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• Residents want their views heard

  I WAS present at the recent Wanborough Parish Council meeting when residents from other parishes attended. read more

• Panic at the pumps

  THE first signs of panic buying emerged in Swindon today as motorists fear a petrol shortage could be on its way. read more

• Victory for veteran in medal fight

  Jeffrey Williams with his Canal Zone medal Ref: 99205-167SWINDON...AND PROUD OF IT: A WAR veteran has finally been awarded a medal for his service in Suez more than 50 years after coming home. read more

• Kidney recipients take time to celebrate life

  TWO Wiltshire people whose lives were transformed by kidney transplants celebrated their 25 years of extra life at a party in London. read more

• Pan-to is off to a flying start

  Thomas Gase, who also auditioned Ref: 99213-62TALENTED youngsters from Swindon have been battling it out for a place in Neverland with Peter Pan. read more

• We'll make sure they keep their promises

  Councillor Roderick Bluh, council deputy leader, says there should be a first-stop council shop set up within six monthsPLEDGE WATCH: Today, the Adver is launching Pledge Watch a way to keep track of all the council's plans. SWINDON Council is well ahead of target on the first of its 50 pledges. read more

• Dangerous dog to be put down

  Peter Bailey, 14, with mum Sandra after being bitten by the dog in DecemberA FAMILY will have to say their final goodbyes to their pet dog after it was sentenced to death by a Swindon court. read more

• Meeting to discuss future of local library

  THE head of Swindon's library service has agreed to attend tomorrow's meeting to discuss the future of Moredon Library. read more

• We're intent on reviving market

  Trader Chas Graham said many stallholders are going out of business Ref: 99220-63SUPPORT us or lose us that's the message traders in the Swindon's tented market are sending out to its owners. read more

• Teen may get life for blaze

  A TEENAGER who started a fire at a Swindon hostel could face the prospect of a life sentence, a court heard. read more

• Scrap of good news in store

  Scrapstore's project manager Olivia McCann in the refurbished Scrapstore shop Ref: 99233-2A SWINDON charity that faced an uncertain future after its council grant was cut has been given a new lease of life. read more

• Jailed for child sex offences

  A SCIENTIST has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after admitting a string of child sex offences. Martin Schwarz was jailed for a year last October after admitting indecent assault on a 12-year-old girl in what his barrister described as an "isolated and ugly episode". read more

• Jailed for child sex offences

  A SCIENTIST has been jailed for three-and-a-half years after admitting a string of child sex offences. read more

• Diesel fuel is stolen

  THIEVES broke into a building site in Wootton Bassett and stole a quantity of diesel fuel. read more

• Scheme puts local produce in store at Co-op

  Local producers Martin Haines, left, from WR Haines growers, in Worcestershire, and Martin Harrell, from Hayles Fruit Farm, in GloucestershireA PROJECT to put more local produce on to supermarket shelves has been recognised as one of the best in the country. read more

• Warehouse takes shape

  A WAREHOUSE firm is about to begin work on the largest speculative scheme ever built in Swindon. read more

• New boss to take over at water firm

  WATER firm, RWE Thames Water is about to get a new chief executive. Current CEO Bill Alexander is retiring at the end of November and will be replaced by Jeremy Pelczer, the current CEO of American Water. read more

• Store recalls two puzzles

  ASDA is asking customers who bought defective toys to return the product to their local store. read more

• Man denies sex attacks on girl

  A MAN from Liden has pleaded not guilty to a string of sex attacks on a 14-year-old girl. Hilary Budgen is also accused of taking and making indecent images of children earlier this year. read more

• Date for Macbeth

  SHAKESPEARE'S Macbeth is being staged by the Old Town Theatre Company. It is being performed at The Arts Centre, Devizes Road, from Thursday, October 6 until October 8. read more

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