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  • Date revealed for start of Oxford traffic filters scheme

    The date has been announced when Oxford's traffic filters scheme will go live. Oxfordshire County Council will trial camera-operated traffic filters on six roads in the city to help lower the number of private car journeys. The £6.5million

  • Swindon's slowest road to drive on revealed in new data

    A study has found the most congested road in Swindon is also the slowest to drive on. The study divides roads into major and local A-roads, and found that the most congested road of all of them is the A4289. This road is divided into two parts

  • Where Swindon ranks among UK's most stressful places to live

    Swindon may feel like a stressful place at times, but residents can relax in the knowledge that there are 35 even more testing towns and cities in the UK to live. This comes from new data collated by Deskup, who looked at various traits that can

  • South Swindon MP calls for end to animal experiments

    South Swindon's MP has signed an open letter calling for the replacement of animal experiments with human-specific research methods. Sir Robert Buckland has backed charity Animal Free Research UK's appeal to the Science Minster to introduce Herbie

  • Swindon to host crime prevention event next week

    An event dedicated to crime and burglary prevention is set to be held in Swindon next week. On Wednesday, May 22, Metro Bank staff members Megan Greenwood and Mitch Dunlop will host the event from 10am to midday. It will feature police community

  • Fish and chip shop closure benefits top-rated chippy in town

    Customers of one of Swindon's best-loved chippies have found a new favourite. That's according to an insight given by a local fish and chip shop owner. Carlos Freitas, who runs Lucy's Fish Bar on Penhill Drive, says customers of Phillip's have

  • Inside unused Swindon cinema recently sold to new owners

    The inside of a former cinema building in Swindon has been revealed in new pictures. The Palladium building in Jenning Street, Rodbourne, was operated as a 750-seat single-screen cinema until 1962.  Since then it has had many uses including