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Charity wants your unwanted items

3:00pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

PEOPLE spring cleaning their homes are being invited to donate any unwanted items to charity today.

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‘Free test could save your life’

5:04pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

WOMEN in Swindon could be putting their lives on the line by not taking advantage of free smear tests.

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Fall in council tax for Wootton Bassett

1:50pm Tuesday 9th February 2010

FAMILIES living in Wootton Bassett have welcomed a one per cent cut in their council tax.

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Ambulance service defends staff plan

11:10am Tuesday 9th February 2010

CONTROVERSIAL staffing plans which sparked threats of industrial action against Great Western Ambulance Service are part of a plan to guarantee every patient is treated by a paramedic when they dial 999.

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Fight leaves man with broken leg

10:50am Tuesday 9th February 2010

A MAN has been left with a broken leg and bruised eye after a early morning attack outside a gay bar.

Swindon firebombers have their sentence cut

10:00am Tuesday 9th February 2010

Three Swindon Sikhs who were jailed for a total of more than 20 years for a series of “honour” related fire-bombings have had their sentences cut at the Court of Appeal.

Inquest verdict due on stream death

9:51am Tuesday 9th February 2010

THE inquest into the death of Daniel Barry, whose body was discovered in a stream in Rodbourne Cheney last year, will be concluded today.

Woman faces cocaine charge

9:52am Tuesday 9th February 2010

A 22-year-old woman is to face trial by jury after denying being in possession of cocaine with intent to supply.

Court date set for Pinehurst shooting

9:33am Tuesday 9th February 2010

FOUR people charged with conspiracy to commit murder in a Pinehurst shooting will make their pleas during a court case in the summer.

Man denies assault

9:20am Tuesday 9th February 2010

A man is to face trial by jury after denying assaulting a woman last summer.

No more snow for Swindon, says Met Office

8:53am Tuesday 9th February 2010

DESPITE the snow showers yesterday, the forecast for Swindon predicts little to no more snow for the town.

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Robbers tackled by postal worker

8:00am Tuesday 9th February 2010

POLICE are hunting two men who used a gun to try to hold up a newsagents in Pinehurst yesterday morning.

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