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4 The Link Magazine • December 2002
Police need help to stop further pervert exposure
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As The Link goes to press Swindon police continue to make urgent appeals for information which will
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cannot be complacent as to his fu- build with unkempt brown
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these incidents very seriously and wearing blue jeans, blue top
need public help to find the culprit and brown shoes.
All the incidents have
taken place close to the Shaw
Ridge Leisure Park or near
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• Web hosting and design A group of West Swindon councillors have come up with an idea
But do you know • Home visits, collection which might reduce the scourge of illegal graffiti in subways.
& delivery After the legal graffiti wall at
where they are? Or for help getting started, call Mannington was destroyed by
us days, evenings or weekends on vandals for the third time in Sep-
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iI • • 01793 321361 tember, councillors Nick and Mary
(Mobile 07919 263072 Martin, Steve Wakefield and Doug
www.uklinks4.com E-mail: [email protected] Stewart are suggesting that one or
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to street artists to promote socially
useful messages, whilst at the same
time displaying their talents.
i "Graffi ti is a very difficult prob-
lem to get to grips with," said Nick Mary Martin and the graffiti wall
Martin. "There are the vandals who before it was completely vandalised
go round tagging property which
is illegal and must be stopped, but school messages. The artists would
there are also people with genuine need to come to an agreement with
talent who want to show their art- the council about the time period
work in public places. the work should be exhibited and
"We've suggested letting them submit a sketch of their idea."
use underpass walls to get across For more information mail:
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