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Liz Truss 'trying to sell books' and 'not the woman she was'
South Swindon MP Sir Robert Buckland told TV viewers that former Prime Minister Liz Truss is not the woman that he switched to support for the leadership of the Conservative Party and the country. And he also disagreed with her about former UKIP
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Man sought after sexual offence 'on the loose in Swindon'
Wiltshire Police are appealing for the Swindon public's help after a man who is wanted in connection to a sexual offence is believed to be in town. Officers are on the hunt for 39-year-old Robert Freemantle, who they say is wanted "in connection
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Road near Swindon blocked in both directions after 'serious crash'
3:10pm A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service confirmed: “We were called at 14:57hrs on Monday 22
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Body found at Swindon lagoon identified as 17-year-old local boy
Wiltshire Police have identified the body discovered in a Swindon lagoon as being a local teenage boy. Officers attended the Raychem Lagoon between Rodbourne and Cheney Manor Industrial Estate on Saturday afternoon (April 20) following the discovery
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22 Swindon games epitomised in one at Grimsby
It was one final away game that perfectly encapsulated almost all of the previous 22 as Swindon failed to get anything at Grimsby Town. Shoots of green in the first half were instantly mown down by an aggressive lack of anything for a long period
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Last chance to get special Voter ID card for local elections
The deadline for applying for a special certificate to allow voting in person at this year’s local elections in Swindon is very rapidly approaching. Anyone who wants to cast their vote at a polling station now must, by law, present an approved
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Swindon business accounts reveal reason for football club's collapse
Accounts for a Swindon business has shed a light on why a football club in the South West was placed into administration. Torquay United owner Clarke Osborn shocked many earlier this year when he announced he was placing the club into administration
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Wiltshire Police use tracker to hunt stolen quad bike 50 miles away
A quadbike worth £4,000 which was stolen from a farm in Swindon has now been reunited with its owners after police used a tracker to hunt it down, The bike was taken from an outbuilding in Foxhill during the early house of April 7, and the owner
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"Prospect Hospice should not be relying on charity to survive"
The government should do more to support Prospect Hospice so that it does not have to rely on donations to survive. That is the view of Des Morgan, of Caraway Drive in Swindon, who wrote to the Adver after reading about the hospice's recent appeal
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Newsreader Huw Edwards resigns from BBC on 'medical advice'
Newsreader Huw Edwards has resigned from his position at the BBC on 'medical advice'. Edwards was at the centre of a scandal in July 2023 after it was reported that he had paid a younger person for explicit images. The journalist later went
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Swindon squad requires 'a good bit of surgery' this summer - Gunning
A clear-out of the current playing squad is coming at Swindon Town this summer, according to interim head coach Gavin Gunning. Following the defeat at Grimsby Town on Saturday, Swindon have guaranteed that this campaign would be the club’s worst
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New rail strike dates revealed for May 2024: What days will be affected?
Another set of rail strikes is set to take place across the UK at the beginning of May, with 16 different companies taking industrial action. Train drivers as part of the Aslef Union will walk out on specific dates between Tuesday, May 7 and Thursday
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Thames Water looks to hike customer bills by 44% once more
Troubled Thames Water has warned new plans to boost spending and investment in its network could see customer bills surge by 44%. The group, which is battling to survive amid a funding crisis, has proposed increasing spending by £1.1 billion and
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Swindon Wildcats through to NIHL Final Four
The Bespoke Guardians Swindon Wildcats have secured their place in the National Ice Hockey League Final Four at the Coventry Skydome this weekend. Following a regular season in which they defied the odds with all of the off-ice distractions and
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Gunning says Town will have to change to rectify dismal away record
Gavin Gunning said that changes will have to be made to how Swindon Town handle away games following their latest defeat on the road. Town’s meek 2-0 defeat at Blundell Park against Grimsby Town in their final away game of the campaign meant that
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Schoolchildren to narrate David Attenborough’s Planet Earth III in special episode
For more than 70 years, Sir David Attenborough has been narrating nature documentaries and he’s known as the voice of nature all across the world. Our natural world is facing greater challenges and one voice alone isn’t great enough to speak up
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Swindon Town submit plans to transform part of County Ground
The first of what Swindon Town fans hope will be many improvements at the County Ground will be considered by the council's planning department. Swindon Town FC has submitted a planning application to Swindon Borough Council, asking to transform
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Inside the mouldy Swindon home 'damaging young mum's life'
A mum of two children in Swindon says her home has been 'ruined' by thick green mould - and claims the housing association responsible for it has done little to help. Yet the 23-year-old, who wished to remain anonymous, is a resident at the Swindon
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WHSmith in Swindon selling ‘extremely strong’ nicotine legal for children
WHSmith in Swindon now stocks an ‘extremely strong’ nicotine product not legally restricted to be sold to children. The nicotine pouches, sometimes called ‘snus’, on sale in Bridge Street include Siberia Extremely Strong. Each pouch contains
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'Jealous' drunk left girlfriend fearing she would die
A jealous and aggressive drunk who bit and throttled his partner in the early days of their relationship has been jailed. Andrew Jarvis, of Croft Road in Swindon, had been "given a chance" after a previous conviction for strangulation, only to
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Warning issued over paint in bins as streets get unwanted makeover
Streets in Redhouse and Blunsdon have received a colourful but unwanted makeover this month. The Swindon suburb was shocked when Holst Road and Dyson Road was covered with a trail of mystery pink liquid that had been seen leaking from a waste
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Update on rubbish that blocked stream and caused flooding
Rubbish which blocked a stream and caused flooding on a nearby road has now been cleared away. Swindon Borough Council explained on Saturday that construction and garden waste in the culvert that carries the stream under Perry’s Lane in Wroughton
