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The Latest Breaking News from Swindon

Swindon security company SSGC makes first acquisition

The firm has taken over a South West security business that operates across the Bristol, Somerset and Wiltshire region

Birmingham Post

Restaurant with 'worst ever' cockroach infestation shut down as horror photos released

A cockroach infested restaurant and takeaway in Swindon has been shut down by hygiene inspectors in one of their "worst cases" ever

Daily Mirror

Mum forced to choose homelessness or selling beloved dog after fleeing rat-infested home

Mum-of-two Sophie Ponting from Swindon, Wiltshire, says the local council are telling her to rehome her cockapoo Luna and move into a hotel after their home became infested with rats

Daily Mirror

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WH Smith returns to profit and is planning 125 shop openings

The Swindon-based retailer said it had seen a recovery across all its travel markets despite the impact of the Omicron variant

Birmingham Post

Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet sold as part of deal worth £600m

It has been snapped up alongside another site in Swindon

Birmingham Post

Hero man saved neighbour's life by throwing chicken at 15-stone dog during attack

Gary Goodhall, 43, sprang into action when the American bulldog launched its attack on a woman in the garden of a house in Swindon, Wilshire on Good Friday - he hurled the chicken to try and distract the dog

Daily Mirror

How every EFL club under an embargo is faring from doomed Derby to resurgent Swindon

A clutch of clubs across all three divisions of the EFL were placed under transfer embargoes last summer, heavily affecting the kind of transfer deals they were able to sanction

Daily Mirror

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Mum in hysterics as haircut fail has daughter 'looking like Jim Carrey in Dumb & Dumber'

Kayleigh, from Swindon, Wiltshire, says her husband did her a 'favour' when he offered to cut their daughter's hair - but she soon regretted it when the girl was left looking like Jim Carrey

Daily Mirror

Swindon chief gives update on ambitious search for "next Mo Salah" in Pakistan

The Robins are finally looking up after relegation last season and years of mismanagement off the field - and the new owners are proving to be full of ambitions

Daily Mirror

How Bristol Rovers' run-in compares to their League Two promotion rivals

Joey Barton's Bristol Rovers are eight games from glory having fired their way into the top seven of the division

Bristol Post

Loving son, 22, died hours after A&E doctors missed fatal condition and let him leave

Billy Longshaw from Heaton Norris, Stockport died after he left Great Western Hospital in Swindon as he was suffering with ‘sigmoid volvulus’ - a twisted intestine which would quickly turn fatal

Daily Mirror

M4 diversion routes as police incident closes motorway for hours

Drivers are being delayed by an ongoing incident on an overbridge

Bristol Post

West of England set to grow faster than any other UK region in 2022, PwC report finds

Bournemouth and Swindon were ranked in the top three cities for growth on a list of 50 from around the country

Birmingham Post

Person dies after being hit by train

The death is not currently being treated as suspicious

Bristol Post

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Bristol boxer Anton Haskins hoping for an action-packed year as he returns to the ring

Haskins is scheduled to fight in Swindon later this month

Birmingham Post

The cross-border Western Gateway partnership wants to create the UK's first green energy cluster

Backed by the public and private sectors the Western Gateway's stakeholders stretch from Swansea to Swindon

Bristol Post

GWR trains cancelled after 'fatality' on line near Bristol

Great Western Railway (GWR) says some services are being cancelled, delayed or revised as "all lines are blocked"

Daily Mirror

Sisters who battled cancer together give birth on the same day

Karla Oke and Lisa Stevenson, from Swindon, born six years apart - say they will never truly comprehend how unique their bond is after a series of bizarre timings ruled their lives

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The Independent UK

Swindon Town FC searches for boy, 6, whose mum has ‘no money for food’

Joe’s favourite player is Harry McKirdy

The Independent UK

Swindon Town FC searches for boy, 6, whose mum has ‘no money for food’

Joe’s favourite player is Harry McKirdy

Daily Mirror

Forest Green chairman makes pledge to Swindon fan, 6, after heartwarming note goes viral

A young Swindon fan, known only as Joe, wrote a letter explaining his mum has no money for food but that he hopes to one day see his beloved side - and the footballing community has rallied around

Daily Mirror

Heartbreaking note from football fan, 6, to club saying mum can't afford food

The youngster sent the note to Swindon Town FC with 26p taped on for his favourite player and said he could not go to games because his mum can't afford food

Daily Mirror

Supporters search for 6-year-old who sent heartwarming note and 26p to favourite player

The young football fan, who wrote a letter explaining his mum has no money for food, cobbled together 26p in coins and said he will come to cheer on his favourite team "one day"

Birmingham Post

Nationwide looks at options after Midas collapse stalls £50m Swindon housing scheme

Developer in urgent talks with administrators after work halts on Oakfields housing scheme in Swindon

Birmingham Post

Growing Wiltshire eye care firm acquires optician franchise

Swindon-based OutsideClinic and its parent firm have agreed a deal with Care Opticians

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