DARCY Ward delivered a poignant message to a packed Wimborne Road on what was an emotionally-charged night at his own benefit meeting. Ward, who was on loan at Swindon when he had his horror crash in Poland, attended tonight’s meeting in a wheelchair
WOULD-BE volunteers who would like to make Christmas special for the homeless will be able to find out more at two meetings being held by Christmas Care for Swindon's homeless.Chairman Patsy Moloney said that volunteers, who must be 16 or over, are needed
ANY reasonably bred human being knows that in polite society one does not mention politics, money – especially if you have none to speak of – and religion. Mitch Benn never got the message, so draw your own conclusions. After penning an ode
FIVE men were arrested by police in connection with last night’s Oxford football derby. Thames Valley Police has confirmed the men, aged between 19 and 47 were arrested for an array of disorder and drugs charges. Three men from Swindon were
MEMBERS of Swindon’s Lions Club have arranged a free diabetes screening today to publicise World Sight Day. Anyone who would like to be tested can drop in at the former Oxfam shop at 45 Regent Street between 10am and 4pm where the screening will
A BUDDING biologist from Highworth has been praised for his pioneering approach to molecular research. At an event held at the Royal College of Surgeons Oxford University PHD student Nicholas Pearce was awarded second runner-up prize for his work
A NEW time-travelling community mural heralds next year’s 175th anniversary of the Great Western Railway’s arrival in Swindon. A concrete post at the end of Cambria Bridge has become a Tardis, and a shimmering stream of time, filled with local
THEFT on an ‘industrial scale’ from British Telecom during their national fibre optic broadband roll out was conducted by companies in and around Wootton Bassett, with more than £2.5m in cash laundered by the thieves, a court heard. Companies in
TWENTY-two employees recovering from mental illness have been made redundant after social enterprise LEAVES went into liquidation. Local Enterprise and Vocational Employment Schemes Ltd, based in the Cheney Manor Industrial Estate, ceased trading
BUSINESSES across the UK have been given a major boost after leading UK logistics provider TNT opened the doors to its new £15.5m super depot and regional sorting hub in Swindon yesterday. The official opening, in front of more than 100 business
IF you’re in need of a boost heading into the final three miles of Sunday’s half marathon, stalwart volunteers Dave and Nina Sharland will be on hand with refreshments on the A419. For the past 10 years, since they answered a call for volunteers
A DOTING dad eager to support a cause close to his son’s heart will give up four days next autumn to cycle from London to Paris. Lawrence Hunter, 28, from Taw Hill will be taking to the saddle of his newly-bought road bike to take part in the Cycle
Classical music buffs in Swindon can look forward to a season of top notch recitals from world class artists, and celebrity concerts featuring names such as The Villiers Quartet, currently the Oxford University's Quartet in Residence. Kicking off
AS THE weather turns autumnal residents are urged to protect themselves from flu and get vaccinated against this common, yet potentially very serious virus. People considered at greater risk, including pregnant women, children aged between two
I’M DELIGHTED to be back in Manchester this week for the annual Conservative Party Conference alongside members, the press, and the public to hear about the government’s ideas, policies and plans for the year ahead, writes South Swindon MP Robert Buckland
DEVASTATION facing refugees across Europe has been brought closer to home by Dorcan Academy students in a bid to make their experience more relatable for their classmates. Year 10 students put together a video, which is accompanied by Gary Jules
SWINDON Town chairman Lee Power has said that he is working on bringing in two loan signings to help plug the defensive gap left by Tuesday night’s defeat to Oxford. On a fans radio phone-in, on BBC Wiltshire, Power said that it was still early
DARCY Ward is planning to attend his Benefit Meeting at Poole this evening. The Pirates asset, who was loaned to Swindon, was seriously injured in Poland back in August and a high-class field has been put together by his parent club, with teams
SWINDON owner Terry Russell is anticipating a "special event" at the Abbey Farewell this Sunday. Four-time world champion Barry Briggs will be among the host of Robins legends gracing the stadium for the final time. Fellow class of ’67 champions
FORMER soldier Mike Buss has been cleared of cheating Help For Heroes out of thousands of pounds. A self-styled 'Running Man' who completed numerous charity challenges, Mr Buss was found not guilty today of theft and fraud following a week-long
THE war in Syria has been going on for many years and there is no sign of it coming to an end in the near future. The people of Syria are leaving in vast numbers and heading for the European Union causing chaos in Germany, Italy and Greece.
BY POPULAR demand, The Crown at Stratton is holding another Great British Classics Charity Night in aid of Swindon Guide Dogs for the Blind on October 28 and will include some of the British favourites on the menu: ham, eggs and chips, bangers and
BEING an ex-RAF regular, I was incensed about the way one of my own was disrespected by an obvious brainwashed idiot at a certain hospital. I refer to the sergeant who was told to go elsewhere for treatment because his uniform would offend certain
RE: THE letter of September 29, ‘Put an end to cruel culls’, I was pleased to see someone had mentioned the cruel badger culls taking place. In 2014, out of 590 killed, just four badgers were tested for TB and just one was positive. If all
WHY, thank you Jeffrey for your advice regarding the Alpha course into which I have already dipped my toe, ‘A lack of compassion’, September 23. The well meaning, kindly and misguided people I met did nothing to change my view that man created
WITH reference to K Lane of Dorset of October 1, you appear to have fallen foul of the bus lane off Rodbourne Road by turning left thinking this was the car park entrance for the Swindon Designer Outlet Centre, only to incur a fixed penalty notice
Mark Thomas, Swindon Arts Centre, Old Town, 01793 524481 I was first hurled into Mark Thomas’s dissentious universe seven years ago. My date had suggested the activist cum comedian’s show for our first rendez-vous; so neither of us having actually
AS SOMEONE who has taken an active interest in the plight of homeless people and the causes, I find it unbelievable but not surprising, that politicians on all sides, with the exception of the Green Party, are backing the renewal of WMD, commonly known
HATE Crime Awareness Week commences on Monday, October 12. The need for this engenders an appalling, cruel and unacceptable situation that quantifies man’s inhumanity to man. Robert Buckland’s column on September 30 is a wake-up call for this dreadful
HAVING read Councillor Renard's recent pronouncements I found myself checking the date, only to observe it was October 1 and not April 1. Alas, his comments were anything but a jest. For many months the leader of the council, providing the
THE Swindon Advertiser urged shoppers to take a bold step into the future during the first full week of October 1966. The location was The Parade, which was then the town centre’s first newfangled pedestrian precinct. Built a couple of years
IN most respects the Adver’s front page for Saturday, October 9, 1937 was typical of the period. The main story, for example, was about the ongoing Spanish Civil War between the Fascists and their pro-democracy opponents. The main photo was
THE latest developments in the ongoing North Swindon broadband story manage to be both good news for some and worrying news for all. People concerned at the thought of large masts being placed near homes, schools and play parks will be relieved
ECONOMIC patriotism is where the government tries to buy British made goods to create British jobs for British workers. Chancellor George Osborne has urged Chinese investors to bid for contracts to build HS2 as he opens the bidding for the high-speed
I AM unimpressed at the exhibition of environmental concern by car owners who feel aggrieved their German cars’ computers have been programmed to always indicate that emissions standards are being met. Like most drivers, as long as my vehicle passes
I SEE once again the roads in Swindon face chaos this Christmas. We know Stratton Bridge (at Greenbridge) will be closed for four months from November to March but now with brilliant timing we find Manchester Road, Milford Street and Station Road
IT’S that time of year again – when those of us who happen to be colour blind should be due a rebate. Apparently, all the trees are changing colour and it’s all very lovely, they reckon, unless you are me, for whom trees are more or less the same
IN JULY 2012 I wrote regarding the claims being made that President Assad authorised Syrian fighter jets to fire on civilians. One needed to be sure whether the Free Syrian Army was truly ‘civilian’ or representative of the Syrian people. I
I KEEP reading in the SA about ISIS in Iraq and Syria and a few letters with the reference that this is all the doing of the western world led by the USA. If you did not invade Iraq there would be no ISIS operating. That is quite wrong; it may
I HAVE read with interest the letters printed in respect of the refugee situation and watched the news in horror at the thousands who have undertaken a hazardous journey to reach Europe. It is one thing for an adult to make the decision to risk
HERE’S your starter for ten points; what is the relationship between the Government’s spending review due later this year and the news that the Conservative administration wants to expand the parish council ‘model’? Could it be that they are keen
RICHARD James has the passion of the enthusiast and the cheeriness of somebody who knows he’s on the winning side. Later this month, his Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) branch will welcome thousands of people to Steam over the course of three days
MOST people appear to support the new charges for carrier bags from supermarkets and other large retailers. This is hardly surprising, as most people have long appreciated the devastating environmental impact of discarded bags. Indeed, had
WHAT drivel has been given to the residents of Swindon about why Greenbridge has to be closed for a lengthy period. Do they really believe that we cannot see beyond what is the endplay of both Railtrack and Balfour Beatty, the named firm who will
I WONDERED if the justice system in Swindon had gone soft when I read the story about the taxi driver who blatantly tried to attempt a U-turn into oncoming traffic, smashing into a motorcyclist who suffered horrific injuries leaving her wheelchair-bound
SEVERAL points, first, I travelled down Manchester Road last Thursday afternoon. I had picked up my wife from the new disabled centre in Sanford Street, (no toilets) and counted 18 cars either parked on yellow lines, on the pavement or in the side
I WRITE in response to the article of September 26 regarding Conservative Councillors’ plans to set up new parishes in order to make increases in the council-tax over the coming years. In answering a public question on Thursday, Councillor Renard
I HAVE no desire for my gratitude for the kindness afforded me by the staff of Asda in West Swindon to end up in some funereal oratorical sarcophagus but for me to be able to express it now through your good offices. I couldn’t tell you the half
THE great outdoors will be even more accessible to residents in Swindon after a new award-winning outdoor clothing and equipment shop opened its doors in the town. Cotswold Outdoor threw open the doors of its 72nd store, which is based at Mannington
IN the last week the Conservative administration of Swindon Borough Council said they plan to lease Lydiard Park to a private company in order for that company to run and manage the park. This is to cut the money the council spends on the park
IT’S no wonder that Shreenik Khadka has been shortlisted for Young Hero of the Year at this year’s Anthony Nolan Supporter Awards. He is courageous and inspiring in more ways than one. At just four years old, Shreenik, who is the son of a Gurkha
TOWN defender Brad Barry has been released from hospital after spending the night at Oxford's John Radcliffe Hospital suffering from severe concussion, which is likely to keep him sidelined for at least two weeks. Barry was stretchered off, reportedly
A NATIONAL appeal to trace missing Polish woman Magdelana Charciarek is being backed by Wiltshire Police. Magdelana, 27, was last seen at about 1pm on Wednesday, September 30, leaving her family’s home in Cookson Street, Doncaster, where she said
THE persecutions were already under way in Wiltshire when self-appointed Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins’ initiated his reign of terror – the savage, full-scale victimisation of predominantly elderly, poor, illiterate, bent, bedraggled and beggarly
ROYAL Wootton Bassett head coach Alan Low admitted that his side’s crushing cup defeat at the hands of county rivals Devizes ‘cut really deep’. Bassett made the trip to the Saddlebacks looking to get their Dorset & Wilts 1st XV Cup campaign
LEE Richardson says the Swindon Wildcats’ defence have no worries playing in front of new netminder Jordan Hedley. Stevie Lyle has been the Cats’ number one stopper for the previous two seasons but has opted to cut back his responsibilities between
SIMON Belcher is looking to bring the curtain down on the British Touring Car Championship season at Brands Hatch with a flourish. Returning to the driving seat of his Toyota Avensis just over a week ago at Silverstone following a three event lay-off
WHEN many boxers make their professional debut, they dream of reaching the top. But when you're left to consider whether you’ve made the right decision after just one fight following a defeat to a man with more than 100 losses to his name, the
SWINDON Town were Roofe-lessly punished by fierce rivals Oxford after Jordan Turnbull had left his teammates in the mire with a stupid first-half sending-off. Kemar Roofe scored both goals for the Us either side of half-time as Town failed to adapt
SUPERMARINE head coach Sean Millwaters is taking as much solace as he can from his team’s first defeat of the season. The South Marston outfit have made a fine start to life back in Dorset & Wilts One North, winning three of their opening three
COACH Martin Lloyd is keeping the faith that Swindon College Old Boys’ first win of the season is around the corner, despite their late heartbreak against Wimborne last weekend. College had lost their opening three matches in Southern Counties
KATE Jacobs returned to action at the weekend following a terrific track season and continued where she had left off, writes KEVIN FAHEY During a super summer, the 38-year-old Swindon Harrier, from Stratton St Margaret, won both the British Masters
