MAKING a miraculous recovery from a crash which left him in a coma for nine weeks, Carl Hambidge had earned himself a celebration when local legend Josh Kumra offered to play at his 18th birthday party. A family friend, Josh got in touch with Carl
FOCUSING on ‘people, not targets’ will be the remit of Swindon police with new commander for the northern hub Supt Charlie Armstrong. Replacing Supt Andrew Carr, who has become head of crime prevention, Supt Armstrong will bring a background in
VICTIMS who escaped violent and abusive relationships over the last four decades returned to thank Swindon Women’s Aid on their 40th anniversary last week. A family fun day in Lydiard Park heralded the end of a week of celebrations, with Miss Wiltshire
MUSICIAN, biker, former Swindon publican, trucker and bus driver Micky Kight, one of the town’s most colourful and wellknown characters and “a fighter till the end”, has died following a courageous three-year battle against cancer. Micky, 61, who
TRAIN passengers travelling to and from Swindon were met with a weekend of disruption as a strike by some First Great Western staff members took effect. Members of the RMT union walked out at at midnight on Friday for 72 hours over a dispute regarding
IT began in the backyard of one of Swindon’s oldest pubs after an idea to bring a splash of homegrown Rasta-flavoured roots rock to the town and is now an eagerly awaited summer soiree billed as “the South West’s most exciting outdoor reggae event.
THE Great Western Hospital Trust has confirmed it will be stopping providing services for children and young people across Wiltshire as part of a move to reorganise its priorities. For the last four years services, such as immunisation programmes
Alex Coppock-Bunce, 59, is one of the artists taking part in this year’s Swindon Open Studios during the first two weekends of September. Alex, who is also a hypnotherapist and psychotherapist, lives in Old Town and is married to Brian, who works
THE town centre was alive with sound, colour and energy over the weekend as Streetfest 2015 drew to a close. Shoppers were kept entertained with a wide variety of performers, from shows be percussionists Bang On through to 3D art displays.
DOZENS of youngsters tried their hand at a new hobby over bank holiday weekend with an introduction to fishing from Swindon angling clubs. With coaches proficient in fly or coarse fishing, children aged five and up, and even older people who had
SUNNY skies shone on Penhill Haven for its first fun day as members of the community came to see the revamped open green space. The haven is the brainchild of Glynis Hales who is turning the open space into a community green space to grow wildflowers
HIGHWORTH Town were brought back down to earth with a bump as they crashed out of the FA Cup with a 3-1 defeat to Farnham Town. Highworth actually got off to the perfect start, when Toby Clark caught the ball sweetly from 30 yards out in the opening
GARETH Davies was pleased with the hard work of his side as they claimed their first home win of the campaign with a convincing 3-0 win over Clanfield 85. Town’s new signings Sam Mepham and Jason Milhench both shone for the hosts with the latter
SWINDON Supermarine boss Dave Webb was impressed with the way his side responded to going a goal down early on to book their place in the next round of the FA Cup with a 4-2 win at Sholing. After a disrupted journey to Hampshire on Friday evening
CHIPPENHAM Town boss Mark Collier was pleased with his players’ resolve as they passed another test to remain top of the Southern League Premier Division. Having fallen behind in the opening minute through a strike in the first minute from Dorchester
BLADES boss Nigel Adkins was pleased to see his side enact the complete game plan to pick up their 2-0 at Swindon Town. Adkins enjoyed watching from the side as his team soaked up and ultimately nullified the threat of a home side who enjoyed 10
TOWN boss Mark Cooper does not complain about matters he cannot control within his own club. Despite clearly being frustrated, he is making the best of his very limited resources and refused to make excuses as his depleted side lost out to a Sheffield
MOTORISTS are set for more disruption over the winter because Network Rail are set to close the Stratton Green Bridge to carry out essential work. The entire length of the Great Western Line is currently being electrified and as part of the work
