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• Lee whizz!

  HOME track hero Lee Richardson climbed off his sickbed to magnificently guide Great Britain into speedway's World Cup Final last night then admitted: ''I nearly didn't ride at all.'' read more

• Meet your Adver team on tour

  YOUR Swindon Advertiser is getting ready to go on tour. We are visiting the towns and villages around Swindon to meet our readers in their communities. read more

• Bidders cheated out of £9,000

  A CYBER cheat who pocketed thousand of pounds by offering festival tickets for sale on eBay has been jailed. read more

• Robin Hood goes down to the farm for day of fun

  Anna Cornell with a piglet Ref: 78666-17THERE was plenty of forest capers at Roves Farm on Saturday for the start of its Robin Hood week. read more

• £32m centre is left underused

  Trust's human resources director Paul BentleyFEWER patients than expected are using the flagship treatment centre at the Great Western Hospital. read more

• End of the line for ex-rail staff

  Bill Farmer, Doreen Taylor, Carly Taylor, Shaun Taylor, Jamie Taylor, Ken Taylor, Sue Taylor and David Lewis Ref: 78659-3IT'S the end of an era for a Swindon social club which is closing its doors at the end of the month. read more

• Drunken man kissed his wife's carer

  MAGISTRATES took pity on a man who made a move on his sick wife's carer. Ian Wilmot, 53, of May Close, Gorse Hill, admitted a charge of common assault after drunkenly kissing the woman. read more

• £32m centre is left underused

  Trust's human resources director Paul BentleyFEWER patients than expected are using the flagship treatment centre at the Great Western Hospital. read more

• People's greed will destroy this place

  ARTHUR Tayler fell in love with Coate Water when he came to live in Berkshire as a boy. read more

• A mega Mela!

  78667-11THE Town Gardens were transformed with a touch of Asia spice at the Swindon Mela. read more

• Here's the first look at the town's Civic pride

  The eighth generation of the Honda Civic takes a bowTHIS is the first glimpse of the car that Honda hopes will accelerate it to the forefront of upmarket motoring. read more

• Mongolia here we come!

  A FATHER and son from Stratton St Margaret begin their 8,500-mile trip to Mongolia today in a Reliant Robin. read more

• 'Your excuses won't wash'

  COST-cutting councillors have been attacked for "hiding" behind the excuse of receiving unfair grants from Whitehall despite the town's cashpot soaring by more than 82 per cent since Labour came to power. read more

• They got the wrong man

  COLIN Lewin warned that the killer is "still out there" as he was cleared of murdering Swindon father-of-two Mick Love. read more

• Verdict is met with shock at Mick's pub

  THE verdict was met with shock in Old Town pubs where Mick Love used to enjoy a pint. read more

• Buyers snap up second homes

  SECOND home ownership is increasing across Swindon, prompting fears that first-time buyers are being priced out of the housing market. read more

• Dancers stage a Polished performance

  A GROUP of Polish dancers from Torun gave a display of traditional dancing at the Polish Club in Swindon. read more

• Biker dies after road smash

  Whitehouse Bridge in SwindonA 51-YEAR-OLD Swindon man has died after his motorbike collided with a car last night. He was taken to Great Western Hospital with serious injuries and died during the night. read more

• 'Mugabe has my son's blood on his hands'

  Zimbabwe dictator Robert MugabeA FATHER blames his son's death on the Zimbabwe dictator Robert Mugabe's brutal regime. read more

• We don't want a uni here

  I HAVE never written to a newspaper before but the Coate Water debate is such a fundamental issue that I feel I must put pen to paper. read more

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