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John braves needle for second year
10:00pm Thursday 21st August 2008
CANCER survivor John Kilderry had another tattoo etched on his arm ahead of the forthcoming Relay For Life event.
Comments (0)More medals for Matthew
9:20pm Thursday 21st August 2008
GOLDEN boy Matthew Fairs has gone bronze this summer.
Cycling success is just the business
9:00pm Thursday 21st August 2008
CYCLE shops in Swindon are expecting a boom in sales as Britain’s Olympic cyclists keep bagging golds.
Green revolution is hailed a success
8:00pm Thursday 21st August 2008
ONE year on from the introduction of recycling in Swindon and the project has been hailed a great success by one of its architects.
Youngsters have fun at the museum
7:00pm Thursday 21st August 2008
MORE treasures were added to a museum’s trove as children got stuck into craft activities.
Cricklade Show cancelled
6:59pm Thursday 21st August 2008
THIS weekend’s Cricklade Show has been called off following a week of rain.
Firefighters tackle JCB blaze
6:22pm Thursday 21st August 2008
FIREFIGHTERS battled a blaze engulfing a JCB vehicle in Swindon.
Three books published about local author
6:00pm Thursday 21st August 2008
A SWINDON charity is celebrating this week after the launch of three books about, and by, Victorian nature writer Richard Jefferies. The Richard Jefferies Society is a group dedicated to the history and works of the Coate-born author.
Seconds out for boxing action
4:00pm Thursday 21st August 2008
PROFESSIONAL boxing is coming home to Swindon.
That will teach me!
3:20pm Thursday 21st August 2008
ARSENAL’S losing streak last season cost a young Swindon fan more than blushes for his favourite team.
One in 10 dies of diabetes in town
2:10pm Thursday 21st August 2008
SHOCKING new figures reveal one in 10 people in Swindon die diabetes-linked deaths, a study has found.
Council won't increase parking charges
12:30pm Thursday 21st August 2008
PARKING charges will not be raised in Swindon despite the Government calling for councils to raise rates to reduce congestion.
Countdown to 2012 starts here
11:40am Thursday 21st August 2008
AS the Olympic baton is handed from Beijing to Boris, Swindon will be joining in the celebrations.
Drunken night led to attack with baseball bat
10:10am Thursday 21st August 2008
A MAN who brandished a baseball bat has been sentenced to unpaid work after attacking someone during a drink-fuelled evening.
GCSEs: A record year for results
9:30am Thursday 21st August 2008
TEENAGERS notched up record GCSE results today, with one in five exams awarded top grades.
National News
Personal debt exceeds Britain's GDP
Updated 1:29am Friday 22nd August 2008
Personal debt in the UK is higher than the income generated by the country as a whole for the second year running, research shows.
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The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor (12A) - 5/10
Stephen Sommers, writer-director of The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, and leading lady Rachel Weisz sensibly bailed on this dull third chapter of the globetrotting adventure series.
The X-Files: I Want To Believe (15) - 6/10
If absence makes the heart grow fonder then we should be ready to fall in love again with FBI special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully.
The Dark Knight (12A) - 8/10
IT’S all about heroes and villains, of course. But it’s funny that while the heroes invariably win the day in movies, it’s the villains who linger in the memory.
WALL-E (U) - 9/10
The technical wizards at Pixar (Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles) dispel the myth that size matters in their latest computer animated fable.
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