A MUCH-CHANGED Highworth Town side were easily swept aside by title-chasing Highmoor Ibis, falling to a 5-1 defeat at home last night. Highworth chief John Fisher again opted to rest a big chunk of his regular first team, with Saturday’s FA Vase
SWINDON Youth Theatre are in final rehearsals for their latest production – which tells the story of a real-life murder. Professional theatre company Sixth Sense, which runs Swindon Youth Theatre, will stage the Laramie Project from April 1 to
CHILD sex offences committed by council worker and athletics coach Jamie Osborn did not involve any Swindon youths in the care of organisations he worked with. Osborn, 41, of Gooch Street, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment last week after
A MAN accused of threatening violence against a police sergeant has been remanded on bail after denying two offences. Liam Latham, 18, of Booth House, is said to have threatened violence towards Sgt Graham McLaughlin and threatened to damage his
AS a Swindon business centre celebrated 30 years in the town, one of the longest serving residents was saying goodbye. The Bizspace BSS House business centre prepared a special presentation for Chris Rothwell, 71, whose company Thamesair has been
Madam Renard’s Mini Fringe bubbles up in cauldron of theatrical treats including a gothic offering from the founders of the festival. The Bridal Ballad is based around the writing of Edgar Allen Poe and brings a real taste of Gothic melodrama to
A CHILDREN’S cancer charity has been presented with £1,000 raised by a Royal Wootton Bassett nursery. Toddlers at the Learning Curve Day Nursery presented Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Movement charity (CALM) chairman Richard Crowley with a hand-painted
THE dangers faced by cyclists have been under the spotlight lately, thanks to a series of accidents and near misses, writes BARRIE HUDSON. I reckon it’s time for some sort of safety treaty among road users in general and between cyclists and drivers
MUSICIANS continued to wow audiences at the Arts Centre today as Swindon’s top tuneful talents raised the roof with sound. A variety of different styles and instruments were on offer during the third day of this year’s Swindon Music Festival, with
WORK on the Bruce Street Bridges redevelopment is continuing to make progress. Yesterday evening, residents had a chance to find out more about the work being done at the junction at an information drop-in session, in nearby Ferndale. Visitors
“IT WAS the same feeling when my kids were born. It’s amazing after you get over the embarrassment.” John Paine did not hold back as he reflected on the high of winning a Pride of Swindon award at the town's Steam museum last week. The 52-year-old
FOUR men accused of a fraud conspiracy against Aviva Insurance are due to face trial at Swindon Crown Court. Stuart Bizley, 21, Kurt Giddings, 20, James Griffin, 26, and Ryan Pinchin, 20, who all gave Swindon addresses, were released on unconditional
A PINK Floyd tribute act is raising money for a church which has put a brick in the wall of their fledgling career. Swindon-based Bootleg Floyd will be playing at the Church of Holy Cross, in Chiseldon, at 7.30pm on Saturday, April 25. The
MASSIMO Luongo has insisted once again that his focus remains very much on getting Swindon Town out of League One. The Socceroo is currently preparing with his international teammates for a friendly with world champions Germany. The Australian
A SWINDON firm is part of a team behind an idea which has won £29,000 in funding to make an idea to use crowd-sourcing to make infrastructure improvements in local communities, a reality. Last September, Ordnance Survey and the Land Registry launched
MORE than 1,000 jobs could be created and rail and road links improved if plans for bringing more tourists to Wiltshire are put in place.A new report commissioned by visit Wiltshire outlines how the county needs to develop a stronger identity and improve
EXPERTS from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills will be running talks and workshops for businesses at a Space for Growth event at Spring Gardens House, Princes Street, Swindon, tomorrow between 4.30-6.30pm. The free advice sessions
McBusted have announced an open-air gig at what will be the sixth and final headline act on stage at Westonbirt Arboretum this summer. Yesterday Spandau Ballet announced a Westonbirt Arboretum show on on Saturday, July 11. A true supergroup
CITY Link deliberately deceived workers in Swindon about the state of the troubled business before it collapsed with more than 60 job losses, a committee of MPs has claimed. In a report on the collapse of the delivery firm, the Scottish affairs
6:41pm Trains can now run normally between Slough & Maidenhead. Sorry for the earlier disruption, this was due to signalling problems. — @FGW 24 March 2015 4:53pm
A YOUNG woman was taken to hospital this morning after her car overturned in a rush hour incident near Winterbourne Monkton. The 22-year-old suffered minor injuries after dragging herself from her blue Renault Clio following the incident off the
A MAN who has served jail time for attempted murder used his car as a weapon during a road-rage attack. Dean Creighton stopped in his Jaguar X-type sport front of his victims' car and reversed into it, after tailgating the vehicle. And the
THE draw has been made for Thursday’s Bob Kilby memorial meeting at the Abbey Stadium. Swindon Robins 2014 skipper Troy Batchelor will ride in the meeting, along with 2015 teammates Lewis Rose and Charles Wright. Scott Nicholls, Freddie Lindgren
THE Swindon Wildcats’ trusted general Shane Moore was thrilled to reach a career milestone in the final game of the regular season last weekend. The 28-year-old, who was born and raised in Swindon and began playing for his hometown club back when
SWINDON Spitfires blew the Division One title race wide open with a shock 5-3 success at favourites The Clifton. Although Clifton headed into the weekend second in the table, seven points adrift of leaders KS Miltax, Alastair Drew’s men appeared
MALMESBURY Victoria boss Wayne Kibble is keeping his feet firmly on the ground despite seeing his side boost their title chances with a fifth win on the bounce on Saturday. The 5-0 success at home to Sarum Youth keeps them fifth in the table, eight
RODBOURNE Real ensured champions-elect AFC Tap & Barrel will have to win their final game of the season this weekend to clinch the Division Three title. Tap’s 6-1 success at home to Tawny Owl has put them on the brink of glory and they will
Under 14 Division 3 HIGHWORTH Town Juniors T secured the league title with a 3-0 win at home to Castle Coombe. After a goalless first half, Freddie Dickinson was pushed into the midfield and sealed the title with a composed hat-trick.
SWINDON Spitfires under 15s saw off Didcot Casuals 1-0 in the Berkshire League Cup semi-finals. In a tie that would have been worthy of the final, the visitors imposed themselves on the home side straight from kick-off. Spitfires struggled
SWINDON Spitfires United secured an emphatic 22-1 win over Market Lavington on Sunday, despite fielding an unusual line-up. With a few players missing, United shuffled their pack. However, they could still rely on the services of the league’s top
NICK Morris admitted his chances of challenging for the Elite League Riders Championship on Saturday night were blown in his first two rides. Swindon Robins ace Morris was excluded in his first heat at Leicester for twice touching the tape at the
A SUPERB overall performance by Swindon Dolphin saw them top the final medal table as the Wiltshire County Age Group Championships concluded at the Link Centre at the weekend. Dolphin amassed 25 gold, 28 silver and 18 bronze, with the competition
BUDDING performers got a taste of the big time during a recent trip to the Big Apple. Rising stars from Swindon’s New College took the trip of a lifetime to New York earlier this month. Performing arts and dance students from the college visited
FIRST Great Western will continue to run trains through Swindon and Wiltshire for the next four years the Government announced yesterday. In what will be the largest train fleet upgrade in a generation, the company, owned by First Group PLC, will
A MULTI million-pound car park heralded as the start of a major town centre regeneration project might not return a profit to council coffers until the end of the century. The Whalebridge car park, in Islington Street, was built by Swindon Council
A FORMER superbike rider will be relying on his inner engine this summer to raise money for a cancer charity. Jack Groves, 25, from Highworth, will take part in the 70.3-mile half Iron Man triathlon as he aims to raise £1,000 for Leukaemia and
THE row over plans to roll-out superfast broadband across the borough continues to rumble on with many arguing the council should continue to push for a fibre-optic option. Last week, the cabinet agreed to move forward with a deal with UKB Network
Cross Street Cars is expanding at a phenomenal rate and are currently looking to increase the numbers of drivers. With the recent relocation of the firm's office to Swindon Rail Station and new contracts being established all the time, especially
