ATRAYA the Newfoundland has been hailed a hero after being nominated in the Mirror’s Dog Trust Awards.

THE Highworth tennis club will be hosting an open day on Sunday from 11am to 4pm. Former players and beginners and improvers of all ages will have the opportunity to play under the eye of coaches.

Residents and commuters want to know how Swindon Borough Council is planning to improve road infrastructure.

FAMILIES are invited to Playsteps Summer Fayre tomorrow.

A CULTURE change among Wiltshire councillors is needed to ensure children remain safe, says a new report.

POLICE have discovered cannabis being cultivated at a premises in Park South.

THE first principal of Swindon’s proposed £10m university technical college has been announced.

Manager Darrell Clarke leaves Conference Premier newcomers Salisbury to become manager John Ward's assistant at Bristol Rovers.

Student enrolment for UTC Swindon starts at the first of a series of open meetings on Thursday 11 July, 6.30pm at STEAM Museum

RESIDENTS of a Swindon Council-run sheltered housing scheme are unhappy warden hours have been cut.

SOUTH Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded a national accolade by the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence.

A PRIMARY school headteacher said she was ashamed of parents collecting their children from school after they blocked an ambulance trying to get to a pensioner having a heart attack.

A PRIMARY school headteacher said she was ashamed of parents collecting their children from school after they blocked an ambulance trying to get to a pensioner having a heart attack.

HUNDREDS of people put their best feet forward as they completed the Lethbridge 10k.

HUNDREDS of people are set to remember former Swindon Mayor Rex Barnett at the Old Town Festival this weekend.

BEAT police will be holding a series of surgeries for the public later this month.

A CAMPAIGN to bring back the Christmas market has been launched by the Swindon Labour Party.

SPONSORS are being sought for this year’s Emergency Services Show, which is being held at Hullavington airfield, near Chippenham, on September 8.

A CHARITY golf day to raise money for a children’s cancer and leukaemia charity was held yesterday.

A CHARITY football match is taking place on Saturday in memory of financial adviser Ian Winton.