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Honda president to open Academy
A £34m school two years in the making will officially open later this summer. The new Swindon Academy building in Beech Avenue, Pinehurst, has a dance studio with a sprung floor, surround sound and underfloor heating, a drama studio, an international
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Cyan is in such good company
A YEAR ago, she was parading in front of the judges in a bid to become Miss Swindon. Now Cyan Cheung’s face is known to thousands after she secured a six-page spread in a national magazine. The 24-year-old, from Freshbrook, may have failed
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More entries needed for Race for Life
SWINDON women are being urged to enter Cancer Research UK's Race for Life after latest figures show there are still almost half the available places to fill with just weeks to go. Race for Life at Swindon takes place over the weekend of July
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Hone your footie skills
FOOTBALL fans can enhance their skills ahead of the World Cup. Churchfields School, in Salcombe Grove, Walcot, is hosting a football camp from June 1 to June 3, during the school holiday, and is aimed at children of primary and secondary school age.
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Pyjama party raised a laugh for care home residents
A CARE home in Swindon was the unlikely venue for a pyjama party this week, with staff and residents wearing their PJs for the day. The residents at Church View also watched a scary movie and enjoyed a ‘midnight feast’ at supper time. The home, in Rainer
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It opened doors for me, says Samantha
Samantha Maybee, a former Swindon Talent runner-up, has gone on to become a professional musician. The 22-year-old Swindon singer was spotted by Bees Knees Records when she appeared in the first Swindon Talent competition and she is currently working
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Woman slapped her pregnant sister
A 24-year-old woman who assaulted her eight months pregnant sister has been told she should have grown out of such behaviour. Sarah Reed was given the warning by a judge after she admitted slapping her sibling. And he told her: “If you are before the
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Wadams Summer Production
On June 17th and 18th WADAMS are presenting "Cat's Cradle" a Jack Frost whodunnit by Leslie Sands. The performances are at the Ellendune Hall starting at 730pm. Tickets are £8 and £6 and are available from 813307(mornings) or 813847. There is a bar,plenty
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Fears over bid to build 800 homes
A DEVELOPER is preparing to submit a planning application for 800 new homes on fields to the west of Swindon. Taylor Wimpey wants to create the new housing estate at Ridgeway Farm, north of the Sparcells and Peatmoor areas. It comes after 3,000 new
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Police squad set up to beat gangs
A MAJOR new police squad has been set to crack down on serious and organised crime across Wiltshire and the South West. Zephyr aims to dismantle and disrupt gangs who operate across police borders in illegal trades, including drug importation and dealing
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Charlie’s fan club to cheer the team on
CHARLIE Austin’s ‘barmy army’ have booked two luxury coaches for Swindon’s Wembley fixture versus Millwall and are willing to book more. Some 112 people from Charlie’s home town of nearby Hungerford, will be piling into the coaches leaving from Hungerford
