LOVE is the simple secret to success for a couple celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary today. Leslie and Pam Webb, of Covingham, have both spent their lives in Swindon. They are delighted to be celebrating their 60th anniversary and
AN OLD town man is sick of being confronted by heaps of litter every time he visits the Lawns. Retired civil servant Nick Le Bosquet, 63, wants the council to provide bigger bins and empty them more often and for litter louts to stop being so antisocial
THE leader of Wiltshire Council has warned that the authority faces enormous financial challenges in the next four years. Coun Jane Scott raised her concerns during Tuesday’s cabinet meeting held at Monkton Park, in Chippenham, when discussing
SIX fundraisers from Swindon joined with colleagues from across the country to take on the Three Yorkshire Peaks Challenge in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Chloe Peppiatt, Sandie Mulcahy, Gavin Davey, Clare McDougal, Anna Steinman and Catriona
A TODDLERS group in Stratton St Margaret has received more than £1,000 in grants to help support the community’s families. Every week, more than 20 parents with toddlers go along to Seedlings, a group for parents and their youngsters which has
A BRIDE-and-groom-to-be who bought thousands of copies of the Adver to win a dream wedding have started making the final preparations for their big day. It is now less than two months until last year’s winners of our wedding competition, Clare
A HEARTFELT appeal has been made to find a Highworth woman who has been estranged from her family more than 20 years. Leslie Stephen Edwards, 64, of Bedford, is trying to locate his sister Sylvia Sandra Edwards, 70, and her daughter Jacqueline
A 46-year-old man has been jailed for 16 months after a policeman spotted a drug deal taking place in the street. Derek Williams had just sold a £30 bag of crack cocaine when plain-clothes officers swooped and arrested the pair. They searched
A MAN has died in hospital after it is believed he consumed a legal high. The 23-year-old, of Swindon, was rushed to the Great Western Hospital yesterday after it is believed he consumed a small green pill with a dollar sign on it. Tests have
A PAIR of work colleagues are taking part in a gruelling challenge for charity. Marc Stephens and Carl Taylor, who both work as general associates at Honda, are cycling from Swindon to Scotland in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society. They are setting
SWINDON Town and Paolo Di Canio will no longer contest an employment tribunal on Friday after reaching a settlement out of court. The former Robins boss, who quit in February citing "broken promises" at the club, had been due in front of a panel
A DERELICT supermarket which became an eyesore in Gorse Hill has been transformed much to the delight of residents. The former Somerfields store, in Cricklade Road, had been neglected since Morrisons bought and shut the premises in 2009 for a review
EVERY man has his breaking point – that critical moment when the mark has been irreversibly overstepped and swift, incisive, perhaps even violent action is the only recourse. Paul Weller’s comes about 30 or so minutes into a Jam gig at Swindon.
A PLUCKY schoolboy’s letter convinced Royal Wootton Bassett Town Council to install a bike rack at a new play area. Eight-year-old Jacob Witcher, who attends nearby Longleaze Primary School, wrote to the council shortly after the park was created
THEY say the three most important factors in determining the desirability of a property are location, location, location. So the sale of a six-bedroom period farmhouse in Swindon will raise a few eyebrows – it’s in the middle of a trading estate
GORSE Hill is aiming to be blooming beautiful thanks to a group of green-fingered volunteers. Gorse Hill in Bloom was disbanded several years ago but bounced back last year by five residents and councillor Rochelle Russell (Independent, Gorse Hill
THE glorious sunshine which the town has been enjoying came to an end with a bang on Monday night. Violent thunderstorms and torrential rain wreaked havoc across Swindon in the evening and early yesterday morning. Lightning hit homes and flash
DARREN Ward has said that the Swindon Town training camp in Portugal has helped the Robins squad bond. Town are spending a week in the Algarve town of Carvoiero as they prepare for the start of the 2013/14 campaign - and Ward is seeing the benefits
GORSE HILL Baptist Church is proving it is not just a place to worship, but a lifeline to people of all ages. The church has got a busy summer planned as it aims to cater for everyone in a bid to bring the community together. Minister in training
DETECTIVES are appealing for witnesses after a number of vehicles were damaged in West Swindon. Overnight between Saturday, Sunday and Monday around a dozen vehicles in Freshbrook had tyres slashed. Vehicles parked in Rowton Heath Way, Prince
THERE was an outbreak of royal baby fever at the Great Western Hospital on Monday following the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s first child. A number of families were celebrating as their newborns will now share the same birthday as
A 23-YEAR-OLD man is fighting for his life in hospital after taking a suspected contaminated illegal drug. Police are warning about the dangers of illegal drugs after the man was admitted to the Great Western Hospital in Swindon with rapidly deteriorating
ONE question still remains unanswered for grieving dad Glen Palmer – why did his daughter Samantha die? The father of the popular 25-year-old former Dorcan pupil took no solace from the verdict of death by natural causes the coroner gave at her
POLICE were called to Radway Road in Stratton St Margaret at 8.15pm on Tueday night after reports that a man had shot a seagull and broken its wing. Officers seized an air rifle and two boxes of pellets, and a man aged 47 was summonsed for firing
ANGRY customers have hit out at the promoters of the Big Summer Session after those who paid full price for tickets were refused a refund. Last week promoters slashed ticket prices for a second time, to £10 for a standing ticket and £20 for seated
WRAG Barn Golf Club held its annual Captain’s Day event under the stewardship of Ivor Whinney on Saturday, July 20. The theme for this year’s event was ‘rock and pop’ which saw teams embrace the occasion by dressing up in a wide range of costumes
SWINDON Spitfires Ladies completed their summer schedule with a tournament win at St Agnes in Cornwall. The group stage opened with a 1-0 victory over Penzance thanks to a Georgia Walters goal while Emily Sparkes, Emma Skinner and Hannah Gulliver
SWINDON Town yesterday completed the signing of Ryan Mason from Tottenham Hotspur. Mason, a 22-year-old attacking midfielder, has penned a year-long loan deal at the County Ground - ending Town’s two-month chase for his signature after the Advertiser
PAOLO Di Canio is due to take Swindon Town to an employment tribunal later this week, as the fall-out following his departure as manager earlier this year continues. The Italian, who quit the club in mid-February, is scheduled to attend a hearing
SWINDON Town's development team were subjected to a 3-1 defeat at Hellenic League Fairford last night. A youthful Town outfit included the likes of Win a Pro Contract winner Kayden Jackson and recent signing Harry Agombar in their side, but were
FORMER Swindon head coach Mark Beggs has been appointed as Ice Hockey UK’s national talent development officer. Glasgow-born Beggs grew up in Toronto and coached minor hockey with the Toronto Marlies and then moved on to Junior A with the Aurora
SWINDON Wildcats head coach Ryan Aldridge has urged Floyd Taylor to pick up from where he left off when he steps out on the ice next season. The 18-year-old forward has committed his future to the Link Centre club for 2013/14, his third campaign
WINLESS Wiltshire were condemned to a fourth successive Minor Counties Championship Western Division defeat in a row as Devon eked out a three-wicket win at Exmouth on Tuesday. Wiltshire, without a competitive victory this summer, were left reflecting
ON SUNDAY, Lucinda Fredericks took ‘retired’ superstar Headley Britannia to contend the Express Eventing at the CLA Game Fair and came out on top, writes NICKI STORNG. This specialist event was hotly contested, but Fredericks defended her title
LUKE Watkins believes the majority of the boxing world are underestimating Tyson Fury ahead of his British super fight with David Haye. The Swindon boxer is part of Fury’s training camp ahead of the fight in September and after just a week of sparring
SWINDON'S federation team whitewashed their Nailsea rivals, although the 7-0 victory was not as one-sided as the final outcome would suggest. In the doubles, Swindon’s Neil Morrison, playing with Diana Trott, had a superb start, going round with
