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• Dental crisis to get worse

  PLANS to more than double the charge of a dental check up will deepen the crisis engulfing Swindon, the Liberal Democrats have claimed. read more

• M4 info system is on track

  SWINDON'S motorway is on schedule to be part of an information super highway. Highways Agency spokesperson Robin Miller said that the mammoth project to improve driver information systems on the M4 motorway is still on time. read more

• Reward offered to find missing tabby cat

  A WORRIED cat owner is still desperate for news about her missing pet. Jessie Parker, 22, said her brown, short haired, slim tabby cat went missing on August 10 and has not been seen since. read more

• Google under fire for military base aerial shots

  US spy plane stationed at FairfordMINISTRY of Defence officials have hit back at claims from defence experts that military bases near Swindon could be at risk of terrorist attacks. read more

• Super-constabulary plans unveiled

  Chief constable, Martin RichardsWILTSHIRE police chiefs have been asked which force they would like to merge with to create a new regional super-constabulary. read more

• Students hang on phone home

  AFTER the stress of studying for exams and waiting for results and a summer of working hard to earn some much needed money, the time has finally arrived for hundreds of students to pack their bags and head off to University. read more

• Man found dead in multi-storey car park

  THE body of a man was found in a multi-storey car park in Swindon today. It's believed the death may be drugs related. read more

• Wife beater needs drugs

  A SWINDON father has pleaded guilty to assaulting his former wife. Michael McLaughlin, 32, of Affleck Close, Toothill, assaulted his former partner, Jane Mildenhall. read more

• Family's second cancer miracle

  Kathy Williams with her husband Kev Ref: 99337-87A SWINDON woman who had a cancer scare is urging people to visit their dentist regularly. Kathy Williams has just been given the all-clear after tests on a suspected tumour in her neck. read more

• CD to bring the memories back

  Marian Saunders with the enhanced version of an original recording Ref: 99336-32AFTER 50 years members of Swin-don Amateur Variety Entertainers Club (SAVEC) thought that all their performances had been lost forever. read more

• Road victim is on the mend

  A MAN who was knocked over in a road rage incident in Pinehurst has been moved out of intensive care. Philip England, 53, was visiting his brother John, 51, of Graham Street, when he was knocked down during an argument over a traffic calming measure a month ago. read more

• Lower the cost

  RECENTLY I went on a visit to York. As a former Swindon Rail works employee, my husband wanted to visit the National Rail Museum. To my surprise admission was free. read more

• Coffers boost

  INTERESTED to read that I, in my small way as a pensioner, have helped to fill the Wilts coffers by £1 million. read more

• Was he right?

  A FEW years ago a young man named David Eycke appeared on television and prophesied all the disasters that we have suffered lately, the floods, the fires, the earthquakes and tsunamis and the terrorism and wars. read more

• Bright idea

  RE: Bright girl put in bottom class. While I agree that every child is entitled to an education at the right level, who does Mrs McCormack think she is, stereotyping those who are less academic? read more

• Where is the action on crime?

  WE hear of a big police clamp down on law breakers. Where is it? read more

• The minority has a right to be heard

  I would like to correct some of Mr Legg's misleading claims (September 14). read more

• Get your hound down to the chip shop for free

  OAPS in Swindon would be barking mad to not get their dog micro-chipped for free. The Dogs Trust, the UK's largest dog welfare charity, has teamed up with Swindon Council to offer OAP's in the town the free service. read more

• West Bank show on land 'we still dare to call holy'

  A PRESENTATION about life in the West Bank will be held next month. Beyond Belief is a reflective, multimedia presentation based upon the lives of ordinary people living in the West Bank. read more

• Mark goes wild

  MARK Satinet, senior ecologist and mammals recorder for Wiltshire will give a talk based on his wide experience of observing and studying mammals throughout the county. read more

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