Swindon news

• Sergei Skripal told friends Putin would 'get him'

  28-10-2024 15:07 via bbc.com
  
  Sergei Skripal said he could not return to Russia or there would be "reprisals".
  
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• How one woman is tackling the abandoned pet crisis

  30-10-2024 07:30 via bbc.com
  
  Wendy Isaacs decided to take action after witnessing "so many people struggling".
  
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• Family of electrocuted man call for changes to law

  30-10-2024 07:29 via bbc.com
  
  Jason Knight's family want changes to the materials used in window cleaning poles to prevent injury.
  
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• Boy fell ill after former spy helped him feed ducks

  29-10-2024 15:11 via bbc.com
  
  An inquiry hears the boy was traced and reported being ill for a day or two afterwards.
  
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• Forgotten grave of hero soldier fully restored

  29-10-2024 15:09 via bbc.com
  
  The grave of a Captain who took part in the 1854 Charge of the Light Brigade has been restored.
  
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• 'We need to cut jobs and portions' say businesses

  29-10-2024 13:21 via bbc.com
  
  Shahram Navard, owner of Ye Old Fish chip shop, said: "It will squeeze us as a small business".
  
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• Pothole funding plea for council ahead of Budget

  29-10-2024 12:41 via bbc.com
  
  Swindon Borough Council says it was "trying to keep the roads going" until funding improved.
  
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• 'Dangerous' driver crashed into person at car meet

  29-10-2024 11:03 via bbc.com
  
  Milosz Sobiechowski, from Bristol, was driving a dangerously modified BMW.
  
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• Brain tumour patient's plea for 'tragic condition'

  29-10-2024 10:52 via bbc.com
  
  The mum-of-two says she is lucky to be alive after being diagnosed with the condition two years ago.
  
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• MP to grapple in jiu-jitsu match for charity

  29-10-2024 07:11 via bbc.com
  
  Swindon North MP Will Stone has practised martial art for 17 years and is also a black belt in judo.
  
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• Man jailed for sexually assaulting young girls

  28-10-2024 18:50 via bbc.com
  
  Stephen Burrows, 47, was found guilty of a string of offences committed over 13 years.
  
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• 'I don't think you'll find many of us' - Holloway

  28-10-2024 14:50 via bbc.com
  
  New Swindon boss Ian Holloway says he has a "lot more to offer" in footballafter taking up his 10th managerial role.
  
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• Arson and theft causes £100k in damage

  28-10-2024 14:22 via bbc.com
  
  Suspects drove the car around south Wiltshire before leaving it burnt out at a farm.
  
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• Newspapers & trending: How bus users can help drivers

  28-10-2024 10:32 via bbc.com
  
  A look at what stories are trending across the West of England on 28 October 2024.
  
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• Plan submitted for new Lidl in retail park

  28-10-2024 07:27 via bbc.com
  
  Developers want to replace two existing shops at the site to create the new store.
  
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• Chief thought Skripal poisoning could be 'act of war'

  28-10-2024 01:03 via bbc.com
  
  Neil Basu says the "true horror" of the deadly poison was not knowing what to look for.
  
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• First known English witch execution 'in Wiltshire'

  27-10-2024 08:26 via bbc.com
  
  Dr Louise Ryland-Epton researched the story of Agnes Mylles, accused after a baby's death.
  
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• Headlines: £4.3m coin hoard and airport's major upgrade

  27-10-2024 08:18 via bbc.com
  
  Our round-up takes you through some of the top stories in the news this week.
  
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• New boss Holloway wants belief from Swindon players

  26-10-2024 20:36 via bbc.com
  
  New Swindon manager Ian Holloway says he wants to see "confidence" and "belief" in his side as he watched them for the first time.
  
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• Two sent off as Bath overpower Sale to go top

  26-10-2024 20:30 via bbc.com
  
  Will Muir and Nye Thomas both see red as Bath chalk up a bonus-point win over Sale to claim top spot in the Premiership.
  
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• Gritters 'ready to take action' in test runs

  26-10-2024 13:08 via bbc.com
  
  Wiltshire Council said people could see vehicles named Usain Salt and Sir David Attenburrrr working.
  
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• Artist exhibits work at hospital that treated her

  26-10-2024 08:42 via bbc.com
  
  Artist Phil Batty was treated for cancer at Royal United Hospital in Bath in 2020.
  
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• Boy fundraising for 'stoma bears' to help others

  26-10-2024 00:59 via bbc.com
  
  Riley from Melksham is walking 10km for children's stoma support charity A Bear Named Buttony.
  
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• Repeat offender jailed after drink driving crash

  25-10-2024 18:39 via bbc.com
  
  Ionut Munteanu from Surrey was jailed after crashing into a barrier at a supermarket.
  
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• Ian Holloway replaces Mark Kennedy at Swindon Town

  25-10-2024 15:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Analysis from BBC Radio Wiltshire football commentator Andrew Hawes.
  
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• Man jailed for 'deeply disturbing' kidnap attempt

  25-10-2024 14:44 via bbc.com
  
  The victim's mother awoke to find Reece Jolliffe at the foot of her bed, holding her child.
  
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• Closures on A36 lifted to allow work on A350

  25-10-2024 13:58 via bbc.com
  
  Drivers are given an alternative route due to overnight closures on the A350.
  
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• Swindon Town appoint Holloway as new manager

  25-10-2024 12:39 via bbc.com
  
  Swindon Town have appointed veteran manager Ian Holloway as their new head coach following the sacking of Mark Kennedy.
  
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• Newspapers and trending: Air Ambulance president dies

  25-10-2024 10:36 via bbc.com
  
  A look at what stories are trending across the West of England on 25 October 2024
  
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• Swindon sack head coach Kennedy after five months

  25-10-2024 10:33 via bbc.com
  
  Swindon Town sack head coach Mark Kennedy after just five months in charge and two wins this season.
  
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