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A bus driver has been jailed after falling asleep at the wheel and causing a crash. Xavier Peediyakal, 32, of Beatrice Street, Gorse Hill, Swindon[1] was driving a double decker bus on the A3102 between Calne and Lyneham on July 12, 2022, when he fell …
Police have confirmed no further action will be taken against a man who was arrested on suspicion of stealing from a Swindon police station in May. West Swindon Police Point was broken into on May 14 and a number of items of police uniform and kit stol…
A charity delivering aid to Ukraine is appealing for more support from the haulage industry in terms of donations, drivers, bodybuilders and mechanics to help it convert 40 former London buses into field hospitals and children’s play buses, for …
Driver ‘attacked man with iron bar’ in road rage[1]
Police are hunting a motorist who attacked another driver with an iron bar during a road rage incident in Swindon. An argument was sparked when a man followed another vehicle, which he said cut him up…
Rail firms should put on ‘dry trains’ during Cheltenham Festival[1] to prevent race goers from arriving to the town drunk, community leaders say. The annual four-day festival is the town’s biggest event and draws in tens of thousands of people to Chelt…