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'We did everything but score' - Lindsey frustrated after defeat to Crewe

SWINDON Town head coach Scott Lindsey was left exasperated on Saturday after watching his team go down 1-0 to Crewe Alexandra at the County Ground. A resurgent Crewe had won both of their previous fixtures 1-0 and set themselves on the way to completing

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Nightclubber seriously injured in early hours attack in Old Town alleyway

A nightclubber was seriously hurt when he was attacked by a group of men in an alley after he left an Old Town club in the early hours. The victim, who is in his 30s, left Tree at 4am today and was in the alley between Hoopers Place and the High

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WATCH: Two arrests after police stop stolen motorcycle

TWO people have been arrested after police stopped a stolen motorcycle. Wiltshire Police's Roads Policing Unit followed the vehicle in an unmarked car on Friday, assisted by a community policing team from Trowbridge. The motorcycle had been

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Town endure painfully-frustrating afternoon in defeat to Crewe

SWINDON Town endured a painfully-frustrating afternoon on Saturday as Crewe Alexandra escaped the County Ground with a 1-0 win in League Two. Despite struggling overall this term, Crewe had won their last two and appeared hell-bent on wasting as

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Bizarre requests Swindon hotel guests asked staff this year

HOTEL staff work hard to ensure guests enjoy their stay and have every demand satisfied - but sometimes that can be a tall order. Travelodge has revealed some of the strangest requests made by travellers who booked rooms at hotels in Swindon and

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Rescue dog needs new home ahead of Christmas

An eight-year-old rescue dog, who has undergone surgery for a tumour, is searching for a new home this winter. Tyson, an Alaskan Malamute in the care of charity Saints Sled Dog Rescue and being looked after in Swindon. “We are operating on

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Nationwide will use growing profits to help customers struggling with living costs

NATIONWIDE Building Society has seen its profits increase over the last six months. And the company says it will use the extra cash to help customers who are struggling with the costs of living at the moment. New financial results released

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Veteran jailed for armed robbery and shooting police officer tries to appeal

An army veteran jailed for shooting a policeman in the face and stealing a lorry at gunpoint from his former employers has tried to appeal part of his sentence. Howard Jones is serving a 12-and-a-half year stint behind bars after pleading guilty

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Update on town centre building being turned into flats

ONE of the town centre’s oldest buildings is being brought back into use. The former W W Hunter building on the corner of Edgeware Road and Regent Street will soon have new retail spaces on its ground floor while the upper two floors will be converted

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Enormous tree in Lydiard Park covered in Christmas lights

AN ENORMOUS tree in one of Swindon's country parks has been given a festive makeover. The 60-metre-high Lawson cypress which stands proudly in front of Lydiard House is now covered in Christmas lights. Swindon Borough Council switched on the

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Swindon Town 0 Crewe Alexandra 1 in League Two: As it happened

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Swindon bus timetables for busy routes changing next week

NEW bus timetables come into force in Swindon from Monday. Routes 1 and 1A (Middleleaze to Great Western Hospital via Link Centre, Outlet Village, Swindon Town Centre, New College) and 1B (Sparcells & Peatmoor to Great Western Hospital via Link

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Police cordon set up around town centre car park

POLICE have set up a cordon around a town centre car park. Officers responded to a mental health incident at the Brunel West Car Park on Farnsby Street at 6am on Saturday morning. A man in his 20s has been taken to hospital with serious injuries

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I used Swindon's new app only car park: This is how it went

IT'S a familiar sight to anyone who has ever driven along Station Road. There is a large expanse of tarmac near the Sheppard Street junction which used to be reserved solely for the vehicles of Zurich staff, with barriers barring the way to anyone

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Disabled man wets himself after being 'refused access' to Swindon cafe toilet

A disabled Swindon resident says he wet himself after being refused the use of a toilet at a Swindon cafe. Craig, 35, is a wheelchair user due to his condition of primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), which he has suffered from for around

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Weird fungus in Wiltshire forest 'looks like an alien'

IT looks like some sort of alien monster bursting from the ground but this fungus lives quite happily in Wiltshire's woodlands. Known as elfin saddle or white saddle, it was spotted growing through the leaves on Savernake Forest floor by camera

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Brave bus driver honoured after helping young stabbing victim

A BRAVE bus driver has been praised by her bosses after she helped a teenager who had been stabbed. Amy Howells rushed to give the injured youth first aid when she saw a vicious attack happen outside her bus in Eldene in August last year. For

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New Wiltshire and Gloucestershire constituency MP could emulate King Athelstan

All change for constituency boundaries I instinctively dislike all change. And I especially dislike changes to my constituency boundaries. There is no corner of North Wiltshire which I do not know and love; and I have represented most of it for

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UK households urged to take these steps this winter to prevent over £9k of damage

UK households have been urged to take steps to prevent frozen pipe damage this winter that could cost them over £9000 to put right. Damage caused by the bursting of pipes in the cold weather cost £9,300 on average to put right in 2021, according

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Swindon Designer Outlet car parks could be redesigned to tackle queues

CAR parks at the Designer Outlet Village could be redesigned to tackle the congestion problems that have plagued drivers in Rodbourne in recent years. Councillors heard traffic on Rodbourne Road was increasing again to pre-pandemic levels.

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Christmas cracker of a show for Wyvern Theatre this weekend

The Wyvern Theatre is hosting a Christmas Cracker of a show on Sunday. The Kentwood Choir returns to stage at 6pm on Sunday to raise money for the Open Door Centre, a Swindon charity which supports adults with learning disabilities.  A choir