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VIDEO: Man denies all involvement in 'horrific' murder of PC Andrew Harper

FIRST PICTURE: Zombie knife was buried so deep into victim's back it had to be surgically removed

Police warning as court cases show shocking scale of knife violence on Swindon's streets

FOOD REVIEW: Timbers Pizza @ The Eternal Optimist

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Ex-striker honoured with blue plaque

Summer's back! Bank holiday weekend set for mini heatwave

Young family desperate for new flat after being told to move for own safety

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Man found in helicopter search in Lydiard Park

Urban explorers make it on to the roof of Swindon's Great Western Hospital

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PICTURES: Family fun at Wanborough Village and Country Show

PICTURES: Family fun at Wanborough Village and Country Show

Your Big Yellow Teapot could be a big museum piece

SPECIAL REPORT: Will Swindon ever become a city?

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WHAT YOU SAID: Foodbank stocks wiped out during summer holidays

UK will be ready for no-deal Brexit, says Swindon MP

Fake Dad tried to persuade 10-year-old to strip for him

The return of Great British Bake Off - meet the bakers

New record from XTC's Andy Partridge

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Council workers spruce up care home garden

Masters student to put on mental health festival

Garden Village open to forces

Guess who is coming to The Brunel Centre tomorrow

Stagecoach Swindon students' taste of Hollywood magic

Student loan over-payments worth more than £28m unclaimed by graduates

'I'VE JUST CUT UP YOUR EX': Jail for Swindon man who stabbed his friend with a Samurai sword

'LAWLESS' PINEHURST: Lawyer paints picture of knife gangs and daily robberies

PICTURE: Masked cyclist kicked car wing mirror and booted doors in Blunsdon

SHAKEN: Couple, 70s, targeted as burglars raid Wroughton home and make off with £300 in cash

Shoppers say free Sunday parking not the answer for 'dead' town centre

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Neighbours' privacy and noise fears as controversial farm plans return

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The first 9 locations in Swindon getting Royal Mail parcel postboxes

Four years in jail for Wiltshire burglar who urinated in Shell garage's night pay drawer

Newsreader recalls IRA bombings of 1979 ahead of BBC documentary

SPECIAL REPORT: How to enjoy the school holidays in Swindon (without breaking the bank)

School holidays on a budget: Author's top tips for days out with the kids

School holidays on a budget: Mum's Facebook group is a real winner

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Tell us what we can recycle, shopper tells online retailers

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WHAT YOU SAID: Flats on town centre garage site prompt parking fears

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Pencil sharpener blades used as makeshift weapons on Swindon's streets, youth workers told

Review: The Argument, starring Felicity Kendal

WATCH: Huge power station demolition doesn't quite go to plan

Ex-RAF officer is ready to fly high with new career

Space dome proves a galactic success at Steam

Indians celebrate independence in style

GRAHAM CARTER: Last day of freedom missing from bestselling book

Do you know Britain's Biggest Snorer? How to apply for new TV show

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Town centre shoppers meet new member of inSwindon street team

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County's huge potholes pay out after 4,000 complaints

WHAT'S BEING PLANNED: Applications made, approved or denied this week in Swindon

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Family release wedding photo of newlywed policeman PC Andrew Harper

Where can you get the best Sunday roast in Swindon?

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WATCH: Didcot Power Station towers demolished

No need for anybody in Swindon to be drenched by our summer

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Heavy traffic after horse box breaks down on M4

Girl 'stamped on' in attack outside school gates

Football fan’s still kicking about as he prepares to turn 70

Council avoids New Eastern Villages delay costing millions with High Court victory

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PC Andrew Harper: Ten remain in custody as traveller site is raided

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WI marks 100 years of keeping people warm and well fed

Wroughton votes for a new £1m playground pavilion

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WHAT YOU SAID: Warnings over impact of stop and search

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Millfest back again after cruel cancellation

Businesses can hear from Swindon's cabinet minister at breakfast

Drug crimes lower than 6 years ago

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Social worker honoured again

Website full of hidden gems hopes to attract more tourists to Swindon

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Chance for Swindon's bands to get their music on the radio

Annual conference gives help to voluntary groups

Young Swindon singers Billy and Louie release new single

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Turn town yellow and green and support air ambulance

Tributes paid to killed officer

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ANGUS MACPHERSON: Extra officers are not a quick fix

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Funds secured for fire cadets in Wiltshire

Fulcher drama called 'a moral conundrum'

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Offices to be protected in town's central business district

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Institute praises IT students' success

MURDER: Newlywed police officer, 28, killed after being dragged along by car - 10 arrested

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WATCH

This is why police were out raiding homes in West Swindon last night

Arrested men released after police carry out drugs raids

WHSmith sells part of Greenbridge HQ for houses - but will stay in tower

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JAILED: Drug addict robber who made needle threats to shop staff

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Foodbank stocks wiped out as families struggle to cope in summer holidays

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Barber's hair-raising challenge for cancer centre

Sport

Devitt still unlikely to join Town after Blackpool shun

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‘Took our foot off the gas,’ says Farrell after Oxford draw

It may sound like a dream job, but there are a lot of emotions: Fryers

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OPPOSITION INSIGHT: Northampton Town

CRICKET: The hard work starts now for Bassett

'Higher expectations' see Rossiter a little disappointed with just a point at Poole

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REPORT: Poole Pirates 46 Swindon Robins 44

SPEEDWAY LIVE: Poole Pirates v Swindon Robins

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Injury update: Isgrove and Anderson doubts for Northampton, plus news on Rose and McGilp

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Wellens wants another striker and a winger - Isgrove injury will have to be managed

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GALLERY: Poole Pirates 46 Swindon Robins 44; Monday, August 19, 2019

PRESS CONFERENCE LIVE: Swindon Town v Northampton Town

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THE FULL REPORT: It means everything to fans, but nothing (yet) to Wellens

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SPEEDWAY: Rossiter wants second away win in a week at Poole tonight

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Doyle felt Town deserved more after Exeter draw

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GALLERY: Exeter City 1 Swindon Town 1; Saturday, August 17, 2019

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LEAGUE TWO ROUND-UP: Plymouth lose top spot, while Macclesfield snatch late winner

Impromptu toilet break is Wellens' regret in Exeter draw

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NATIONAL LEAGUE: Collier left confused by slow start in Hungerford draw

SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Marine fail to make chances count in Truro loss

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National sport

Neville excited ahead of ‘unbelievable two years’ for Lionesses

From Botham’s Ashes to beer snakes – it’s never dull at Headingley

Scotland defence coach Matt Taylor takes responsibility for France drubbing

Pogba could pay penalty for poor spot-kick record

James Anderson returns to action for Lancashire’s second XI

Manchester United ‘disgusted’ as Paul Pogba is racially abused online

Rashford remains confident with Pogba’s penalties despite costly miss at Wolves

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National news

Johnson rebuffed by Brussels over calls for Brexit backstop to be axed

Armed man dead after police end siege on bus in Rio

Boy, five, delights crowd by dancing on stage with Foo Fighters

Missing British embassy worker told girlfriend ‘pray for me’ while leaving China

More migrants jump off rescue boat in desperate bid to reach Italy

In Pictures: All creatures great and small tip the scales at zoo weigh-in

Beckham stadium site in Miami has unsafe arsenic levels

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