A REUNION of former pub workers raised more than £1,500 for charity. The second annual Route 66 Reunion took place on Saturday, April 25, at the Lava Lounge in Swindon, raising money for the Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity. More than 150 tickets
"WE WILL remember them" – but 19 Swindon men who died in the First World War were forgotten until a memorial plaque was unearthed in a Gorse Hill garden. Around two months ago, Paul Jevdet was renovating his home in St Paul’s Street and working
'WE will remember them' - but 19 Swindon men who died in World War One were forgotten - until a memorial plaque was unearthed in a Gorse Hill garden. Around two months ago, Paul Jevdet was renovating his home in St Paul’s Street and working in
Downton Abbey stars agree it will be sad when the series wraps filming this year, but they're holding back the tears for the moment. The sixth and final series will end with a Christmas special this year.
WELLY wanging, May Pole dancing and live music will all be on the bill this bank holiday weekend, with hopes the warmer weather will stick around for the festivities. Swindon and its surrounds will be a hive of activity today through to Monday
A RESPONSE officer was bitten and forced to use a pepper spray to incapacitate a man under arrest after it took five officers to take him into custody. Police were called to reports of a disturbance in Mannington Lane, off Tewkesbury Way, in West
BIRTH specialist Kathryn Beale has been banned from providing prepared placentas for new mothers to eat after a judge deemed the health risks are too great. Swindon Council applied for the second time for a hygiene emergency prohibition order yesterday
A SWEET Staffie looking for a loving home has just days left to live after a promised rescue centre space fell through. Two-year-old brown and ginger Staffordshire bull terrier Penfold was initially condemned to death after reaching his legal time
IT’S trowels at the ready as a green-fingered Swindon scientist is set to appear on a national gardening programme. Rob Dawson, who works at the North Star Avenue based-Research Councils, will feature in BBC 2’s The Great Chelsea Garden Challenge
MARK Cooper has promised that Swindon Town will go for the jugular once they hit the League One play-offs next week. Town bring the curtain down on their regular season on Sunday Leyton Orient visit the County Ground. However, focus has already
A CHARITY furniture project which helps disadvantaged people furnish their home has received a new accreditation. The Gateway Furniture project, based at the Trinity Centre in Westlea, received the prestigious Approved Re-Use Centre (ARC) status
A SWINDON medical practice has been told it "requires improvement" after a report by health service inspectors. Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) visited the Abbey Meads Medical Group in Elsetree Way and the Penhill Practice, which
ERIC White received an early 100th birthday treat when he was the toast of a community lunch at The Ridgeway School. Over the last eight years, Eric has been a regular face at the school’s monthly come-dine-with-me events. They host the lunchtime
MEMBERS of a support group set up by a former Swindon Town striker said their new venue feels like a place of their own. Earlier this month, Andy Rowland helped launch two, weekly peer-to-peer support groups for people with mental health issues
THE inaugural Swindon JobFest took place at the Steam museum yesterday with more than 40 employers hunting for new talent. The brainchild of Swindon Council and Swindon Skills and Employment Partnership, the convention ran for five hours and acted
POLICE have seized a large number of items believed to have been stolen from cars following an arrest. On Thursday, officers arrested a man in Shaw on suspicion of a number of offences of theft. Police now want to trace the owners of the property
KATY SMITH has been named by Bowls England in a shortlist of 13 players from which its two representatives - one boy and one girl - will be selected for the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Samoa. The Games will take place from Saturday September 5 until
SWINDON Robins number one Adrian Miedzinski says that he could be back in action on May 10. The Polish international broke three fingers in a fall in the Robins opening meet of the season on Easter Monday that required surgery. Miedzinski is
Young Irish foodie Donal Skehan explores the markets of Vietnam for his latest recipe inspirations - and everybody's welcome to follow. Keeley Bolger catches up with the blogger-turned-presenterWHEREVER he is in the world, Donal Skehan never feels too
.. it’s a shame about the horses though. MICHELLE TOMPKINS tucks into a grand lunch on Grand National dayThe Pig on the Hill8 Devizes Road, Swindon, SN1 4BHTel: 01793 979226I'VE never understood what all those TV chefs are talking about when they bang
Sally Pussey's InnSwindon RoadWickfieldWootton BassettSN4 8ETTel: 01793 852430Website: www.sallypussey.co.uk.WHAT’S LIKE?You have to admit that old Sally Pussey looks like she was a stern landlady. Her picture on the sign outside and on the wall inside
MARION SAUVEBOIS chats to the head chef who successfully turned a hotel’s lacklustre restaurant into a top-class eatery. PULLING into the drive at Sudbury House having made the rather exhausting journey from his Michelin star kitchen in East Sussex
POLICE are appealing for information after a 92-year-old woman was hurt when a mobility scooter collided with her in Cricklade. The incident happened between 4pm and 4.15pm on Monday, April 13, when a man riding a maroon coloured electric mobility
THE roads are looking clear today after the difficulties yesterday on the M4 and elsewhere in Wiltshire. Network Rail says that works this Bank Holiday weekend will not be on the scale of those carried out at Easter but advises those travelling
Ahead of next week’s general and local elections, MIKE BENKE spoke to the five main party leaders as they set out their stalls to persuade Adver readers to vote for their parties. Here’s what they had to say to you... We’re a town on the up — let
Glitterbug by The Wombats, out now on Warner Brothers. This new album feels like it is bathed in sunshine with echoes from the past mingling with the sharp edgy twists of the here and now. Emoticons is the first sunny offering of this summer
Slow roast lamb, minted jersey royals and asparagusHopefully it'll be a lovely and sunny this bank holiday weekend and if you're looking for a happy compromise between a roast dinner and a barbecue this Sunday then this dish is perfect. There's very little
DAVE LOGAN, 66, from Liden, chairman of the Swindon and district branch of Parkinson’s UK Do you cook a lot yourself? What is your failsafe dish? I cook occasionally when Daphne, my wife, has been out childminding the grandchildren to have
IF you like your jams, chutneys and pickles handmade then you really ought to pay a visit to the farmers’ market at the Designer Outlet this Sunday. Market regular Rosie’s Relish and Pickle, from Chippenham, will return with her fabulous range
With Simon Rhones from the Lobster Pot fishmongers in Wood Street, Swindon THE Chinese and their love of fish has existed for many years, so much so that legend has it that they introduced the koi carp to the Japanese some 500 years BC. The
A MAN who bit chuck out of the nose of his landlord during a booze fuelled argument about the way he was keeping his room has been spared jail. Christopher Franklin, 31, sank his teeth into the face of Philip Hawkins and bit off the chunk of flesh
TWO arrests have been made following eight burglaries in the Rodbourne area which police believe are linked. A number of sheds and garages have been broken into, and one home was targeted, with most of the break-ins taking place in the early hours
CLASSIC rock three-piece The Kix have been named as the support act for Status Quo at the Lechlade Festival. The Welsh rockers, who take their influences from the likes of AC/DC and Led Zeppelin, have supported the likes of Saxon and Dr Feelgood
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A COUPLE whose lust for life was infectious have been remembered, having passed away just seven days apart. Chris Scott, 82, died from cancer at Prospect Hospice just seven days after his beloved wife, Mary, passed away peacefully at their home
NEIGHBOURS living near the former Trinity Church have expressed their shock after it emerged that four Romanian workmen have been living at the site, in what the police described as ‘squalor’. The men were found by police following a tip-off from
One of the best things about being a kid was enjoying just how long a football season would take to finish, they seemed to go on forever, and I loved it, but now I’m experiencing the opposite effect. It’s incredible that this Sunday marks the end
With the Swindon Festival of Literature beginning next week, MARION SAUVEBOIS previews the visit of Liberty director Shami Chakrabarti FOR nearly 15 years, Shami Chakrabarti has campaigned to protect civil liberties and basic human rights.
SATURDAY’S Adver Cup final has all the makings for a classic as unbeaten Avtar Construction take on last year’s league winners Lower Stratton.Avtar boss Peter Smith is brimming with confidence ahead of the final at Supermarine’s Webb’s Wood Stadium having
ROYAL Wootton Bassett are looking to go one better this season as they look to sign off from Rylands Way in style.Bassett were left disappointed last season as they finished runners-up to Malmesbury, but with the prospect of a move to a new ground at
LECHLADE captain Joe Breet has his fingers crossed that his side’s title-winning exploits last summer will give them the perfect platform for success in Premier Two.The Manor Ground side sealed promotion to the second tier of the West of England Premier
SWINDON skipper Andrew Staff is hoping that his side's newfound strength-in-depth can be the driving force behind their season.The County Ground side have bolstered their ranks over the off-season, bringing in Hampshire academy coach Matt Drakeley to
NEW captain Aaron Lee is looking forward to the challenge of heading Purton’s latest title charge, even if he now has a weekly to-do list the length of his arm.Long-serving bowler Lee was voted in as the villagers’ new skipper during the closed season
MARK Cooper revealed yesterday that he was surprised by the reaction to his team selection at Preston and the press and supporters should have been focusing on the performance. The manager would like all Town followers – the media included – to
TOWN boss Mark Cooper has had a swipe at the media for recent criticism of his team. Cooper is unhappy with the attention paid by the press to some the performances and his team selections since Town’s fate was sealed. The Town boss was particularly
JACK Stephens is adamant Swindon Town having nothing to fear as the clock ticks down to the League One play-offs. With Swindon having guaranteed themselves a fourth-placed finish some time ago, and with it a spot in the end-of-season shootout,
The Chalkboard HE may have learned his trade in Italy but Fabio Liverani favours a classic English 4-4-2 when setting up his Orient side. Italians have a history of being resolute at the back but that has been far from the case for the O’s
A RESCUE operation for an outgoing bus service is being hatched by a parish council keen to keep a direct link to the town’s hospital. John Foley, chairman of Stratton St Margaret Parish Council, who forged a career in the bus industry before he
A DRUNK who attacked a PCSO in the town centre after he was asked to hand over his lager could face jail next month. Freshbrook man Christopher Reynolds was charged with two counts of assault after grabbing PCSO Rebecca Berni by the neck and throwing
BUSINESSES that were forced to close when water supplies were lost this week have spoken of their outrage after it was revealed they will not receive compensation. After a burst pipe caused the 15 million litre Flaxlands reservoir to drain, homes
A PROFESSIONAL martial arts fighter tried valiantly to defend himself from two violent muggers who attacked him for his mobile phone and laptop as he ran along a Walcot street. 21-year-old Ben Bullock was jogging home from Muay Thai training through
