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Generous Wiltshire stranger reunited with young mum he calls a "credit to her generation"

Generous Wiltshire stranger reunited with young mum he calls a "credit to her generation"

A generous Wiltshire stranger who left a young mother a handwritten note on a train describing her as a "credit to her generation" has been reunited with her.

Sport

County close in on Storey

County close in on Storey

A LOAN move for Swindon Town striker Miles Storey to League Two side Newport County could be wrapped up prior to this weekend.

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1:35pm

RT @SwinWildcats: Wildcats new arrival Tomas Kana will be icing for the first time tonight in the Cup Semi Final against @manc_phoenix http…
— @AdverSport 28 January 2015

1:18pm

Swindon Advertiser:

Barry Leighton looks back at Swindon's secret army...
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12:11pm

The #M48 #Severnbridge crossing has now re-opened to High Sided Vehicles & Motorcycles as strong winds have reduced
— @HAtraffic_swest 28 January 2015

12:06pm

Swindon Advertiser:

Tesco is to shut its Devizes store. Will others follow?
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11:20am

IN DEPTH WITH... Jamie Cox: The Commonwealth gold medallist speaks about battling injury, fighting back from p... http://t.co/2UXUInSbVu
— @AdverSport 28 January 2015

10:17am

It's Cervical Cancer Prevention week - our HPV vaccine uptake figures in #Swindon schools are the best in the country achieving 96.6%.
— @HealthSwindon 28 January 2015

10:11am

Swindon Advertiser:

While we're on the subject of page 3, this is yesterday's.
Catch up with Frank Lampard's Swindon visit here

9:09am

Swindon Advertiser:

Read our page three here.

8:55am

Swindon Advertiser:

It looks like being a wet morning but the rainfall and wind should ease later.
Keep up to date with the forecast here

8:31am

Swindon Advertiser:

Making the case for Swindon's £50m Thamesdown Drive Extension.
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8:30am

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Earthquake hits parts of Hampshire

Earthquake hits parts of Hampshire

AN EARTHQUAKE shook a Hampshire community, rocking homes and sparking a hectic night for emergency services.

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Opinion

They worked hard

They worked hard

RE: ‘Rural life clouded by solar farm’ (Adver, January 10), I should like to record the work of our two Highworth and Blunsdon councillors, Alan Biship and Maureen Penny, who worked hard with Inglesham residents in opposing the proposed solar farm and who, along with local residents, voiced their objections during the planning committee meeting on December 9.

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Lack of empathy 'worsens illness'

Lack of empathy 'worsens illness'

Doctors who give patients the impression they do not believe or understand them could actually make the symptoms worse, according to a new study.

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THE LIST: 25 of the worst passwords you could choose

THE LIST: 25 of the worst passwords you could choose

Anyone who uses a computer uses a password... and we've all read stories warning us about not using obvious ones.

Features

Is it time to invest in our future?

Is it time to invest in our future?

THE number of students from Swindon attending Britain’s top 30 universities is among the lowest in the country, according to the latest figures from the folk who compile such things.

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