Swindon news

• 'Winter-ready bear' and 'faeries spotted'

  25-10-2026 08:19 via BBC News
  
  Our weekly round-up of photographs from across the West.
  
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• Frustration as months of roadworks begin

  26-10-2026 07:15 via BBC News
  
  The farmers says Halloween is his second busiest time of the year after Christmas.
  
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• Theatres at risk and fighting back across the West

  26-10-2026 07:08 via BBC News
  
  During these difficult times, venues are keeping their doors open in a range of ways.
  
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• Runner prepares for most grueling challenge yet

  25-10-2026 21:08 via BBC News
  
  Alex Bance hopes to push his fundraising total to £20,000 by taking on his most ambitious challenge.
  
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• Fake identity fraudster jailed for second time

  25-10-2026 11:26 via BBC News
  
  Police found 120 fake identity documents when investigating Daniel Robertson, 36, from Swindon.
  
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• Ex American football pro supports stroke research

  25-10-2026 08:29 via BBC News
  
  Rob Hart, from Wiltshire, is taking part in a a research programme after having a stroke at 51.
  
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• Town crier of 40 years dies after royal honour

  24-10-2026 16:31 via BBC News
  
  Trowbridge town crier, Trevor Heeks, 82, known for his charitable and twinning work, has died.
  
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• Top tips for making your pumpkins last longer

  24-10-2026 11:33 via BBC News
  
  Here’s some tips to help your pumpkins last a little longer this Halloween.
  
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• The 'most haunted' pubs and hotels where guests cannot explain encounters

  24-10-2026 08:18 via BBC News
  
  Ahead of Halloween, we have compiled some of the most popular haunted stories in pubs and hotels.
  
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• 'Dogs only swimming pool' and 'wobbly socials'

  24-10-2026 08:18 via BBC News
  
  A round-up of stories from local newspapers and websites from the past week in the West of England.
  
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• Road closure and evacuation amid 'unsafe' building

  23-10-2026 21:51 via BBC News
  
  A council says the Wiltshire road closure could be in place for three weeks.
  
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• Queen joins survivors at domestic violence summit

  23-10-2026 19:48 via BBC News
  
  It is hoped that her involvement can encourage conversations about violence against women and girls.
  
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• Rare plaques discovered in hallway sell for £100k

  23-10-2026 12:42 via BBC News
  
  The plaques by Renaissance artist Francesco Xanto Avelli hung in a family home for years.
  
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• Man jailed after 'chop shop' found on farmland

  23-10-2026 09:16 via BBC News
  
  Osvaldas Ubarevicius would drive illegal materials to a lock-up on farmland in Wiltshire.
  
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• EFL preview: 'Sleepless nights' for under pressure bosses

  23-10-2026 09:15 via BBC News
  
  Norwich City head coach Philippe Clement, Sheffield Wednesday manager Henrik Pedersen and Bristol Rovers boss Steve Evans face scrutiny.
  
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• Could experts have a solution to toxic algae?

  23-10-2026 07:17 via BBC News
  
  Experts from the University of Bath are testing out a new invention at a lake in Wiltshire.
  
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• Children's cancer unit gets £500K upgrade

  23-10-2026 07:10 via BBC News
  
  The RUH says a £495K donation will benefit generations of children with cancer.
  
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• Search for 'suspicious men' in dog walker's murder

  22-10-2026 13:46 via BBC News
  
  Wiltshire Police say the two men were spotted in woods on the day Graham Pennycook was murdered.
  
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• Town to 'learn' from missing City of Culture list

  22-10-2026 12:10 via BBC News
  
  Leaders of the town said getting longlisted felt like a real win and they would learn for next time.
  
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• 'Shock' as new ornamental bench vandalised

  22-10-2026 10:58 via BBC News
  
  Two horns were ripped off the bench, which is in the shape of an extinct animal called an auroch.
  
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• Historic canal bank repaired after water vole damage

  22-10-2026 07:56 via BBC News
  
  Water voles dug into the bank for 30 years but now there is "nowhere left to burrow" as a new habitat is created for them.
  
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• Girl, 12, gets her own fashion show billboard

  22-10-2026 07:27 via BBC News
  
  Carmela, who has muscular dystrophy, says it was "amazing" to see herself on the billboard.
  
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• New show for Swindon Town fans launches

  21-10-2026 20:00 via BBC News
  
  Your weekly Swindon football magazine with Shaun Hodgetts and an array of guests.
  
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• Gender critical teacher 'could have shown respect'

  21-10-2026 18:47 via BBC News
  
  A hearing is told Kevin Lister felt his college had an 'intimidating' culture on the subject.
  
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• Healthcare workers walk out on 24-hour strike

  21-10-2026 18:06 via BBC News
  
  One striking worker says she goes home and cries because she no longer feels she is making a difference due to work pressures.
  
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• M4 to be closed overnight for landslide repairs

  21-10-2026 17:56 via BBC News
  
  Work is needed to stabilise 600 metres of embankment alongside the motorway in Wiltshire.
  
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• 'Pandemonium' as HGVs keep crashing into buildings in historic town

  21-10-2026 13:43 via BBC News
  
  Residents and business owners in Malmesbury are calling on the council to take urgent action.
  
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• Farmer feels 'helpless' after bluetongue outbreak

  21-10-2026 07:18 via BBC News
  
  Somerset farmer Sally Phillips says the bluetongue outbreak has cost her £11,000.
  
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• New food waste plant 'could heat 9,000 homes'

  21-10-2026 07:14 via BBC News
  
  Construction will begin next year despite objections from some local residents and councillors.
  
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• Two men re-arrested on suspicion of assisting Iran intelligence after RAF Fairford incident

  20-10-2026 20:32 via BBC News
  
  The head of UK Counter Terrorism Policing said they consider Iranian state involvement "highly likely".
  
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