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  • Beatbullyz set out on national tour

    FRESH from a hugely successful arena tour with pop sensations JLS, the funk dance band Beatbullyz are gearing up for their own headline tour. The Swindon hip-hop kings had a phenomenal year in 2010 supporting Example, N-Dubz, Jason Derulo, JLS and performing

  • Eleventh heaven for Wildcats

    SWINDON Wildcats rounded off an encouraging weekend with their biggest win of the EPL season tonight. Egidijus Bauba led a goal glut at Telford Tigers as Swindon romped to an 11-2 victory. Bauba hit four, with Josef Liska, Jonas Hoog, Lee Richardson

  • Take-up of cervical cancer jab is excellent

    THOUSANDS of teenage girls in Swindon are less likely to develop cervical cancer after getting vaccinated at their schools. New figures reveal that 90 per cent of girls in school years 8 to 11 in the town have received all three HPV vaccinations, which

  • Hunt continues for missing dog

    THE PET detectives are seeking the help of the public as they search for missing dog Benjie. Animal Search UK’s professional search and rescue team were in Stratton at the weekend to search for the dog that went missing a week and a half ago. The team

  • Pizza lovers enjoy a special birthday

    PIZZA lovers did not have to part with their dough when they celebrated a special birthday on Saturday. Papa Johns, in Victoria Road, gave free pizzas to their first 50 customers to mark the 10th anniversary of the fast food chain. Mayor Rex Barnett

  • Those were the days...

    Skimming that fount of all knowledge, the daily musings of MSN, I tried to answer the question what was number one ten years ago this week. You remember – that catchy little number Rollin’ by Limp Bizkit. There’s nothing guaranteed to make

  • And The Winner Is..

    On Friday 28th January 2011, Joel Garcia and Callum Blunt of The Ridgeway School and Sixth Form College held a quiz in aid of The Prospect Hospice, a local charity. The quiz was aimed at anyone of any age, and participants could enter in teams of up