LIFESAVING equipment has been installed at Coate Water Country Park and Lydiard Park. The two defibrillators are part of a project called Save a Life Volunteering in an Emergency with the abbreviation of Salve being Latin for good health. Salve
POLICE are looking into the option of setting up a speed watch group to monitor the 30mph speed limit in Tadpole Lane. The first step is to find at least six volunteers who are willing to undergo training to use a speed camera and fill out all
THE Mayor of Swindon for the next year, formally selected today, will be Councillor Andrew Bennett. The Ridgeway representative has been serving as deputy mayor for the last year and will now become the town’s first citizen for the next 12 months
The Bakers ArmsBeechcroft Road Upper StrattonSN2 7RETel: 01793 832227Website: www.bakers-arms-stratton.co.ukWHAT’S IT LIKE?'The Bakers' was built back in 1847 by William Slade of Moredon, a butcher by trade. He also owned The Red Lion (now renamed The
Chef Andrew Scott The Sudbury Hotel 56 London Street, Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7 7AA 01367 241272 Do you cook a lot yourself? What is your failsafe dish? I do, but not to the standard of the restaurant! Like most people I love good
Simon Rhodes from Lobsster Pot Fishmonger, Wood Street Foodhall THESE little bi valve molluscs come in a variety of sizes and range from the palourdes also known as manilla clams, to the American hard shell clam, which is a large clam with a thick
A NATIONAL survey of hospital inpatients found 84 per cent of admissions rate the service at seven out of 10 or higher. Responses from patients at Great Western Hospital were included in the survey of The responsesFigures, which include those from
Market manager Kardien Gerbrandstalks about Swindon farmers' markets THANKFULLY, we’ve got our bakers back at the Sunday farmers market at the outlet this week. After personal circumstances affected both bakers on the same day we were left with
Chef Ian Jefferies, The Harrow Inn, High Street, Wanborough, Wiltshire SN4 0AE 01793 791792 Simple steps to make a luxurious desert ... if you can keep the young ones away from the honeycomb before you have prepared the rest of the ingredients
SWINDON Town fans will not get the chance to welcome home their Wembley heroes and share in their success if they win the play-off final on Sunday. It is traditional for victorious football teams to return home with any silverware aboard an open-top
MARION SAUVEBOIS meets a chef and entrepreneur. After opening two takeaways in Swindon and a failed restaurant in Bristol, he is now hoping for success with his latest venture“I FAILED miserably. But when I started I created something unique and different
MICHELLE TOMPKINS finds things are not what they used to be at the Jade Garden oriental restaurant The Jade Garden 76 Godwin Court, Old Town, Swindon SN1 4BB Tel: 01793 611199 IT’S been a tough few years for many of Swindon’s restaurants. A
WILTSHIRE's selectors have announced the county men’s Middleton Cup team to face Warwickshire on June 6 at Rugby in their opening west group match of the season. It shows six changes to the side that lost in the semi-finals of the completion last
MARION SAUVEBOIS meets The History Boys’ teacher Richard HopeIN THE wings just as on stage the boyish camaraderie between the young cast is catching.Fresh from a matinee of Alan Bennett’s award-winning play The History Boys and divested of their navy
TOUGH new measures to cut down on truancy numbers in Swindon schools are proving effective with the latest data showing fewer pupils were absent during the past year. The latest data from the Office of National Statistics showed in the academic
CAMELS were in the streets of Swindon this week to bring people news of a show at the Wyvern Theatre. The animals are part of the production of Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, which runs until this evening. A pair of the animals
INSPECTORS have praised the high quality of care at St Philip’s Pre-school following an inspection. The centre received a good rating report following a visit by the education watchdog Ofsted last month. When appraising centres, the body has
IMPROVISING is child’s play for off-the-cuff master Paul Merton. And on the plus side you can’t muddle your lines when you don’t have any.“It’s just doing what we all do as kids – playing endless, imaginative games,” says the comedian. “As a child, you
I have now spent just over a week in my new role as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Disabled People. It has been thoroughly hectic with lots of late night reading, however it is clear that I have been presented with a unique opportunity
A DUSTCART leading a hearse slowed traffic towards Kingsdown Cemetery today as Ciro ‘Cyril’ Cinquegrani made the journey to his final resting place. The 60-year-old, who died unexpectedly in his sleep at his home in Portsmouth Street earlier this
ONE Swindon songbird will be among the sequins, skirt-ripping, Euro-pop and nul pointers at Saturday evening’s Eurovision Song Contest. Sarah Covey, 28, of Liden, will step onto the Vienna stage tomorrow to provide vocals for Belgium’s Eurovision
CONTROVERSIAL plans to build homes on the cusp of Lydiard Park will be back on the agenda next month, as developers Taylor Wimpey launch the second phase of consultation. Strong opposition emerged to the plans to develop land next to the Grade
SWINDON Town has issued a statement after some tickets for the club's play-off final failed to arrive. A statement issued this afternoon on the web site said: "Swindon Town Football Club understands supporters' frustrations that a number of tickets
SUPERFAST broadband is now just a click away for many Swindon businesses. Swindon is now included in the Government's Superfast connected Cities scheme - a £40 million, UK-wide initiative funded by Central Government - that gives small and medium
DAVID Howell says that his confidence has not been knocked despite missing the cut at the BMW PGA Championship. On a second day of mixed fortunes for the Broome Manor pro today, Howell was able to score a one-under-par 71 to leave him on three
SWINDON Town hero Paul Bodin is itching to get started after being named as assistant manager/first team coach at League One Port Vale. Former Wales international Bodin, who was also a youth team coach at the County Ground, will work under Rob
MORE than 7,000 cars were checked by Wiltshire Police and three drugs warrants executed yesterday as part of Operation Harness. The day of action saw officers tackling dangerous drugs networks by a number of means. Three drugs warrants were
IN THE build-up to the final there was so much anticipation behind it. We went there feeling pretty confident. The day before we went to the stadium to take a look, then stayed over that night to get our minds ready for the occasion and the game
FAMOUS faces from across Swindon are backing the Robins for a famous Wembley win. Many of the town’s celebrities, sportsmen and politicians have wished Mark Cooper’s side good luck in their quest to beat Preston North End and secure promotion to
AFTER announcing himself on the world stage during Australia’s victorious 2015 Asian Cup campaign, Swindon Town star Massimo Luongo believes his big game experience will give him the edge at Wembley. The midfielder was named the Most Valuable Player
AN improvement notice has been issued to the rail operators whose locomotive narrowly missed a high speed train at Wootton Bassett junction in March. Following a thorough investigation into the operations of West Coast Railways Company, the regulator
TALISMANS come in a variety of shapes and sizes for football teams. There might be a special kitman who has been in the dressing room for more than 30 years, or a tea lady who began her contract at the start of a 10-match unbeaten run, or there could
A MAN who bit off a chunk of a pal's ear in a drunken bar room brawl has been spared a jail term. Thomas Still, 21, was chatting with the other man in The Casbah club when violence flared in the early hours and he sank his teeth into his lug hole
NATHAN Thompson is Swindon Town’s biggest doubt for Sunday’s play-off final, but has not given up the dream of leading his side out at Wembley. The captain is sweating over a grade two hamstring tear, but at the start of the week appeared bullish
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a teenage girl was assaulted in Swindon, especially a Good Samaritan who helped her. A 14-year-old girl was walking along Queens Drive, near Burger King, when she was approached by two girls who assaulted
SWINDON Town hero Paul Bodin has been appointed as assistant manager/first team coach at League One Port Vale. Former Wales international Bodin, who was also a youth team coach at the County Ground, will work under Rob Page at Vale, who finished
SWINDON Town loan stars John Swift and Jack Stephens have both been named in the England Under 20s squad for the Toulon Festival in France. Swift, on loan from Chelsea, and Stephens, from Southampton, are both included for the Young Lions, who
5:32pm RT @thamesdown: A quick reminder it's a Sunday bus service on Monday, as it's a Bank Holiday. And finally - good luck @Official_STFC ! DJ — @AnnetteMilsom 22 May 2015
Here are the big national stories you are walking up to this morning. Wembley bomb Homes have been evacuated as the Army works to defuse an undetonated Second World War bomb near Wembley Stadium. The 50kg explosive, which is believed
SWINDON Town’s top scorer Andy Williams is fighting to be fit for Sunday’s all-important play-off final at Wembley, after missing out on the sensational semi-final second leg against Sheffield United. Williams has scored 21 goals this season, with
THE Football League play-offs this bank holiday weekend will go ahead as planned despite an unexploded Second World War bomb being discovered near Wembley, stadium officials have said. The 110lb bomb was discovered by builders near Wembley Arena
ALL railway lines between Slough and Reading have now reopened after a person was hit by a train at Twyford earlier. First Great Western says disruption is expected on services in and out of London Paddington until 7pm. One lane was blocked
NATIONWIDE has revealed its 2014/15 full year results - and announced chief executive, Graham Beale, is to retire next year. Mr Beale will retire at or around the date of the AGM in July 2016 and the company, based at Pipers Way, will now begin
MARK Cooper is hoping to ease the weight of expectation from his player’s shoulders ahead of Swindon Town’s winner-takes-all League One play-off final with Preston North End. At the start of the season few would have bet on Cooper leading out his
SWINDON’s newest landlady could be in for a shock at the weekend as the town’s football supporters descend on their locals to get eyes on the League One play-off final. Emma Parker only took control of The Steam Railway Co, in Newport Street, four
AHEAD of the final at Wembley on Sunday, it’s time to look back on some of the key moments and players from an eventful last 10 months at Swindon Town. Player of the season: Jack Stephens AFTER impressing in the last few games of the 2013/14
ALUN Rossiter says there is a chance number one Adrian Miedzinski could make his Swindon Robins comeback in Tuesday’s Elite League clash at home to Coventry Bees. The Pole has been out of action since suffering a serious hand injury in the Robins
GOALKEEPER Wes Foderingham will be ready to lead Swindon Town out at Wembley if club captain Nathan Thompson fails to recover from his hamstring injury in time for the play-off final. Foderingham has stressed the importance of his teammate to The
IT HAS been a fantastic couple of weeks for Swindon Town fans, with our boys deservedly reaching Wembley after two scintillating ties against Sheffield United. The play-off semi-finals proved once again that Town fans can produce a fantastic atmosphere
ADVER Sport's guide to Swindon Town's play-off final opponents: Preston North End. LIKELY LINE-UP THE CHALKBOARD SIMON Grayson is more than happy to let the opposition have the ball and have his side cause problems on the break.
AARON Lee’s Purton side face a key match in their season this weekend as they host Marlborough buoyed by a win over Westbury last weekend. Purton completed a comfortable 63-run win over Westbury and face Winsley in a week’s time as they face a
SWINDON head into this Saturday’s game with league-leaders Warminster full of confidence after a tight win over Apperly last weekend. Swindon’s captain Andy Staff is hoping that win will prove a catalyst for their Glos/Wilts season having lost
LECHLADE coach Luke Sellers has warned that his side have yet to reach their full potential this term despite a fine start to life in Premier Two. The Manor Ground outfit were promoted from the Glos/Wilts Division last term and there was a slight
DORSET & Wilts team boss Matt Pallas believes his team still have what it takes to reach their third Twickenham final in five years despite being forced into a number of changes for tomorrow’s semi final. The Twin Counties, who won the tournament
WITH competition for places tougher than ever ahead of Swindon Town’s play-off final at Wembley, striker Jon Obika will be ready if he is called upon after scoring the winner against Sheffield United. Obika came on during the second half of Town
SPEAKING about playing in the big games, Johan Cruyff said: “... it might be the biggest experience of your life, so why be sad and be fearful? Be happy, express yourself and play. Make it special for you and everyone watching.” Simple words from
PRESTON manager Simon Grayson is wary of Swindon Town’s attacking prowess ahead of their much-anticipated showdown in the League One play-off final. The Robins have drawn plaudits for their free-flowing football from all quarters throughout the
