DEVELOPERS who won a planning battle to build shops and restaurants on the site of the Tented Market in Swindon town centre have now said they want to replace it with an 11 storey scheme including 95 flats. The news comes just three months after
POLICE dealing with the aftermath of a car transporter fire on the M4 on Thursday have put a call out for drivers in the Junction 16 area to come forward after their own highways team was narrowly missed by a van driving up the sliproad the wrong way.Officers
DAVID Howell’s miserable run in 2017 continued after he failed to make the cut at the Joburg Open. The Swindon ace, who could have secured qualification to the 146th Open at Royal Birkdale in July with a top three finish in South Africa, was again
A DOZEN cars have been broken into in Royal Wootton Bassett over the space of two weeks. Residents have been warned to be on the alert following the spate, which started on February 10 and which has seen cash, a sat nav and vehicle documents stolen
I hate being so short I AM only just 5ft tall and hate it; everyone seems to tower over me and I’m fed up with their jokes about being “small”. One guy at work adopts a John Wayne accent and calls me “Li’l Lady” whenever we meet, and while
LIGHTS will be shining bright in Ashton Keynes this evening for the first night of Window Wanderland. Fifty-five homes, venues and local businesses are taking part in the event that sees them illuminate their front windows with eye-catching displays
Want to know how you can always have a good stock of delicious booze in your house? Join the club! As the rise in subscription alcohol services continues, Claire Spreadbury thinks it's time to sign up...We're becoming a nation of smart drinkers.The
Those painfully early starts for Saturday Kitchen may be a thing of the past, but James Martin is still keeping busy. He talks to Kate Whiting about his latest passion project Saturday mornings couldn't be more different for James Martin, now he's
Market manager Kardien Gerbrands talks about Swindon farmers' markets PEOPLE just can’t stop talking about Pippin Doughnuts and it’s easy to see why; this is a top quality product and, personally, I would hike across town on a wet windy day for
SWINDON’S Bangladeshi community came together this week to mark one of the most important days on the cultural calendar.International Mother Language Day 2017, which was celebrated in the early hours of February 21, saw people of all ages gather at the
AGGRESIVE youths have been blamed for two alarming incidents in Swindon last week.Members of the public were left scared as teenagers used threatening behaviour towards them in two unrelated encounters.On Thursday, February 16, at around 11.15pm, a couple
FORMER Swindon musician Barry Andrews has launched a Kickstarter campaign to get his band back on the road. Andrews, a former member of XTC, founded art-funk outfit Shriekback in the 80s — and the band went on to build a reputation for their energetic
The price of stamps is to increase, Royal Mail has announced.A first class stamp will increase by 1p to 65p and second class by 1p to 56p when the changes are introduced on March 27.Royal Mail said the changes are needed "to help ensure the sustainability
ŠKODA achieved a new sales record last year selling 1,120,700 vehicles up by almost seven per cent on the previous year. And in the UK sales were more than seven per cent up with 80,000 new Skoda cars coming on to our roads. This means they
THE cream of the Wiltshire business crop met in Swindon on Thursday night ahead of this year’s prestigious Wiltshire Business Awards. The event, held at Thrings Solicitors in Drakes Meadow, provided the perfect opportunity for some of the region
POLICE are trying to trace a taxi driver who they think could have witnessed the traffic collision in Beechcroft Road which resulted in the death of a 32-year-old woman. Police suspect the driver may prove to be a key witness in the incident which
A LAW firm has scooped a glittering three stars in a national competition. Royds Withy King is one of just six law firms from across the UK to be awarded the coveted three star ‘extraordinary’ rating by Best Companies in 2017. The firm, which
TWO Swindon Town football fans who ran on to the pitch and made offensive gestures to Oxford United fans at the local derby match earlier this month have escaped with a fine. Paul Alan Johnson, 22, of no fixed Swindon address, and James Robert
Stars of the future shine bright under the guiding hand of Gatecrash Theatre Company in Constellations, a love story played out in different universes. Constellations light up the Swindon Arts Centre, Devizes Road, Old Town from tomorrow Friday
A PSYCHOLOGY student who will be running in his first ever half marathon next month in memory of his dad has asked his friends and family to dig even deeper as he bids to raise funds for Prospect Hospice. 20-year old Marcus Bull is taking part in the
IT'S make or break time for Swindon as we take on the bottom team in the league. Even if we win, we will still be in the relegation zone. Lose and if other results go against us then we will be even deeper in to the mire. We will be sinking faster
MORE than 40 per cent of Swindon school support staff have experienced violence from pupils in the past 18 months, a new survey shows. GMB, the trade union that represents staff including teaching assistants, caretakers, office staff, bursars, librarians
CHISELDON’S Jonny May has reclaimed his place in the England side for Sunday’s Six Nations clash against Italy at Twickenham. The Gloucester winger was in the England XV for their championship opener against France three weeks ago, although lost
WHILE unemployment in Swindon is well below the national average at just 1.3 per cent, there are still fantastic efforts being made locally to help those looking for work into careers that best suit them. Yesterday I was at Steam for Swindon Jobfest
SWINDON & District Bonsai Society are hosting their Winter Image Bonsai Show at Grange Leisure Centre on Sunday. There will be a large display of mature bonsai trees, displays from various clubs and a chance to see some of the finest bonsai
In the first of a monthly series, HADRIAN ELLORY-VAN DEKKER, the director and chief executive of the Swindon Museum and Art Gallery Trust, updates us on the progress of the bid for Swindon’s new £22m building In 1943 Herbert James “Jimmy” Powell
Spiritual discomfortALAN Scotford writes a moving letter with regard to his view on the subject of marriage within the Church of England for homosexual and lesbian couples (SA 16 Feb). He suggests that in refusing the opportunity to marry in a church
A MAN who was caught with a knife as he slumped outside a town centre club on Christmas Eve has been jailed for 20 weeks.Samuel Mellor claimed he had just bought the weapon to harm himself after coming to town for the festive period.But after hearing
PLANS are in the pipeline to create a new purpose-built crematorium near Royal Wootton Bassett. A site on a former showground at Upper Studley Farm off the A3102 Swindon Road has been earmarked for development by the Westerleigh Group - a company
CONSERVATIVE councillors have voted to approve the budget for the next 12 months in the face of fierce opposition from Labour and the Liberal Democrats. Residents will pay an average of 4.99 per cent more in borough council tax although some areas
Legendary rapper Eminem is the final headliner for Reading and Leeds Festival. Consistently seen as one of the greatest rappers of all time, Eminem is not only a titan in hip-hop but in modern culture itself. One of the biggest selling artists
WITH just 13 games left of the season remaining and Swindon Town four points adrift of safety in League One, head coach Luke Williams admits that the pressure is growing. With the prospect of another six-point clash with bottom-of-the-league Coventry
LLOYD Jones hopes to see Swindon Town click at the other end of the pitch against Coventry City this weekend after helping them turn in a solid defensive performance against Oldham Athletic last time out. In their desperate search for a win that
THE departure of youngsters Tom Smith and Jake Evans on loan to League of Ireland side Waterford this week would, under normal circumstances, have been the most innocuous of football transactions. A couple of young players, on the fringe of first
ADVER Sport takes a look at Swindon Town's next League One opponents Coventry City THE CHALKBOARD RUSSELL Slade was able to record his first win as Coventry City boss at the weekend as they recorded a 2-1 victory at home to Gillingham.
SWINDON College Old Boys are bidding for more cup success as they face Tadley in the Southern Counties Senior Vase final tomorrow. Martin Lloyd’s side are enjoying fine form in the league as they are 20 points clear at the top of Berks, Bucks and
DAVE Webb has demanded an improvement from his Swindon Supermarine side this weekend, although he concedes even that may not be enough against table-toppers Hereford. Marine were thrashed 6-1 at home by Salisbury last weekend and now have the task
PHIL Hill reckons that Swindon Wildcats can be a force to be reckoned with in this season’s play-offs - if they can keep their collective cool. There is less than a month to go until the end-of-season shake-up gets under way, with this year’s revamped
IT WAS really tough not being part of the team last weekend and I think that any self-respecting professional would feel down about not being able to contribute. Team managements expect people to be out injured at times in the season but they’re
TWO late goals condemned Swindon ladies to a 2-1 defeat at Bristol University in Premier One. After being placed on the back foot for the opening 20 minutes, the visitors stole the ball from Bristol and worked upfield to forward Chloe Lewis, who
SWINDON Town head coach Luke Williams won’t let Coventry City’s position at the foot of the League One table lull his side into a false sense of security. Having started their season against Swindon Town under the stewardship of Tony Mowbray, now
PURTON manager Justin Miller hopes a consistent run of fixtures between now and the end of the season can help them end 2016-17 on a high. Miller’s men are currently sixth in the Hellenic League Division One West table and made it three wins on
HIGHWORTH Town manager Jeff Roberts has called on his side to put their defeat to Flackwell Heath behind them when they host second-placed Bracknell Town. A fortnight ago, Roberts’ side suffered a disappointing 1-0 defeat at the hands of Flackwell
ALAN Low has called on his players to make sure that they are doing a whole lot more than bare minimum in their fight for survival in South West One East. Despite their flying start to the campaign after their Southern Counties South title-winning
