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Here's how hygienic restaurants and cafes are on town centre Swindon street

Hungry visitors to Swindon's town centre have plenty of options to choose from.

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Tributes paid to Swindon community champion described as complete 'hero'

A Swindon community champion and long-serving police officer who “embraced life to the full” has passed away aged 72.

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Update on fate of former Swindon nightclub site demolished for housing

The site of a former town centre nightclub in Swindon which was demolished for housing has failed to sell at auction.

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Drone company that invested millions in Swindon continues global expansion

A drone company that recently set up a site in Swindon has expanded its operations overseas.

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Pharmacy in Swindon reopens under new management after patient outcry

A pharmacy in Swindon has reopened under new management after Jhoots struggled to provide satisfactory service to patients.

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Approval of new £30m M4 service station near Swindon sparks debate

The approval of Moto’s plan to build a new M4 service station near Swindon sparked a lot of discussion.

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Update after police storm Swindon home in major drug raid

A man has been charged after police raided a Swindon home and seized huge quantities of heroin and cocaine.

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Michelin-starred TV chef to open restaurant after leaving Cotswolds pub

Michelin-starred TV chef Sally Abé, who featured on Great British Menu, is to open a new restaurant after leaving an award-winning Cotswolds pub.

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Inside Swindon's huge Amazon warehouse during unique visit

Swindon is an example for the rest of the country in ways to get young people, and others, with special needs into training and work, according to the government’s minister for social security and disability Stephen Timms.

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Two people rushed to hospital after crash on major Swindon road

Two people have been rushed to hospital following a crash in Swindon.

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Urgent weather warning issued as temperatures set to plummet

Icy conditions look set to cause disruption across Swindon and Wiltshire.

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18-year-old arrested after police descend on Swindon pub

An 18-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of engaging in sexual communication with a child after an incident at a pub in Swindon.

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Man pleads guilty to 'serious sexual offences' against former councillor's ex-wife

A man has pleaded guilty to a number of serious sexual offences against the ex-wife of a former councillor.

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Hunt for man wanted in connection with assault and criminal damage

Police are appealing for the public's help to find a man who is wanted in connection with an assault and criminal damage in Swindon.

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Watch travellers 'use pavement' to camp on closed routes

Travellers have set up camp on an unopened multi-million pound road near the M4 in Swindon.

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Health risk warning as boots urges shoppers to stop using skin product 'immediately'

Boots and Tk Maxx are urging shoppers to 'immediately stop' using an eye cream they were selling

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Warning as council to close Jeremy Clarkson's Cotswolds pub road

A major Cotswolds road on which Jeremy Clarkson's Oxfordshire pub, The Farmer's Dog, is situated, is set to close for five days.

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LIVE: Crash causes traffic delays in Swindon

A crash has been reported on Pipers Way and it is causing traffic to move very slowly in the area, which is also affecting traffic on Croft Road.

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Households urged to check their change as 50p coin sells for £83 - how to spot

With a circulating mintage of just 200,000, the coin knocked the Kew Gardens 50p off the top spot, becoming the rarest 50p in circulation.

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Swindon's best restaurants that deliver according to Tripadvisor

Here are your best options in terms of restaurant delivery in Swindon.