CHISELDON'S Jonny May has lost his place in England's squad for Sunday's crunch Six Nations encounter with Ireland in Dublin, with Exeter's Jack Nowell set to play on the left wing. Nowell is poised to start the pivotal clash with Ireland after
MASSIMO Luongo was back with a bang at the County Ground as his double helped Swindon stop the rot with a 2-1 win over Bradford City. Two strikes in the first half for the Australian on his return from injury was enough to give Swindon all three
The Libertines are the final headliners announced for this year’s Reading & Leeds Festivals! The indie-rockers will bring the good ship Albion to the Festivals this summer, cementing a Reading & Leeds legacy which dates back to 2002.
IT was at 11am on Tuesday, February 24, 1981 that the engagement of the Prince of Wales and the 19-year-old Lady Diana Spencer was announced. The betrothal had been expected since at least the last days of the previous year, but it was instantly
A CYCLIST was taken to hospital this evening following an accident on Cricklade Road shortly before rush hour. The crash, which happened close to Malvern Road, was between a car and bike but the injuries sustained were not thought to be life threatening
10:31pm That is all from us at the County Ground. Join Matt Edwards and Harry Abbott as they bring you all the action from Crewe on Saturday 10:24pm Yaser Kasim was on the bench
Jailed attacker Owen Bygraves, who was part of a gang who tortured a woman in Swindon, has failed to get his sentence quashed. Bygraves, 44, of The Maltings, Royal Wootton Bassett, was jailed for seven years in in April 2012, after being found
ADVER Sport's Tom Bassam dishes out his ratings from Swindon Town's 2-1 win over Bradford City. Wes Foderingham A couple of hairy moments in the second half but left helpess by Nathan Thompson for the goal, little to grade in the opening 45
The subject I’ve taken for this week’s column is the fallen Madonna – not the one with the big boobies, but the pop star who has fallen out of favour at Radio 1. I am not going to lie to you and say I am a great fan of her music, but I like her
SWINDON Town's fixture with MK Dons has been moved to Saturday, April 4 for a 12.15pm kick-off, to be screened on Sky Sports. With the announcement yesterday that the Bristol City clash at Ashton Gate was being moved, also to get the game on Sky
Police are renewing an appeal for witnesses to the M4 crash yesterday in which a lorry driver died. The collision occurred on the westbound carriageway between Junction 15 and Junction 16 at approximately 3.20am on Monday 23rd February 2015.
Well done that man Chris Humphreys, whose letter on February 21 was about what the Prime Minister of France had to say about radical Islamists. The fact is that our politicians and COE Lords cannot bring themselves to agree with the French is simply
Mr Thompson, I asked about the Aussie as I was intrigued to know why you had her as your leader, at a time when Australia has one of the most strict immigration laws in the world, and that clearly goes against your policy, which, in your three replies
After reading Mr Bill Williams’s letter of February 20, I was filled with a deep shame and immediate desire to renounce my feminism and burn the pink van in the driveway (which is useless until I am old enough to drive anyway). Obviously, if Mr
As the winter slowly but surely recedes from our island due to our planet’s natural cycle, I have always believed in the exact science of mathematics, although my heart and soul lie in God’s outdoor beauty. Regarding nature and the elements, I
I had reason to go to Sussex Square and after reading the Adver I was a little worried. What a shock, shops so friendly but oh so sad with no people about. What has happened? It looks like they were scared off, like me. Please, please go back
The 2015 Swindon Half Marathon has been saved after charity SEQOL charity stepped forward to lead its organisation. The popular community event looked set to be cancelled after its previous sponsors, British Heart Foundation, withdrew earlier this
I felt I had to write after receiving a flyer through my door urging me to vote Labour in the next election. The headline virtue they expressed was to ‘balance the books’. They obviously assume that my memory is that of a goldfish, as it was the
The UK is one of the most unequal countries in the developed world. The gap between the rich and the rest damages you, your family and the community. It creates a divided society where we all suffer from higher levels of crime, drug use and
Over many weeks in 2011 you published a number of letters from me on the subject of the improper support given by Britain to rebels fighting Col Gadaffi’s regime in Libya. I suggested it was wrong to offer military support to rebel factions who might
Three Muslims got killed in America. Another example of how people believing in gods that don’t exist can be barbaric towards each other. How many people have Muslims killed recently? Beheading and burning people alive because they happen to believe
There has been increasing concern and anger regarding the Prime Minister’s seeming indifference to the warring factions within Ukraine, notably from the liberal fraternity – can they really be so naive? Cameron, like so many of his predecessors
Pedestrian Gordon Buchan, 56, who was knocked down in Pipers Way, Swindon, last month, has died in hospital, police have said. Mr Buchan, of Lawn, was in collision with a red Vauxhall Corsa at approximately 7.40am on January 22. He suffered
Yet again, the shocking plight of the elderly (in hundreds of thousands) has been highlighted front page in the Daily Mail of February 16, referring in detail to the five minute totally inadequate care visits that cause great distress and rejection
THE Swindon Mechanics Trust allotment is the sort of community effort we could all do with seeing a lot more of. In recent years the tending of allotments has surged in popularity, reaching levels not seen in decades. More and more of us are
A LEADING Swindon truck manufacturer has hit the bull’s-eye by sponsoring one of the darts world’s biggest names. MAN Truck and Bus UK, which has its head office on Frankland Road, will sponsor world number two James Wade in an exclusive one-year
Maddy Prior the voice of Steeleye Span leads a line-up featuring faces old and new at Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre on Tuesday, March 10, at 7.30pm. Having recently collaborated with Sir Terry Pratchett on their new album Wintersmith, the band will
OVER the next few days, there may be claims that I have engaged in acts of reprehensible greed in exchange for offers of cash. I wish to make it absolutely clear that I am completely innocent of these accusations. They have been cobbled together
'Dreamboats and Minis 'Dreamboats and Miniskirts' runs until Saturday, February 28 Wyvern Theatre Swindon Ever wondered what happened when the curtain came down on the 1950s and 1960s musical Dreamboats and Petticoats? Well, now is
FOOTBALL League clubs have decided against the reintroduction of artificial surfaces. Following an unprecedented tied vote by clubs at their previous meeting in Derby in November, clubs considered the matter again at their meeting at St. George
Swindon company 99p Land Ltd has been named by the Government as failing to pay the minimum wage. In a 'name and shame' exercise, it was revealed one worker was owed £315.76 by the company. This morning, 70 companies were revealed as the Government
THERE is no place like home for Aaron Nell after the Swindon Wildcats ace put pen to paper on a new contract for next season at the Link Centre. Nell – the son of Cats general manager Steve Nell – came through the youth ranks at the club and is
ADVER SPORT'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO TOWN'S NEXT OPPONENT: BRADFORD CITY. The Chalkboard THE BANTAMS are a different side away from Valley Parade, where they are limited by the abysmal state of the pitch. Away from home Phil Parkinson’s side
A LORRY driver died after the vehicle he was driving left the motorway and overturned yesterday morning. Wiltshire Police were called to the incident, on the westbound carriageway of the M4, at around 3.25am after receiving reports of a lorry in
SWINDON Spitfires fell to a 5-2 defeat at home to Torquay United in the South West Women’s League Premier Division. Despite goals from Hayley Huckin and Morgan Whitaker, the Devon side secured the victory with a brace apiece from Laura Gough and
A LANDMARK Swindon hotel has been ordered to pay more than £20,000 in fines and court costs after admitting a dozen breaches of hygiene regulations said to pose a significant risk to public health. Great Western Hotel (Swindon) Ltd, which owns
A DEPLETED Swindon Shock have a chance to clinch their first national league play-off berth after back-to-back wins at the weekend. On the Saturday they returned home from Thames Valley Cavaliers with a 79-71 victory in in EBL National Division
RISING numbers of missing cats have spawned fears that the much loved moggies are being catnapped for use as bait in dog fights. Rachel Cook, a cat lover formerley of Swindon who now lives in Cirencester, has become well known on social media for
PADDINGTON Bear has finally found a home – in Swindon. The much-loved character, fresh from his recent Hollywood adventures, has come to the town after he was adopted by computer giant Intel. Fans of the furry Marmalade-loving Peruvian will
WILTS Calne Town manager Steve Davis thinks that his side would be comfortably in the top half of the Wiltshire League Premier Division had his strongest squad been available to him on a regular basis. Utilising one of his healthiest squads of
GREEN-fingered residents had their trowels and spades at the ready this weekend to launch a new community allotment. The Swindon Mechanics Trust opened their new community allotment at Rushy Platt Allotments, off Wootton Bassett Road, on Saturday
A WOMAN has shaved her head to raise money for the women’s refuge that saved her from domestic abuse. Kayleigh Fisher, 25, from Middleleaze, had her waist-length red hair completely shaved off in the quickest haircut she had ever had – four minutes
ABBEY Meads Rangers Under 11s made it lucky 13 when they defeated Lydiard White 5-2. Play got under way with the visiting Abbey Meads going straight on the attack and they took the lead after 10 minutes when Giovanni Pungitore netted. The lead
ORGANISATIONS should work together to deter youngsters from causing trouble, helping them to find alternative activities and entertainment for their spare time. The plea comes after temporary dispersal orders were put in place in areas in Royal
POLICE have issued a fresh appeal for witnesses to come forward following a stabbing attack which left a man lying in a Swindon street last week – although he has now left hospital. The victim, a 21-year-old man from London, suffered serious injuries
MARK Cooper has taken aim at the local media as he attempts to steel his players for the remainder of their promotion push. With Town have having lost four of their last five games, the boss is clearly unhappy with the way his side’s dip in form
HARRISON Pearson impressed as he fell to a narrow defeat to the talented Great Britain junior Albie Samways of Golden Ring Club. Pearson took the bout to Samways and constant pressure with good shots to the head saw Samways receive a standing eight
BRADFORD boss Phil Parkinson is in a confident mood as he brings his team south to face Swindon Town. The Bantams have lost just two of their last fifteen league games and embarked on a glorious cup run that saw them produce on the biggest shocks
TAXES have been settled, but the firm which owns Swindon Town will be before the High Court again next month to discuss more debts it is claimed are outstanding. Yesterday, at the Royal Courts of Justice in the Rolls Buildings, London, a petition
ISAMBARD Community School will spend next month actively recruiting for a new headteacher. Last summer, Rachael Mattey, who had been leading the school for eight years, retired from her position, leaving Sue Banks to step into the breach as acting
THE CLIFTON will go looking to pull off a monumental upset when they lock horns with unbeaten Avtar Construction in the semi-finals of the Adver Cup. Division One Clifton are in with a shout of making a cup final after dispatching Shield &
WINDMILL chief Colin Yates does not feel their stunning 10-1 win at Nationwide Pavilion will be enough to save them from relegation from Division Two. Max Scholefield led the charge for Windmill, bagging half of his side’s goals as they claimed
SWINDON & District League members notched nine maximums (60 points) in league matches. They were Larry Gilbert and Nick Goringe (NALGO), Jon Lainsbury and Leaha Micklewright (Lambourn C), Anita Westall (Lambourn A), Andy Stacey (Gas Club) and
CHILDREN at Shaw Ridge Playgroup celebrated after being crowned a ‘good’ school by Ofsted after their latest inspection. The education watchdog visited the group, which is based at Shaw Ridge School, in Ridge Green, on January 22. And inspectors
THE Liberal Democrats have announced their candidate to take on Conservative MP Robert Buckland for the South Swindon seat at the General Election. Damon Hooton has been named the Lib-Dems’ prospective parliamentary candidate for the election,
FOLLOWING a marathon council meeting last night, the budget for the next financial year was agreed. For the fifth year running, council tax will frozen but the warning of tough times ahead were repeated. Council chiefs were left having to fill
