While nationally, Swindon has continued to vote in line with the rest of the country for the past 40 years, there are signs it could be trending more Conservative.

THE future of the planet was in the spotlight at an election debate.

STAFF and management at a care home told for the past three years that it required improvement have been praised after it was finally been told it is good by the regulator.

A DOG rescue charity is thanking people for their generosity after raising enough money to fund vital surgery for one of their pooches.

More than 5,500 drivers were breathalysed by Wiltshire Police on suspicion of drink driving according to figures released at the start of the Christmas drink drug drive campaign.

THE people of Swindon are divided on the rights of migrants to live and work in Britain, new research on attitudes across the country shows.

Recycling rates have increased in Swindon with the borough is now reusing slightly more of the rubbish it collects than the England national average.

Taxi drivers in Swindon could be asked to have slightly newer vehicles when they are first licensed.

A TALENTED footballer was among a teen trio who left a young man so badly injured he is now unable to join the army.

WILTSHIRE Police is supporting the National Police Chiefs Council Drink Drug Drive campaign that launches this week and runs over Christmas into January, covering the festive celebration season.

A ROBERT Buckland election poster has been targeted by vandals.

AN elderly man was the victim of an aggressive con artist in Devizes today after he was stopped close to the police station.

A Starbucks store in Melksham is hoping to collecting hundreds of presents for local children supported by Barnardo’s to open on Christmas morning.

A Starbucks store in Melksham is hoping to collecting hundreds of presents for local children supported by Barnardo’s to open on Christmas morning.

THE opening date for the new Aldi in Royal Wootton Bassett has been pushed back again.

ONE of Britain's most influential bands will take to the forests next year to play their 'nutty' tunes to music-lovers.

TWO schools received a much-appreciated cash injection as they were given more than £10,000 each as part of Malmesbury Co-op’s local causes scheme.

LONGLEAT'S newest arrivals have made the most of a break in the winter weather to explore their outdoor enclosure – complete with mounds of leaves filled with tasty treats created by their keepers.

A CALNE man who operated a tip run waste clearance service on Facebook has been successfully prosecuted by Wiltshire Council.

Music star Marie Fredriksson of the Swedish pop-rock duo Roxette has died at the age of 61.