JASON Doyle continued his remarkable run in this year’s Speedway Grand Prix series with a runners-up finish at Saturday’s British GP in Cardiff to move clear at the top of the world championship standings. Doyle was pipped to victory by Poland’
DOZENS turned out to march through the town centre in support of refugees. Heavy rain failed to dampen the spirits of the fifty protestors who stopped traffic along Commercial Road, as they marched a circular route through the town centre from
WANNABE young Alan Sugars can learn business skills this summer – thanks to a Swindon-based business whizz. Old Town management consultant Sadie Harries, 35, will run two week-long courses over the summer holidays aimed at teens aged 14-19. The courses
A FLOOD alert has been issued by the Environment Agency for several areas in and around Swindon following heavy rain. The River Ray and Swinborne in West Swindon, the River Cole and Dorcan Brook are affected and the agency is advising low lying
A motorcycle fire near Barbury Castle was extinguished by firefighters on Saturday afternoon. A crew from Swindon Fire Station was called at 14.48 to the "off-road" fire near Wroughton. The motorcycle was described by Dorset and Wiltshire Fire
STAFF and children at Eldene Pre-School have rounded off the school term on a high after being rated outstanding by Ofsted. To celebrate the exciting news, the team organised a fete on Friday afternoon to coincide with 28 youngsters 'graduating
TEENAGE history students in Year 9 at Royal Wootton Bassett Academy, and their parents, gained vivid insights into wartime bombing raids, in presentations by a former RAF pilot who flew 126 missions with Bomber Command in the Second World War. Flight
THE successes and achievements of Swindon College’s apprentices have been celebrated at a special awards ceremony. A total of 18 awards were handed out to those who went above and beyond to secure their apprenticeship qualification at the gathering
A GROUP of children from Belarus, an area still affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, have benefited from expert eye care thanks to an opticians in Swindon. The four youngsters, aged eight to 10, visited the Regent Street Specsavers store as part
TODAY is set to be the busiest day of the summer for commuters, with an estimated 3.4 million cars taking to the road. The warning comes from insurers the RAC, who predict that the weekend will see nine million cars taking families off on their
Firefighters were forced to cut passengers from their cars in a crash on the A419 last night. Two crews from Swindon and Stratton fire stations were called to the two-vehicle smash on the A419 southbound by the Commonhead Roundabout at 8.51pm on
EASTCOTT Community Organisation is getting ready to host the fourth Repair Café and Free Shop of the year, on Sunday at Savernake Street Social Hall.There will be opportunity to get items repaired by skilled volunteers at the Repair Cafe, bring and take
SWINDON mayor Maureen Penny joined dozens of golfers to tee off at Wrag Barn Golf Club on Friday - all in aid of helping Swindon Cares raise money for two charities.The annual event saw 20 teams take part in the 18-hole competition that aimed to raise
KINGSHILL: Fire crews from Swindon and Stratton were called at 4.30am on Saturday morning to a kitchen blaze on Stafford Street. Firefighters extinguished the fire in the ground floor rear extension of the terraced house.
RAILWAY engineering work in the region this weekend will affect late night services on Sunday and into next week. The 10.03pm, 11.03pm and 11.37pm London Paddington to Bristol Temple Meads services will arrive up to eight minutes later than usual
PARENTS and pupils were left feeling pumped after collecting hundreds of shoes for poor children across the world. An estimated 600 pairs of unwanted children’s shoes were donated by parents at Haydonleigh Primary School in Haydon Wick.
THE wife of former England rugby coach Brian Ashton is on track to raise more than £6,000 for a small Wiltshire charity that helps children with developmental delays and difficulties, including her grandson Torben.Helen Ashton, from Lancaster, put her
LINCOLN City have added two fresh faces ahead of the League Two campaign with Michael Bostwick and Harry Anderson joining from Peterborough United for an undisclosed fee. Bostwick, who has made almost 200 appearances for the League One outfit,
SWINDON Town manager David Flitcroft is still looking to add ‘two or three’ players to his squad before the start of the League Two campaign in two weeks’ time. Having already recruited nine players since his arrival in June, Flitcroft, who was
SWINDON Harriers signed off the season in style by winning the league and qualifying for the Premier League promotion play-off match, which would see them face the strongest teams from the south of England and Wales. The Harriers U13 and U15s went
SWINDON Robins captain Jason Doyle is focussed on enjoying himself when he takes to the track at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff for the Speedway Grand Prix series this evening. Despite the pressure of co-leading the World Championship standings
MATT Cave refused to let his kidney transplant get in his way as he came away with six golds and a silver medal at this year’s World Transplant Games in Malaga. Cave had suffered with a chronic illness since he childhood and in the summer of 2012
MIKE TITCOMBE (Westlecot) sprung a surprise last Sunday at the Wiltshire men’s semi-finals day as he beat England international Graham Shadwell in the county men’s singles competition 21-16. Titcombe was 7-3 down at six ends but led 11-7 at 12
WILTSHIRE ladies have missed out on a place at Royal Leamington Spa following their Walker Cup west final 44-34 defeat to Somerset. Having lost to their West Country rivals in the Johns Trophy a fortnight ago, Wiltshire battled Somerset once again
