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Teenager jumped red and injured pedestrian through red

9:00am Thursday 18th March 2010

A teenage motorist driving through a red light hit a pedestrian so hard with the wing mirror of his car that it fell off.

Oxford blast Swindon over music survey

7:50am Thursday 18th March 2010

FIRST it was roundabouts, and now Swindon is facing a double assault on its reputation – this time through music.

Rory’s scantastic visit

7:10am Thursday 18th March 2010

Political comedian and impressionist Rory Bremner cut the ribbon on the £1.2m state-of-the-art CT scanner at Swindon’s Great Western Hospital yesterday.

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Prospect shops enjoy a bumper turnover

6:30am Thursday 18th March 2010

PROSPECT Hospice is saying thanks a million to its charity shop customers after raising a fifth of its fundraising target for the year.

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History: When Old Town was centre of depravity

11:40pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

Little London Court is today a complex of smart, new offices, but the area once had the dubious reputation of being the meanest street in Old Swindon.

Warning hospital may face £2m cuts

11:30pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

Great Western Hospital could lose £2 million a year under a new £20 billion efficiency savings bid by the NHS over the next four years.

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Son lived it up on mum’s life savings

10:30pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

A 36-YEAR-OLD man plundered tens of thousands of pounds of his elderly mum’s money to fund a lavish lifestyle.

Owl found dead - but it's not Megan

10:10pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

THE search for missing European eagle owl Megan was feared to have come to a tragic end when a Swindon bird lover reported her dead.

Extra aid to help people keep homes

9:20pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

SWINDON has been identified as one of 86 repossession hotspots which will be receiving extra Government money.

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Ex-con jailed for having shotgun

9:10pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

A former convict who claimed he found a sawn-off shotgun when he went to relieve himself in the woods has been jailed for four years.

Tackle race for life – twice!

8:50pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

WOMEN in Swindon are being invited to do something amazing by ‘going round again’ at Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life at Lydiard Park.

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Brewery and hotel celebrate 50 years

7:40pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

THREE generations of the Clifford family – who own the Blunsdon House Hotel – were presented with a plaque by three generations of the Arkell’s family to commemorate 50 years of doing business together.

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Pudsey receives cash from festive grotto

5:30pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

CHILDREN in Need’s Pudsey Bear was spotted during a recent farmers’ market at Swindon’s Wharf Green.

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Sporty buddies wanted

4:10pm Wednesday 17th March 2010

SWINDON Council is looking for volunteers for its Advocacy and Activity Buddy Scheme, aimed at getting more disabled, elderly and those with low self-esteem into sport.