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The Link Magazine • February 1997
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MAUREEN PEARSON TUTOR WITH Council commences with cuts
A.T.T. Swindon Council starts life on 1 April with new responsibilities for
TWENTY YEAR'S education and social services. But it has had to cut £11 million from
TAXATION its budget to meet a shortfall.
ADVISOR EXPERIENCE Unfilled jobs have been frozen, fund raising powers also means
grants to voluntary organisations that the education budget is short
For Advice and Help on offers Maths, English like the Pre-school Alliance have of £2 million.
Personal and Business Tax
and Science in your been cut and service levels like Swindon headteachers warn that
Completion of Tax Returns library hours are to be reduced. class sizes could rise as money paid
home at Junior,
and Preparation of Accounts Government capping on council to schools is pruned back. Class
GCSE and A Level. numbers in some primary school
for the Inland Revenue
could reach 40.
27 Holmleigh, Haydon Wick Age range: 6 to 50 Residents
Swindon SN2 3RH Boost your confidence now
Tel: (0 1793) 724172 Tel: 870257 or 823159 miss the bus Photos for
The change in Stagecoach route 8 Prospect
from Town Centre to Freshbrook
Village Centre on 27 January has The new year is just beginning,
upset people who can no longer but the Prospect Foundation is al-
HAVE YOU Countrywide catch a bus close to their home. ready putting together its 1988 cal-
The new schedule shows that endar and is inviting photogra-
MADE l((SI(ltIIliili I(( ltt''S
Beaumaris Road, Toothill is missed phers to submit 35mm slides for
A WILL? LANDLORDS - CAN YOUR out after 855am. The No 8 now possible inclusion.
runs past the West Swindon Cen-
The Prospect Hospice covers an
We can help! AGENT OFFER THIS? tre, along Whitehill Way and into Highworth in the north to
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Glynis Daniels from Stamford some aspect of this area.
ACT NOW! West Swindon Centre Close said a petition was being Transparancies, marked with
Tel: (01793) 882121 raised by angry residents calling name, address and brief descrip-
Just Wills Wiltshire
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est stop. People are not being well Swindon SN4 9BY. For further
ESTATE • AGENTS
served by Stagecoach." information, call David on 813355.
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Contents
Copy date for March 4 Toothill
edition: 14 February 5 Freshbrook
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Shaw & Roughmoor
Published: 1 March
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Westlea
Copy for April: 14 March
Published by Editorial: Roger Ogle 10 Haydon Wick
Abbey Meads
West Swindon Publications Publisher/Editor 11
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