DAVID Howell admitted that he had to fight every step of the way to make sure he made the weekend at the BMW PGA Championship for the first time in six years. Like in 2011, Howell heads into the third round at level par following a round of one
A 14-year-old boy has been sentenced to an 18 month detention and training order after assaulting another teenager with a hammer.The boy attacked his 16-year-old victim on the roundabout at the junction with Redhouse Way and Millgrove Street in North
FORWARD Swindon is making progress with its plans to redevelop two key properties in the town centre. Planning permission for work to be carried out on 1 and 3 Faringdon Road was granted last month, and the council-owned development body this week concluded
Swindon and Wiltshire business leaders are invited to put their questions to a panel of experts at an Economic Question Time event led by highly-acclaimed economist and public speaker, Mark Berrisford-Smith. Hosted by Swindon and Marlborough-based
A MAN who repeatedly raped an 11-year-old girl in Penhill after asking her if she wanted to see his dog has been jailed for 10 years. Darren Harbour took the youngster to the room in the house where he had digs after showing her his boxer dog called
A LITTLE corner of Stratton is soon to be given a new lease of life as work is to begin on the restoration of a dilapidated old chapel.The building, situated in Green Road Cemetery in Upper Stratton, dates from the late 1860s and is currently in a state
Passengers planning on travelling by rail for the bank holiday weekend today are being advised of disruption. Great Western Railway has told passengers that due to signalling problems between Bath and Swindon there are currently no trains running between
A ‘BUILDER from hell’ who got five years for ripping off a pensioner has had four months added to his sentence. John Hart, who had regularly missed court dates since his arrest in 2014, went on the run in the middle of his trial earlier this week
SCORCHING weekend sunshine could give way to heavy downpours on Bank Holiday Monday, according to the Met Office. Sun-seekers were out in force at Coate Water Country Park today as crowds gathered to soak up the first of the Bank Holiday rays.
A HARD hitting play which aims to warn young people about the dangers of using their mobile phone behind the wheel will be touring schools in the town.The performance is inspired by the story of Meg Williamson who lost her boyfriend Gavin Roberts in a
PREVIEWAyesha Hazarika's State of the Nation tourThe Neeld, ChippenhamFriday, June 2The Merlin, FromeThursday June 8WHEN comedian Ayesha Hazarika sat down to write her new show, she didn’t imagine that she’d be ripping up the script on opening night
PREVIEWMurder WeaponWestern PlayersArts Centre, Devizes Road, SwindonJune 14 - 17, 7.30pm. THE Western Players have chosen a murder mystery for their latest offering, but one offering rather more than the hackneyed plots many amateur theatregoers associate
CROWDS are set to go absolutely quackers this Bank Holiday Monday as the 15th annual duck race returns to the Westcott Recreation Ground. Thousands of rubber ducks will set sail on an aquatic adventure, with only one fitting the bill to be crowned
Wiltshire’s bustling with entertainment this spring so check out all the great family fun to be had this half term and spring bank holiday. Ageas Salisbury International Arts Festival (26 May – 10 June) there is fun for all the family. This year
UKIP candidate Martin Costello outlines what he can offer the voters of South Swindon at this election: I was born and raised in Swindon and really care about my town. Having become disillusioned with politics and dismayed at how our local
A FORMER photographer who sexually assaulted a four-year-old girl and took an indecent photograph of her at his Swindon studio has been jailed. Brian Claassen was sentenced to three years and four months imprisonment after pleading guilty to the
FOOD producers from the Swindon area have won a clutch of accolades at Taste Of The West Awards. It was a vintage year for Arkell's Brewery, which took seven awards, while Brinkworth Dairy scooped two and Helen Browning’s Organic lifted five.
A FIRE was started through the open window of a ground floor flat in Bridge Street. The arson incident, which took place between 5.30pm and 6.10pm on April 30, caused the curtains to catch fire. Damage was caused to the inside of the property
WILTSHIRE Police stood together for a one-minute silence in memory of the victims of the Manchester Arena terrorist attack. Swindon and other Wiltshire towns fell silent at 11am yesterday to remember those who lost their lives and were affected
CCTV images have been released of a man police want to talk to about racist abuse directed at a supermarket security guard in Royal Wootton Bassett on carnival day. The incident happened at about 5.10pm at Sainsbury’s in Borough Fields on
AFTER battling with mental health problems in the past, one gym buff has inspired 50 others to follow his lead by trekking up Ben Nevis in three weeks’ time. Gary Turland, who works as a senior sports and fitness development officer at Grange Leisure
CHURCHFIELDS Academy has unveiled its new look uniform for September when it embarks on a new chapter of its history by changing its name. Lawn Manor Academy, as the school will soon be known, decided on changing its title to mark joining the Royal
Feel good at festival THE rock star roar of Howling Wolf led a trio of Canvey Island skiffle musicians to change direction and form rhythm and blues giants Dr Feelgood. They became the pub rock stars of the 1970s whose hits Roxette, Back In The
SWINDON1951: Miss June Plaister of Wootton Bassett was advised to take up archery practice as an aid to strengthen her back muscles after more than a year in a wheelchair, following an attack of infantile paralysis. The farmer’s daughter had joined the
BUDDING Swindon actors will take centre-stage next week in a play penned by Horrible Histories author Terry Deary.Prime Youth theatre students Emilia Midwinter, 13, and Vlad Blakey, 14, will star in the radio play The Wyvern of Wiltshire which begins
SWINDON Town have unveiled their new home kit for the upcoming season. The strip, which will go on sale on Friday, June 2, has once again been supplied by Puma with Imagine Cruising the main shirt sponsor. Shirts will be available in adult,
SWINDON Sprockets will look to continue their winning start to the season as they head to Plymouth on Friday (7.15). The Abbey Stadium side made it two wins out of two in the National Trophy with a 49-41 win over the Isle of Wight in their home
A SCOUT leader from Stratton St Margaret was awarded a Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday.Tom Dent of the1st Blunsdon Scouts attended a presentation from adventurer and TV presenter Leon McCarron and HRH Prince Edward, the
Liberal Democrat candidate Liz Webster outlines what she can offer the voters of North Swindon at this election: I grew up in South Wales and spent my childhood summers calling bingo, giving change in the penny arcade and pulling pints in my family
TRAFFIC is heavier than normal this morning on the B4006 Whitworth Road in both directions by the double roundabout which leads to the A4311 Cricklade Road in Stratton St Margaret.There is also heavy traffic on the B4553 Tewkesbury Way in both directions
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SIT in the sunshine and enjoy a refreshing tipple in Old Town over the bank holiday weekend at the Pig on the Hill’s Beer and Cider Festival. Revellers can wet their whistle with an impressive range of beers, ales, ciders and gins to try and buy at
A WOMAN has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm without intent this morning. Officers were called to a domestic incident in Whitehead Street at around 6.50am today in which a man in his 40's sustained a wound to his hand.
Firefighters attended the scene of a small fire in Pinehurst yesterday evening. One crew from Stratton were called to the scene at Sevenfields Park near Inglesham Road at 7.13pm on Thursday to find that the fire was already out when they arrived.
A LOTTERY offering entrants the chance to win original works of art has raised £500 for TWIGS, the garden-based mental health charity.The team behind Swindon Open Studios - an annual celebration of the town’s thriving art community - organised the lottery
LYDIARD Millicent residents have voiced fears that someone will be seriously injured or killed following the fourth incident of a car crashing into gardens at the end of Stone Lane. In the latest crash on Saturday night a car left the road, ploughed
HERE we showcase some of the amazing images being sent in by the members of our new Swindon Camera Club. If you’d like to join the club – and be in with a chance of winning a £50 Love to Shop voucher for the Picture of the Month – you first need
ROYAL Wootton Bassett captain Darren Beasant admits back-to-back defeats have shown his side just how tough life will be in the West of England Premier League this season. Bassett were promoted as Wiltshire League champions in 2016 and made a dream
LECHLADE captain Freddie Martin knows that his side will have to put in a good all-round performance if they are to topple reigning West of England Premier League champions Bath tomorrow. The Manor Ground men head to North Parade looking to pick
NATHAN Montague has endured a roller-coaster start to 2017 but arguably choose the right time to deliver one of his best performances of the year, writes KEVIN FAHEY. Representing England, the 34-year-old Swindon Harriers ultra-distance star finished
THE groundswell of support already pledged for Trust STFC’s County Ground purchase proposal has convinced chairman Steve Mytton that it will not become another ambitious plan to fall by the wayside. The Trust stepped up their efforts to make buying
JAMES Phipps believes Swindon Town Supporters’ Trust can be in a position to buy the County Ground by March next year. Having ‘opened the hornets’ nest’, as external director Phipps described it, in making their plans to purchase the club’s stadium
