A REVOLUTIONARY app designed to keep children safe on their phones has been launched by a team based in Cricklade.The app, created by entrepreneur Alex Mitchell’s firm Supotco, allows parents to remotely manage the download and screentime of apps and
A HIGHWORTH restaurateur with a penchant for fast cars has been challenged to the race of a lifetime – against a jet plane. Omar Miah, 26, will take to the runway at the Fifth Gear test track at Bruntingthorpe Airfield in Leicestershire in his Mercedes
TOUR operator Thomas Cook said bookings remained under pressure as the travel market continues to be hit by recent terror attacks. The holiday giant revealed that while demand from British sun-seekers was robust over the summer, with bookings up
THE family of Linda Razzell have dismissed claims that Christopher Halliwell was behind her disappearance in 2002. Former detective Steve Fulcher raised suspicions after Halliwell’s sentencing on Friday for the murder of Becky Godden in 2003 saying
HER hair is starting to grow back out again having had 13 inches chopped off in aid of both the Little Princess Trust and Brighter Futures, so Kelly Grice thought it was high time she did something else to support the cause.Next month she had a group
THE role of rabbits in the rehabilitation of those battling addiction, mental health issues and post-traumatic stress has been celebrated this week. Gloucester House, a Salvation Army treatment facility in Highworth, has paid tribute to beautiful
A JURY has been sworn in to try the case of Lee and David Averies who face a series of charges in connection with their waste businesses. But after the panel of six women and six men were empanelled at Swindon Crown Court today they were sent home
A SECOND woman has told a jury rapist Orville Vaughan forced himself on her when she was a child. She said she was just 14 when the man, who she knew as Bov, was dating the big sister of her best friend. The morning after she stayed the night with
A SUPPORT service for sex-workers in Swindon is to benefit from a funding boost of almost half a million pounds. The Nelson Trust has received £499,793 from the Big Lottery Fund to expand a project supporting women involved in on and off-street
A MAN who used abusive and threatening language towards a mother in the town centre has been fined almost £300.Mark Strange, of Wickdown Avenue, Moredon admitted shouting at the woman in an incident near the Brunel Centre on June 7.Swindon Magistrates
HOUSEHOLDERS on one Eastcott street were greeted by an amusing sight earlier this week as a parked car got in the way of road resurfacing work. Although contractors had posted notes through the doors of houses along Clifton Street and erected signs
A WILTSHIRE Council employee has been recognised as a national Heat Hero, thanks to her tireless work in the community.Rachel Kent, who is a public health specialist for the council, has won the Heat Heroes Award, which is awarded to individuals who have
HE’S gone from being Swindon’s Charlie Brown because of his spikey hair to now being comically called Uncle Fester from the Addams Family after going under the clippers for charity.And Charlie Lewis, 42, who lives with his wife in North Swindon, has raised
RESIDENTS and passengers have been invited to attend a drop-in session next week detailing a year-long programme of works on the railway line through Swindon. Network Rail will be carrying out "essential work" in and around Swindon station between
A PROLIFIC shoplifter has appeared before magistrates for the second time in two weeks. Martin Morgan, 31, of Fairholm, pleaded guilty to stealing cheeses and a joint of ham worth £45 from the Co-op in Brewery Street on September 9. He also
THIS weekend Steam Museum will be turned into Lego heaven as the popular Great Western Brick Show gets underway. Every year, Lego fans from the Brickish Association bring their stunning creations to the Swindon show and visitors from all over the
AN eight-year-old girl has taken supermarket giant Tesco to task over the less than inspirational slogans on its range of girls’ clothing. Daisy Edmonds was in the store in Ocotal Way, Swindon at the weekend when she spotted the inequality in motifs
MARK and Maddy Coles are bidding farewell to Coles Bar and Restaurant this week as they close the doors for the final time.The couple have decided that after almost two decades of serving delicious dishes, including their signature fish cakes and quality
A TEAM of four RAF men is attempting to set a new world record for the fastest voyage along the navigable length of the Thames by pedalo. Wayne Brinkley, Dave Canavan, Steve Roberts and Ian Scott set off on Monday from Lechlade and aim to reach
A MAN who did so well with his alcohol treatment programme that he was awarded a diploma by the prison service found himself back in a cell within hours of his release. Daniel McGann, 33, of Erin Court, walked out of Exeter prison last Friday morning
AN odd job man who plundered thousand of pounds from a pensioner’s bank account has been warned he is facing a jail term. Stuart Fahey, whose former wife Tracy Moore also cleaned for the 76-year-old, went with her when she visited the victim’s
A NEW railway bridge described as “one of the greatest acts of rural vandalism imaginable” has undergone a make-over in a bid to make it more aesthetically pleasing.In February of last year, a new £1.2 million railway bridge, in School Hill Road, was
A RESIDENT from Cricklade is encouraging men to talk about their weight, after he turned his life around following a sobering GP check-up. Shortly after turning 40 in January, Cricklade resident Damien Davis was given a frank warning about his
REVIEW Gangsta Granny Wyvern Theatre, Swindon Until Saturday ALL the best comedy has a certain poignancy, and in the stage adaptation of David Walliams’ award-winning children’s book Gangsta Granny, the heart-wrenching moments come
Citroen split their production into two and gave their luxury side just the name DS. I’m not too sure why, a bit like Toyota and Lexus but it doesn’t seem to have harmed anyone. Citroen marches on, still turning out good cars; DS cars are quite
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a theft from a car in Keswick Road. A small amount of cash was stolen from the Renault Scenic around 6.30am on Monday, September 12. A man was seen near this vehicle looking into a man-bag he was carrying, he
PLEASE keep your letters to 250 words maximum giving your name, address and daytime telephone number - even on emails. Email: letters@swindonadvertiser.co.uk. Write: Swindon Advertiser, 100 Victoria Road, Swindon, SN1 3BE. Phone: 01793 501806.Anonymity
LEADING specialist personal injury and medical negligence firm Novum Law has further strengthened its team with another key appointment as solicitor Catherine Donovan joins the business.Catherine is the second new recruit to take up a position at the
A TEENAGER who assaulted his girlfriend while on a suspended sentence for his role in drug dealing has been jailed for a year. Jake Curtis' partner had to go to accident and emergency when he stamped on her a week after being involved in another
STEVE Rosier carefully considered the question before shaking his head. “If I’d have known in 2006 what I know now I would not have become involved.” But he didn’t and he is – and today his decade-long battle to restore The Exchange, a structure
I am sure that all of us in our local community are relieved that Christopher Halliwell has finally been brought to justice for the murder of Becky Godden. It has been a long and tortuous process since Becky’s remains were discovered in 2011, after
A BUS driver has thrown his backing behind plans to make the town’s bus station smoke-free as the popular Stoptober event prepares to get under way once more.Stagecoach leading driver Simon Turner said he was determined to drive smoking out of his life
A MOTHER said she is ‘angry and depressed’ after dog urine began pouring through her ceiling. Natasha Mason lives in a council-owned flat in Akers Way with fiancé John Selwood and son Alfie, two. She said the dogs who live in the upstairs flat
A selection of photographer Richard Wintle's images as Swindon Town suffer a 3-1 defeat at home to Northampton Town
MARTIN Lloyd’s Swindon College Old Boys booked their place in the next round of the Dorset & Wilts Senior Vase despite a second-half slumber on Saturday. The final score was 35-30 to the home side, but director of rugby Martin Lloyd admitted
ROYAL Wootton Bassett continued their excellent start to the South West One East season with a narrow 24-21 win at Old Patesians. A tough first half in Cheltenham meant Alan Low’s side went into the break holding a narrow 17-14 lead with Kyle Lovell
