Prepare to get wet for good cause

4:00pm Sunday 16th June 2013

Teams of people are invited to get wet and wear fancy dress in Wiltshire Air Ambulance’s annual It’s a Knockout event.

Mystery over why car left road in A419 fatal crash

The accident scene where a car left A419 on Saturday morning.

1:43pm Saturday 18th May 2013

TWO teenage girls were killed when the car they were travelling in left the A419 for 'unknown reasons'.

We’re here for Dougie

Friends gathered in Dougie's honour

5:50pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

FRIENDS, teammates and opponents raised a glass to popular goalkeeper Dougie Walker at a special celebration on Saturday.

Wiltshire funding to stay warm

9:00am Saturday 19th January 2013

The Community Foundation for Wiltshire and Swindon has made its 100th grant in this year’s Wiltshire Surviving Winter appeal.

Swindon's hospital shop will be closed

3:00pm Thursday 17th January 2013

The volunteers’ shop at Swindon’s Great Western Hospital is to close for three weeks next month before it reopens with a whole new image.

Flooding cancels services between Swindon and Bristol Parkway

A First Great Western High Speed Train

9:08am Monday 24th December 2012

Rail passengers faced a miserable start to Christmas Eve with trains being cancelled between Swindon and Bristol Parkway.

Jahmene comes home to Swindon

X Factor finalist Jahmene Douglas

10:32am Wednesday 5th December 2012

X Factor finalist Jahmene Douglas is visiting Swindon today. Keep up with all the latest from his visit here.

Swindon dad scores legal victory

1:23pm Tuesday 24th July 2012

Warring parents were urged today to see the "bigger picture" over the harmful impact contact disputes can have on their children.

Hospital staff could face pay cuts and longer hours

4:54pm Monday 16th July 2012

A DOCUMENT leaked to a national newspaper has shown that hospital workers in Swindon could have their pay cut and be asked to work longer hours - and those who refuse could face the sack.

Biffy Clyro announce exclusive Swindon gig

Biffy Clyro announce exclusive Swindon gig

8:42am Friday 11th May 2012

ROCK band Biffy Clyro will be playing a special one-off gig in Swindon next month.

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Your Say Your Gazette

I refer to the article on Chippenham RFC seeking permission from the Rugby Football Union to allow their second team to be promoted to Southern Counties (level seven of the RFU league structure) should they finish top of Dorset & Wilts 1 North (level eight), (Gazette & Herald, February 28). The most interesting aspect of the article was actually what was not said by the club’s representative or was not mentioned.  − Colin Brockhurst, Corsham

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A newsletter hit my doormat on March 2 from ‘Nick Watts and the Lib Dem team’ headlined: Freeze Wilts council tax say Lib Dems. This document goes on to tell us that: “hard-working families cannot afford unnecessary council tax hikes in these difficult times” and so “Nick Watts and the Liberal Democrats have promised not to support any attempt by Wiltshire Conservatives to hit families by increasing council tax this year”.  − Peter Kemp, Chippenham

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