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POLICE are appealing for dashcam footage following a serious assault in Swindon. The attack happened on March 20 and detectives would like to hear from anyone with footage recorded on that between 1pm and 2pm in Westfield Way, Akers Way, Moredon Golf Course, Thamesdown Drive, or Oakhurst Way into Tadpole Village focusing on Greene Street.,Trellis Street, Pearson Road and William Morris Way. DC Mel Neal said: “Please think carefully, if you were driving around Swindon on this day, you ma...

A new Starbucks branch could soon be built at the Orbital Shopping Park A new Starbucks branch could soon be built at the Orbital Shopping Park. Euro Garages, which runs several petrol stations with associated shops and services in Swindon, has been given permission to build and run a coffee shop in a corner of the site bound by Thamesdown Drive and Elstree Way.  It would be built on part of the car park currently used by shoppers at the Asda superstore.  The company’s original appl...

Vehicles will be diverted via from Marlowe Avenue, Maitland Road, Frobisher Drive and Courtney Road. The traffic order (reference STR000151) is being introduced to allow works in connection to a highways agreement which will begin on April 5 and is expected to last until October 29 2021. WESTMEAD: Works associated with the Mead Way scheme will stop pedestrians and cyclists using the path between Westmead Drive and Rivermead Drive. People travelling by foot or by bicycle will be diverted...

WITH places closed due to the coronavirus pandemic there has been a lack of toilet access. In pre-pandemic times, it was easy to pop into a restaurant or bar when nature called, but with many venues with toilets currently shut to the public - or only open for takeaway - it has caused a problem. With more people socialising outside than ever before due to lockdown restrictions, the need to know where there are public toilets open has become important for a day out. So here is a list of...

MORE than 160 arrests were made by police for drink and drug driving in the first six weeks of the year – as police tried to turn the tide on…

THAMESDOWN DRIVE: Major resurfacing works at junctions off Thamesdown Drive will lead to a 20mph speed limit being introduced along with temporary closures on parts of the 40mph road from March 1. Work will be carried out at the junction with the Orbital Shopping Centre and Haydon Brook Bridge on the northbound carriageway, with overnight closures planned. Daytime road closures are expected at the junction to Eastbury Way, Redhouse Way, Torun Way, Oakhurst Way and Thursday Street. These c...

MAJOR resurfacing work on Thamesdown Drive is set to begin next month. Swindon Borough Council announced that temporary 20mph speed limits and road closures will be put in place at busy junctions of one of the towns main arteries. Work will be carried out at the junction with the Orbital Shopping Centre and Haydon Brook Bridge on the northbound carriageway, with overnight closures planned for this section of the road. Daytime road closures are expected at the junction to Eastbury Way, Re...

A £4 MILLION upgrade of Mead Way is set to finish more than 15 months after it started – and Adver readers are not happy. Work on one of the major routes connecting homes in North and West Swindon with the town centre began just before the coronavirus pandemic took hold. It started last March and was expected to last three months but is still going on, much to the dismay of neighbours, councillors and business owners. Unexpected issues with pipes under the road and the start of the f...

Heres the full list: ASDA West Swindon:  January 2: 7am to 9pm January 3: 10am to 4pm ASDA Orbital: January 2: 6am to 10pm January 3: 10am to 4pm Sainsburys Bridgemead and Upper Stratton: January 1: 9am to 7pm January 2: 7am to 10pm January 3: 10am to 4pm Morrisons Dorcan Way: January 2: 6am to 11pm January 3: 10am to 4pm Morrisons Thames Avenue: January 2: 7am to 10pm January 3: 10am to 4pm Tesco Ocotal Way:  January 2: 6am to 12am January 3: 10am to 4pm Aldi, All...

Here are some of the biggest crime and court stories to have featured in the SNJ, Gazette Series or Wilts Glos Standard over the past few days. A 22-year-old Stroud man who is currently serving a jail term has pleaded to being concerned with the supply of drugs in Cheltenham. Jordan Foster, 22, formerly of Parliament Street, Stroud, but now an inmate at HMP Portland, Dorset, appeared before Gloucester Crown Court via video link and admitted being in possession of both Class A and B drugs ...