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• Drug supply offences put two in jail

  THESE are the two Swindon men who have been sentenced to a total of nine years for class-A drug offences. read more

• Hammer attack case: ‘I was first on scene after hammer attack’

  A teacher who gave schoolboy Henry Webster first aid after he was attacked with a hammer told the High Court how he remained “quite coherent” despite his grievous head wounds. read more

• Ailing Mike keeps aiming for records at another world record

  RECORD-BREAKER Mike Buss has set his sights on his next world record while still nursing injuries from his previous feat. read more

• Swindon residents set to benefit from free wireless internet

  SWINDON is to become the first town in the UK to offer free wireless internet to all residents. read more

• History: Well-paid railway workers fuelled housing boom in 1840s

  In the 1840s the speculators and developers flocked to New Swindon to make a quick profit from meeting the need for more housing. read more

• School is given a good report now

  A SECONDARY school which once failed to meet Government targets has turned itself around, according to Government inspectors. read more

• Gravel company fined for dumping at Cotswold Water Park

  A gravel company which deposited waste soils illegally at the Cotswold Water Park site in Gloucestershire has today been fined £10,000. The company director was also given a 12 month conditional discharge. read more

• Chat to your local police team

  TOWN centre residents will have four opportunities to meet with their policing team next month. read more

• School may open on temporary site

  A NEW school may open a year early to cope with a shortage of places in Old Town. read more

• Enter your pet into our Christmas competition

  It’s time to launch our Swindon Advertiser Christmas Pet Idol 2009 competition. We’re in search of the area’s cutest and most lovable Christmas pet. Petshed Ltd in Hay Lane, Wroughton are supplying us with the prize – £80 worth of vouchers for the winner. read more

• History: Keith hit the target nine times in two games

  Forty-four years ago this week, striker Keith East was certainly the talk of the Town. read more

• Children's charity targeted for fifth time

  A CHILDREN’S charity was targeted again by yobs for the fifth consecutive weekend. read more

• Youngsters given a voice through film

  TEENAGERS from Swindon have starred in a documentary style film that offers a snapshot of today’s education system. read more

• New bid to stop the wife beaters

  A NUMBER of controversial proposals have been made by Wiltshire’s Chief Constable Brian Moore to track serial wife-beaters to protect their victims. read more

• MP Ann is new bullying helpline patron

  MP ANN Widdecombe has become patron of the Swindon-based National Bullying Helpline charity. read more

• Hammer Case: Detective could find no evidence of racism

  The hammer attack on schoolboy Henry Webster was not racially motivated, a Swindon police detective said. read more

• Be fair with fares, train bosses told

  TRAIN bosses have been accused of “spinning” price increases after claiming fares will remain largely the same – while also admitting one Swindon fare is rising by 15 per cent. read more

• Lorraine Chase will switch Christmas lights on

  CHRISTMAS will be up and running in the town centre with the switch on of festive lights this week. read more

• Free wireless internet for all Swindon residents

  PEOPLE in Swindon will soon be getting their hands on free internet access thanks to a new council-run scheme. read more

• Bid to get help for young sex victims

  CHILD sex trafficking is becoming a big problem for the south west and councils in the region have been criticised by children’s charity Barnardo’s for not doing enough for victims. read more

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