Is smouldering Swindon Skips fire being kept alight?

Swindon Advertiser: A view of the fire at Swindon Skips taken from the Wiltshire Air Ambulance

11:15am Friday 13th December 2013

INVESTIGATIONS are under way by experts to determine whether a mystery fire, which engulfed a waste depot two weeks ago, has had rubbish burnt in it – keeping it alight.

Wiltshire & Swindon fire services set to join forces with Dorset

Swindon Advertiser: Cllr Graham Payne

9:54am Friday 13th December 2013

OVER the last week, elected members of Wiltshire & Swindon and Dorset Fire Authorities have agreed to work towards developing a business case, paving the way for a potential combination of both Fire Authorities and Services by April 2016.

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Ranger dropped and told to improve behaviour

Swindon Advertiser: Nile Ranger makes his Town debut

9:08am Friday 13th December 2013

NILE Ranger is set to be left out of the Swindon Town squad for tomorrow’s visit to Sheffield United due to continued concerns about his behaviour.

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Council Tax in Swindon could be raised next year

Swindon Advertiser: ElectionsModule Candidate photo

5:30am Friday 13th December 2013

COUNCIL tax could be raised by 1.9 per cent next year – the first time in three years – to help pay for services protecting some of the most vulnerable people in the borough.

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Council passes plans to show off art collection

Swindon Advertiser: David Renard, the chairman of Swindon Heritage, and vice chairman David Thackray at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery, in Bath Road

5:30am Friday 13th December 2013

SWINDON may be leading the way when it comes to attracting big businesses and keeping the houses prices down, but it still has a long journey before it will be recognised as a cultural hub competing with the likes of Bath and Bristol.

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Gym submits plans, finally

5:30am Friday 13th December 2013

A GYM that opened unexpectedly on Gipsy Lane in July has finally submitted planning permission for the building.

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Honda Civic unveiled

Swindon Advertiser: First production model of the new Civic Tourer car coming off the production line, which marks the start of mass production of the car at Honda’s Swindon plant

5:30am Friday 13th December 2013

A NEW car, designed and manufactured entirely in Swindon, rolled off the production line yesterday, to much fanfare.

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Town drug trial may help tackle dementia

5:30am Friday 13th December 2013

ALZHEIMER’S sufferers in Swindon are set to be at the centre of a cutting edge new investigation into the effect of a diabetes drug on the disease.

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