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Foreign direct investment in South West grows at faster rate than rest of UK, report finds

Bristol was the highest-ranked city in the region, but Swindon attracted investment too

Birmingham Post

Swindon Town and Cristiano Ronaldo debunk theories over Erling Haaland at Man City

Erling Haaland isn't guaranteed to bring success to Manchester City, but he does bring excitement to English football

Manchester Evening News

Person dies after being hit by train between Bristol Temple Meads and Swindon

The incident is not being treated as suspicious

Bristol Post

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Swindon players clash with Port Vale fans as ugly scenes mar play-offs yet again

The League Two play-off semi-final at Vale Park, which saw the hosts reach Wembley via penalties, was overshadowed after home fans spilled onto the pitch and clashed with opposing players

Daily Mirror

Footballer slams 'scummy' fans after disgraceful scenes mar another play-off semi-final

Swindon Town's Mandela Egbo took to Twitter to show off consequences of assault after Port Vale supporters flooded the pitch following penalty shoot-out

Wales Online

Parents slam 'cruel Year 11 prom passport' that bans kids for poor attendance

New prom passports at Abbey Park School in Swindon mean year 11 students with anything less than 96% attendance would not be welcome at the end of year celebrations

Daily Mirror

Inside mental health campaign changing lives for footballers with autism and disabilities

Luke Degilbert struggled to get on board with regular Sunday league football, but the keen player - who has autism - has found a new and welcoming community with local club Newport County

Daily Mirror

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Smiths News 'considers options' amid McColl's administration

The Swindon-based newspaper and magazine wholesaler serves around 600 McColl's stores

Birmingham Post

M4 slip road near to stay closed overnight after National Express coach goes up in flames

Smoke could be seen billowing for miles after the fire which engulfed the coach and triggered a huge emergency response

Bristol Post

Swindon security company SSGC makes first acquisition

The firm has taken over a South West security business that operates across the Bristol, Somerset and Wiltshire region

Birmingham Post

Restaurant with 'worst ever' cockroach infestation shut down as horror photos released

A cockroach infested restaurant and takeaway in Swindon has been shut down by hygiene inspectors in one of their "worst cases" ever

Daily Mirror

Mum forced to choose homelessness or selling beloved dog after fleeing rat-infested home

Mum-of-two Sophie Ponting from Swindon, Wiltshire, says the local council are telling her to rehome her cockapoo Luna and move into a hotel after their home became infested with rats

Daily Mirror

WH Smith returns to profit and is planning 125 shop openings

The Swindon-based retailer said it had seen a recovery across all its travel markets despite the impact of the Omicron variant

Birmingham Post

Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet sold as part of deal worth £600m

It has been snapped up alongside another site in Swindon

Birmingham Post

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Daily Mirror

Hero man saved neighbour's life by throwing chicken at 15-stone dog during attack

Gary Goodhall, 43, sprang into action when the American bulldog launched its attack on a woman in the garden of a house in Swindon, Wilshire on Good Friday - he hurled the chicken to try and distract the dog

Daily Mirror

How every EFL club under an embargo is faring from doomed Derby to resurgent Swindon

A clutch of clubs across all three divisions of the EFL were placed under transfer embargoes last summer, heavily affecting the kind of transfer deals they were able to sanction

Daily Mirror

Mum in hysterics as haircut fail has daughter 'looking like Jim Carrey in Dumb & Dumber'

Kayleigh, from Swindon, Wiltshire, says her husband did her a 'favour' when he offered to cut their daughter's hair - but she soon regretted it when the girl was left looking like Jim Carrey

Daily Mirror

Swindon chief gives update on ambitious search for "next Mo Salah" in Pakistan

The Robins are finally looking up after relegation last season and years of mismanagement off the field - and the new owners are proving to be full of ambitions

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Bristol Post

How Bristol Rovers' run-in compares to their League Two promotion rivals

Joey Barton's Bristol Rovers are eight games from glory having fired their way into the top seven of the division

Daily Mirror

Loving son, 22, died hours after A&E doctors missed fatal condition and let him leave

Billy Longshaw from Heaton Norris, Stockport died after he left Great Western Hospital in Swindon as he was suffering with ‘sigmoid volvulus’ - a twisted intestine which would quickly turn fatal

Bristol Post

M4 diversion routes as police incident closes motorway for hours

Drivers are being delayed by an ongoing incident on an overbridge

Birmingham Post

West of England set to grow faster than any other UK region in 2022, PwC report finds

Bournemouth and Swindon were ranked in the top three cities for growth on a list of 50 from around the country

Bristol Post

Person dies after being hit by train

The death is not currently being treated as suspicious

Bristol Post

Bristol boxer Anton Haskins hoping for an action-packed year as he returns to the ring

Haskins is scheduled to fight in Swindon later this month

Birmingham Post

The cross-border Western Gateway partnership wants to create the UK's first green energy cluster

Backed by the public and private sectors the Western Gateway's stakeholders stretch from Swansea to Swindon

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