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When the channel was re-launched another first was introduced to the United Kingdom - The Home Shop Tele Bingo Show presented by Paul Langcaster. This show enabled customers to play for cash prizes. Numbers were drawn at random and the viewers marked them off at home. The programme was sponsored with yet another first as Home Shopping hit the screen, Littlewoods stores were a major contributor here as viewers could see the goods on-screen and then pick up the phone to order them... is this the fore runner to all the shopping channels we see today?

When the sponsorship deal ended the channel was again re-launched. In June 1989 under it's new name 'The Local Channel', regular programmes were re-introduced, but this time on a much smaller scale. Just one member of staff and a team of volunteers. Between them they produced a familiar mix of programming about local sports and local news and events. The teletext operation was completely re-vamped using sophisticated new computer technology. This was to become the fore runner of the Cable Vision Information Service.

Once again the station was taken over by another company, this time from Canada. This enabled the station to be refitted with the latest equipment and became, at that time, the most modern local programming facility in the Country. In 1994 from newly refurbished studios in Hawksworth the new look 'Swindon's Local Channel' was born.

Swindon Cable's Local Channel aimed to give the people of Swindon a much better view on current affairs and other local events happening in and around the town. Ashley Heath and Paul Langcaster presented the town with 'news, views, entertainment and the infamous Cable Christmas Show'. Nobby Swatton presented all the sports related issues and results. The Local Sports review and results round-up becoming a main programme.

In 1998 under the ComTel name, the Swindon team undertook another monumental task - this time to produce a regular magazine programme for Oxford - this was known as Channel 10 - Scene in Oxford. Just one team of four people produced these programmes for the two locations from the one production facility in Swindon.

During it's final week of programming Paul Langcaster and Ashley Heath presented an 'overview' of 20 years of local programmes made in Swindon. Amongst these Swindon Cable pioneered the fore runner to many programmes we still see today. 'Cable Club' featured a whole host of programmes including 'Music Box', 'Cinematel', 'Encore', 'Cable Club' and 'Cable text' - 'Cable Club' began in 1981 and was aimed at a younger audience.

NTL took over the old ComTel franchises and were to introduce 'video on demand' though this does not seem to have materialised. NTL Closed down Swindon Cable in June 2000, but Swindon Cable, as custodians of the longest local programming channel, have played a very significant and important part in the History of local television in the United Kingdom