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Here we bring you a series of articles which will give you tips on how to tighten your belt during the economic slowdown. From mortgage advice from the experts to tip-offs about the cheapest places to buy this season’s latest trends, if it saves you money, we aim to cover it.
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Beating the credit crunch
3:50pm Wednesday 6th August 2008
MORE Swindon people than ever before are in deep financial trouble as the credit crunch bites.
Comments (6)Drive more cheaply
12:03pm Monday 4th August 2008
EXPERTS predict that Swindon will escape the worst of the current economic squeeze - but that doesn't mean there won't need to be some belt-tightening.
Where's cheapest for petrol?
7:00am Monday 21st July 2008
ARE you shopping around to make sure you buy the cheapest fuel?
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Let Gurkhas settle in UK: Lumley
Updated 11:57am Monday 13th October 2008
Actress Joanna Lumley will join Gurkha soldiers in Parliament to fight for their right to settle in the UK.
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Appeal for memories from works' office
A HISTORIAN is hoping the public can offer more information about the Swindon railway works for his latest book.
Family born into a life of slavery
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.
Exhibits give us a glimpse of glories
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.
Pupils old and new get ready to party
PARTY time looms at Lawn Primary School this week, as preparations are made to mark the venue’s 50th birthday.
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