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• ...insensitive

  CAN you please tell me why people in the town are so ignorant? read more

• People are...

  I USUALLY write letters complaining about the train service from Swindon to London. read more

• Triathlon places are available

  IF readers are still trying to secure places in this year's London Triathlon, taking place over August 6-7 at the ExCel Exhibition Centre in Docklands, London, it is not too late. read more

• African countries wanted to go it alone

  FIFTY years ago large parts of Africa were still part of the Empire. read more

• Firm's support for bodybuilder just a load of pants

  Picture Ref: 78019-15A SWINDON underwear company is helping a body builder in a major competition. read more

• Shoe invention leads the way

  Robin GreenwaySWINDON AND PROUD: A STUDENT has designed a shoe that will help blind athletes stay on track. read more

• Families needed to host summer school students

  THE Oxford Intensive School of English, which teaches English to European students during the summer in Swindon, is facing a difficult time this year. read more

• Kids play with solvent danger

  Picture Ref: 29284-23THE grandfather of a teenager who died after inhaling deodorant is calling on the Government to launch a national television campaign to battle solvent abuse. read more

• 'We've been sold down the river'

  Parent Ayzee Hyner with her daughter Gemma outside Salt Way school Picture Ref: 78031-95PARENTS at a school facing closure have vowed to fight the plans to the bitter end. read more

• Tragedy as biker is killed in crash

  John at a race meeting Picture Ref: 78034-10THE girlfriend of a popular Swindon biker killed in a road accident has spoken of the devastating loss of her soulmate. read more

• Plastic sheet 'linked killer to Amanda'

  Amanda EdwardsAMANDA Edwards' killer wrapped her body in a plastic sheet and bound her wrists with tape before dumping her in a shallow grave. read more

• Moped rider faces jail for false name

  A MOPED rider who escaped jail for giving his best friend's name when he was stopped by police could be jailed. read more

• Team gets a pat on the back

  EFFICIENCY, savings and innovation have led to a national award for a team at Wiltshire County Council. read more

• Soccer dads hit the right spot

  THE football season may have finished but in Swindon fathers have been showing off their shooting skills. read more

• Family seek help with charity day

  Samuel McCullochTHE family of a Swindon man who is lost at sea are appealing for more help with an event they are organising in his memory. read more

• Heritage staff strike over pay

  STAFF at English Heritage's National Monuments Record Centre at Churchward celebrated the summer solstice with a strike. read more

• Escape for speedway star as van blows up

  A SWINDON speedway star had a dramatic escape when his van blew up while he was on his way to a meeting. read more

• Have you seen missing pup?

  A PUPPY has been stolen from a back garden in Swindon. read more

• Mum's misery at tax muddle

  Michelle Sudworth with son Kyle, two Picture Ref: 77972-10A SINGLE mother says she has been forced into debt because of the family tax credit debacle. read more

• Help to beat the conmen

  WE at Help The Aged were concerned to read the the story headlined "Flowers con used to rob elderly man." read more

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