Swindon Borough Council's planning committee approved a proposal for a primary school next to Croft Road sports centre in Old Town.

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They suggested we delve deeper into the heart of the region and tackle the switchbacks of Drum Canyon Road to visit the Old West town of Los Alamos, founded in 1876.

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The money will go towards transforming the Old Town and surrounding streets, including Frith Road, Church Street and Exchange Square.

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As we ducked out of one of the Art Nouveau apartment block lobbies, hidden behind thoroughly quotidian-looking front doors, I remarked at how wide the road was, an oddity for a town as old as this.

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