BLIMEY, what a year. These past 12 months have been unlike any other - and maybe it s just us, but 2020 felt like an awful lot longer than the 366 days the calendar claims it has been. It can be hard to recall what the world was like back then, in the Before Times, when people could shake hands, not have to guess how far away two metres is while out and about, and the sight of a crowd was not cause for concern. So let the Adver be your guide to this eventful start to the decade. First, we look back to the very beginning of the year, when a certain virus from Wuhan was only mentioned in passing on the news and the people of Swindon were more concerned about other, more pressing matters.