police misunderstood him. Paul Christian told officers: “I know what you are on about: All I took was some money and a phone
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Driver unhurt as car rolls on to its roof
A Woman driver had a lucky escape when her overturned yesterday morning. She was driving on the A4361 from Wroughton when the car came off the road and ended up on its roof in the hedge of an adjacent field. The woman was unhurt although she
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Travellers are shifted from park
THE Lydiard Park travellers have been moved on a matter of days after setting up camp at the West Swindon beauty spot. At around midnight on Friday, the family of travellers took over a corner of the fields with approximately seven caravans and
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Giant blanket brings family some comfort
AS Victoria Stockman was rushed into A&E with burns which would ultimately claim her life last May, her auntie Jane Young was fighting a heart attack on the same ward, by her side. What’s more, Jane’s own daughter, a staff nurse at Great Western
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Plans put forward for new waste site
AN APPLICATION has been put forward to build a waste depot on land close to the Kendrick Industrial Estate near Rodbourne Cheney. If given approval, then it will contain various non-toxic household, industrial and commercial waste. The proposal
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Town in line for all-hours post office
THE Post Office is proposing to move Highworth Post Office to create an open-plan main branch, with extended opening hours for customers. The proposed location is Budgens, in Swindon Road, Highworth, 800 metres from its present site in Sheep Street
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Sheds raided at allotments
MORE than a dozen sheds off Wheeler Avenue were broken into overnight on Monday as vandals tore doors off and ransacked storage areas around the local allotments. It is the second time this year that vandals have broken into the allotments in Stratton
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Groves puts weight behind Swindon stars
GEORGE Groves is hoping that his profile will help open doors for Garvey Kelly and Luke Watkins as they make their way into professional boxing. The world title super-middleweight contender has signed a management deal with the two Swindon fighters
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Webb sees confidence return to Marine side
SWINDON Supermarine boss Dave Webb saw the confidence restored to his side after their 4-2 win over Wantage. The Webb’s Wood club have endured a miserable start to the season, losing four of their opening five games. Webb made several changes to
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HELLENIC LEAGUE: Happy holidays for Fisher
HIGHWORTH boss John Fisher was satisfied with his side’s 1-0 win over local rivals Wootton Bassett. The Worthians controlled the first half on Bank Holiday Monday and created multiple chances ,but could not find a way past Ben Mitchell in the Bassett
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Kilbee stars as Goats post back-to-back wins
Goatacre notched up a second successive victory as they won by 17 runs at Cheltenham. Ed Kilbee hit 53 whilst opener Ed Wilkins made 31 to get the visitors up and running. Cheltenham’s Matt Jennings took 3-28 as Goatacre were dismissed for
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Brad over the moon to be a Socceroo
BRAD Smith is delighted about receiving the call to play for Australia, the country of his birth. Town’s on-loan wing-back was born in Penrith in New South Wales and lived in the country until he was 14, when he moved to England for family reasons
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Cooper: Pressure is always on
IT is not very often Town go into a game at the County Ground where many would consider them second favourites. However, Mark Cooper insists managing the team not expecting to get the result does not reduce the pressure on him. Last season
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Cooper looking to follow the Seagulls way for his Swindon young guns
TOWN boss Mark Cooper has described tonight’s visitors Brighton and Hove Albion as a ‘blueprint’ for what Swindon Town are trying to achieve. After Tony Bloom’s takeover and the appointment of Gus Poyet in 2009 the Seagulls went through a dramatic
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MOTORSPORT: Latif stretches his lead to 14 points
FORMER Marlborough College student Alessandro Latif has extended his lead in the Pro-Am Trophy after enjoying his most successful Blancpain Sprint Series race weekend of the year. The young British GT driver placed first in class in the latest
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MOTORSPORT: Car trouble plagues Belcher at Knockhill
MAJOR improvements in pace unfortunately went unrewarded for Simon Belcher at Knockhill after three challenging British Touring Car Championship races at the home of Scottish motorsport, in Fife on Sunday . Heading into the weekend the Swindon
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Lechlade bag Premier spot for the first time
LECHLADE are looking forward to launching an assault on the second tier of the West of England Premier League for the first time in their history next summer after securing the Glos/Wilts Division. Joe Breet’s side will ply their trade in Premier
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Williams hoping for late present
ANDY Williams may have celebrated his 28th birthday a fortnight ago, but tonight’s clash with Brighton and Hove Albion will bring back memories of day he turned 26. The Swindon Town striker had joined the club on a free transfer from Yeovil Town
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It’s a ‘very big game’ for Swindon says Brighton boss Hyypia
BRIGHTON boss Sami Hyypia is steeling his side for a motivated Swindon Town ahead of their League Cup second round clash tonight. The former Liverpool and Finland captain, took over at the Amex during the summer after a spell in charge of Bayer
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Deaf urged to help research
THE CHARITY Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID) is inviting people in Swindon who are deaf or have hearing loss or tinnitus to join the charity’s research panel and help influence its work. Panellists will have regular opportunities to take
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App assists the meningitis battle
NATIONAL charity Meningitis Now is issuing a warning to Swindon parents as children start back at school for the new term. September sees the start of the meningitis peak season, so the charity is urging parents, students and teachers to be vigilant
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Getting Christmas wrapped up early
WITH less than four months until Christmas, plans are well underway to make sure the town centre gets into the festive spirit. A call has gone out to local traders and businesses who want to be a part of this year’s local market as organisers aim
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Fete puts on a great show
SHRIVENHAM village fete went off in style at the weekend with entertainment for all the family. The day kicked off with music from Highworth Silver Band before a fancy dress parade, followed by a falconry display, Punch and Judy, dog display and
