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Swindon bring in National League title winner
Swindon Town have completed the signing of National League title winner Jeff King on a permanent deal ahead of the start of the season. King joined Swindon on trial and started against Wycombe Wanderers and has done enough to impress Mark Kennedy
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Stagecoach support Swindon Pride with decorated bus
Stagecoach will support this year's Swindon and Wiltshire Pride event by providing a specially-decorated bus. The transport provider is sponsoring the celebratory community get-together on Saturday, August 10, and adorning its Service 55 vehicle
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Police raid business park after reports of illegal workers
Police attended an industrial park near Swindon as part of a crackdown on businesses employing illegal immigrants. Wiltshire officers responded to tip-offs about people working illegally at Chelworth Park in Cricklade on the morning of Wednesday
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Where can UK passport holders travel to without a visa? See all 155 destinations
Where is your dream holiday destination you want to explore? It could be one of the countries that require a visa to enter – sometimes visas are needed in order to check and control the flow of visitors in and out of the country or prevent issues
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Prolific criminal guilty of string of offences fined £50
A prolific criminal has walked away from court with just a £50 fine. Kirk Ayres, who has several previous convictions, appeared before Swindon Magistrates Court at the end of July charged with several offences. This included the theft of a
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Food charity feeding so many Swindon people now it needs more cooks
A Swindon charity that has helped the homeless for nine years has found demand for its services increasing as the cost of living crisis impacts people around the town. Alternative Angels provides hot meals and essential items every Monday and Tuesday
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Skills Swindon launched to help people into jobs
A new organisation is to be set up in Swindon to boost jobs prospects for its residents. Skills Swindon will hope to work with employers and education authorities to make sure young people and those in adult education and training are offered opportunities
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Teenage gymnasts to represent Team GB at World Championships
Two teenagers from Purton have been selected to represent Team GB in acrobatic gymnastics at the World Championships next month. Lydia, 18 and Jess, 13, have trained at Evoke gymnastics in Swindon since they were ten and six respectively and two
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League Two preview: The battle at the bottom
The scrap towards the base of League Two looks very tight once again as these teams will hope to have what it takes to avoid the drop. The battle at the bottom looks to be open as ever as despite off-the-pitch troubles, the experienced Derek Adams
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DWP could pay you £737 a month if you have one of these mental health conditions
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) might pay people £737 a month if they suffer from certain mental health conditions. Over 1.3 million people across Britain were claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for psychiatric disorders by
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How new EFL TV deal will impact Swindon this season
Sky Sports+ will change a lot of what football feels like for fans across the EFL this season, which Swindon Town will experience at Chesterfield on the opening day. In April, the EFL announced a new record-breaking TV deal with Sky that looks
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First Dates returns to Channel 4 with new series: start date, cast and more
A new series of popular Channel 4 dating show First Dates, starring Fred Sirieix, is set to begin this week. After making the switch last season, series 22 of First Dates will once again take place in the UK's most romantic city - Bath. Siriex
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Swindon's Anglo-Italian Cup triumph features in new book
Swindon Town and their Anglo-Italian Cup victory are the feature of a new book by Simon Turner looking into the world on forgotten tournaments. “Tinpot: Football’s Forgotten Tournaments” is the fourth book by Walsall fan Turner in which he looks
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Town centre bomb threat hoax suspect released on bail
A man who allegedly told police he had a bomb in Swindon town centre has been released on bail. A 41-year-old from Gloucestershire was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of making a hoax bomb threat and has been held in custody. But Wiltshire
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Can speed cameras catch you running a red light? AA experts explain
The most up to date speed camera technology now allows detailed video and images of drivers to be taken from up to one kilometre away if they are caught speeding. Speed cameras tend to be placed in “notoriously accident-prone areas”, to have the
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Bycroft shines and keep it simple - Lessons from Wycombe
Swindon Town rounded off their pre-season with a morale-boosting 1-0 victory over Wycombe Wanderers to set them up for the start of the League Two season. Jack Bycroft’s first-half heroics were followed by a fierce strike from Ollie Clarke in the
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Teenage roller skater 'smashes' first European Championship
A teenage roller-skater has achieved her dream of competing at the European Championships and has reached a new international person best. Orla Willis, 14, from Faringdon, has been skating for the Marlborough-based Moonrakers Roller Skating Club
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Do you have to pay council tax if you rent from a landlord? Rules and exemptions
With the recent rises in council tax bills, you might be wondering what you have to pay as a renter. Council tax bills tend to increase each year, so although the rises in England and Wales are not a surprise, it is not welcome news amid the cost
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Swindon looking to make additions before opening game
Swindon Town are looking to complete at least one or two more signings prior to the start of the League Two season against Chesterfield. Town have completed ten signings already this summer, with Joel Cotterill on loan from Swansea City being the
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State pensioners may 'not survive to see the spring' after vital benefit cut
A pensioner body has urged the government to reverse scrapping the £300 Winter Fuel Payment. The National Pensioners Convention told the Chancellor her decision means many older people ‘may not survive to see the spring’. Jan Shortt, the general
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Government plan emergency Cobra meeting in response to escalating riots
The Government has confirmed it will be holding an emergency Cobra meeting today (Monday, August 5) in response to escalating violence and riots over the weekend. Police responded to violent scenes in Rotherham, Middlesbrough, Bolton and other
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Cleaning firm hit with hefty fine for illegal water connections
A cleaning firm has been prosecuted for illegally connecting to Thames Water supplies over several years. JM Clark Ltd has been charged and convicted of 33 offences for illegally connecting to the Thames Water clean water supply network. The
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Swindon drug dealer part of gang caught when leader posed with cash
A Swindon dealer has been convicted for his involvement in a County Lines gang which used children around the country as drug mules. Gulam Izdani, 22, of Luddesdown Road, Toothill, was found to be supplying drugs as part of a gang which used mobile
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Family catch carer stealing from elderly patient's purse
A carer in Swindon has been sentenced after stealing from one of the people who trusted him to look after them. When a resident being looked after by First City Nursing thought that her carer Grega Skapin was fetching her hearing aids, he was
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Pub fundraiser in memory of friends who lost lives in bike crashes
A biker is hosting a pub fundraiser in Swindon in memory of her friends who died in fatal crashes on the area's roads. Zoe Large lost her friend Mike Allen after a crash on the A419 near Blunsdon on July, 6 2022 while another of her friends from
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New community hospital for NHS patients opens in Swindon
A new community hospital has opened in Swindon. The latest addition to Edison Park, Dorcan, aims to help reduce NHS waiting times by treating patients within four weeks of them being referred, and increase patient choice by providing access to
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'Brutalist' Swindon town centre eyesore gets revamp as work starts
A towering building in Swindon town centre that has been an eyesore for years is now undergoing a transformation. Swindon Borough Council last year received a planning application from LHS Ltd, which wanted to change the outside of the top five
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Work begins at retail park for delayed Hollywood Bowl project
Scaffolding has gone up around the site of a proposed Hollywood Bowl, suggesting it could be on its way at last. Members of the public have been eagerly awaiting the addition to Greenbridge Retail Park since it was announced in May last year.
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Fight for Swindon Amazon workers to unionise 'not over'
One of Swindon’s largest workforces unionising is still a possibility, claims the body looking to represent them. Tensions have risen between e-commerce giant Amazon and the GMB union after workers at a warehouse in Coventry narrowly voted against
