BEREAVED teenager Jess Candy helped launch a new charity to support youngsters who have lost their loved ones. The 13-year-old, whose mother died in 2013, helped to launch Wiltshire Treehouse at Swindon’s Saltway Family Centre on Monday. Wiltshire
ARTWORK created by recovering drug and alcohol addicts has gone on display at Swindon Central Library. The Art And Soul Exhibition has been created by New View Art Room, one of the services offered by Swindon Aand Wiltshire Alcohol And Drug Service
WITH just 11 weeks to go until Christmas the retail sector is gearing up for its busiest period of the year with a new initiative across the town centre. Shoptober, the brainchild of inSwindon, The Brunel and The Parade, has signed up scores of
Cricklade Art Group hold their autumn exhibition in the Cricklade Town Hall, Cricklade from Saturday, October 24 to Sunday, October 25 from 10am till 4pm. On show will be a number of exciting, vibrant and thought-provoking artwork by local artists
REVEREND and The Makers have forged a career out of throwing curveballs. At a time when all anyone associated the Steel City music scene with was just how good you looked on the dance floor, McClure and his posse were instead firing off gritty,
PLAYTIME has got that little bit more colourful at a nursery in Swindon thanks to a helping hand from a group of older pupils. The three and four-year-old pre-schoolers at The Croft Playgroup, based in Marlborough Road, have been enjoying some
IT WAS all neon and technicolour at Mountford Manor Primary School yesterday as youngsters dressed up to raise money for children’s respite care charity Hop Skip And Jump. Staff and pupils at the school in Walcot dressed up loud as part of Heart
DAVID Howell returned to the British Masters with a level par opening round at Woburn today. Howell, beaten in a play-off by Denmark's Thomas Bjorn for the tournament 10 years ago, carded two birdies in a first-round 71 as Scotland's Marc Warren
FEARS that Swindon will come to a standstill if work at Bruce Street Bridges is not completed ahead of the closure of Stratton Green Bridge next month have been raised by residents and councillors.Work on the improvements at the Bruce Street Bridges is
Westfield Way was closed by police after a man fell from a bridge just after 4.20pm. North Swindon Police said the road was closed from Purton Road to Haydonleigh Drive in both directions for 90 minutes "due to an ongoing medical incident".
YASER Kasim featured as Iraq rescued a point in their 2018 World Cup qualifier in Vietnam today. The Town midfielder played the full game as Younis Mahmoud dispatched a dramatic 97th minute penalty to cancel out Le Cong Vinh’s first-half opener
Groups of women from Sisters Uncut, campaigning for greater support for victims of domestic violence, lie across the red carpet at the premiere of the film Suffragette. Scenes from real life mirrored those in the drama, which stars Carey Mulligan
COMPLAINTS about Wiltshire Police have increased by almost half in the last year, reveal new figures released by the Independent Police Complaints Commission - the second largest increase of any police force in England and Wales. In the last financial
A NORTH Swindon man who had been given an anti-social behaviour order for annoying his neighbours was back in court this week for shooting a teenage girl in the arm with a BB gun. Kevin Clarke of Eyre Close, Haydon End admitted to the judge at
WE are witnessing probably the greatest period of change in local government in more than a century. While the large urban authorities may have dominated the news with the talk of combined authorities and “metro mayors”, this week the Chancellor
LIKE the bobbies on the beat, comedians seem to be getting younger. Daniel Sloss is only 25 but he already talks like a seasoned professional. With good reason – he started out at the tender age of 16. But where he used to talk about trivial
FIVE months of feverish reading came to a head yesterday when pupils from three secondary schools took part in the Gr8 Debate. Now in its fourth year, the scheme saw 31 Year 9 students from Nova Hreod Academy, Ridgeway School and Isambard Community
THIS weekend’s Swindon Half Marathon will bring Caroline Matthews and her family full circle. Caroline, 36, and husband Chris, 35, of Sanders Close in Stratton, will push their six-year-old daughter Hope up and down the 13.1 miles of hills in her
CASES of E coli at the Great Western Hospital have remained at a two and a half year high for the second month in a row. Figures released by Public Health England show that during August there were 32 cases of the bacterial infection among patients
A BELOVED camper van that has served as a home away from home for an Old Town Couple for the last decade and a half has been stolen leaving its owners distraught. The distinctive buttercup yellow and white VW camper van disappeared over the weekend
ONE-liner king Milton Jones is so popular he can barely keep up with demand. After a sell-out performance of his latest show, the Temple of Daft, at the Wyvern in May, he is back for seconds this weekend. Prepare for more of his trademark gags
JORDAN Turnbull has had his appeal against his red card in Tuesday night’s defeat to Oxford United rejected, the Advertiser understands. Swindon Town put in an appeal against the straight red in an attempt to over-turn the defender’s three-match
A LACK of oversight in the BT Open Reach contract provided a ‘golden opportunity’ for companies in Wootton Bassett to steal goods from the company on an industrial scale, a court heard today. Using an inside man working for Carillion Telent, who
THE ADVERTISER understands that Swindon Town are looking to bring midfielder Ben Gladwin back to the County Ground whilst also eyeing a loan move for Bristol City defender Adam El-Abd. Gladwin was sold to Queen’s Park Rangers alongside Australian
THROUGHOUT his life Sean Hughes has been battling to stay on the right side of sanity. This is because, it finally dawned on him, the two sides of his brain are in constant conflict. There is common sense against mumbo jumbo and mumbo jumbo
FOR many people, when the clocks go back, it means an extra hour in bed. But for those caring for a seriously ill child, that seemingly throwaway hour is incredibly precious. I am calling on people across the country to use their extra hour when
CAN you believe it? Saudi Arabia has been appointed chair of the UN Human Rights Council! It catapults one person every two days to Allah. Ali-Mohammed al-Nimr is to be crucified and beheaded for participating in pro-democracy protests during
WHILE generally preferring new subjects in these pages rather than argument, I feel bound to comment on T Reynolds “This means more taxes” of October 2. Although a member of Haydon Wick Council, I write here not from the council as a councillor
THE pheasant shooting season is now under way. But please don’t be fooled by starry-eyed descriptions of happy birds roaming freely before being shot ‘for the pot.’ Half of the 35 million birds released every year by shooting estates come from breeding
CHRIS Gleed did not specify which immigrants would behave in the anti-social ways he predicted. This country has successfully absorbed many different ethnic groups over the centuries. These include Celts, Romans, Angles, Saxons, Jutes, Vikings
I WRITE to express opposition to the Swindon Academy’s plans to introduce a 'grammar stream' provision, which will mean academically selecting pupils into a specialised provision. I am also very surprised that the Conservative Cabinet Member for
THE grand opening of Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is truly something to celebrate. Reception and Year One classes take a unique place in the history of the new school. Their photographs, drawings, school books and other memorabilia will no
A 17-year-old has today been sentenced to ten years imprisonment for wounding with intent to cause grevious bodily harm. On February 17 the teenager from London, who cannot be named for legal reasons, stabbed 21-year-old Jahmay Richards in Kingswood
GABRIELLE APLIN - LIGHT UP THE DARK Gabrielle Aplin became a household name during Christmas 2012 when her cover of Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s hit The Power Of Love was used on that now infamous department store advert. One studio album and
A PETITION calling for a review of a case involving Jade Hatt, 21, who had sex with an 11-year-old boy is gaining momentum this afternoon. Jane Williams launched the petition on change.org calling on the attorney general Jeremy Wright to review
IN his 60 years on this planet, comedy writer and performer Andy Hamilton has experienced many changes. For instance, he was once a 6ft 4in tall professional basketball player, until a tree fell on him. But, of course, change is an inescapable
BILLED as the “the people’s favourite comedian”, Jim Davidson is back on the road with a new show, Charlton Nil. The son of a Glaswegian father, born and bred in Charlton, Jim will regale audiences with his journey from window cleaner to comic,
BUILDING special memories is a the heart of the ethos at Westrop Primary School, which offers children a diverse learning experience in an International PrimaryCurriculum. Among a rich and diverse schedule of learning, children also have opportunities
GREAT crested newts in Royal Wootton Bassett are just one of the reasons behind the delay in work on the Great Western Railway, which was due to begin this winter. Network Rail will be working around three bridges in Royal Wootton Bassett to allow
A NEW chapter in the story of Holy Cross Catholic Primary School was opened on Tuesday. The new school, in Queen’s Drive, welcomed a number of guests to celebrate its official opening with the promise that one day it will become a full primary
Fred MacAulay Swindon Arts Centre, Old Town, Swindon Fred MacAulay, in his native Scotland, is something of a well-known name; from his work on BBC Radio Scotland, to his various appearances on TV, he has developed a significant following.
THE flag over Wadworth brewery, Devizes, is at half mast in memory of businessman and sportsman Vince Gaiger. His death early on Saturday morning has left the town devastated and the lowering of the flag is fitting tribute to the old school gentleman
BRUNO CLEMENTS heads to London to sip cocktails and enjoy high tea surrounded by an exhibition of photographs revealing the work of some of Europe’s greatest artists IF you’ve ever dreamed of glimpsing artists such as Picasso and Dali
JOE Lycett may be young but already he has the comedy world buzzing about his exploits. The self-proclaimed “absolute lad” won the Chortle Student Award in 2009 and was named best newcomer at the Chortle Awards 2010. He is also an Edinburgh
THE UK’s best-selling classical artist of all time, Russell Watson is headed to Swindon. Russell has won four Classical BRITS and performed for the likes of the Queen, the late Pope John Paul II who requested a private audience with Russell at
A GANG member who was held by police for eleven days after storing the drugs he was dealing inside himself has been warned he is facing jail. Samuel Browne-Morgan had been stopped twice in the weeks before his final arrest on County Road when he
OKAY, lots to get through this week so sit up straight and pay attention; there is a test afterwards. Tonight’s musical options come from opposing camps, both in terms of the performers’ age and the genre. Firstly at The Beehive elder statesmen
CHART-topping singer-songwriter James Bay will take to the Oasis stage tomorrow night. A true soul singer, chasing “those goosebumps moments” by channelling artists such as Miles Davis, Bruce Springsteen and James Blake, his music is intensely
DINERS across the country can tuck into an autumnal pizza designed by a former Swindon carer Patricia Moroney. She has become only the second person in PizzaExpress’s 50 year history to have her vision created in dough and toppings. Her entry
NEW testing kits being used by Wiltshire Police are helping to crack down on drivers who are under the influence of drugs. The kit, used to detect cocaine and cannabis, opens to reveal two small pads on either end of a stick which is then brushed
THE mother of Jade Hatt’s victim has said she is disgusted with the justice system and is planning to appeal after the babysitter was spared custody despite being found guilty of having sex with a child. The mother of the 11-year-old boy, who cannot
SWINDON Wildcats' new signing Carlo Finucci is hoping to prove himself in the English Premier League and put a frustrating summer behind him. The 28-year-old said the decision to come to Wiltshire was a ‘no-brainer’, having failed to secure a move
TOMMY Mooney is a stubborn man. He admits that stubbornness played a big part in his decision to leave a club where he had enjoyed so much success in his first, and ultimately only, season to join their biggest rivals. However, there was another
SWINDON ladies returned home from Redland UWE with a 4-3 Premier 2A success. The hosts opened the scoring from a penalty corner before Swindon drew level through Vicky Stokes after a pinpoint pass from Gael Little. Redland regained the lead
WHERE is it all going wrong? Like you, I’ve spent hours trying to pick it apart but all too soon my hands leave the keyboard to hold my weary head. So forgive the lack of structure – think of this column like a Town performance - I’ve got some
SWINDON Town boss Mark Cooper will be looking to piece together the pieces of a broken jigsaw as he prepares his side for the arrival of Peterborough on Saturday. The medical room at the County Ground is starting to resemble an A&E ward, with
DAVID Howell will be hoping to master Woburn this week and reignite his European Tour season. The Swindon star is enjoying one of his most impressive years in recent memory, with five top-five finishes and close to €1million in prize money, but
TOUGH times indeed. Six games without a win, a massive injury crisis and out of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy to our rivals down the road; can it get any worse? We need to do our bit to prevent a lack of confidence among the players. It’s not looking
