SWINDON’S Zero Two finished third as it tried to become an Arc Cup winner for local trainer Matt Dartnall. Zero Two was unable to catch King Dec as gave Rab and Liz McNair, and their owners, the KSS Syndicate, a second successive win in the cup
SWINDON Robins have been boosted by the news that reserve rider Steve Worrall will be available for the away leg of Good Friday’s Poole Pirates. The youngster was originally booked in to race for Edinburgh, but now the Abbey Stadium outfit have
WILTSHIRE referee Lee Probert admits that he shed a tear when he found out that he would be the man in charge of next month’s FA Cup final. The 41-year-old will be the man in the middle on Saturday, May 17 as Arsenal take on Hull City at Wembley
THERE is silverware up for grabs in Swindon Robins’ double-header with Poole Pirates on Good Friday after it was confirmed yesterday that both sides will also compete for the postponed Elite Shield. After the original clash was postponed, the British
TWO women have been convicted of harassment for putting up posters in Royal Wootton Bassett containing a series of derogatory assertions about a retired teacher. Jacqueline McQuade, 54, and Christine Lynch, 62, made signs featuring a picture of
A NORTH Swindon man has denied using racist and threatening behaviour towards a teacher in front of pupils at a school earlier this year. Jasvinder Singh, 44, of Thresher Drive, denied the charge this afternoon at Swindon Magistrates Court.
A state-of-the-art United States fighter jet will make its international debut at the Royal International Air Tattoo, the Defence Secretary has confirmed. The F-35 Lightning II aircraft will fly in Britain for the first time this summer, making
PREDICTIONS LEAGUE: Brentford results and updates What a brilliant all round performance and an even better result. I had this game down for a Town defeat and the Carlisle game as a Town win. So all in all, same result, just the other way round
Counsellor Fiona Caine tackles your dilemmas WILL HE REALLY CHANGE? After being in prison for the past two years, my boyfriend is shortly due for release. I love him so much and can’t wait for us to be together but my parents want me to have
Warren Shute is a chartered financial planner with Lexington Wealth Management. Contact him on 01793 771093 or warren@lexingtonwealth.co.uk Q?: At the weekend, my friend told me about the day he spent ‘doing financial planning’. What was interesting
We rely so heavily on sight, yet our eyes are often overlooked in health regimes. Here’s how to remedy that: Eye tests aren’t just about assessing whether we need glasses, they can also help detect a range of health problems, like tumours and diabetes
SWINDON: For the first time in four years, all four days of the Easter Egg-Spress will feature steam hauled trains at Swindon and Cricklade Railway. The locomotive being used is a first time visitor to the Railway. For more details visit www.swindon-cricklade-railway.org
COUNTY: Barnardo’s is looking to recruit new volunteers in Wiltshire in a bid to help the charity continue its life-changing work across the county. The charity needs volunteers to help raise awareness and funds to support vulnerable children and young
SWINDON: A new course in Swindon enabling and supporting young parents through pregnancy and beyond starts on April 22 until June 25 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am to 3pm in Oaktree Annexe. For more information call 01225 792500 or email ypl@learningcurve.org.uk
SWINDON: The next public lecture at the Great Western Hospital entitled Thinking of having a baby – what you need to Know takes place on May 7 from 6pm in Lecture Room 1 at the GWH. For more information, or if you have any special access requirements
SWINDON: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust invite you to join them for an open feedback session for all service users and carers within Swindon on May 2 from 9.30am to 12.30pm at the Community Room in Asda, West Swindon. Contact
SWINDON: The Miguel Mayana Student Group – (Bristol Mambonito) are performing at the Salsanativa Anniversary Party on April 25 at the Great Western from 8.30pm to 1am. There will be cakes all night and tickets are £7 on the door or £5 in advance. Call
COATE: Coate Water Miniature Railway will be open over Easter from Friday through to Monday inclusive from 11am until 5pm each day, weather and volunteers permitting. The railway will also be open on St Georges Day on April 23 from 4pm until dusk.
TOWN CENTRE: This Easter the Parade in the town centre is hosting a free Easter crafts event. There will be an Easter egg hunt around the Parade where children will be able to decorate their own Easter baskets. A face painter will be on hand to
THE Swindon town centre masterplan has been shortlisted for a national planning excellence award. The design, dreamed up by Allies and Morrison Urban Practitioners who were commissioned by Swindon Council to undertake the project, has been shortlisted
TOWN CENTRE: The Swindon Recital Series’ 20th anniversary season will finish on a patriotic note on April 23 by celebrating both Shakespeare’s birthday and St George’s Day. Paul Turner will be joined by Nigel Cliffe for the final lunchtime concert
IT is never gratifying to see a person laid low, especially one who has served his community for many years. That is why we take absolutely no satisfaction in what has befallen Swindon’s former mayor, Nick Martin. However, responsibility for
Referrence the recent letter about the potholes in Swindon, may I respectfully suggest that this could be the solution we are looking for? Over to you! Gerry Taylor, Newcastle Street, Swindon
The recent elections in Afghanistan saw an estimated 70 per cent of Afghans turn out to vote for a new president, defying threats of bombing, kidnapping and murder to take part in the elections. As I watched and read the coverage in the media,
I am very disappointed at the level of street clutter on the High Street recently. Street clutter such as irresponsibly placed shop advertising signs (A-boards) and pavement cafe furniture can obstruct and hamper a person’s progress on the street
I noticed there was a recent survey showing football’s longest suffering fans. I think most genuine football fans wouldn`t be surprised that poor old Rochdale comes out on top. Of more interest to Swindon fans is the fact that the results were
I’m writing to appeal to your readers to get involved and show their support for The Saatchi Medical Innovation Bill before the consultation ends on April 27. If passed, the Bill will help doctors, surgeons and clinicians prescribe, with their
We hear that our leisure centres, golf courses and playing fields are to be gifted away leaving future generations no control over what should have been a rich legacy, and losing control of Lydiard Mansion and park would be a massive insult to the
OLD TOWN: An Under 18s Twisted Easter Wonderland event will be held at Suju tonight from 7pm to 11pm. The event is aimed at those aged 13 to 17. Tickets range in price from £5 to £8.
SWINDON: World Book Night will be marked in the town with a varied programme of free events at the Central Library on April 23. The event is a nationwide celebration of the reading, recommending and giving of books and coincides with UNESCO’s International
An urban forest in Gorse Hill has achieved charitable incorporated organisation status from the Charity Commission as a result of eight months’ hard work. The Hreod Burna Urban Forest aims to promote health and wellbeing while maintaining and improving
GRANGE Leisure Centre held an open day yesterday to celebrate the completion of its £1m facelift. Throughout the day around 100 visitors flocked through the doors and enjoyed a range of taster sessions and activities offered at the centre and had
SWINDON.. 1947: Mr W Townsend was elected chairman for the Stratton Parish Council. He received seven votes, while retiring chairman MR S C Casson received three and Mr W J Hathaway, the third nominee, withdrew. Tribute was paid to the courteous
SPARCELLS: Temporary traffic signals remain in place on Purton Road from its junction with Mead Way as work continues on installing gas and electricity mains until April 22. Queries should be addressed to Global Utility Connections, quoting reference
SWINDON: The Swindon Town Supporters Club hosts its end-of-season dinner on Tuesday, April 29. Members of the first team squad and management will be in attendance at the County Ground’s Legends Lounge as things kick off at 7pm. Tickets are
TOOTHILL: Police were called to the Village Tavern at 6.30pm on Monday following reports that a window had been smashed. As a result a 16-year-old youth was identified and a local resolution was given.
COATE WATER: A special photography workshop will take place at the country park on Sunday, April 27 from 1.30pm to 4pm. There will be a talk from expert Gary Prictor and participants should bring any type of digital camera and the cables to download
SWINDON: Police investigating the murder of Becky Godden-Edwards have concluded their searches at the field in Eastleach following the discovery of a human bone last week. Officers carried out painstaking searches for several days and made the
A THREE-strike burglar who was caught when he tried to sell stolen furniture to a friend of the victim has walked free from court. Alan Aldous twice raided the empty house in Church Street, Wootton Bassett, which was for sale, and sold the proceeds
Triumph and Menlo continue maintain a silence over the the redundancies announced there on Monday. Each firm declined to comment any further on the story yesterday, with more doubt cast on any future for the lingerie manufacturer in Swindon.
Britain's Got Talent singer Lucy Kay hit the right notes with judges Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams with her rendition of Puccini's Vissi D'arte, and received four 'yeses' on the first episode of the ITV talent show, taking
Guitar hero Gordon Giltrap has jumped back in the rock saddle, with a new full band, and an album recorded with keyboard wizard Oliver Wakeman. Gordon and Oliver, son of ‘’Yes’’ man Rick Wakeman, are curently touring with the band, to promote the
Tom Glover has suffered from mental health problems from a young age, but discovering a passion for poetry has given meaning to his life. EMMA DUNN reports SITTING in a hospital for mental health patients, Tom Glover felt like he had lost everything
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WILTSHIRE Police are appealing for witnesses after a large amount of cash was stolen from a lorry in Swindon. The incident took place while the lorry was parked on Moredon Road, opposite the row of shops on Blair Parade, at approximately 11.45am
Wootton Bassett thumped Abingdon Town 5-0 away from home in the Premier Division last night. Goals from Ryan Stanners (2), Adam Corcoran, Kalum Youngsam and Tyler Sheppard clinched a superb victory against lowly Abingdon. Elsewhere in the Premier
THE Swindon Town Supporters Club hosts its end-of-season dinner on Tuesday, April 29. Members of the first team squad and management will be in attendance at the County Ground's Legends Lounge as festivities kick off at 7pm. Tickets are £20
WRAG Barn’s Ben Loughrey made a disappointing start to his EuroPro Tour campaign at The Belfry yesterday. Loughrey, 25, carded a score of six-over par in the first round of the The Matchroom Championship - on the Belfry’s Brabazon course. Starting
TOCKENHAM showjumper Jessica Mendoza enjoyed another good result at the Toscana Tour CSI three-star Arezzo IV Grand Prix in Italy on Sunday. Riding Spirit T, owned by her mother Sarah Mendoza and John Roberts, the UK Sport lottery-funded World
SWINDON trainer Matt Dartnall will look to upset Irish favourite All About Ya in tonight’s Pin Point Recruitment Arc final. Dartnall, a previous winner of the Arc in 2012, has the fast-starting Zero Two in the £8,000 showpiece event. Zero Two
JAZZ Carlin finished her British Championship campaign in style by convincingly retaining her 400m freestyle title in Glasgow. The Swindon ace led from start to finish as she beat second-placed Aimee Willmott by over four seconds although her time
SWINDON’S Connal Knott was grateful to the returning Tom Mannion for bailing the side out in their 30-27 win against Grove on Saturday. Mannion returned from a seven-week absence and scored two tries as Swindon, as so often it seems recently, had
AMBITIOUS explorer Peter Jenkins is planning to become the eighth person in history to travel around the planet using nothing but his own two feet. The 53-year-old , who lives at the aptly named Pathfinder Way, in Redhouse,will be swapping the
A PLAN to help secure the quality of life in a North Swindon village has taken another step forward. Representatives from Blunsdon are developing a neighbourhood plan which, when complete, will mean residents have a far greater say over future
HOLDING it together as well as she did in front of the Hillsborough Inquests was a surprise for Lechlade mother Margaret Godwin, who lost her son Derrick 25 years ago yesterday. The 75-year-old, of Hambidge Lane, stood before the jury and Lord
A NEW state-of-the-art facility being built at Swindon College is already paying dividends. Work started earlier this year on a new bricklaying and construction centre at the college which is hoped will help it to provide workers to meet the growing
DURING a sold out show at Swindon Arts Centre around 18 months ago Andy Fairweather Low, former Sixties pop star turned exquisite guitarist who for many years toured as a member of both Eric Clapton and Roger Waters’ bands, took a couple of minutes
MASSIMO Luongo feels Swindon Town are “back on track” as they prepare for an Easter double-header against Coventry City and Bradford City. The Robins recovered from their 1-0 defeat at Carlisle United on April 5 with a stoic performance in beating
SWINDON Town assistant coach Luke Williams has said he would be “surprised” if Jamie Reckord failed to find a new club this summer, despite his limited opportunities during his loan stay at the County Ground. The full-back is out of contract at
SWINDON Town’s yoga instructor has won the chance to represent England at the Duathlon World Championships in Spain. Now she’s hopeful her achievements will give more novices in the town the encouragement they need to take up the sport. Claire
ON Friday we’re riding in the double-header against Poole Pirates. I’ve only done it twice, with King’s Lynn against Peterborough and then against Coventry with Peterborough. It’s not the easiest thing to do, especially if you have an early
LEE Kilby will be donning kevlars and taking to a pushbike on Good Friday in an effort to raise money for injured Swindon speedway star Darryl Ritchings. Kilby, the son of Robins hero Bob, is asking fans to donate what they can in a show of support
ROYAL Wootton Bassett head coach Alan Low described his side’s 33-22 loss to High Wycombe as a “bitter pill to swallow”. Bassett were without five of their first choice players, including their whole front row and had to play the latter portion
SUPERMARINE may have suffered heartbreak in their final game at Trowbridge on Saturday but there are still hopes they may get promoted. Sean Millwaters’ side needed to score four tries and win on Saturday to guarantee the Dorset & Wilts One
ROYAL Wootton Bassett Rugby Club’s Under 8s team welcomed a very special coach to training at their grounds in Ballards Ash yesterday evening. International rugby star Shane Williams, Wales’ most capped winger, visited the team yesterday evening
EASTER at Roves Farm is proving to be a popular hit with hundreds of families making the most of the spring sunshine to visit the working farm in Seven-hampton. The Easter Bunny has been hopping about the farm since April 5 and he will be on the
GREAT Western Hospital couple Dr David and Dr Lyn Williamson are facing their greatest challenge yet when they take on the Three Cities Cycle. The couple, who are both consultants at the hospital and have practiced medicine for 80 years between
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to two separate crashes which saw two cyclists injured on the Great Western Way on Monday. The first incident happened at approximately 9.40am near B&Q and closed the eastbound carriageway of the road close
NICK Martin has resigned as Mayor of Swindon. Coun Martin came under fire after what was seen as his use of derogatory language towards disabled people. In a meeting last year he asked: “Are we still letting these Mongols have sex with each
HUNDREDS of family and friends paid an emotional farewell to Swindon matriarch Maria Vitale at her funeral, which took place at Holy Rood Catholic Church yesterday. Around 400 people attended the service taken by Rev Canon John Cunningham. Maria
Familyfitness - With Amy Martin of Sustrans Playing with your children and helping them to be active is one of the most enjoyable and important things you can do for them. However, a recent report has shown that the UK is experiencing an inactivity
FORMER soldier Mike Buss has big plans for this year’s Swindon Armed Forces Day and hopes thousands of people will support it. Mike, who served with the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Green Jackets, met with the town’s military organisations and charities
PRODUCTION staff at Honda in South Marston are being allowed another week to decide if they wish to apply for voluntary redundancy at the firm, which is cutting jobs in May. The deadline for applications is now 5pm on Tuesday, April 22. The 11-
Familypets - David Jones, manager of Pets At Home Swindon Bridgemead, writes about the fight against fleas and ticks Spring is finally upon us – but that also means an increase in fleas and ticks, which thrive in warm weather and feed on animals
Familydaysout - Michelle Tompkins takes her neice and nephew to Farmer Gows at Longcot, near Faringdon A VISIT to Farmer Gows involves getting up close and personal with the animals – and I really do mean personal. It was a good job my mum
Familylife - As studies show many children have no idea where food comes from, Lisa Salmon looks at an initiative designed to encourage healthy eating Apparently, 90% of children say they know which foods are healthy; a figure that’s obviously
'Get on the Green' Highworth Bowls Club is inviting visitors to its Open Day on Saturday 10th May, from around 11:00am to 3:00pm. If you've ever thought about trying lawn bowling, here's your chance - the Club's qualified coaches will be on
