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CORONAVIRUS: Live updates on April 10 as Swindon cases pass 100

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CORONAVIRUS: Stay at home over Easter, people of Swindon urged

Frontline Wiltshire Police officers now equipped with protective equipment

Pinehurst reggae records boss sold cannabis to his pals

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Woman in wheelbarrow 'was wielding axe' on Manchester Road

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CORONAVIRUS: Tributes to GWH doctor who died 'doing what he loved'

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CORONAVIRUS: Lip sync video spreads a message of defiance

Police issue reminder against non-essential travel

Dairy sees massive increase for milk delivery during coronavirus lockdown

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Swindon campaigners call for government to amend vulnerable list

CORONAVIRUS: Campaign highlights top IT work that's keeping us connected

Wiltshire Police Federation boss concerned about dwindling stocks of PPE for officers

CORONAVIRUS: £25,000 fund to help foodbanks during crisis

CORONAVIRUS: Charity volunteers sew and deliver masks for care home staff

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CORONAVIRUS: Vulnerable people urged to sign up for support

QUARANTINE DIARY WEEK 2: Flashbacks to a scary time, but home-schooling and social success

JUSTIN TOMLINSON: Times are tough - but together we will beat this

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CORONAVIRUS: Swindon cases pass 100, rest of Wiltshire cases near 200

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CORONAVIRUS: How the lockdown is affecting Swindon's drug dealers

CORONAVIRUS: Live updates on April 9 as Swindon nears end of third week on Covid-19 lockdown

CORONAVIRUS: More than 760 new deaths recorded in England

CORONAVIRUS: Police light up Pinehurst street for third Clap for Carers event

Prime minister out of intensive care but still in hospital

Tributes paid to teenage boxer who died in crash on M4

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CORONAVIRUS: Three more deaths at GWH, bringing total up to 27

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JAILED: Man who claimed he had coronavirus then spat at asthmatic cop

Fight outside Woodlands Edge on night pubs closed led to GBH arrest

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Police search for wanted man Daniel Peapell

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CORONAVIRUS: Great Western Railway says trainspotting by tracks is 'not essential'

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Swindon Council criticised for Facebook post reminding country parks users of lockdown rules

Free train travel for people fleeing abusive partners during pandemic

WHAT A HERO: Tailor makes 400 facemasks for frontline staff tackling coronavirus

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Tribute to boxer following fatal traffic collision on M4

CORONAVIRUS: Scam warning as elderly are targeted

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Man arrested after drone spotted over Erlestoke prison

Police warn parents about risks of children posting inappropriate photos and messages online

Man denies drink driving - claiming he had diminished responsibility

CORONAVIRUS: MPs praise Wiltshire Police response to crisis

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Closure order on Walcot crack den suspected of being cuckooed by two boys from London

Drugs closure order on hotel being used to house homeless during coronavirus crisis

Prospect Hospice director welcomes £200m boost but warns that 'devil is in the detail'

CORONAVIRUS: New 500 body mortuary at Swindon hospital will be operational from next week

Coronavirus: Lockdown extension expected as daily Covid-19 death toll exceeds 900

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Bus lane fines rake in £100,000 in a month for council

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FEELING THE HEAT: Teachers' Whitney dance video lifts spirits during pandemic

Pink Supermoon: Send us your pictures of last night's moon

CORONAVIRUS: Avoid making bonfires during pandemic, council warns

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Celebration this year wouldn't have been right, say Pride organisers

Man who threatened to blow up his autism care home before the courts

Pervert back behind bars after cops find almost 900 vile images

OPINION: Wiltshire's Police and Crime Commissioner

Coronavirus sees Lotmead dairy's milk going down the drain as demand plunges

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HELD: Man accused of 18 counts of burglary and fraud

MFor organiser says the show goes on, but Womad is off

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Soroptimists donate Easter eggs to Nelson Trust

Con artists pose as 'undercover police' to scam driver out of £400 coronavirus fine

CORONAVIRUS

'Keep cats indoors': British Veterinary Association issue plea to self-isolating pet owners

It's business as usual at PetShed in Wroughton

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Jail for jealous thug who broke victim’s jaw for 'flirting' with his girlfriend

Charges dropped against man accused of loitering

Where there's a will, there's a way during coronavirus crisis

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STFC: Doyle keen to move home 'as soon as possible' to help childcare business

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ADVER SPORT QUIZ: Richie Wellens' birthday edition

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STFC on this day: March 27

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SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Spalding proud of Supermarine’s new pyramid high

HORSE RACING: Henderson devising new plan for Epatante

HOCKEY: Successes mark Swindon's centenary celebration

SPEEDWAY: Robins under no immediate financial pressure says co-promoter Kilby

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NON-LEAGUE: Limbo over for step three and below as season is expunged

STFC on this date: March 26

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SPEEDWAY: New season unlikely to start till mid-June, say Promoters' Association

ICE HOCKEY: Nell reflects on 'good but frustrating' season

ATHLETICS: Olympic hopes on hold for Gale after 'correct decision' to postpone Tokyo Games

CROQUET: Big plans for Swindon Croquet Club

STFC: Games that changed my life - Richie Wellens

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SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Marine chairman backs league's stance on cancelling current season

STFC: No shame for McGilp after hard-fought Quaran-Team battle against Fifa star

STFC on this day: March 25

FOOTBALL: Reinvented Smith aims for pro return

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SPEEDWAY: Maintaining full Premiership season is main priority says Kilby

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McGilp suffers QuaranTeam Cup exit after replay defeat

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Rangers to make second bid for early release of prize money

Norman Hunter in hospital with coronavirus

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Coronavirus wrap: CPA rules out accepting universal salary cuts in cycling

The Captain’s Log with Lancashire’s Dane Vilas

A look back to when Wiggins broke Britain’s Tour de France duck

Make-shift gym helping Walkden maintain focus on Tokyo

Game of Bones – sports commentator Andrew Cotter on Olive v Mable

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Police not monitoring supermarket purchases, force insists

NHS staff stuck in South Africa plead for help to get home and join virus fight

Christians mark Good Friday in isolation

Four-year-old cancer patient Archie ‘out the other side’ of Covid-19

Spain’s daily death toll falls to lowest since March 24

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Nightingale hospital for North East being built in motor industry unit

Cyclist spells out NHS to thank key workers

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