Oxford blast Swindon over music survey
FIRST it was roundabouts, and now Swindon is facing a double assault on its reputation – this time through music.
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Rory’s scantastic visit
Political comedian and impressionist Rory Bremner cut the ribbon on the £1.2m state-of-the-art CT scanner at Swindon’s Great Western Hospital
yesterday.
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Prospect shops enjoy a bumper turnover
PROSPECT Hospice is saying thanks a million to its charity shop customers after raising a fifth of its fundraising target for the year.
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History: When Old Town was centre of depravity
Little London Court is today a complex of smart, new offices, but the area once had the dubious reputation of being the meanest street in Old Swindon.
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Warning hospital may face £2m cuts
Great Western Hospital could lose £2 million a year under a new £20 billion efficiency savings bid by the NHS over the next four years.
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Son lived it up on mum’s life savings
A 36-YEAR-OLD man plundered tens of thousands of pounds of his elderly mum’s money to fund a lavish lifestyle.
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Owl found dead - but it's not Megan
THE search for missing European eagle owl Megan was feared to have come to a tragic end when a Swindon bird lover reported her dead.
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Extra aid to help people keep homes
SWINDON has been identified as one of 86 repossession hotspots which will be receiving extra Government money.
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Ex-con jailed for having shotgun
A former convict who claimed he found a sawn-off shotgun when he went to relieve himself in the woods has been jailed for four years.
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Tackle race for life – twice!
WOMEN in Swindon are being invited to do something amazing by ‘going round again’ at Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life at Lydiard Park.
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Brewery and hotel celebrate 50 years
THREE generations of the Clifford family – who own the Blunsdon House Hotel – were presented with a plaque by three generations of the Arkell’s family to
commemorate 50 years of doing business together.
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Waste plan to cut lorry movements
Changes to the way recycling takes place in Cheltenham should lead to a reduction of lorries in residential areas.
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Pudsey receives cash from festive grotto
CHILDREN in Need’s Pudsey Bear was spotted during a recent farmers’ market at Swindon’s Wharf Green.
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Sporty buddies wanted
SWINDON Council is looking for volunteers for its Advocacy and Activity Buddy Scheme, aimed at getting more disabled, elderly and those with low self-esteem into sport.
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Time ticks again as school clock fixed
TIME has stood still on Drove Road for the last 30 years.
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Man faces prison for drug dealing
A MAN has been warned he faces a jail term after admitting being involved in the commercial supply of cocaine.
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Swindon jobseekers can volunteer at park
SWINDON’S jobseekers can spend some time by volunteering at Pentylands Country Park.
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All Saints Coffee Morning and Sale
There will be a coffee morning and sale at All Saints church hall in Southbrook Street on Saturday 27th March at 10am.
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Sewage flooding scheme completed
Thames Water completes a £10m project to protect homes in Swindon from flooding with sewage.
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Conference to focus on caring approach
RESILIENCE, recovery and reputation will be at the centre of a conference on the link between staff mental health and productive business.
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