RESIDENTS have faced another sleepless night after a second evening of noisy railway works in Royal Wootton Bassett. The works – organised by Network Rail – began in the early hours of Tuesday morning, keeping residents awake until around 4am. Workers
SWINDON health chiefs have welcomed a scheme to bring in GPs from abroad. The plans by NHS England aim to recruit 2,000 new doctors from overseas within the next three years. Bosses at Swindon’s Clinical Commissioning Group suggested that the scheme might
PEOPLE of all ages have been encouraged to head to Stratton in September to take part in the parish’s first autumn fair. Book stalls, martial arts lessons, family photography and a good old fashioned tombola will be just some of the things on offer
One of the UK’s largest car makers has announced the launch of a new scrappage scheme, allowing motorists to exchange some of the country’s most polluting cars in exchange for money off new models. Ford has said it will offer up to £7,000 off new
PARENTS don’t understand the pressures youngsters face on social media, a Shrivenham teen tipped for stardom has said. Izzy Dharmasiri, 15, who this morning represented Girlguiding on national TV, warned that sites like Instagram were piling additional
FURTHER changes are coming to Bruce Street Bridges, but this time they won’t involve digging up the ground or lengthy periods of roadworks. Ever since the major overhaul of the junction was completed early last year, critics have been calling on Swindon
MORE information has been revealed about the presence of the air ambulance helicopter which was in Swindon for much of Sunday afternoon. The critical care team responded to two separate medical emergencies within the space of an hour. At 3.26pm, paramedics
My ex is being threatening A COUPLE of months ago I bumped into an old boyfriend. I hadn’t seen him for three years when we were at university together, but, after more than a few drinks, we ended up in bed together. I know it was stupid
CONOR Thomas has left Swindon Town to join Atletico de Kolkata in the Indian Super League. The midfielder has had his contract at the County Ground terminated by mutual consent and will join Atletico, managed by former England international Teddy
As muses go, a homeless septuagenarian with a penchant for emotional blackmail and relieving herself in plastic bags (which she proceeds to hoard like precious heirlooms) is quite a bizarre choice. And for close to two decades Alan Bennett himself
MUSIC has been the inspiration and life’s work for Debbie Wolfsohn.She is a founder of a ground-breaking charity that helps hundreds of disabled people access music-making - and now music is helping Debbie herself cope with multiple sclerosis.Music Alive
A MOTORCYCLIST is thought to have suffered leg and arm injuries in a crash on Greenbridge Roundabout today. Police and South Western Ambulance Service were called at about 1.15pm after the crash involving a car and a motorcycle. The male rider
SWINDON 1951: Young readers leaving the junior branch of Swindon Public Library for the senior one were issued with a leaflet called Changing Over. It gave a comprehensive list of authors to be found in the senior branch, along with details of
Every summer, hundreds of young people here in Swindon take part in the National Citizen Service (NCS). The scheme enables those aged between 15 and 17 to complete challenges, make their mark and build skills for work and life. I recently attended
Two sisters whose late mum spent her final days at Prospect Hospice have been backed by their many friends and family to raise more than £3,000 for the charity through a pool tournament, held at the Wheatsheaf, at Faringdon Football Club. Michaela and
CASTLES Residential Sales & Lettings is celebrating a special milestone after reaching 15 years in business.The Swindon-based independent estate agent was established in July 2002.In their first few years, Castles built up a client list almost exclusively
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TANNING experts have moved to reassure sun bed lovers that their tanning tools are safe. Swindon beauty specialists said that the beds were intended to be less harmful than tanning out in the sun. It follows a study published in a leading dermatology
FACEBOOK appears to have been hit by a serious outage. Many users are reporting that they are unable to access the social networking site, or pages are not displaying correctly. Many users are met with the following message when trying to access
Ambulance bosses have urged Swindon residents to think carefully before dialling 999 this Bank Holiday. It is one of the busiest times of the year for South Western Ambulance Service, who are expecting to deal with more than 10,000 calls over the Bank
More than five cases of child neglect in Swindon are reported to police every month by the NSPCC, new figures released by the charity have shown. In 2016/17, the NSPCC’s Helpline dealt with 68 cases of neglect following calls or emails from concerned
Dozens of teenagers students taking part in their National Citizen Service (NCS) took part in a series of football matches to raise money for charity.They came together in honour of the teenage friends of one of the course’s participants, who died in
A WHITE rabbit dumped on a busy road is making a speedy recovery – with help from his doggy pal. Nicknamed 'Starburst', the bunny was apparently thrown into a Cricklade Road gutter two weeks ago. He was rescued by Gorse Hill café owner Maria
A budding anti-Brexit group is hoping to bring Swindon in line with a national grassroots movement opposing Britain leaving the European Union. Swindon for Europe aims to unite a cross-party following in the town who seek a second Brexit referendum
Teams of local Italian car enthusiasts have raised nearly £600 for Prospect Hospice with a charity rally, organised by T H White in Shaw. 29 teams of Abarth, Alfa Romeo and Fiat drivers took to the road for a 53-mile navigational rally around the Wiltshire
POLICE have thanked people for their help following an appeal which resulted in a man coming forward. Officers wanted to speak to a man regarding an incident which took place at Tesco in Abbey Meads on Tuesday, July 18. The man entered the
RESIDENTS in Royal Wootton Bassett were left sleepless and bleary-eyed after the noise from railway works continued until dawn. Network Rail workers fired up their tools at around 1.30am on Tuesday, the New Road residents said. The noise continued
IT was billed as a saviour of what is left of summer for some parts of Britain but Hurricane Gert's remains did not quite make the centigrade. The blast of tropical air expected to warm southern parts of the UK did not manage to hit the forecast
NEWCOMERS Westbury United Reserves are one of only three sides still boasting a 100 per cent record in the Wiltshire League Premier Division after two more rounds of matches were played this week. The Meadow Lane side hit 10 goals in two games
MAGISTRATES heard a soldier would struggle to do his second job as a butler if he was disqualified from driving. Evin Fitzpatrick, 26, had been convicted of driving without insurance at a previous hearing and given a £660 fine with six points on
A WOMAN was thrown from her motorbike after a gang of youths thrust a trolley into her path. Frances Grobler required hospital treatment and may yet need surgery after being thrown into the air. And instead of coming to her aid, the yobs cheered
THE third annual match in memory of Swindon anglers Godfrey Hargreaves and Chris Ayris took place on the River Avon at Sutton Benger near Chippenham. The match was organised by Peter Gilbert, of Gilbert Cameras to celebrate the lives of Hargreaves
SWINDON Robins are offering another incentive for fans to pack the Abbey Stadium for tomorrow’s SGB Premiership clash against Somerset Rebels (7.30pm). The club were delighted with the turnout for Monday’s televised victory over King’s Lynn Stars
APRIL 1, 2016, will be a date that goalkeeper Declan Lehmann and the rest of his family will never forget. Sat on a stool in the kitchen of his family home in Swindon, you’d be surprised from looking at the confident, well-spoken teenager that
CHIPPENHAM 3rd have clinched the Division Four title with a game to spare after their 40-run success over Corsham 3rd. Having been bowled out for 148 inside 41 overs, with Angus Bollen finishing with 4-32 for the visitors, Chippenham relied on
