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Restored former railway shed, now turned into a modern shopping centre, with glass and metal roof, with brick-built arches running the length. Different shops are nestled into each of the arches. Most cannot be read, but one reads UGG, some restaurant tables can be seen in the foreground, and a yellow crane from the centre's days as a railway yard is in the middle of the lines of shops

Designer outlet sees rise in Boxing Day shoppers

Swindon Designer Outlet bucks a national drop in Boxing Day visitors, with a 6% increase on 2023.

A girl wearing glasses and a grey sweatshirt pours baked beans over two slices of white toast.

Free breakfast service brings 'companionship and love'

Big Breakfast Plus operates out of the Pilgrim Centre in Swindon.

Black and white image of Diana Dors wearing a white blouse, with a large number of photographers behind her.

The 'funny' reason Diana Dors changed her name

Friends and family remember the "blonde bombshell" in a new documentary, 40 years after her death.

The UK's oldest NFL fan club celebrates 40 years

Bucs UK has been raising the flags for the Buccaneers from across the pond since December 1984.

The office block in Swindon which will become flats

Council agrees plan to turn offices into flats

A proposal to turn an office block into flats is approved after a redesign due to noise concerns.

The outside of the Swindon house where 10 inflatable snowmen in different hats and scarves sit crammed in, one is much larger than the others and the top of it nearly reaches the roof of the house

Christmas charity display features 20ft snowman

Claire Cox's front garden display in Swindon includes a 20ft snowman to raise money for SANDS.

Christmas Care's base in Swindon at The Haven Day Centre.

Lifeline for vulnerable people at Christmas

The charity has been providing food and care for hundreds of people over Christmas since 1988.

Three people walking down a set of steps holding umbrellas. They are all wearing black clothing.

BBC apologises after abortion trial collapse

The BBC apologises over its reporting of a trial of a woman accused of illegally aborting her baby.

Back of a police officer, wearing a high-vis jacket. They are stood in front of a police car with blue lights on

'Repeat offender' jailed for carrying knife and drugs

Keiran Evers was caught acting suspiciously on CCTV cameras in the town centre.