THE effects of subsidence on properties close to the Regent Circus development are worse than originally feared, it was revealed at a meeting tonight between residents and contractors. It was already known there were major issues with the Rehoboth
WHITE HART, Wroughton Tel: 01793 802436 WHO GOES THERE?: The pub has regular events, which attract a whole host of people, including an open mic night on March 16 from 6.30pm and live music on March 2 at 5.30pm. WHAT'S IT LIKE?: The White
David Hartridge, Swindon Foodbank Project Manager, tells us about his life with food Do you cook a lot yourself? I enjoy cooking for myself and my wife – probably once or twice per week. My failsafe dish is Sunday roast Where do you like
This week it’s the turn of YOANN Clement, chef at Stanton House Hotel. Call 08435071388 When did you first take an interest in cooking, and when did you decide you wanted to become a chef? I grew up in a pastry and bakery shop in France, I
Market manager Kardien Gerbrands – aka Gerb – talks about what’s going on at Swindon’s farmers’ markets No-one can deny that on a cold winter’s night there is little better than tucking into a hot oven baked pie; a classic British dinner; with
AN elderly woman died following a crash involving four cars on the A433 close to the Thames Head Inn near Cirencester at about 12.55pm today. The woman died at the scene and a man in one of the other vehicles was described as "walking wounded".
Shareen Campbell and Phil Saunter, owners of Los Gatos and Bistro Les Chats in Wood Street, and the Swindon Business People of the Year, talk about life in the restaurant business One of our restaurants is closed this week, so we spent an evening watching
Music fans across the country are expected to flock to an exhibition on the life and work of Gerry Rafferty.
A COMMUNITY litter pick will be held ths weekend in East Wichel Residents will be joined by prospective council candidate for Old Town Coun Claire Ellis, MP Robert Buckland, pictured, MEP Julie Girling and ward councillors Brian Mattock and Rod Bluh
MOREDON: Visitors to Moredon Community Centre on March 8 can enjoy an Oldie-But-Goodie disco to raise money for projects in the Gambia. From 7.30pm to 11pm visitors can enjoy music from the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s while raising money for Empower. Tickets
ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT: Rita Patel from the Post Office has secured funding to run a group to help older and vulnerable people start to get to grips with computers and tablets and learn how to email, browse the internet, use Skype and learn other basic
ONCE again John Lewis has shown why it is one of the most successful and highly-regarded employers in Swindon, not to mention the whole country. This year’s bonus for employees, they were delighted to learn, is an excellent 15 percent. Allowing
HAYDON WICK: The next full meeting of Haydon Wick Parish Council will be held on Tuesday, March 18 at 7.30pm. For more details call the parish office on 01793 823761.
CORRECTION: In yesterday’s Swindon Advertiser it was incorrectly stated that medium Andrew Dee would be appearing at the Arts Centre in Devizes Road on Tuesday. He will in fact be appearing on Thursday, March 13, at 7.30pm. We apologise for the error
TOWN CENTRE: A charity fashion night is in aid of Empower, a local charity which works to train and resource rural communities in Gambia, takes place at Bar 71 at the County Ground on the first Monday of every month from 7.30pm to 9pm. Visitors
FORMER and current patients have until 5pm today to nominate extraordinary doctors, nurses and health workers for the Great Western Hospital’s People’s Choice Awards. As part of the annual Staff Excellence Awards service users are asked to put
ORGANISERS are looking for bands and activities for the 2014 Little Big Festival, which runs in the Town Gardens from the beginning of April to the end of September. The event launches on April 27 and artists are welcome to go along and exhibit
SWINDON will mark International Women’s Day in and around the Central Library tomorrow, with workshops, displays, activities and discussions surrounding the topics of respect and empowerment. The event will launch tonight with five individual art
NORTH SWINDON: A 16-year-old boy was arrested on Wednesday after a car was stolen in North Swindon at the weekend and damaged in a collision. The vehicle was taken from the driveway of a home in Haydon Wick in the early hours of Sunday and recovered
SWINDON: A judge has remanded into custody two men who are accused of a series of rapes of a young girl. David Araujo and Elvio Gomes are said to have committed the sex offences between February 3 and 6. Araujo, 35, of no fixed abode, and Gomes
ABBEY MEADS: Undercover officers from the Swindon Drugs Team arrested two men in Gable Close on Wednesday, believed to be dealing Class A drugs. The suspects were in a car, and when it was searched police found a large amount of what is believed
SWINDON: A Moredon man who is accused of raping a young girl 30 years ago has been released on bail by a judge. Michael Ashmore was appearing at Swindon Crown Court accused of repeatedly abusing the child between 1980 and 1982. The 47-year-old
GREAT War fallen tribute website Wiltshire Soldiers has uploaded 5,000 identified photographs of soldiers who died in or as a result of serving in the conflict. The site was launched in 2010 and enables users to search for free for details of the
THE first houses of the Coate development could well be given the go-ahead at a planning committee meeting on Tuesday. Developer Redrow has submitted two separate applications totalling 74 homes, marking the first stage of a development which will
FOOTBALLERS are so institutionalised by their sport that many of them stick with it in some capacity well beyond the end of their playing careers - as managers, coaches, scouts, commentators, writers and pundits. But a select few rip off the shackles
Anyway, that's it for me at the UK Open after Swindon's interest in the tournament ended in the second round. Don't forget to pick up your copy of the Adver for full reaction to today's events. I will leave you with
SWINDON... 1947: The painting by Hubert Cook, the Swindon artist, entitled Rogers’ Mill Knaresborough, was purchased by the borough’s Art Collection for £21. It was painted in oils while the artist was stationed in Yorkshire during the war.
PARENTS who wish to send their children to a new Catholic primary school in Swindon town centre in September can now apply to do so, following an announcement by the Government. It was not possible to offer parents the opportunity to apply for
PREDICTIONS LEAGUE: Swindon Town v MK Dons After two draws and only one win in 7, Swindon will aim to get their slim play-off hopes back on track starting with a win over this weekend’s visitors the MK Dons. Peterborough, who currently lie
I felt I had to write to say a huge thank you for the wonderful coverage you have given to my late son, David Turner. The wonderful way your reporters have written about him has filled me with so much pride. On the day of his funeral they were
It never surprises me when letters (Derek Benfield, March 5) appear which twist perfectly sensible quotes. Former Labour councillor Derek Benfield, who I replaced in 2004, has implied I think it is too early to consider infrastructure for developments
I honestly thought that our Swindon Advertiser was different from the sensationalistic national rags, but it seems I was wrong. It must have been struggling for headline on Monday, February 24 to feature that £17,000 was spent last year on bottled
In reply to the latest rant from Mr Spry, I see he has now joined the cost of living jibes. Can he submit a p60 from this year and a p60 from last year to show the decrease of 2.2 per cent? Does he claim that Labour have never held dinners for
I read in the Advertiser that the local elections will soon be upon us. I have more interest, hand on heart, In walking my dog in the rain. You may wonder why I treat local democracy with such contempt? Let me explain, as I speak with vast experience
Re- Letter SA Saturday, March 1, concerning Chiseldon Camp murder. EM Nathanson’s 1965 novel The Dirty Dozen, which was later made into a film of same name, opens with the tale of a convicted American soldier at Chiseldon Camp who is sent to Shepton
I welcome with great relief the pledge by the three main parties that Lydiard Park will not be sold. I also note, however, and with great suspicion, what has NOT been said by our apparently indignant Tory councillors. Could we please have a
Sam Wylie-Harris joins in the Gaelic fun ahead of St Patrick’s Day St Patrick's Day celebrations rarely come in small measures. This annual festival is all about feasting, fun, and finding the perfect excuse to raise a glass to the land of the
Phil Vickery may be the professional cook in the family, but it's Fern Britton who serves up some of the most popular meals in their house. The TV chef tells Keeley Bolger about his wife's famous tats and the Bramley apples campaign he's involved with
Michelle Tompkins enjoys the fresh flavours created in a true Indian restaurant Rangoli restaurant Unit 3 Empire House, Groundwell Road, Swindon SN1 2LT Telephone: 0742 4754880. 10% off all takeaway orders I PROBABLY shouldn
Moshan Island Grill 33-34 Newport Street, Old Town 01793 495256 Open hours. Monday closed; Tuesday 6pm to 11pm; Wed, Thu, Fri 12pm to 3pm and 6pm to 11pm. Saturday 6pm to midnight. Sunday 12pm to 4pm THERE is nothing like heavy
PAUL Sykes and his team make thousands of pies every week. The poultry and game dealer, who started Paul’s Pies in 2011, makes a range of award winning pies including venison and mushroom, chicken and mushroom, steak and Guinness, and a vegetarian
EMMA DUNN meets a master pie maker who believes that ingredients are the key to a perfect dish NOTHING beats a steaming hot pie oozing with a meaty filling. In fact, it is hard to even think of the flaky golden pastry and thick flavoursome
The former X Factor contestant has reached the final of the last ever series, which he first won in 2009, and said he planned to continue skating this time.
THIS week we are celebrating National Apprenticeship Week and it rightly is a real celebration; it is a credit to the Swindon Advertiser for promoting the opportunities and benefits on offer throughout the week. Apprenticeships offer a vocational route
2:24pm DARTS: Swindon has suffered its first casualties at the UK Open, with Chris Aubrey going out in round one to Lionel Sams and Johnny Haines losing to Nigel Heydon in round two. Updates here
DESPITE a much-improved performance against Crewe last Saturday, Town’s poor league form continues to gather pace. In the last 12 games in all competitions, Town have only managed to pick up two wins, a record that has taken the club just six points
JOHNNY Haines has insisted there are no longer any easy games on the PDC circuit as he prepares to get his UK Open campaign underway today. The High Street club player begins his campaign in round one against Steve Douglas in Minehead, a player
FAIRFORD Town manager Paul Braithwaite does not expect his side to steam-roller Hellenic League Division One West basement boys Letcombe tomorrow. The Cinder Lane side currently sit in third place in the table, hot on the heels of Shortwood United
HIGHWORTH Town will be looking to make the most of home comforts for the first time in nearly three months when they entertain Ascot United tomorrow. John Fisher’s side have not played on their Elms pitch since the middle of December and the Town
SWINDON Town manager Mark Cooper thinks MK Dons boss Karl Robinson might opt to rough up his side this weekend when the two teams meet at the County Ground. Robinson suggested in his pre-match interviews yesterday that he was planning to make a
KARL Robinson is looking forward to seeing a number of old friends when he takes his MK Dons side to Swindon tomorrow, saying the town has a “special place” in his heart. Robinson was on the Robins’ books as a YTS trainee before a serious back
ALEX Symonds is hoping that Milton Keynes Lightning’s luck against Swindon Wildcats is out when the two sides clash for the sixth time this term on Sunday. The Coventry Skydome-based side have won four of their previous encounters with Cats only
AP McCoy’s career statistics speak for themselves. He has won the Champion Jockey title 18 consecutive times and ridden an unprecedented 4,000 jump winners. Records for the most winners in a season and the time taken to reach career milestones
WOOTTON Bassett old boy Jonny May is today expected to be named in England’s starting XV for the Six Nations clash with Wales this weekend. Head coach Stuart Lancaster will reveal his side for the fixture at Twickenham at a press conference this
MARK Cooper looks set to stick with a midfield diamond when MK Dons visit the County Ground after branding the quartet of Massimo Luongo, Yaser Kasim, Ryan Harley and Louis Thompson as strong as anything else in League One. Swindon Town’s midfield
SWINDON Town hope to have Ryan Mason back for the final three to four weeks of the season after the midfielder underwent an ankle operation on Monday. Advertiser sources have suggested that Mason’s expected rehabilitation period is around six weeks
SWINDON Town manager Mark Cooper says his players owe their fans a good home performance after a run of mediocre and substandard displays at the County Ground. It’s been six weeks since the Robins last won a game on home turf - the 3-1 victory
SWINDON Supermarine coach Sean Millwaters described this Saturday’s match against Swindon seconds as a no-win situation. Millwaters’ team are favourites for the game at Greenbridge Road as they chase the Dorset & Wilts 1 North title. Marine
ROYAL Wootton Bassett head coach Alan Low wants the league to start taking notice of his side and has targeted a win at Aylesbury this weekend as the place to make their mark. Bassett travel to Buckinghamshire to face a side who have not lost a
SWINDON’S Adam Westall has accepted that his side are playing for pride now as their league season draws to a close. The rearranged fixture list has pitted Swindon against the top three teams in the group for consecutive weeks. Losses against Oxford
STUDENTS at St Joseph’s Catholic College learnt a hard lesson yesterday when they watched a road safety presentation. Although Year 11 students at the school in Ocotal Way have regularly taken part in the Safe Drive Stay Alive scheme, it was the
DISABILITY sport in the town is set to receive a welcome boost after Swindon Shock Wheelchair Basketball Club and Swindon Harriers Athletics Club secured awards from Sport England to buy new equipment. Swindon Shock, which received £9,700, will
YOUNGSTERS around the town dressed up as book characters to celebrate authors and reading on World Book Day yesterday. Primary and secondary schools around the town, including Covingham Park Primary, Kingsdown School, Isambard Community School,
John Lewis staff all over the country celebrate EXCITEMENT was palpable as it was revealed that staff at Swindon’s John Lewis at Home would receive a 15 per cent bonus for their commitment and
SWINDON Supermarine manager Dave Webb has challenged his players hold on to their place in the Southern League Division One South and West play-off places after breaking into the top five. The 4-1 success over Taunton Town on Wednesday moved the
SAM Collier is looking forward to fielding a settled side now that Shrivenham’s involvement in all cup competitions are over. The Barrington Park side bowed out of the Hellenic Floodlit Cup on Tuesday at Brimscombe and Thrupp and the new player-manger
JACOB Murphy would be delighted to see his loan spell at Swindon Town extended. The Norwich City winger is due to play the final game of his one-month stint in Wiltshire this afternoon and no decision has yet been made by manager Mark Cooper on
MARK Cooper has suggested that Swindon Town may have a chance of keeping the likes of Alex Pritchard and Ryan Mason on an extended basis, particularly should the Robins somehow sneak promotion to the Championship. The on-loan Tottenham pair are
SWINDON Wildcats ace netminder Stevie Lyle has given his strongest hint yet that he is likely to turn down the chance to play for Great Britain again. The Welshman was named in Doug Christiansen’s squad for next month’s World Championships in Lithuania
SWINDON Town should benefit from a series of home matches against League One’s top sides, as they target a late run at the play-offs. That is the opinion of Robins striker George Barker, who insisted that he and his teammates are not daunted by
HER HUSBAND’S passing following a protracted battle with a brain tumour and the unfailing care he and their family received from Prospect Hospice therapists and nurses prompted Julie Haynes to reevaluate her life by herself offering patients assistance
PENHILL will rally behind Sebastian Murtough in his fight against cancer on Saturday at Deers Leap with a fundraising day of action. Rhonda Adams, 34, of Burbage Road, a member of staff at the pub, and friend Lauren Page, have organised activities
THE STAMINA and muscle power of Adver staff will be tested as they embark on a series of physical challenges as part of the 160 Appeal to raise £160,000 for Prospect Hospice. From skydives to bike rides and curry nights, reporters, editors, marketing
A FLYTIPPER made a schoolboy error after leaving addressed mail in a bag of rubbish dumped at Coate Water on Saturday. When concerned resident Leigh Nugent found the rubbish while out walking his two dogs with his girlfriend around the Swindon beauty
PLANS to build a peace memorial in Stratton St Margaret to mark the centenary of the start of the First World War are well under way. Stratton St Margaret Parish Council has submitted a planning application to Swindon Council to build the memorial
PROBATION officers in Swindon have announced that they will join hundreds around the country protesting against proposals to privatise the system. The National Association of Probation Officers announced on Wednesday that members will once again
MOTHER-of-one and former chain-smoker Arzu Anderson is poised to help Swindonians quit by sharing her own battle with and ultimate victory over her tobacco addiction. The 46-year-old, from Priory Vale, trained as an advisor at the Swindon Stop
AS the annual big Spring clean approaches, SEQOL is urging patients to return medical equipment borrowed from the social enterprise over the past year so others recovering from an injury or living with disabilities will benefit. SEQOL Community
TRAUMA experienced during a violent smash and grab robbery at Deacon & Son jewellers in September last year continues to haunt the three employees on duty at the time. As the five men responsible were sentenced to a combined total of almost
A TWO-year-old boy was flown to hospital yesterday afternoon after losing part of his finger at the Tesco Metro store in the town centre. It is believed the child’s finger became trapped in a check-out barrier within the shop shortly before 3pm
THE Government has announced funding will be made available to Swindon Council so it can roll out hot meals for all children in Years 1 and 2. Last September, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said that all children in these year groups should
