Lawrence Bennett was jumping for joy after he claimed a split decision victory over Chris Keane to move himself in line for a shot at the British cruiserweight title. The 31-year-old took the decision on the cards of both Jeff Hinds and Howard
IT wasn’t quite a birthday to remember for Swindon star Nick Morris as his Australia Under 21 side narrowly missed out on automatic qualification to the World Cup final. The Aussies were competing in the semi-final in Germany this evening against
TARIQ Quaddus claimed his fifth win of his professional career. The Swindon-based super-middleweight took a 58-56 decision over Welshman Jamie Ambler at the Oasis Leisure Centre this evening. But it was the 23-year-old's toughest night since
PETER Kildemand and Troy Batchelor both eased into the next round of Grand Prix qualification in Slovenia this afternoon. The Robins top two were both competing in Ljubljana, where 10 passes through to the semi-final stage were on offer from a
12:06am That's it from me, but see all the reports and reaction in Monday's Advertiser, it was a thrilling way to end the night 12:02am The judges have it as a majority decision
RYAN Aldridge admits that three players are likely to leave Swindon Wildcats this summer after Ryan Watt joined forces with Bracknell Bees. The Link Centre head coach confirmed to the Advertiser that he did not offer the 23-year-old forward a deal
TWO elderly Swindon residents remain in a stable condition at Great Western Hospital after two vehicles collided head-on in Covingham Drive yesterday afternoon. Wiltshire Police is appealing for any witnesses to the incident, which occurred at
A HOUSEBUILDER has appealed against Wiltshire Council’s decision to refuse planning permission for a new house in Royal Wootton Bassett. Mr S Patnaik, represented by LPC (Trull) Ltd, applied for permission to remove existing buildings on land opposite
SWINDON: Volunteers are needed to carry a wheelchair passenger with multiple sclerosis as part of the annual fundraising MS challenge in the Brecon Beacons on Saturday, June 28. Each year teams of 10 to 12 people carry an MS sufferer around an
YEAR Six pupils across Swindon are putting their artistic skills to the test as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Wales & West Utilities is working with The Carbon Monoxide and Gas Safety
GOOD causes in Swindon have received grants of £8,102 awarded by The Midcounties Co-operative. The grants have been issued following successful applications to its Community Fund, and form part of a total of £92,000 awarded to worthy recipients
SWINDON: Dietitians at the Great Western Hospital will hold a Twitter Q&A on managing obesity and weight loss between 3.30pm and 4pm on Tuesday, June 10. To ask your questions, please tweet @GWH_NHS and use #AskGWH. You can also tweet your
WROUGHTON: A 10-mile walk around the grounds of Barbury Castle is taking place between 10am and 5pm tomorrow. To book a place call 01793 490150 or email swindonrangers@swindon.gov.uk.
OLD TOWN: The Swindon Pegasus Brass Band is performing at the bandstand in the Town Gardens at 3pm tomorrow. For more information visit www.swindon.gov.uk.
A NEW feedback phone line has been launched for Great Western Hospital patients. VoiceBook gives people the opportunity to give their honest opinion of the service they received by leaving a simple answer phone message, instead of having to write
ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT: A tea party in aid of Meningitis Now will be held at The Old Nick Function Room on June 21. Children will have the opportunity to learn how to bake and decorate cakes. There will be a barbecue, tombola, face painting and
A NEW IT skills group in Royal Wootton Bassett Library has continued to go from strength to strength. Rita Patel established the WithIt group earlier this year to help older people in the community get to grips with modern technology and tackle
SWINDON: Lane three of the M4 Eastbound and Westbound between Junction 16 and 17 will be closed from Tuesday until mid June, to allow for structural work. A 50mph speed restriction will be in place.
SWINDON: The Prospect Hospice Lottery draw for June 6 has been drawn. The winning number, which will receive £1,000 is 07184. Number 28038 wins £100 while numbers 09648 and 90132 win £50 each. The following win £25 each: 13235, 25747, 25869
SWINDON: Swindon Sea Cadets are looking for volunteers to help advertise and sell tickets for the group’s annual dinner dance at the Marriott Hotel. They are also hoping to recruit someone to make table decorations for the event. To find out more
A TALK focusing on how Swindon was affected by the First World War will take place at the Central Library on Thursday. Local historian Mark Sutton will present a talk entitled War: Swindon in the Great War, in the Regent Circus library’s Second
CRICKLADE High Street will be closed from 8am to 6pm on June 15 while the Cricklade Festival takes place. The road will be closed from its junction with Calcutt Street to its junction with Abington Court Lane.
TWO teenage women yesterday denied taking part in robbing a man of £350. Amelia Newton, 19, of Reids Piece, Purton, and Kerry Craig, 18, of Poplar Avenue, Pinehurst, both pleaded not guilty at Gloucester Crown Court to robbing Wesley Parsons on
STAFF from Swindon-based Vygon UK Ltd turned green in support of Thursday’s World Environment Day. The firm held an Environmental Week and staff took part in green-themed activities organised by Vygon’s sustainability group. The 80-strong workforce
SWINDON: The members of Swindon Live at Home Scheme is looking for volunteers to join its weekly telephone service to check on isolated elderly people. The calls are made from Epworth Court. Volunteers will be supervised by a manager. To find out
NORTH SWINDON: The School of Art and Design at Swindon College will run a free summer school in collaboration with Oxford Brookes University. The four-day programme will run from 10am to 4pm between Monday, July 14 and 17. It will allow students
WALCOT: From 12pm today families can head along to the Swindon Walcot and Parks community group summer fun day at Buckhurst Field. There will be various stalls, refreshments, prizes and games for everyone to play, including paint a puppet, meet
A QUIZ night to raise money for a trek across the Sahara in aid of Prospect Hospice will take place on June 13. From 7.30pm at the Royal Wootton Bassett rugby club in Ballards Ash people can take part in the quiz and support the four men from the
THE new community area manager for the Royal Wootton Bassett & Cricklade area board is Julia Densham, who has replaced Penny Bell. In a statement on the Our Community Matters website, she said: “ I have worked in the Royal Wootton Bassett &
AN information event on how to cope with Parkinson’s will take place at the County Ground on Wednesday from 10am until 2pm. The event organised by the Swindon branch of Parkinson’s UK is open to sufferers, their families and carers, health and
SWINDON: A meeting of the Healthwatch Swindon Health & Social Care Forum will take place between 11am to 1pm at the Platform, Faringdon Road, on July 1. Voluntary organisations and self-help groups are invited to attend. Call 01793 497777.
LAWRENCE Bennett is predicting fireworks tonight as he clashes with Chris Keane in a British cruiserweight title eliminator. Swindon’s Southern Area champion, is looking to move himself into line for a shot at the Lonsdale strap with victory at
WHEN Kelvin Young enters the ring at the Oasis Leisure Centre tonight to make the first defence of his IBO super-middleweight title, he will be facing an opponent he has had little time to study. The Penhill pugilist and his trainer Richard Farnan
KELVIN Young says he is confident of putting on a show when defending the title which means everything to him. The Penhill pugilist will defend his IBO super-middleweight inter-continental strap against Cameroon-born Frenchman Francis Tchoffo at
SWINDON St George player-coach Carl Baker says that morale remains high as his side go looking for their first win of the season. The Greenbridge Road-based club entertain Bristol Sonics tomorrow in their third match of the West of England Premier
THE summer is in full swing here in Southern California – which means our ocean workouts have begun in earnest. I’m part of a swim programme here in Los Angeles called Tower 26, which was founded and is coached by Gerry Rodrigues, himself a great
WILTSHIRE Bowls Association began their centenary celebrations with the first of a series of special matches against the Barbarians Bowls Association. Under the stewardship of 2014 men’s president Dave Richards (Trowbridge Westbourne), they beat
THE county men’s national fours and triples championship semi-finals will be played at Chippenham Town today. They have had to be switched from Sunday to today at 2pm and 6pm so as not to clash with the inter-county men’s national top two fours
ROBINS boss Alun Rossiter is braced for a busy weekend as he prepares for his first real duties since taking on the Great Britain job. Rossiter led the national team for the first time in the pre-season Ben Fund meeting at Leicester, but this weekend
WILTSHIRE Ladies’ miserable run in the national inter-county championship, for the Johns Trophy since it was changed to a group competition, initially continued last weekend as the county women suffered their sixth defeat in a row. They were beaten
WILTSHIRE men opened their 2014 campaign in the inter-county championship in fine style with a victory. They came from behind at halfway in their opening Middleton Cup west group match against Gloucestershire to record a 32 shots success as they
PETER Kildemand is determined not to let his crash at Blunsdon on Thursday night ruin his chances in two big meetings this weekend. The Dane hit the fence after colliding with Jason Doyle in heat 13 of the Robins’ meeting with Leicester on Thursday
COATE: Runners of all abilities are welcome to take part in a circuit at Coate Water Country Park at 8.45am today. For more details about the Swindon Shin Splints event call 01793 490150.
TOWN CENTRE: Songs from West End musicals will be performed at the Wyvern Theatre as part of the Beyond the Barricade production taking place at 7.30pm tonight. For more information call 01793 524481 or visit swindontheatres.co.uk.
SWINDON: MPs Robert Buckland and Justin Tomlinson will meet Swindon business leaders at a breakfast networking event held by the town’s Chamber of Commerce. The MPs for Swindon North and Swindon South will discuss the town’s economic fortunes and
A CYCLING team on a 900-mile fundraiser from insurance company Zurich were greeted with a hero’s welcome when they stopped off at their Swindon headquarters yesterday. In total 93 riders will be taking part in the some part of the charity challenge
GOLDEN oldies of Penhill Secondary School’s past have been called to arms by schoolmate Freda Milne as the guest list lengthens for another reunion. Classes from 1963 to 1968 are being invited to break cover and reacquaint themselves with old faces
TOM Edwards, who went missing after a night out in Swindon last year, died from multiple traumatic injuries after falling out of a train, an inquest has heard. The 32-year-old Nationwide worker, from Derry Hill, disappeared after a night out with
WHEN hair stylist Stacey Johnson was stacking shelves in Asda she never thought that one day she might be modelling the hair of the stars. Last month, Stacey’s talent and hard work came to a head when she had the opportunity to style the hair of
PLANS for a further housing development in Blunsdon were put before residents yesterday. Linden Homes outlined a proposal to build 69 homes off Ermin Street, 30 per cent of which will be affordable, during the public consultation at Blunsdon House
THE new Mayor of Swindon officially took up her role yesterday at a special council meeting. Councillor Teresa Page (Lab, Penhill and Upper Stratton) will now carry out mayoral duties for the next year, having spent the last twelve months as the
SAS-trained novelist Andy McNab undertook an operation of the highest importance in Swindon yesterday – handing over certificates to acknowledge a push for more reading among Royal Mail workers. The Gulf War serviceman is on a nationwide tour backing
NORTH Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson has hailed the departure of Isambard Community School headteacher Rachael Mattey as a fresh start for the school. The 54-year-old, who took over at the Redhouse school eight years ago, took a swipe at the coalition
SPIRALLING debt problems in Highworth have forced Christians Against Poverty (CAP) to open up a new debt counselling centre in the town, to be fronted by resident Kathryn Ford. The charity has had a centre in Swindon since November 2009, but the
A TEENAGER who stabbed a boy in the groin during a gang fight has been ordered to complete a youth rehabilitation order. The 17-year-old member of North Young Guns, or NYG, had been on trial accused of producing a knife during a scrap arranged
CANCER patients are a huge step closer to receiving radiotherapy treatment on their doorstep after plans for a dedicated Swindon centre were approved by NHS chiefs. A further hurdle has been overcome in the bid to see the radiotherapy unit developed
AFTER months spent scouring Europe for dedicated nurses, the Great Western Hospital is just 35 employees short of its recruitment target. Last April, faced with staff shortages caused by the limited numbers of nursing places offered at universities
THE best of Haydon Wick is being celebrated as the estate’s Morrisons store holds fun days all weekend to mark the final of Britain’s Got Talent. Nationally, the company is holding events at its stores to promote the final of the TV talent show
FOOTBALLERS at a school in the process of changing its name now have a new strip thanks to local distribution centre Howard Tenens. From September, Holy Rood Catholic Junior School in Upham Road will welcome 30 new children in a reception class
PEOPLE around Swindon joined the world in remembering the sacrifices and heroism of the soldiers of the D-Day landings, 70 years ago yesterday. At The Shop in Cavendish Square with the help of charity shop Restore, a spread of corned beef sandwiches
