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3:40pm Friday 10th October 2008
A BANNED driver rammed a police car which turned into a cul-de-sac, as he tried to speed away from the law.
2:30pm Friday 10th October 2008
SWINDON schools have been applauded for embracing the world at an awards ceremony in London.
1:10pm Friday 10th October 2008
THANK you from the bottom of our hearts’ is the message service personnel from across the country will be giving to the people of Wootton Bassett on Sunday.
12:00pm Friday 10th October 2008
DEBT dodger Joanna Pickles has again escaped time in prison – despite not completing community service.
11:30am Friday 10th October 2008
UNEMPLOYMENT figures in Swindon have shot up in the last 12 months.
10:40am Friday 10th October 2008
FINANCE chiefs at two Wiltshire councils have admitted they had millions of pounds tied up in a collapsed Icelandic bank.
10:20am Friday 10th October 2008
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown made a whistlestop tour of Swindon today where he delivered a speech insisting that falling oil prices must be passed directly to energy customer in the wake of the latest economic turmoil.
9:43am Friday 10th October 2008
PUPILS are following in the footsteps of their teacher to run for a worthy cause.
9:20am Friday 10th October 2008
THOUSANDS of football fans will unite in applause in memory of brave Town fan Dylan O’Neill.
7:50am Friday 10th October 2008
AN exciting redevelopment of a Swindon landmark will go ahead despite the credit crunch.
10:00pm Thursday 9th October 2008
A GUITAR legend went down a storm at a Swindon school.
9:00pm Thursday 9th October 2008
CENTRAL Swindon will come alive to the sound of new music on Saturday, as bands mark the anniversary of the death of a legendary broadcaster.
7:57pm Thursday 9th October 2008
A DISTINCTIVE white double-decker bus will be touring the town to show how local agencies are tackling anti-social behaviour.
7:24pm Thursday 9th October 2008
A JURY has failed to decide whether a man had sex with a 14-year-old girl.
6:10pm Thursday 9th October 2008
WILTSHIRE Wildlife Trust is on the look-out for recycling enthusiasts to help put together a recycling directory for Swindon.
Updated 1:21am Monday 13th October 2008
A pedestrian died after two stolen cars collided and hit a block of flats, police said.
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A HISTORIAN is hoping the public can offer more information about the Swindon railway works for his latest book.
Celebrity chef Ainsley Harriott was faced with an emotional dilemma in a recent episode of the genealogy series Who Do You Think You Are? Having traced one line of his ancestry to great-great-great grandmother, Catherine Smith, born into slavery in 1831, he then discovered a shocking piece of evidence. A different branch of his family tree led to great-great-grandfather James Gordon Harriott, white man and slave owner.
In my previous article I mentioned that a pageant took place in 1925 to celebrate 100 years of the railway. The GWR had to mock up the North Star to show off its history. However, after the pageant there was much talk about saving some locos for future generations to enjoy.
PARTY time looms at Lawn Primary School this week, as preparations are made to mark the venue’s 50th birthday.
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