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Stories for 16 April 2001

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Supermarine held to draw

HELLENIC: Supermarine, facing one of their toughest games for several weeks were held to a 0-0 draw at South Marston by visitors Yate Town.   more...

Inspired Vale get 7-0 victory and increase winning run

SCREWFIX: Pewsey Vale's recent revival under Don Rogers continued after an excellent Easter weekend of two games and ten goals.   more...

Cup tie dates

Swindon Supermarine are away to Didcot Town today in the semi final of the Complete Music Challenge Cup and on Thursday are at home to Gloucester United in the final of the Floodlit Cup, kick off 7.30pm.   more...

Sport Rugby

Bassett slip up

Wootton Bassett paid the price for fielding a young and inexperienced side when they suffered an unexpected 14-0 reverse at lowly Corsham who eased their relegation worries.   more...

Voyce and Thirlby fill their boots

Rotherham 12, Bath 68: Tom Voyce and Rob Thirlby both ran in hat-tricks as Bath annihilated hapless Rotherham at Clifton Lane.   more...

Sights are set on Grand Final

Bath head coach Jon Callard was fulsome in his praise of his two hat-trick heroes following the 68-12 mauling of Rotherham at Clifton Lane, a result that sets a new Premiership away record for the men from the Rec.   more...

Match Stats

Rotherham   more...

Stfc Sport

Let me stay!

IAN WOAN will be a Swindon Town player next season provided the club retains its Second Division status.   more...

Useless!

ANDY KING was fuming after Town's 1-0 defeat at the New Den and labelled his side's performance as `useless.'   more...

Paul's goal

DEBUTANT Paul McAreavey did not know he was in the side until Saturday morning.   more...

County fan Robbo up for win

NOTTS COUNTY fan Steve Robinson has promised there will be no divided loyalties at the County Ground this afternoon.   more...

Reddy - I'm an unlucky omen

MICHAEL Reddy feared his appearance as a substitute may have been responsible for Town's defeat but he is hoping for better fortunes against Notts County this afternoon.   more...

Swindon Town 1 Notts County 2 - Exclusive live report

Town failed to make the most of home advantage against a very under par Notts County this afternoon (Mon 16th April) and surrender all three points with little fight.   more...

Lions show the courage

MILLWALL 1, SWINDON TOWN 0: Town's trip to the Lions' Den called for courage but Andy King's men chose a bad afternoon to play more like the quivering beast in the Wizard of Oz.   more...

MAN OF THE MATCH: Antoine Van Der Linden

ANTOINE Van Der Linden could be forgiven for suffering from motion sickness, such is the way the Dutchman has been moved around this year.   more...

TEAM VERDICT

THIS was a poor effort, particularly after the optimism around the club following the midweek win over Brentford.   more...

Reading stay in contention

Second-placed Reading stayed on Millwall's heels after coming from behind to beat Bury 4-1.   more...

Swindon News

Give and take at same time

YOUR elderly readers living in local sheltered housing should be warned of another `stealth tax' dreamed up by Customs and Excise.   more...

Consultation must be taken into account

I HAVE every sympathy with Roger Barnes' view (Letters, April 10) that the sooner the future of Nythe Primary School is decided the better for all concerned.   more...

Against the location

They say ignorance is bliss. Well that seems all too true for Michael J Enright (Letters, March 29). I suggest he takes a night school class in history, geography and economics.   more...

Residents have no say

HAVING read the letter from Michael J Enright (Evening Advertiser, Thursday, March 29), regarding the park and ride at Spittleborough Farm, Wootton Bassett, I would like to reply as follows.   more...

Governments have all made mistakes

RE Peter Bates' letter, Evening Advertiser, Tuesday, April 10, where he says no government is perfect. I heartily agree with that. Then he goes on to say he cannot remember any government dropping so many clangers as this current administration.   more...

£285 for India

LIVE Indian classical music performed by the Swindon Asian Musical Group provided the atmosphere for a night devoted to raising funds for victims of the Indian earthquake.   more...

New contract for Carillion

THE company which has built the shell Swindon's new Great Western Hospital has won a £360 million contract to build Railtrack infrastructure.   more...

Mad about the boy

WHEN Jenny Brett was told that her son Callum could have Down's syndrome, the news came as hammer-blow which made her feel as though her child had died.   more...

March to help abuse victims

A SUPPORT worker will take on Prime Minister Tony Blair in his biggest battle yet ­ to change the law for victims of sex abuse.   more...

Time takes its toll on town Cub group

A CUB group in central Swindon is in danger of folding because not enough young families live in the area.   more...

Poet appeals for artists to finish book

SHE's written the poems ­ now all Julie-Anne Bowmaker needs is some children to provide her with the pictures.   more...

Talk will inspire lovers of wild lands

MEMBERS of the UK's leading wild land conservation charity are giving a talk in Swindon.   more...

Deals on wheels!

Henry Ford, the man who brought the motor car to the masses, was a great believer in giving people what they wanted.   more...

Anger over transfer of health visitor

PARENTS and staff at Chippenham's Marshfield Road doctor's surgery are outraged after it was announced that their resident health visitor is to be moved to a different clinic.   more...

A look at the world's future

AN event called Futureworld, organised by the North Wiltshire branch of Friends of the Earth, will look at the state of our planet now and its possible state in the future.   more...

Plans halted in mid-flight

A KITE festival is the latest victim of the foot and mouth epidemic.   more...

Blackbelt academy kicks up success!

JUST two years after he came up with the idea of taking martial arts to the people, Leigh Childs has welcomed the 300th member to his satellite Blackbelt Academies.   more...

A star is born

MODEL Daniel Hughes has landed a role in a major television drama after his face was spotted on a leaflet.   more...

Windfall for `copter team

WILTSHIRE'S helicopter will be in the air for longer after the service received a windfall from the Government.   more...

Wanted: Nice home for a monstrous Yucca

At EIGHT foot tall, Florence McIntosh's Yucca has simply outgrown its welcome.   more...

Christians from many congregations march through the town

CHRISTIANS from three churches in Gorse Hill marched together to remember the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.   more...

Forceful female

AMANDA Evely says women no longer have anything to fear when joining the ranks.   more...

Appeal for horse books for charity

A WOOTTON Bassett charity is asking for donations to help horses in Romania.   more...

Call for more gardeners to go green

GARDENERS are being asked to go green by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.   more...

Take all that household rubbish to recycling centre

IF you are thinking of spring cleaning in the near future, there's no need worry about what to do with your rubbish ­ take it to Purton's new Household Recycling Centre.   more...

Man pickets cable firm over coverage

MARK Webb was so exasperated with the lack of response to his complaints about his cable television coverage that he picketed the ntl shop in Swindon until somebody took action.   more...

Keeping the helicopter flying high

We welcome the decision to extend the hours of Wiltshire's police and air ambulance helicopter.   more...

Callum ­ a boy like any other

It gives us real pleasure to feature the Brett family with their latest addition, little Callum.   more...

Is he Swindon's next big thing?

LUCKY old Daniel Hughes!   more...

Wiltshire News

Windfall for `copter team

WILTSHIRE'S helicopter will be in the air for longer after the service received a windfall from the Government.   more...

Wiltshire Sport

Let me stay!

IAN WOAN will be a Swindon Town player next season provided the club retains its Second Division status.   more...

  
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