BOSSES at BMW have said the decision to move production of the new electric Minis to the company’s Cowley plant in Oxford is “great news” for workers in Swindon. BMW yesterday announced the new battery-electric, three-door hatch will go into production
FOLLOWING Monday night's documentary, entitled 999: What's Your Emergency?, in which the racial prejudices of people in Swindon were fully exposed, the Adver caught up with one victim of a racist attack who was featured in the programme. In one
If you are looking for a small SUV there is no better choice than the Peugeot 2008 and if you don’t believe me then ask the thousands of customers who took part in this year’s Auto Express Driver Power survey. The survey is the biggest motoring
Small businesses in Swindon can now get support from a new relationship manager at Lloyds Bank. Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking has appointed a new regional director to support small-to-medium sized businesses working across Central England.
LESS than two years after receiving a new heart, Perry Jarvis is getting ready to take part in a major athletic event on Thursday.The 54-year-old is heading to North Lanarkshire for the Westfield Health British Transplant Games.Four days of archery, track
SOUTH Swindon MP Robert Buckland has backed a school's bid for a new crossing warden. Teachers at Hazelwood Academy are hoping to raise £5,000 to help fund a new warden to help children at the Toothill primary school get to school safely. The
SWINDON Town fell to a 4-0 defeat to Derby County’s U23s in their latest pre-season fixture today. Playing at the Championship side’s training ground, an unnamed Swindon Town side slipped to their first defeat of the summer. Swindon kept the
Police are trying to trace the owner of a gold ring that was found at a fire station in Swindon earlier this month. In a post on Facebook, police said: "Sadly, we don't know which station but it was handed into one of our officers at Royal Wootton
WILTSHIRE Police have vowed to crackdown on hate crimes following a Channel 4 documentary which revealed a particularly repugnant side of Swindon. 999: What’s Your Emergency?, which aired on Monday night, took a close look at hate crimes and racially-aggravated
THE TAX credit renewal deadline is fast approaching and HM Revenue and Customs is urging claimants in the South West to renew now, or risk having their payments stopped.The deadline for renewal is Monday, July 31.Last year 410,000 customers across the
A biker was taken to hospital with a suspected broken leg on Tuesday morning after a town centre crash. Police were called just before 11am, following reports of a crash on Theobald Street. The accident, opposite Faringdon Road park, involved a silver
WILTSHIRE Police backs this year’s Swindon and Wiltshire Pride, becoming the event’s main sponsor, in the hope of spreading a message of diversity and inclusion. The force, the Wiltshire Police Federation and Unison Wiltshire Police & Justice
A WANBOROUGH man who drove down Queen’s Drive at 64mph was trying to impress his girlfriend, a court has heard. Tarron White, 21 of Church Road, was caught red-handed by police back on January 8 this year after they spotted him speeding in his
HOLOCAUST education experts have heaped glowing praise on the pioneering programme in place at Royal Wootton Bassett Academy. The team from University College London visited RWBA earlier this year as part of their Beacon School Quality Mark programme
Poundstretcher will relaunch its Swindon store this weekend following a closure of almost a fortnight. The store at St. Margaret’s Retail Park on Oxford Road will officially reopen at 8.30am on Saturday, July 29. A spokesman for the firm said
Local Swindon based and general manager of the famous The Brunel Shopping Centre Kevin Gwilliam has been appointed as new President of the Swindon Chamber of Commerce. In a unanimous vote, Kevin was elected to lead the local Chamber Council and
Graham Carter - the voice of age and experience ONCE you get an image in your head, it can be impossible to shift it, and that is especially bad news for you because I am about to ask you to picture me in the shower. Unfortunately, this is
THERE is a trend for pupils and parents to give teachers end-of-year gifts, such as chocolates and cakes. Some people are uncomfortable about the whole idea, but I think it indicates something positive, or perhaps more than one positive thing.
Over the next four weeks, TANYA YILMAZ takes a look at the various charities who benefited from this year’s Charity BallINDIVIDUALITY, pride and dignity are three things most people take for granted but for those living with a disability, the simplest
Last Wednesday I welcomed more than 350 people to our Switch On To Swindon summer ambassador event. Six months after launching the campaign, this is our third event and the support for promoting Swindon is still incredibly strong. Triple 222
The heat is on in Swindon this weekend for the town’s fourth chilli fiesta. SUE BRADLEY discovers why some like it hotCOME rain or shine, it’s going to be scorching on Wharf Green this Saturday when the Swindon Chilli Fiesta returns to town for its fourth
OVERDRAFT charges have caused many a headache for current account customers, whether it’s through busting your overdraft limit without realising it, or being hit with a big monthly bill. It can be all to easy to regularly dip in and out of an overdraft
Having raved about Miller & Carter, DANIEL ANGELINI checks out the restaurant’s new Swindon branch SWINDON’S swankiest new restaurant has enjoyed high demand since opening less than a month ago. The new Miller & Carter steakhouse opened
Swindon 1951: The emergence of unusually shaped flowers in Chiseldon was brought to our attention by a reader. The blooms were fasciated - an obscure term meaning oddly lengthened and ribbon-like - and the phenomenon was so far confined to pyrethrums
A SCHOOLBOY from Moredon raised more than £180 for his friend Charlie Dawson’s new wheelchair after cycling five miles to Coate Water on FridayBlake Smith started cycling at 1.50pm, soon after finishing his last day of the school year at Moredon School
THE first episode of series 4 of 999: What's Your Emergency? on Monday night highlighted the growing number of race hate crimes that are being dealt with by Wiltshire Police but did little for the image of Swindon. Many viewers took to social media
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Your guide to Swindon Town's 2017-18 fixture list. All matches in EFL League Two unless stated. SATURDAY, AUGUST 5 Carlisle United (A) - WON 2-1 REPORT TUESDAY, AUGUST 8 Norwich City (A, Carabao Cup first round) - LOST 3-2 REPORT
A DRUNKEN soldier who launched an unprovoked attack on a pensioner outside a town centre pub says he will be drummed out of the forces if he gets any form of jail.Kieran Biddle was so off his head on booze he could not recall assaulting the 76-year-old
THIRTY families enjoyed a day beside the sea – thanks to Swindon Academy and Great Western Railway. The railway company donated 130 railway passes, enabling pupils from Swindon Academy’s schools and their parents to spend a day by the coast at
FOODBANKS have warned of children going hungry over the school holidays. According to foodbank charity Trussell Trust more than 67,500 emergency food parcels were given to children in July and August last year – 4,000 more parcels than were handed out
A drunken soldier who launched an unprovoked attack on a pensioner outside a town centre pub says he will be drummed out of the forces if he gets any form of jail. Kieran Biddle was so off his head on booze he could not recall assaulting the 76
THE devastated owners of a cat that was shot with a ball-bearing, costing it the sight in one eye, say they are too scared to let it outside again. Five-year-old Sox was found covered in blood close to his home in Lineacre Close, Grange Park, on
A MAN who is accused of making a sexual communication with a child is to face trial by judge and jury. Jason Oldacre is said to have intentionally contacted the boy, who was under the age of 16, between Tuesday, May 16, and Saturday, May 20.
A TWO-car pursuit through Swindon ended when one car collided into concrete barriers. The incident happened from approximately 1.40am on Saturday, July 22 when Wiltshire Police received reports that an orange VW Golf and silver Ford Mondeo was
DORCAN Academy students had the opportunity to develop their language skills last week during an exciting visit from German students as part of an exchange programme.The school plays host to students from the Helmholtz Gymnasium Zwierbrucken every year
Highworth Town Councillors debated what the decision means for the viability of their Neighbourhood Plan.When Highworth's plan was officially accepted at a Swindon Borough Council meeting earlier this month, it was seen as a great achievement after
A WOLF has been shot dead after it escaped from Cotswold Wildlife Park. Ember was discovered outside the perimeter fence at the park, north of Swindon, at about 11am on Friday. In a statement, the park said shooting the three-year-old animal
CLEVER canines and their owners have raised enough money for five life-saving defibrillators to be given to schools in Swindon. The first of the machines were handed over to Dorcan and Lawn Manor Schools last week. Others will be presented to Uplands
SWINDON Robins team manager Alun Rossiter believes Saturday’s thrilling British Grand Prix could not have gone any better. As well as witnessing a spectacular show and plenty of pulsating races in Cardiff, Rossiter and the travelling Swindon supporters
DAVID Flitcroft says the club are now entering a period where Swindon Town could sign players that they weren’t in a position to at the start of the summer. With the new season less than a fortnight away, the new County Ground boss has brought
VANDALS have attacked a mini-bus for disabled school kids three times in the past two months. The Akcess bus, which takes disabled children from around West Swindon to Brimble Hill Primary School during term time, was parked outside Millbrook Primary
