PEOPLE will get the chance to explore Swindon’s hidden treasures at night this weekend as some of the town’s museums and heritage venues open late. Today, both Lydiard House and Steam will be throwing open their doors between 5pm and 9pm as part of the
SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE, ARENA-ESSEX RACEWAY LAKESIDE HAMMERS: 50 Peter Karlsson 2-3-2-3-2 = 12, Stuart Robson 1*-Fx-1-2-0 = 4+1, Davey Watt 3-3-3-3-3 = 15, Kim Nilsson 2*-1-Fx-2*-1-Fx = 6+1, Rider Replacement, Richie Worrall 3-1-1-F-1-3
A VARIETY of speakers addressed an audience of health professionals as Dying Matters Week came to an end at Prospect Hospice yesterday. All week, in conjunction with other partner organisations, Prospect has planned a Dying Matters Roadshow which saw
PUPILS reeled in horror at footage shown in an armed police roadshow about the dangers of carrying knives and guns. The Armed Response Group has begun to link up with secondary schools in a bid to bust the myths and mystique around weapons, and
HUNDREDS of St Helena ex-pats living in Swindon will soon be able to visit home more often after the Government announced an airport would be built on the island. St Helena, a remote British territory in the South Atlantic, will finally get its first
SWINDON Council leader Rod Bluh narrowly stayed in his post at the first council meeting after the local elections. The council’s AGM, at the Civic Offices, in Euclid Street, today, saw several tight votes and was the first taster of how the council
HUNDREDS of St Helena ex-pats living in Swindon will soon be able to visit home more often after the Government announced an airport would be built on the island. St Helena, a remote British territory in the South Atlantic, will finally get its first
AN ADVER paperboy has been left distraught after his new mountain bike was stolen while he shopped with his mum at a supermarket. Kris Beasley, 14, of Greenmeadow, chained his Barracuda Radon bicycle to his mum Trudy’s bike outside Morrisons, in Haydon
WITH the carnival, Olympic Torch relay and Diamond Jubilee celebrations on the way, Royal Wootton Bassett is flying the flag in giant proportions in preparation for the various festivities. Town councillor Chris Wannell hoisted the 5.8 metre
May I please make comment regarding care homes which have been in the news media of late? From personal experience I know the heartache, worry, anguish and absolute despair that is suffered when you have to face the fact you can no longer care for the
How unwelcome for Swindon is the news that possibly 400 jobs are to be lost at Patheon as the American owned clinical packaging firm starts winding down in the town. How ironic it is that in December 2011, in the lead up to Christmas, there was an announcement
BILLY Bodin has had to turn down the opportunity to join up with the senior Wales squad due to his League Two play-off final commitments with Crewe. Swindon’s on-loan forward was summoned to the Welsh party by manager Chris Coleman yesterday
ONE of Wiltshire Police’s drugs dogs, Patch, joined the central Swindon Neighbourhood Policing Team on patrol in Old Town and the town centre over the Bank Holiday weekend. Each evening Patch and his handler, PC Steve Duffy, accompanied
SWINDON’S Victorian technical school could be turned into a gallery for the town’s hidden collection of 20th century British art. That’s the suggestion of council leader Rod Bluh, as an alternative to office use for the red brick building in Victoria
A DECISION on who will be the next mayor of Highworth has been postponed after councillors failed to reach a majority verdict. Town councillors voted at a meeting earlier this week, which saw six votes for the current mayor, Maureen Penny (Con), and
SWINDON Town have published their official retained list at the end of the 2011/12 campaign. As revealed by the Advertiser on Tuesday, Billy Bodin and Nathan Thompson have been offered new deals with the Robins but five players have been
POLICE have arrested six people after finding more than £4,000 in street-ready cannabis in a series of raids in the town centre. Officers executed a warrant at a stall in the Tented Market around midday on Wednesday and a 27-year-old man was detained
The Cricklade Jubilee Mosaic at Saxons Rest will be unveiled on May 31 at 7pm. Made by Cirencester mosaic artist Debbie Stirling, it will be unveiled in the town’s Community Garden with music from Cricklade Band. The design incorporates the town motto
Police have charged a man in connection with an assault in which two men were glassed in the Spot Bar last month. Joseph Bannon, 20, of Kent, was charged yesterday with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and for assault occassioning actual
Local aviation artist David Bent has some of his work on show in London. Entry to Fresh Air exhibition is free at the RAF Museum in Grahame Park Way, NW9 5LL and will be shown daily from 10am to 6pm until May 31, 2013. Visit www.rafmuseum.org
Marsel Hudhri, 32, of Bathampton Street, has been fined £525 and given six points on his licence for driving without insurance. He was also charged with driving a vehicle where the tyre tread was less than the legal limit of 1.6mm on the front nearside
A charity evening with a dinner, dance and auction is being held by a mum-of-two who suffered two miscarriages. The night is being held to raise money for Tommy’s, The Miscarriage Association and CALM. The black tie event will be held on June 30, at
THE TROUSERS that held the hips that rocked the world will go on sale in Swindon tomorrow. Originally belonging to none other than Elvis Presley, the item of clothing is set to cause a stir among fans of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll when they
A regular monthly afternoon of live acoustic folk/roots pop music from Mr Love & Justice and Friends is being held on Sunday. Lazy Sunday Afternoon is an event which is held in the Arts Centre’s Studio Cafe. Doors open at 3pm and admission is £5. For
THE Wootton Bassett Arts Festival is to host a cinema screening of Ben Johnson’s classic comedy, Volpone, in July. The hilarious Jacobean satire combines lust, greed and mistaken identity in a way that still has something to say to us today. The play
A Jazz dinner dance is being held at Chiseldon House Hotel, in New Road, on Friday, May 25. Saxophonist Frank Abrams is set to perform as part of the hotel’s regular event. The night, which includes a dinner and dance, will cost £29.95 for guests.
A big jubilee lunch is due to take place at St Paul’s Church, in Covingham, on Sunday, June 3, from noon to 3pm. The event features a bring and share lunch, quizzes, tug of war, a bouncy castle, games and crafts. A special celebration service is scheduled
THE Senior Citizens Tuesday Club is jubilant after winning an extra special boost from The Co-operative Food for their forthcoming Queen’s Diamond Jubilee party celebrations. Jean Ives, from the group, won a Jubilee party pack from The Co-operative Food
Budding photographers have the opportunity to get up close and personal with some big cats at the Cotswold Wildlife Park. Big Cat Photography is running advanced wildlife photography courses at the park on Friday, May 25. The course costs £150 and
RESIDENTS have joined forces with the Friends of Rodbourne Cheney Primary School to take over the grassed area at the back of Moredon and Rodbourne Cheney Library and create a community garden – but they need more help. The aim is to provide a tranquil
WILTSHIRE Roller Derby is recruiting new skaters to join their beginner’s classes. The weekly, hour-long beginner’s sessions start on Sunday at Cricklade Leisure Centre at 4.15pm. Roller derby is a team sport played on quad roller skates and involves
The next Swindon Group Diabetes UK meeting takes place on May 29 at 7.30pm in the Broadgreen Centre. Community diabetes specialist nurse Cilla Kirkman and Sue Mansfield will give advice to people newly diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes on how
ASBESTOS victims are still dying without legal redress, two years after the Government finished consulting on plans to set up an insurance fund to help them. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has long-campaigned for a fund of last resort
SWINDON fire station will be throwing open its doors to the public next Wednesday as part of the Olympic torch festivities. Between 11am and 2pm, people can visit the Drove Road site and meet firefighters. Fire engines and specialist appliances will
PLACES are available on a course that will help people manage Type 2 diabetes. The primary care psychology service runs a course that aims to help people understand more about the condition and teach techniques that help people to better manage it.
SWINDON North MP Justin Tomlinson has teamed up with TV presenter and former carer Fiona Phillips to call for better support for the UK’s unpaid carers. An estimated six million people throughout the UK provide unpaid care for someone who is ill, frail
The Swindon Harvester is launching a new ice cream sundae to boost the coffers of a special children’s charity. The Chocolate Star Sundae, which is a blend of milk chocolate covered nougat pieces with rich Devonshire toffee sauce and Belgian chocolate
THE SWINDON Advertiser has been nominated for a host of gongs at the annual EDF South West Media Awards. The full list of nominees for the awards, sponsored by EDF Energy in association with journalism website HoldtheFrontPage, was published this week
TWITTER followers got an insight into the busy lives of Crime Scene Investigators in the penultimate day of Wiltshire Police’s Tweet Week. The popular initiative yesterday saw Head of Forensics Barbara Lockwood update the force’s 4,700 followers on the
CONCERNED ambulance staff tracked down an emergency dog-sitter when a woman collapsed and injured her knee while out shopping with her three dogs. Great Western Ambulance Service received a 999 call on Wednesday from Brunel Plaza staff at 2.20pm reporting
A DERELICT terrace house has gone up in flames for the second time in five months prompting residents to hit out at Swindon Council for not taking action sooner. The house in Deburgh Street in Rodbourne, which has been empty for more than two
Award-winning Brunel Brass Band are in concert this weekend. THe brass band have qualified for four national finals in five years and tomorrow they will be performing at the Bath Road Methodist Church in Old Town, Swindon, from 7.30pm. Brunel Brass
A RARE collection of Swindon Town football programmes will be going under the hammer this weekend. More than 90 Swindon programmes dating from 1910 to 1945 will be up for auction at Lockdales Auction House, in Ipswich, tomorrow. The
MORALE is low among teaching assistants facing possible redundancy at Swindon Academy, according to a relative of one of the workers. The flagship academy, which caters for children of primary and secondary age, wants to shed 30 classroom assistant roles
NEW Supermarine boss Dave Webb has targeted the Southern League Division One South & West title within two seasons as he bids for a swift journey to step three football. Marine were relegated from the Southern Premier in 2011/12 and Webb, who won the
SWINDON boss Alun Rossiter admits this evening’s visit to Lakeside will be a ‘very hard occasion’ for everyone at the Arena-Essex Raceway. The Elite League meeting will take place under a cloud following the death of Lee Richardson, the former Swindon
THEIR narrow defeat to Nationwide House might not have been the ideal start to the season, but Stef Tyrie says his Wootton Bassett players have reacted in the right way ahead of tomorrow’s WEPL Wiltshire Division clash with Malmesbury. Bassett lost by
JOHN Fisher has thrown his hat into the ring for the vacant managerial position at Highworth, the Swindon Advertiser understands. Within a day of Dave Webb quitting the hotseat at the Elms to join Southern League outfit Swindon Supermarine, three applicants
JOE Perkins wants his Nationwide House team to get over their Devizes hoodoo as they bid to secure back to back wins in the WEPL Wiltshire Division. Nationwide, who go into the clash fresh off the back of their hard-fought five-run victory
SWINDON interim chairman Jeremy Wray has called for patience among Town fans as he looks to kick-start the club’s spending spree this summer. The Robins have yet to make their first move in the transfer market following their promotion from
LUKE Rooney believes Swindon Town already possess players of Championship ability. The Robins surged to the League Two title in 2011/12 and now have their eyes firmly set on back-to-back promotions when they tackle League One next season. And Rooney
THE name Paolo Di Canio will be a major factor in drawing top quality talent to Swindon Town this summer, according to the manager himself. Di Canio has yet to make his first move in the transfer market, as he waits for funds to be guaranteed by the
BY HIS own admission, it took Oliver Risser six months to get up to speed with life in English football. The Namibian international, who penned a two-year deal with Swindon after impressing on trial last summer, struggled to hold down a place in manager
