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Over thirty vehicles can be seen as travellers set up camp on field
Dozens of traveller caravans have set up camp on a recreation ground in Swindon. Drivers travelling along Wootton Bassett ...
Dozens of traveller caravans set up camp on Swindon field
Dozens of traveller caravans have set up camp on a recreation ground in Swindon. Drivers travelling along Wootton Bassett Road were surprised to see Westcott Recreation Ground full of vehicles and ...
Swindon shares outside-the-box ideas to save Regent Circus
Regent Circus now stands almost empty, just a decade on from a £50m investment that brought a six-screen cinema, a supermarket and five restaurants to Swindon. Today, Nando's is the only permanent ...
Cheering crowds welcome return of Swindon's Duck Race
Cheering crowds of youngsters and their families gathered to welcome the return of Swindon's Famous Duck Race in the town.
Haydon Wick family picnic attracted around 400 residents
Family picnic attracted around 400 residents as part of a series of tributes to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.
I grew up in one of the UK’s most ‘boring’ towns – it’s anything but with Netflix filming and beautiful castles
WHEN I was growing up in Grantham, it wasn’t uncommon to hear the word ‘boring’ thrown around – and not just because I was a ...
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Children evacuated from Swindon school after threats of ‘suspicious package’
A school in Swindon has been evacuated after it reportedly received threats of a “suspicious package”. Wiltshire Police was called to Lydiard Academy in Grange Park Way at around 9am on ...
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Swindon road reopens to pedestrians after delayed works
The Whalebridge end of Fleming Way in Swindon can now be used by walkers, and the overall project is on target to finish later this summer. Pedestrians faced long diversions and drivers have ...