Swindon news

• How to avoid QR code parking scams as warnings issued

  21-05-2026 07:10 via bbc.com
  Fake QR code stickers have popped up on payment machines in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire car parks.
  
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• Demand for action on traffic 'rat-runs' by Stonehenge

  21-05-2026 16:53 via bbc.com
  Wiltshire councillors demand action on traffic travelling past Stonehenge and on surrounding roads.
  
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• People urged to switch to rounded-tip kitchen knives

  21-05-2026 16:01 via bbc.com
  Wiltshire Police is working with households at greatest risk in Swindon.
  
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• Play-offs memories - from those who were there

  21-05-2026 15:04 via bbc.com
  Darren Moore, Troy Deeney, Phil Brown and others reflect on their favourite memories to commemorate 40 years of the play-offs.
  
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• Mum of stabbed teen 'proud' to back bleed kits

  21-05-2026 12:50 via bbc.com
  It takes about four minutes for someone to lose a critical amount of blood after a stabbing.
  
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• Golf club told to remove unauthorised padel courts

  21-05-2026 11:22 via bbc.com
  Hamptworth Golf and Country Club's newly-built padel courts are refused retrospective permission.
  
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• Flute from iconic Beatles track to be auctioned

  20-05-2026 17:37 via bbc.com
  Leading British flautist Jack Ellory played the instrument on The Fool On The Hill in 1967.
  
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• Goose found shot at lake in 'disturbing' incident

  20-05-2026 16:51 via bbc.com
  Police are investigating the "sickening and completely unacceptable act".
  
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• £2.2m local homes plan scrapped after nine years of work

  20-05-2026 12:25 via bbc.com
  Wiltshire is now more exposed to unwanted developments than ever, say opposition councillors.
  
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• Top of car park set to become pickleball courts

  20-05-2026 09:28 via bbc.com
  Approval is given to transform underused floors of the car park into sporting and recreational venues.
  
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• Hundreds oppose 'cruel' plans to build cattle complex

  20-05-2026 07:38 via bbc.com
  Hundreds of people have opposed the proposals, which they say are "cruel and inhumane".
  
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• Water company using AI technology to spot leaks

  20-05-2026 07:35 via bbc.com
  The water company is working with Origin Tech to help spot "invisible" leaks.
  
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• Driver who caused death of actress, 19, spared jail

  19-05-2026 17:28 via bbc.com
  Rosa Taylor, 19, was on her way to perform in a show in Wiltshire when she was killed in July 2025.
  
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• Drug driving charge after woman's van crash death

  19-05-2026 16:09 via bbc.com
  A man has appeared in court following a crash in Melksham involving a van and two pedestrians.
  
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• Hospital defends decision to raise parking charges

  19-05-2026 14:12 via bbc.com
  Parking fees at Salisbury District Hospital have been increased to help combat inflation.
  
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• ‘Thanks to them…my four children still have a mum’

  19-05-2026 12:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Klaire Alexander from Corsham is raising money for the charity which saved her life.
  
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• Festival to go ahead after Bob Vylan row

  19-05-2026 10:47 via bbc.com
  The Wiltshire event had its license reviewed three days before it was due to start.
  
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• Son urges rail changes after mum's crossing death

  19-05-2026 10:30 via bbc.com
  Simon Pope is calling on Network Rail to improve the Pewsey crossing where his mother died in 2025.
  
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• Comedian to perform 12 gigs while running 78 miles

  19-05-2026 07:21 via bbc.com
  Klaire Alexander will also complete three marathons in her journey between each venue.
  
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• Pensioner dragged from van in 'violent' attack

  18-05-2026 16:08 via bbc.com
  Morgan Rees, 21, of Stockbridge, Hampshire, has been jailed after pleading guilty to Section 18 GBH.
  
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• 'Win-win' for residents as works on key route begin

  18-05-2026 07:30 via bbc.com
  It is hoped resurfacing, street lights and a crossing will encourage more "active travel".
  
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• 'It's overwhelming - how do I keep carrying on?'

  18-05-2026 07:28 via bbc.com
  Deb Rist from Devizes says that caring for her severely disabled husband John had taken over her life.
  
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• Bin collection change petition to be handed in

  17-05-2026 13:13 via bbc.com
  The council is cutting the collection of black bin waste from fortnightly to once every three weeks from 2027.
  
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• Council gives go-ahead for 112 houses on scrapyard

  17-05-2026 08:32 via bbc.com
  Developers are given permission to build the new homes near Melksham.
  
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• In Pictures: Blessed beasts and city's race day

  17-05-2026 08:17 via bbc.com
  A round-up of pictures from across the West of England this week.
  
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• PCC quits air support board over helicopter spend

  16-05-2026 17:19 via bbc.com
  Philip Wilkinson says police should spend more on technology such as drones rather than aircraft.
  
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• Direct rail service set to begin after 23 years

  16-05-2026 12:13 via bbc.com
  The service cuts more than 10 minutes off the current fastest weekday journey time to under 30 minutes in Swindon.
  
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• Safety promised at Pink Floyd star's garden event

  16-05-2026 08:20 via bbc.com
  Those attending the Middlewick House Open Garden will have to buy tickets in advance.
  
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• Thousands run city races and skunk on the loose

  16-05-2026 08:11 via bbc.com
  A round-up of stories from local news outlets and the BBC from the past week in the West of England.
  
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• Bodin, Hoilett and Delaney among 10 leaving Swindon

  15-05-2026 17:48 via bbc.com
  Wingers Billy Bodin and Junior Hoilett, and centre-back Ryan Delaney, are among 10 players released by Swindon Town.
  
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