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Melinda cries as victim has heart attack

Updated 4:20pm Thursday 8th January 2009

SWINDON glamour girl Melinda Messenger has spoken of the real-life drama she faced while filming her TV show Cowboy Builders.

Interest rate slashed to historic low

Updated 3:43pm Thursday 8th January 2009

The Bank of England has made history by slashing interest rates to an all-time low of 1.5%.

Trains back to normal after signal fault

Updated 2:56pm Thursday 8th January 2009

FIRST Great Western says services between London and Paddington are running normally again.

BREAKING NEWS: Town pitch inspection scheduled

Updated 1:10pm Thursday 8th January 2009

TOWN will hold a pitch inspection at noon tomorrow to determine whether Saturday's scheduled League One clash with Stockport County can go ahead.

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Peatmoor gets Busy!

Updated 9.20am Friday 28th November 2008

Peatmoor Community Primary School The children and teachers of Peatmoor School are proud to be able to take part in the All Saints Church Magazine.

Actionaires Club by Georgia H

Updated 10.10am Tuesday 2nd December 2008

On every Saturday I go to ‘Actionaires’ Club. We do lots of things like trampolining, sometimes we all go to gymnastics.

Our French Links

Updated 5.50pm Thursday 27th November 2008

In Year 6 we linked up with a school in France (the school is in Poiters).

Bella's rescue

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Remember When - a look at Swindon's past »

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Grandad showed them to cook on a camp fire. All night long they'd read stories, played charades, made shadow puppets on the wall and had great fun looking at the old photo's. One exhausted childs head raised above the bed clothes, "Can we have a power cut again tommorrow Mummy?" − LIz Walker

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I really enjoyed the Christmas break, I had 11 days off work and to be honest, I just slept a lot and spent time with my family and friends, and had lots of lovely presents and surprises. I thought I’d over indulge a bit, but I didn’t really, I enjoyed lots of chocolate though and pickled onions, but I’m sick of seeing left over gammon! − Miss Swindon

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