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• Resist club's ground plan

  AT long last proposals for Swindon Town's stadium have been published and already strong views are being expressed both for and against. read more

• Fundraiser aids healing process

  James and Sally Moore raised funds for the GWH baby care unit after the death of their son Taylor Ref: 100590-20A couple who did not want the death of their newborn son to be in vain have raised thousands of pounds for the Great Western Hospital. read more

• Festive food parcels packed up for final time

  Kingsdown School students help pack parcels for the elderly, from left, Selina Knott, 15, Emily Ireson, 14, Louise Cramp, 14, and Emma Williams, 14 Ref: 200002-4IT is the end of an era for a Stratton volunteer group that delivers Christmas food parcels to the elderly. read more

• Two accused of murder attempt

  Nicholas WhitfieldTHE victim of a vicious assault who is still in intensive care is lucky to be alive, according to police. Nicholas Whitfield, 25, was left unconscious and losing blood after being attacked on Wednesday. read more

• Be seen and not hurt

  PC Phil Young Ref: 100576-15PARENTS who let their children ride bikes without any lights face a day in court, the police have warned. A change in the law regarding riding bikes at night came in to force in October and since then officers have been trying to educate the youngsters they stop. read more

• Snakes alive!

  Grange Junior School pupils enjoy an international day with clockwise from above, Joe Hiscock, 10, in the Australian outback Ref: 200001-18LESSONS took on an international flavour for one Swindon school as children travelled to all corners of the world. read more

• Life breathed into ghosts at museum's Victorian fair

  From left, Ben Etheridge, Zachary Etheridge, Brian Furnyhough and Chris Rogers Ref: 200017-20NESTLED among the steam trains and displays, the ghosts of Swindon's Christmases past were brought to life. read more

• Making it too easy for them

  PEOPLE in Swindon are making life too easy for burglars, according to local police. Seventy homes in the town fell victim to crooks in November and many of the thefts could have been easily prevented, they say. read more

• Support for fire victims

  Wootton Bassett mayor Chris Wannell, chief fire officer Andy Goves and Yve Benwell of the Red Cross with the new fire victim support vehicle Ref: 200016-52A NEW support service for victims of fire the first of its kind in Wiltshire is now on the road. The Fire Victim Support Service, which is run by the British Red Cross, was launched on Saturday. read more

• Be seen and not hurt

  PC Phil Young Ref: 100576-15PARENTS who let their children ride bikes without any lights face a day in court, the police have warned. A change in the law regarding riding bikes at night came in to force in October and since then officers have been trying to educate the youngsters they stop. read more

• Successful pet centre challenges big stores

  Staff at Toomers, in Lydiard Millicent, who were among the finalists for a top pet award, from left, manager Nigel Davies, Lewis Gilbert, Diane Reynolds and department manager Penny Butcher Ref: 200003-10AN INDEPENDENT pet and garden centre in Swindon has taken on the big stores in a national award. John Toomer Garden and Pet Centre in Stone Lane, Lydiard Millicent, was a finalist in the national Garden Centre and Retail Awards. read more

• Image change draws on past

  A SWINDON firm which was born out of the closure of Swindon's Railway Works is updating its image. Economic consultancy GWE Workspace, which is part of Great Western Enterprise, has used its historic origins to create a fresh logo and update its image. read more

• Drivers warned on business trips

  WILTSHIRE drivers and business owners have been warned that drivers on one in ten business trips may be uninsured. read more

• Kevan keeps it all running smoothly

  KEVAN Culley, has joined the team at multimedia duplication firm, Thamesdown SDC. As the firm's new engineering manager he brings with him more than 10 years industry experience from previous role at Singulus Technologies UK where he worked as senior service engineer. read more

• Traders are short on festive cheer

  CHRISTMAS trading is looking increasingly grim for retailers. New figures released by the CBI show high street sales are falling at their fastest rate for at least 22 years. read more

• Defeat means City slip to third

  SALISBURY City suffered a 1-0 defeat away at Grantham Town on Saturday. read more

• Salisbury City junior results

  Round-up of Salisbury City's juniors results read more

• Support for fire victims

  Wootton Bassett mayor Chris Wannell, chief fire officer Andy Goves and Yve Benwell of the Red Cross with the new fire victim support vehicle Ref: 200016-52A NEW support service for victims of fire the first of its kind in Wiltshire is now on the road. The Fire Victim Support Service, which is run by the British Red Cross, was launched on Saturday. read more

• No hiding place for drug dealers

  POLICE have smashed a drug ring that tried to set up shop in Swindon. Seventeen people have been arrested as part of Operation Draw, which was launched to tackle drug dealers from London operating in Swindon. read more

• Man broke conditions of his bail

  A TOOTHILL man has appeared in court after breaking the conditions of his bail. Jason Ranford, 19, of Westminster Road, admitted the breach at Swindon Magistrates' Court on Saturday. read more

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