SEVEN fire engines were deployed to an incident in the centre of Swindon on Thursday night. Crews from Dorset and Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire raced to an apartment building in Wellington Street shortly after 9pm. Six normal
SWINDON Robins continued their rampant form tonight and roared into the record books in the process with a fabulous 14th win in a row in the SGB Premiership. Somerset Rebels were the latest victims to succumb to Alun Rossiter’s side, who are now
A selection of pictures from Swindon Robins' record breaking 57-35 SGB Premiership victory over Somerset Rebels by Dave Evans
A CYCLIST has been rushed to hospital after a serious crash earlier tonight. The incident happened half way along Queen's Drive, outside the ambulance station, in the lane heading away from the town centre. The Adver understands that the crash
EMERGENCY services are currently at the scene of a crash in Liden where a car has overturned on to its side. The blue Ford Fiesta ST, which is was in the road on its passenger side, overturned at the junction of Buttermere and Eastmere. It
10:14pm There is more speedway to look forward to on Bank Holiday Monday as Swindon face two home meetings. Both Leicester
HOSPITAL bosses have said they are committed to getting more staff onto their wards. The pledge came as a new academic study found that patients were at greater risk of dying in hospitals where there were insufficient nurses. Currently, each nurse on
SWINDON Town boss David Flitcroft admits his staff have been working on the mental aspect of John Goddard's injury recovery with the midfielder ruled out of this weekend's League Two clash against Crawley Town at the County Ground. Goddard, 24,
POLICE believe that vandals targeted a garage in Freshbrook earlier this month after it was ransacked of a number of specialist tools. The break-in happened between 11pm and 5.30am on Thursday, August 10 in Basingstoke Close. Tools that were taken during
EVEN with tougher exams in English and maths pupils at Ridgeway School managed to improve on last year’s GCSE figures.Principal James Povoas was very pleased with the result. “From an English point of view 84 per cent of students passed, 22 per cent of
While pupils throughout Swindon’s schools and academies were celebrating the end of their GCSEs, at one college with a different approach to exams the situation was less clear-cut.New College offers students, many of whom are outside of the formal education
HOUSEHOLD names in the dance music world, K-Klass, Seb Fontaine and Brendan Block, will be returning from Clockwork Orange in Ibiza to perform in Swindon next month. Two stalwarts of the Swindon music scene, Shaun Skinner and Antonio Montauro,
SWINDON 1951: Colonel Lewickie, formerly a member of the Polish International Horse Jumping team, assisted in instructing the Vale of the White Horse Pony Club members at a rally held at Purton House, Purton. 1951: A recording star from the
FLICKY HARRISON chats to farmer and Countryfile star Adam Henson about his showbiz background COUNTRYFILE presenter Adam Henson is following in his father’s footsteps both with his farming and his television work. He will be chatting about
Purpol Marketing are thrilled to be announced as one of the 100 firms to be championed in the run up to Small Business Saturday. Now in its fifth year in the UK, Small Business Saturday will promote one business per day on social media, in the
Two residential property lawyers have joined the expanding team at UK Top 100 law firm Royds Withy King.Rebecca Allinson and Lisa-Marie Keefe (pictured right) have joined Royds Withy King’s 77-strong residential property team which advises estate agents
Before the start of the new school year, STEPHEN DAVY-OSBORNE decides his inner child deserves a bit of a treat WITH the end of the school summer holidays in sight, and the novelty of being at home all day every day starting to wear thin, now is
A GIRL made repeated attempts to set fire to the children’s home where she was living, Swindon magistrates were told. The teenager, who appeared in custody, also assaulted two of the staff members at the residential home in Sussex. Nick Barr
CHURCHFIELDS Academy pupils were all smiles when they picked up their GCSE results. Headteacher Sandra Muir praised her pupils' exam performance. She said: "We've had a lot of happy faces this morning. "I'm really pleased with the results
THE collective back catalogue of the wonderfully named Canute’s Plastic Army’s Neil and Anish covers a lot of ground, indie rock, traditional folk, raw retro blues and poetic alt-rock to name a few, but I doubt anyone expected to find them working
Joe Theobald, aka DJ Captain Wormhole, Looks at all things vinyl NOW that I’m a massive fan of The Fall and deeply invested in their discography I’ve done some reading up on the band. Mark E. Smith is what they’re famous for – the stubborn
YOU can’t believe what you read in the papers. How many times have we heard — or uttered — that phrase? Of course, sometimes it is true — there are plenty of trashy publications around who stretch the truth as easily as if it were a rubber
IT’S some time around the mid-80s in a modest sized venue in North London, my teens are coming to an end and I’m watching a band deliver what may have been the greatest musical experience of my formative years. They look like punk cowboys, they
YESTERDAY I had the pleasure of attending Lydiard Park to see how some of our biggest employers are using hydrogen fuel cell cars. The event was organised by the Swindon Hydrogen Hub, which is made up of more than 30 organisations who work together
Join kids for a fun night IT’S time for a Summer Holiday at the Wyvern Theatre tonight as the Summer Youth Project culminates in a colourful performance of the classic musical. Based on the 1963 film starring Cliff Richard, Summer Holiday tells
As autumn draws near, the bright lights of the theatre beckon – and taking us from war-time Japan to Victorian London, from the sounds of the sixties to the magic of Russian State Ballet, the Swindon Theatres brochure promises delights for all the
RESULTS day provided a dream ending after a summer of nightmares for Lorrissa Farrell.Highworth Warneford’s top scoring pupil was overwhelmed to achieve two grade 9s, seven A8s and a grade 8, meaning that all her GCSE results were A* or equivalent.She
“THE bad guys are winning” declares Nadine Shah on the title track of her third album. The Tyneside-born singer pulls no punches with this rousing, energetic record which covers the refugee crisis, Donald Trump, nationalism, mental health and the
FROM the partial eclipse of the sun to a tranquil fishing scene, 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
Wiltshire artists have been brushing up their creative skills in readiness for an autumn exhibition.The Guild of Wiltshire Artists is a prestigious art society that many artists aspire to join and only 40 places are allocated to maintain the very highest
WITH the summer holidays in full swing and the sun, hopefully, shining, it’s time to make the most of the last bank holiday weekend of the year. Here are a selection of things to do this weekend. Great British Food Festival, Saturday 26 – Monday
With the end of the school summer holidays in sight, and the novelty of being at home all day every day starting to wear thin, now is the perfect time to take your little ones on a journey into their imagination. Just over an hour along the M4
Bee Daws Puppetry will be pulling at the heart strings in Swindon with The Girl Who Was Swallowed By A Giant. Through the art of puppetry, clowning and live music, the tale of secret memories comes to life at the Shoebox Theatre, Theatre Square on
JIMI Love first came across the music of Prince while riding in his uncle’s car when Purple Rain came on the radio.It was a pivotal moment in the young musician’s life that was to have a far reaching influence.“I did so many chores to raise the £10 to
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Swindon Academy was celebrating its best-ever GCSE grades on results day, with over 65 per cent of pupils achieving a grade C in both English and maths despite the new, harder exams.In amongst the overall high grades were a few exceptional students, whose
Among the students and staff celebrating success in their GSCE results at Commonweal School was one pupil whose entry into college came as a late boost after a period of being self-taught in his subjects.Wesley Newman, 16, has suffered a number of medical
TAYA Lewis was looking at an F in English two years ago but yesterday she discovered she had achieved a stunning A* equivalent.The Royal Wootton Bassett Academy pupil attributed her amazing turnaround to the inspiration offered by teacher Meg Williamson
NOVA Hreod Academy students celebrated their best-ever GCSE results for the third year in a row. Ella Cleary from Haydon Wick achieved eight grades which were A* to A. The 16-year-old said: "I was so nervous but it went really well, I'm so
The principal of Isambard School has hailed the final cohort of student's successes before it becomes Abbey Park School this September.The final cohort of Isambard Year 11 students received their GCSE results today. With the school set to become Abbey
STUDENTS at Bradon Forest School in Purton celebrated after receiving their GCSE results this morning. Anxious year 11 pupils filled the school's hall and lined up to discover how well they'd done on their exams. For the first time, English
Pupils and teachers alike were celebrating overcoming the hurdles of a new exam system to post a strong set of grades on GCSE results day at Lydiard Park Academy. With the change in the way mathematics and English are assessed, the expectation
POLICE are stepping up patrols after a recent crime “wave” left Eldene residents feeling vulnerable. In the last 18 months the area has been subject to scores of criminal incidents, residents have said – including thefts from cars, burglaries, drug-dealing
JAMIE Cox has warned WBA Super World Super Middleweight champion George Groves that he has made a mistake by choosing the Swindon fighter as his opponent in the quarter final of the World Boxing Super Series in October. Tickets for the much-anticipated
A HEALTH crisis could be averted if more people spent 10-minutes walking each day, government health chiefs have said.A quarter of adults in the town do less than half-an-hour’s exercise a week, according to official statistics.Swindon Borough Council
Overall UK GCSE pass rates have fallen this year amid the biggest shake-up of exams in a generation. Among 16-year-olds in England, around 18,600 maths entries scored a 9 - the new highest grade - while almost 31,000 achieved the top mark in the
A PARK North pensioner says reduced bus services in the area is forcing the elderly to fork out for taxis to get around.Doris Connolly and her neighbours have found it difficult to travel to collect their pensions and prescriptions after a series of changes
HODSON Road will be closed for three days from Tuesday August 29 for extensive works. The two kilometre stretch of road will be closed between Chiseldon and Burderop, Swindon Borough Council have said. Drivers can expect a long detour via Swindon'
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AS teenagers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland were waking up to their results, school leaders warned that GCSE reforms were already causing teenagers more stress and anxiety, and this was likely to increase as more subjects switched to the
A WILTSHIRE Police officer has received a final written warning following a gross misconduct hearing which looked into how he progressed an inquiry into indecent images of children discovered on a laptop.The Independent Police Complaints Commission carried
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A NEW walking app aims to get Swindon’s masses moving. A quarter of adults in the town do less than half-an-hour’s exercise a week, according to official statistics. Swindon Borough Council is backing a national campaign aiming to get everyone to do at
SWINDON rider Max Cook overcame an under-par opening day to pick up a race win and second place at round eight of the Hel Performance Motostar British Standard Class Championship at Cadwell Park. Struggling with the twisty nature of the circuit
ALUN Rossiter has called on his Swindon Robins side to keep banking the points during a busy home schedule as they look to lock down top spot in the SGB Premiership. Swindon made it 13 successive wins with victory at home to King’s Lynn Stars on
SWINDON Storm head coach Rich van Sloten says his side can take immense pride from their efforts all season after their campaign came to an end with a 32-8 defeat to Bristol Apache in the play-offs at the weekend. Storm qualified for the post-season
MORECAMBE have made a move in the transfer market in the wake of their defeat to Swindon Town at the weekend by signing defender Max Muller on loan. The 23-year-old makes a temporary switch from League Two rivals Wycombe Wanderers and will stay
IT’S fair to say the last few days have been a stressful time in what has already been a difficult season. If it hasn’t been my engines blowing up, it’s been injuries, and that is the case this time. I had a big crash at Scunthorpe on Sunday
SWINDON Robins’ Nick Morris says he is in the midst of his most enjoyable period behind the handlebars of a speedway bike as he keeps himself busy this summer. Ahead of tonight’s re-arranged fixture with Somerset Rebels, which was postponed last
