What a stoic performance on Tuesday night. The squad set aside the fact that they had lost their last four home games, set aside the fact that they were playing one of the in-form teams in the leagues. The boys must have channelled all the negativity
WILTSHIRE councillors have agreed to a four-year deal with the government to accept funding which will gradually fall to zero by 2020, in an attempt to gain some certainty over their future.The decision, subject to conditions yet to be announced, was
THIS week in 1975 the Adver dispatched a reporter to witness the antics of a male stripper. She returned distinctly underwhelmed. These days the issue of male strippers is barely enough to raise eyebrows, let alone stir national controversy
WHEN the Queen’s sister visited Swindon 48 years ago tomorrow, the Adver followed her every move. We said: “Making her third official visit in 11 years, Princess Margaret was welcomed back to Swindon today. “A packed four hour programme of
Si King and Dave Myers have long been fans of the humble chicken and egg. They tell Kate Whiting about the childhood inspirations behind their latest book and TV series "Why did the chicken cross the road, roll in the mud, come back across the
RESIDENTS at Peter Furkins Court cracked open the bubbly for a double celebration yesterday as the 30th anniversary of the opening of the home coincided with one remarkable woman’s 106th birthday. Iva Evans, who has lived at PFC for the past 20
A VAN driver who that misjudged a low bridge is causing rush hour chaos in the centre of town. Drivers are having to queue along Station Road and Great Western Way due to the obstruction under the railway bridge on Corporation Street. The
VOLUNTEERS have been urged to brave the outdoors this winter and get involved with a range of conservation projects taking place in Stratton.The parish council is keen to follow on from a successful summer of volunteer involvement by recruiting as many
CHILDREN at Bridlewood Primary School were treated to a special talk from author Peter Bunzl on Wednesday as he shared the secret to creating a masterpiece.His debut children’s novel Cogheart was Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month for August and
Market manager Kardien Gerbrands talks about Swindon farmers' markets AT this Sunday’s market at the designer outlet in Swindon, you will find Stainswick Farm rapeseed oil on the Pinkbox stall. Rapeseed oil is widely produced in the UK but
CONTROVERSIAL plans to introduce three brand new parishes and make a series of changes to existing areas are now a step closer after passing through the Cabinet.Councillors met on Wednesday evening to consider the plans in front of a larger audience than
Head Chef David Witnall Jesse's, 14 Black Jack St, Cirencester GL7 2AA 01285 641497 THIS is a delicious light dinner dish to impress someone special. Salad of hand-picked crab and trout with an avocado cream Start with the trout. You
Something fishy with Simon Rhodes from Lobsterpot Fishmongers, Wood Street Food Hall THIS amazing dish derives from the more famous steak tartare which was popularised in France during the early 20th century. It was made of raw top quality
NEIGHBOURS of a Highworth school are complaining their homes have been plunged into darkness by an overgrown hedge. Residents of Rivers Way, whose homes look out over the Westrop Primary School playing field, are appealing for the hedge and close
KILLER clowns are being booted out of Swindon with the arrival of Circus Funtasia which set up next to the Oasis this week.With the recent killer clown craze gripping the nation the circus admitted people have been wary about clown acts in the show. “
THE getaway driver for an armed post office robbery has been told he is facing a lengthy jail term after a jury found him guilty of his role in the hold up. Kieren Wheeler, 19, claimed he had no idea his mate Zak Bradbury, 21, was about to carry
SWINDON Town’s FA Cup tie with non-league Eastleigh has been brought forward to be shown on television. BBC cameras will be in attendance at the Silverlake Stadium for the first-round tie, which will now be played on Friday, November 4. The
THE Duchess of Cornwall made a newly-wed couple’s day extra special when they stumbled across her visit to Swindon today. Rachel and Craig Bailey had just tied the knot in the register office and were walking past the civic offices to the car park
SWINDON celebrated its railway heritage this morning with a royal visit. Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, officially unveiled a plaque to mark the naming of the area outside the railway station. Sir Daniel Gooch Place, as it is now to be known
IN our age of penny-pinching and on demand TV, the ‘full house’ has become a rarity - a fanciful concept spoken of in hushed whispers like the Second Coming. Even in the culture-savvy and affluent Bath, you can always spot a few dozen empty seats
THE Aldbourne Band recently competed in the finals of the National Brass Band Championships at the Royal Albert Hall. They finished in ninth place out of 20 bands, achieving their highest ever position in this competition in their 156 year history.Accompanying
SPOTTY cars and Pudsey bear ears were seen at the County Ground ahead of a national charity event next monthDriving instructors from across the town united ahead of the Big Learner Relay in aid of Children In Need.The relay features driving instructors
THIS is our ninth selection from the remarkable collection of pub photographs taken by Swindon photographer Mike Dolman in the mid-1980s - a Rewind special by Barrie Hudson and Bruno Clements Mr Dolman, 60, a retired civil servant who lives in
TIME is running out for worthy causes to bid for thousands of pounds that are up for grabs from the Charity Ball.This year was a record-breaking year for the event, which raised an unprecedented £52,000 for ten organisations including the Olive Tree Café
THE impact of a new Amazon distribution centre has already been felt on the jobs market in Swindon. Job Centre manager Julie Marshall said there had been a slight drop in the number of people unemployed in Swindon to 1374 between June and August
YEARS of hard work are paying off for Swindon dancer Jacob O’Connell, who will be performing with Rambert in Bath this month.The 19-year-old from Covingham will be taking part in a programme of three powerful new works that Britain’s national dance company
SIX people face arrest without the prospect of bail after failing to turn up to Swindon Magistrates' Court yesterday.District Judge Simon Cooper issued the warrants and instructed that the defendants be brought before the court at the earliest opportunity
I want to use my column to draw people’s attention to a particularly important letter that has been sent to all households in the borough this week, writes DAVID RENARD. The letter in question relates to changes to the day in which some residents
MANCHESTER Road residents who objected to an eighth off-licence in their neighbourhood were angered to discover councillors granted it without giving them an opportunity to speak. The premises licence for the newly-expanded Nasza Biedronka was
I’M HAPPY to see that the autumn dance card of bigger, out of town acts is continuing with some pace. Tonight, Songs of Praise bring you the first of four gigs they have scheduled around town, beginning at The Victoria for some highly accessible
Joe Theobald, aka DJ Captain Wormhole, Looks at all things vinyl BARACK Obama, the 44th president of the United States, has amongst his many virtues, a good taste in music. On the campaign trail in ‘08 he was listening to Coltrane, Davis,
WE chat to the cast of Austentatious: An Improvised Jane Austen Novel about joshing around in Regency clothes and zhooshing up the romanceHow would you describe the show?Prompted by inspiring suggestions from our esteemed audience, in each show we act
MARION SAUVEBOIS finds out more about a hare-raising dance spectacle A rabbit man, his face concealed beneath a furry mask sways and rolls with barrelling force to a sober score. A warren of bunny-eared dancers in a vaguely period garb of cropped
SALOS have hit the yellow brick road. The am dram is right bang in the middle of a run of the Wizard of Oz at the Wyvern Theatre.In the iconic musical, little Dorothy Gale dreams of what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister sweeps her farm and carries
KERRY Godliman is simply baffled by life’s anomalies and frankly life in general. In Stick Or Twist the comic tackles the big issues (in her opinion anyway) of our time: why there’s a Buddha at the garden center, why she collects her children’s teeth;
POP icon Rick Astley will kick off Forest Live 2017 next June.The Brit Award winner recently made an anticipated comeback with the release of 50, his first number one album in 29 years - and he is getting ready to hit the road, starting with a headline
CRIME is on the rise in Swindon with reports of sexual assaults and violence more than tripling in the last five years – but Wiltshire Police is reassuring residents it is still a safe place to live and work.Over the past year there have been more than
THE original Ten Commandments have very little to offer when it comes to the complex business of how and what we eat. Now award-winning restaurant critic and MasterChef judge Jay Rayner has decided it’s time to act.In The Ten (Food) Commandments, he takes
THE RUSSIAN State Ballet bring us not one but two classics next week with a double-bill of Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty. Swan Lake is arguably one of the most loved - and challenging - ballets, in no small part thanks to Tchaikovsky’s instantly
IT is all about the writing when it comes to drama by Viscera Theatre. Their latest offering, In Tents and Purposes, a comedy sell-out at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe, is no different. The two hander, played by Alys Metcalf and Roxy Dunn, is
A FORMER soldier who got behind the wheel just three months after being disqualified from driving has avoided being sent to prison. James Douglas, 50, of Holdcroft Close, Blunsdon, appeared at Swindon Magistrates’ Court yesterday charged with driving
WILTSHIRE businesswomen Hilary Coates has won the Wagging Tails Franchisee Of The Year Award for a second time, beating 19 other branches to the prize. Hilary, who operates the Swindon branch of Wagging Tails, a dog boarding company offering owners
FLICKY HARRISON talks to a success story from SwindonSwindon's own chart topper, Josh Kumra, is currently working on a new album that will be released in the spring.Josh sang the raspy vocals on Wretch 32's number one record, Don't Go, in
A youth theatre company is looking back to the future with its latest production, set in the Swindon Borough Council Chamber. The drama, 2046, sees Swindon as the new capital of the UK. A dreadful flood has swept the country and London has been
A PARK North man who had sex with a 14-year-old girl has been warned he is facing a jail term. James Parker, 34, admitted sexual activity with a child when he appeared before a judge at Swindon Crown Court. He had admitted two counts of causing
AN adorable pup soon to become a guide dog has met the person who helped raise the funds to get him trained. Seven-month-old Tovey met Diana Reeve, the ladies’ captain of Wrag Barn Golf Club, on Wednesday afternoon - just nine months after Diana
The Wizard Of Oz, SALOS Wyvern Theatre After last year’s splendid offering from SALOS I wondered how they could possible better it with this year’s production, The Wizard Of Oz. It is a completely different genre to last year’s Sister Act and
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SWINDON is putting the final touches to welcoming Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, for the latest celebratory event to mark the 175th anniversary of the town’s creation. The Duchess will be the guest of honour at the official naming of the new Sir
A BROTHER will run the London Marathon in memory of his ‘role model’ and older sibling who died from a genetic heart condition.Mickey Harvey, from Churchward, is putting on his running spikes in a bid to raise £3,500 for the British Heart Foundation next
FROM 2017 onwards Wiltshire Cricket will be launching an inaugural county 2nd XI, which will be jointly managed by Wiltshire Cricket Limited and Wiltshire County Cricket Club. The team replaces the previous Wiltshire Academy team and will provide
HAT-TRICK hero Henry Cheney ensured Swindon returned to winning ways with a 4-1 victory over Yate despite a below-par performance in their first GoCrea8 League Conference North home game of the season. Swindon found themselves 1-0 up within two
SWINDON Town head coach Luke Williams fears losing goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux if he continues his fine form in between the sticks. The 22-year-old was rather untroubled in the first half of his 50th start for Town on Tuesday night but highlighted
DAVID Howell faced an early start in what is likely to be his final European Tour event of a frustrating 2016 season at the Portugal Masters this morning. Swindon star Howell was in the sixth group out at 8.50am this morning at Victoria Clube de
CROFT A pulled away in the second half of their Division One clash to defeat Abbey Meads A 46-43, with their goal attack/centre Charlie Barrett given player of the match. Lawn A also had a tight match against Pinehurst A, leading by six goals in
ON-LOAN defender Darnell Furlong reckons Swindon Town proved exactly what they are capable of in a 3-0 rout of Rochdale on Tuesday night. Furlong, who will spend the 2016/17 season at the County Ground from Championship side QPR, set the ball rolling
SWINDON suffered a 95-84 defeat when they made the trip to Newport on Sunday for their final league match of the season before the play-offs get under way at the weekend. Both teams had a number of first-team regulars missing from their line-ups
SWINDON Robins captain Jason Doyle has thanked the fans after the Australian star scooped the Swindon Advertiser Rider of the Year award for the 2016 season. Doyle won the trophy with a landslide 89 per cent of the votes, which were cast via post
JASON Doyle admits this weekend’s Speedway Grand Prix finale in Australia is going to be a tough watch as he begins his long road to recovery in time for the 2017 season. While American Greg Hancock is closing in on a fourth world crown at the
