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Swindon News

• Health trust spends £300,000 denying expensive cancer drug

  Lyneham parish councillor Sam Wright has revealed Swindon Primary Care Trust spent £300,000 fighting cancer sufferer Anne-Marie Rogers' battle for life saving drug Herceptin. read more

• "Meat thief" remanded for needle attack

  A man known as "the meat thief" due to his consistent offending has been remanded in custody after admitting stabbing a store security guard with a needle. read more

• Thug jailed for fracturing skull

  Thug Mark Mason has been jailed for two years after he left a man with serious head injuries. read more

• Swindon man guilty of rape

  A jury has found Swindon man Darren Haakansen guilty of all but one charge. read more

• IsGrease the word?

  A teenager is hoping that she will be the one the judges want as she auditions for the next round of a TV reality show. read more

• Pensioners duped by romantic scam

  An elderly couple were duped into racking up a £20 phone bill on a premium rate number. read more

• Trouble-hit rowers have end in sight

  Novice rowers who ran out of food on a 3,000 mile fundraising trip are nearing the end of their epic trip. read more

• Warrant issued for drug dealer

  A judge has issued a warrant for the arrest of a Walcot drug supplier after he failed to turn up for sentencing. read more

• Pet polecats on the loose

  Two escaped pet polecats are on the prowl in Swindon. read more

• £5,000 per month slice of the high life

  A slice of local history in positively aristocratic surroundings are up for rent - for a cool £5,000 a month. read more

• Elderly couple conned out of cash

  A con artist tricked an elderly couple out of cash after he pretended to be a water official to enter their home. read more

• Police hunting knifepoint robber

  Police are investigating a knife-point robbery near the old Post Office in Swindon Town Centre. read more

• Arrest made in drugs raid

  A woman suspected of using drugs has been arrested thanks to calls to the Swindon Drugs Hotline. read more

• Man guilty of threats to kill

  A Swindon man has been found guilty of making threats to kill but a jury has so far failed to reach verdicts on other charges against him. read more

• Homeless man attacked in broad daylight

  A homeless man was taken to hospital after a daytime attack that police have described as vicious and prolonged. read more

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