A warning to fellow walkers: Having finally found a peaceful and safe setting to walk our labrador we were badly shaken on returning to our vehicle to find the rear passenger window smashed and a very hidden hand bag missing. Left in the middle of nowhere with no phone in the freezing cold on Sunday 24th February at 2pm we had to flag a passing car down to contact the police.

Fish from the Kennet and Avon Canal are being used to restock a Derbyshire canal, following a two-month fire.

COMMUNICATIONS expert Brian Barber has flown to a war-ravaged region of Africa to help ease the plight of thousands of children who are subject to rape, abuse and violence.

A TRAIN operator has said it could take several hours to return to normal services after a major signalling failure caused trains to be stranded on the line this morning.

LONGER opening hours are just one of the benefits in store for customers if a proposal to move Purton Post Office goes ahead.

This week we are running a series of features on organ donation and how they can change the lives of people who have transplants.

NO TRAIN services are currently operating in the Swindon area due to a major signalling failure.

SWINDON Council leader Rod Bluh is to resign from ‘the best job in the world’ in April following a record seven continuous years in charge of the authority.

THE family of a former village postmistress have paid tribute to her after she died last week at the age of 90.

AMBULANCE staff in Wiltshire have been sent to patients with minor ailments by a private company which is classing the calls as emergencies.

TAKING part in the Mad March Hare will have extra meaning for pupils and staff at Bridlewood Primary School this year.

A hundred and sixty children from 20 schools across Swindon take part in sports clubs activities

Zumba instructor Claudia is looking for 100 people to join her for a workout at Commonweal School

“ALL I want to do is pick up the phone and Kevin to say ‘I’m out come and get me’.”

The leader of Swindon Borough Council steps down after seven years in the job.

WHILE McDonald’s may not usually be seen as an opportunity to create works of art, Juliet Wood is exhibiting 10 years’ worth of paintings inspired by the fast food outlet.

HOMELESSNESS could increase in Swindon when a raft of Government benefits changes come into force in April, council officers have warned.

A SCHOOL for students with severe learning difficulties was visited by the President of Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland yesterday.

WHEN Liddington village store closed six years ago, residents were left with a three-mile round trip to Wanborough to pick up a paper and some milk.

FATAL road crashes can shatter families in an instant and piecing together exactly what happened can be extremely difficult.