Karen Edwards (Becky’s Godden-Edwards’ mother) has launched a petition to try and change the laws of PACE – Police and Criminal Evidence Act – since the injustice of PACE allowed Becky’s alleged murderer, Christopher Halliwell, to go unpunished for her death. Becky was murdered in 2004 and her body found found in Gloucestershire, after a […]
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The developer of the Triangle development off Northern Road, Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs, has opened a new development at Cashes Green in Stroud. I readied my passport and crossed the boarder to record the opening of Applewood, McClouds latest project. Gallery:
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Looking through the archive we discovered a set of negatives that is related to the film Rush that is released shortly. F1 driving champion James Hunt married local girl Sarah Lomax at Marlborough Registrar Office in the famous High Street. Gallery:
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RFU President Applauds Team Effort & Opens £1M Rugby Clubhouse Copy by Rhona Jack It’s not often a local rugby club is honoured by the Rugby Football Union (RFU), but such was the collective will to deliver the £1 Million development, that RFU President Bob Reeves agreed a £100,000 investment for floodlights and opened the
Royal Wootton Bassett opens its new £1 million Rugby Clubhouse. Read More »
Emerging in a cloud of dust, the first train travels along the newly re-doubled Swindon to Gloucester railway line after it was closed for a month; well nearly re-doubled. The £45 million project has seen the old track re-aligned over the past month with the closure of the line. Work is now progressing on putting
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Petition to Make Ask.fm Expose Cyber-Bullies Started by Josh Johnston By: Rhona Jack Last Saturday, 12 year old Josh Johnston organised his first protest march through Royal Wootton Bassett in a bid to get the Latvian-based Ask.fm social media website to drop the cloak of user anonymity which cyber-bullies hide behind. Josh is collecting handwritten
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Copy Rhona Jack 8th HOTCHA Opens in Bid to Revolutionise Chinese Takeaways · 8th store to open in South West in 22 months · 3 former takeaway delivery drivers now deliver on a dream James Liang and Andy Chan are two former Chemistry students from University College London who were once delivery staff for a
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Lydiard Park has yet again received the prestigious GREEN FLAG for its House and Park as it takes part in Love Parks Week. which is the UK’s greatest celebration of parks and green space. Love Parks Week 2013 is a nationwide initiative aiming to get everybody outdoors enjoying the beautiful parks and green spaces in
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Thank to the lady driver that went through the floods at Bruce Street on Monday producing a most spectacular bow wave the image was in the Daily Express. The floods were caused by monsoon conditions that hit the town mid morning, with thunder rumbling around. Taking pictures of Bruce St Bridges, which is a good
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As luxury air travel goes, the Lockheed Super Constellation is possibly the most iconic early aircraft to be given that title, and the modern equivalent must be the massive Airbus A380 parts of which are produced in the UK. British Airways has just taken delivery of one of the monsters, and displayed it over the
