A BUS operator has announced it will be withrawing its service to the Great Western Hospital due to the severe congestion around the site which causes serious delays to the bus timetables.Salisbury Reds’ popular X5 bus will instead stop on Marlborough
A LONELY young goose with a deformed wing has been rescued from Jubilee Lake in Royal Wootton Bassett and introduced to a new flock of friends in Swindon.The Canada goose suffers from a deformity called Angel Wing and was left on his own after the other
Asian Dub Foundation are a musician's band, sometimes politically active but always musically motivated. The guys' live soundtrack for the French film La Haine brought the current line-up together, a mix of original members getting back in the
SWINDON St George are sitting pretty at the top of the West of England League Pool Two after a 64-28 midweek victory over Forest Bulldogs. The Saints went 16-0 up with tries from Sam Williams, George Cowley and Ash Perry, plus conversions from
THE Rotary Club of Royal Wootton Bassett & District is appealing for help after seven of its roadside signs mysteriously vanished last week. The signs, which were promoting the Rotary's car boot sale at Lower Hook Farm disappeared between Wednesday
PHOTOGRAPHERS from all corners of the county and beyond have continued to be inspired by Wiltshire’s landscape, if the latest entries to VisitWiltshire’s annual photograph competition are anything to go by. Launched at the beginning of May, aspiring
Monday, July 25 1950: Few people realised that Swindon has existed for as long as 1,500 years, members of the Swindon Inner Wheel were told by Mr N G Liddiard, Public Relations Assistant at Swindon Town Council. He said the recently discovered
SOUTH Marston Hotel & Leisure Club will close on Sunday leaving 45 members of staff without a job. Hundreds of guests and more than 1,000 leisure members will not be refunded for any bookings already made and employees will also not receive
I LOVE Swindon and I don’t mind admitting it. It’s true that we don’t have the Roman architecture of Bath, or the gleaming spires of Oxford, but what we do have is a town where people want to provide for their families, keep their hopes up, and contribute
I WAS one of the unfortunate Old Town residents awoken by the sheer machismo of the boy racers in the wee hours of Sunday morning. There I was, blissfully snuggled up in bed, dreaming away peacefully when a gunshot and a chainsaw woke me up.
Robert Buckland, MP for South Swindon, visited a business in his constituency to congratulate the team on its success in winning and delivering a major government contract. Wroughton-based Improve International is one of the UK's fastest-growing
A CHURCH and community hub which has also acted as a shelter for homeless people has closed its doors after 60 years. A special flower festival was held at Queens Drive Methodist Church over the weekend to mark the end of an era. Floral arrangements
A LONDON drug dealer who clocked up almost 3,000 miles in three weeks travelling to Swindon to ply his life-destroying trade has had his jail term cut by top judges on appeal.Oliver Joseph Sulal, 32, from Cowden Street, Bellingham, south London, was caught
SCOFFING crackers against the clock and bouncing the day away was all part of the fun and games organised for the community by a group of teens. Families gathered today at Croft Playgroup in Marlborough Lane to enjoy a variety of activities, including
THE father of a boy who had his bike stolen by criminal Kyle Coupe was outraged the court was considering wiping off the compensation in lieu of time the convict is serving in prison. In the letter read to Swindon Magistrates Court on Tuesday,
AN NSPCC volunteer says working with the charity has enriched her life, as the Swindon centre appeals for more people to get on-board.Marion Cook, who lives in Highworth, has dedicated 15 years to volunteering with the charity and now works as a driver
A PUPPY training school took centre stage when it was filmed for a national television show. Janet’s Puppy Skool, based in Haydon Wick, was selected to join filming for new BBC show Street Auction, hosted by Paul Martin of Flog It! fame. The
NARCS could be the saviours of the modern musical age. No really, they could. While everyone around them seems worried about their haircut, the labels they are wearing, the cash cow chorus, the stadium tour and their Instagram image, NARCS just
MORE than a third of rail passengers have to stand on trains arriving in parts of London in the morning rush hour, official figures show. The latest figures from the Department for Transport show that between 8-8.59am on a weekday morning the number
Polar Front will be headlining on Saturday, August 13 at The Vic, Victoria Road, Old Town, Swindon from 8pm. They will be supported by Black Sheep Apprentice, George Wilding and Plummie Racket (DJ Set). The Swindon based band are also in action
A MAN walking his dog home found himself lying in the middle of the road after he was hit by a car running on a near-silent motor. Crossing the road at the corner of Wood Street and High Street shortly before 3pm on March 23 the man was hit by
TAKING a pile of clothes into the changing room at an outlet village store a woman removed all of the security tags and left without paying, a court heard.Samantha Hardiman, 26, of Jefferson Avenue, Laindon, Essex, pleaded guilty to one charge of theft
A WOMAN has admitted breaching an ASBO imposed three years ago preventing her from seeing a man described as her “sugar daddy”. Terri-Lee Pearce, 33, pleaded guilty to breaking the conditions of her antisocial behaviour order (ASBO) on a number
MYSTERIOUS masked revellers helped to raise £14,000 for the NSPCC as a glamourous party made a return to Swindon’s social calendar.TV celebrity Martin Roberts from Homes Under the Hammer acted as master of ceremonies at the glittering event at the Hilton
A MAN who was celebrating his 50th birthday suffered a head injury when he was attacked.Police were called to Sheep Street in Highworth on Saturday at 11.30pm following reports of an assault.An appeal has now been launched for witnesses.A Wiltshire Police
POLICE have made six arrests over the the blaze at the former Madison Hotel in Oxford Road last night. And officers want to speak to anyone who saw youths running from the area as they investigate the cause of the dramatic fire. Six people,
STAFF working at Lloyds Bank in Swindon could be among thousands facing the axe following the announcement 200 branches are to close. A spokesman this morning said they could not confirm at this stage if any of the 3,000 job cuts would affect staff
Returning to conquer after-hours on the Alternative Stage at Reading Festival for the ninth consecutive year, heavyweight independent heroes Transgressive Records will be bringing their biggest and boldest line up yet to ensure the festivities continue
Okay, it isn’t exactly local but Charlton Park does have an SN postcode so I guess it is okay to remind you that WOMAD kicks off today. You may not have heard of many of the acts or even be able to pronounce some of them but if ever there was a celebration
FORMER Swindon Town forward Dave Syrett has died, aged 60, it has been announced. Salisbury-born Syrett made 135 appearances for the County Ground club in the 1970s, scoring 37 goals. Syrett initially came to prominence with four goals for
NOTICING a gap on the shelves where there should have been razor blades staff at Wilkos in the town centre examined the CCTV footage and spotted two men making off with the stock without paying.The men, 25-year-old Lee Gillett and 29-year-old Carl Hiett
AN 'emotional' 21-year-old who got drunk after being evicted from a hostel because his cooking set off a fire alarm was later arrested when he became aggressive in the town centre. Michael Sheehan came before magistrates in Swindon where he pleaded
A WORTHY charity could be thousands of pounds better off thanks to the Adver.Each year the paper's parent company, Gannett, awards a generous grant to a small but dedicated community project making a difference in the Swindon and Wiltshire area through
TWO men who went on a spate of take-away burglaries have been warned they are facing jail terms. Lee Sparks and Carl Brown took cash from the tills and even a charity box from the counter as they raided chip shops and Chinese eateries across town
A NEW study has revealed what the ‘perfect’ housemate looks like. It comes after research has shown that 58 per cent of Brits would pack up and leave if they didn’t like their roomie. And aside from the obvious trait of being polite, MORE TH
BOXING promoter Mark Neilson is describing the negotiations between Kelvin Young and Sam Smith as ‘Swindon’s version of Carl Frampton-Scott Quigg.’ While Smith, who is trained by Paddy Fitzpatrick claims that if the contract is not signed by 9am
MARION SAUVEBOIS meets Sam Wearing, who has overcome adversity to live his dream “YOU couldn’t make it up,” quips Sam Wearing, with an exaggerated roll of the eyes, before adding playfully: “My life could be turned into a film.” From his acceptance
A DEVOTED husband who was so broken-hearted when his wife was taken into a care home, took on a labour of love to make it possible for her to visit their marital home again. Roy Townsend, 88 couldn't bear to be away from his wife Pat who suffered
Joe Theobald, aka DJ Captain Wormhole, Looks at all things vinyl I’VE pretty much had my head out of the game for the last week; I’ve barely picked up a record and I can’t remember the last time I had to blow dust off a stylus. Instead of spinning
FIREFIGHTERS from four counties rushed to tackle a ferocious blaze on Wednesday evening as a fire ripped through the former Madison Hotel near the A419. Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene at the hotel near the
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THE CRUCIBLE is Arthur Miller’s dramatised and partially fictionalised story of the Salem witch trials which took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony at the end of the 17th century. Revived by Gatecrash Theatre, the play follows a close rural community
MARION SAUVEBOIS previews music star Russell Watson’s return to The Wyvern IT feels like he was only serenading crowds yesterday but it’s been close to a year since Russell Watson’s sold-out show at the Wyvern. After a packed 2015, which saw
An adventurous trip to London allows MICHELLE TOMPKINS to unleash her inner Bond girl IN MY mind I was going to look every inch the Bond girl, standing at the helm of my speedboat, zipping along the Thames with the wind whipping my hair, my hero's
CHURCH leaders and their congregations have been advised to remain alert following the tragic murder of an 85-year-old priest in France on Tuesday. Two men claiming to belong to the Islamic State terrorist group cut the throat of Father Jacques
“THE greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll band in the world” is a bold statement but Showaddywaddy has lived up to the hype for the last four decades.Formed in the 1970s in Leicester from several local groups, the band has sold more than 20million records and toured
LITTLE Lillie Martin was delighted to say goodbye to her long corn coloured tresses this week.The seven-year-old from Park South hadn’t had it cut since she was three and was thoroughly fed up with it.But she was growing it for a good cause as nanny Nicola
SWINDON Town are sweating over the fitness of Raphael Branco after the defender appeared to suffer a reoccurrence of his groin injury in last night’s pre-season friendly defeat at home to Swansea City. The Brazilian limped off three minutes into
SWINDON’S Craig Miles will continue to work hard to keep himself in the picture for an England call-up in the future. The Purton-born pace bowler plies his trade with County Championship Division Two side Gloucestershire, where he has become a
GREAT Britain boss Alun Rossiter is not worried about star rider Tai Woffinden ahead of this weekend’s World Cup final. The Swindon Robins team manager was forced to come out in defence of his side after a practice session for some of his riders
WILTSHIRE sprinter Danny Talbot believes he could not be in finer fettle as his Olympic dream turns into sharp focus this week. Talbot and the rest of the Team GB athletics squad bound for Brazil will fly out for the biggest competition of their
SWINDON thrower Josh McCarthy is celebrating after being crowned British Teenage Open champion for the second time in a row last weekend. The former Kingsdown School pupil won the title in emphatic fashion by beating current BDO world youth champion
ELIMINATION is the mission of Swindon’s pioneering Hep C Positive group today as they join campaigners around the world to mark World Hepatitis Day.The group, which was formed in October 2011, estimates it has touched the lives of around 400 people and
