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• Double joy for bassett squad

  DIVISION Two champions Wootton Bassett completed a dream season in the Swindon Indoor Cricket League when they added the Cloverleaf KO Cup. read more

• Snap up Joan's home for a quid

  A WEBSITE offering people the chance to win houses for a pound has been launched from Swindon. read more

• Poor response to appeal for tracking sex attacker

  POLICE have had a disappointing response to an appeal for help in tracking down the man who sexually assaulted a 12-year-old in Toothill. read more

• Guide for accident victims from police and RAC

  A LEAFLET giving advice to victims of road accidents has been launched by Wiltshire Police with the support of a leading motoring organisation. read more

• Treasurer stole funds from club

  Upset . . . chairman of Plaum's Pit Angling Club Derek Cooke (right) with head bailiff Les Arblaster at Plaum's Pit behind the Manor pub in Rodbourne CheneyAN ANGLING club treasurer stole thousands of pounds of the money he was supposed to be looking after, a court has heard. read more

• Residents out in force to object to proposal

  RESIDENTS turned out in force to object to Swindon Town's plans for a football stadium being built on land promised as a community forest. read more

• An exciting plan for a sports village, housing a new stadium

  Mark Devlin, Swindon Town's chief executive, hopes that the first glimpse of Swindon's own sporting village will ease the concerns of those who fear a concrete bowl is about to be dumped next door to them. read more

• Club make their pitch

  SWINDON Town have unveiled how they hope their future home will look and the club believe it could become a reality within three years. read more

• Swindon to head east

  SWINDON RFC will break new ground this weekend when they head to Romania for an Easter tour. read more

• Budding actors take bite of theatre experience

  Working with a blood-sucking plant is a dodgy venture at best, but around 45 hopeful Swindon actors are willing to take the chance for a taste of stardom. read more

• Tsar to aid smoke ban

  AN ANTI-SMOKING tsar could be working in Swindon by the autumn. read more

• Lye brace seals Trophy joy

  SECOND Division leaders Corsham Centre completed the first part of what they hope will be a glorious double by thumping West End Wanderers 4-0 in the Chippenham & District Sunday League's Rainbow Launderette-sponsored WG Parr Trophy at Corsham Town's Southbank Ground. read more

• Let's Share

  TOWN chief executive Mark Devlin has admitted that it would 'make sense' for the club to examine the option of sharing their new stadium. read more

• Big increase in litigation

  THE number of employment tribunal cases has risen by 50 per cent in the past six years. read more

• Staff feel buried by messages

  ONE in four workers cannot bear to be away from their desks for more than an hour for fear they will miss an important call or email, according to a new report. read more

• Engineers named the best of British

  AN ENGINEERING consultancy firm with a Swindon branch has been named as Britain's best by a leading trade magazine. read more

• Employers positive about flexible working schemes

  Nearly eight out of 10 employees with young children have had requests for flexible working granted, according to Government figures. read more

• Sherston scoops award for educational software

  SCHOOL computer software supplier Sherston has scooped an innovation award. read more

• Guide for accident victims from police and RAC

  A LEAFLET giving advice to victims of road accidents has been launched by Wiltshire Police with the support of a leading motoring organisation. read more

• DEVIZES STEP UP TITLE CHALLENGE

  DEVIZES Town Youth kept alive their title hopes in the Under 15 Blue Division of the Mid-Wilts Youth and Minors League with a 7-0 defeat of Marlborough Town. read more

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