Tenth edition available from 1 May. See page 3
Where are you on the green spectrum? See pages 10 and 11
No. 300 May 2007 • Circulation 26,000
YOUR CHILD DESERVES THE BEST Excellent standards of Education and Daycare for 0 - 7 years
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Three 80s together for Swindon’s King
Are phone masts a health hazard?
Former Swindon railway works photographer Roy Nash, 80, was born in May 1927, the month when King George V, the GWR’s most famous engine was rolled out of ‘A’ Shop. Roy has printed 80 photographs of the King to be displayed at West Swindon Library - see page 28
It’s Spring time and there’s always a warm welcome from Mr Ali and his staff at Purton’s hidden treasure
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Below, Roy astride KG5, now at the Steam Museum holding his 75 year old Leica camera
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Free takeaway delivery incl. West & North Swindon Lorraine Richardson and Jane Eatwell think so, particularly if one is to be put up yards from bedrooms and close to a primary school. They are pictured with Rosie and Sophie Free on Roughmoor Way, near Shaw Village Centre, on the site where T-Mobile unsuccessfully applied to erect one. Masts and radiation will be discussed at the West Swindon Forum on 14 May - see page 6
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