The smiles on the faces of the Swindon councillors spoke volumes — many millions of volumes, in fact. Swindon had not only stolen a march on the famous city 20 miles or so down the A420, it had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A train at Swindon Station (Image: Ken Mumford) Calls for a direct daily rail service to run between Swindon and Oxford, which ...

Council leaders in Swindon have welcomed the Rail Minister's "positive response" following confirmation that the Government is to support a direct rail service between the town and Oxford. The regular ...

Swindon is "ready and able" to play a central role in delivering growth across the Oxford-Cambridge corridor and the wider Thames Valley, the Government’s Science Minister has been told. Lord Vallance ...