Over one hundred farmers protested at the Iceland Depot in Bridgemead, Swindon,overnight, against the low price the company charges for milk. It is part of a campaign by Farmers for Action to get the price paid for milk to farmers to be at a sustainable level. At present UK farmers loose pennies on every pint […]
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Swindon’s Designer Outlet Village has just opened the new extention calling it The Long Shop after the building it is housed in. As part of the GWR Works the Long Shop was the Foundry and as such was one of the main supply lines to the works. Here is a gallery of the new Long
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The community radio station Swindon 105.5 FM was presented the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (the MBE for the voluntary sector) by the Duke of Kent during a visit to the town. Chloe Leadbeater, a young photographer for the agency, covered the event and filed these images. She even got a selfie with Jahméne Douglas
The Duke of Kent was in town for two visits, both of which Calyx Picture Agency covered. The first to make the site is the visit to Swindon Dance in the Old Town Hall in Regent’s Circus. Gallery of the visit.
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A new state-of-the art air ambulance landed in Wiltshire for the first time. The Bell 429 helicopter flew into Trafalgar Park, near Salisbury, where it was welcomed by around 500 special guests, including former patients whose lives were saved by Wiltshire Air Ambulance paramedics. Wiltshire Air Ambulance is making aviation history as the Bell 429
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The Wyvern Theatre Launched their Pantomime at The Riverside, Lechlade-on-Thames. Coronation Street character Nigel Havers, who stars in many films and TV programmes, was joined by newcomer Lucy Kane and pantomime favourite David Ashley, who has performed in the Wyvern Theatre’s festive productions for the last three years. Lucy Kane, who is the daughter of
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Copy from NSPCC. Swindon Mayor Teresa Page and Swindon Town FC Manager Mark Cooper open new NSPCC service centre with some little helpers Today (Wednesday 17 September) Swindon Mayor, Teresa Page, joined Swindon Town FC Manager Mark Cooper, to celebrate the official launch of the NSPCC’s new service centre in Swindon 21 years after Princess
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There was an early start for some South West businessmen on Thursday, at the start of the South West Business Expo which took over the place where the engineering achievements of Swindon are remembered. The STEAM Museum of the Great Western Railway was the venue for the show, and the breakfast speaker was Neil Clough
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Developers from Ashfield Land, representatives from Swindon Borough Council and future tenants all met at the Regent Circus Development on Thursday evening to celebrate the “not quite” practical completion of the complex. The pre -opening party included roaming magicians, circus strongmen, jazz and acoustic trios and street performers. Amongst the guests was North Swindon MP
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The Reggae Garden festival in the Old Town Bowl. Pictures are from the first hour only. Gallery:
