FORMER Swindon Town favourite Lee Peacock has returned to the County Ground after being appointed head of coaching at the club’s Academy. Peacock made 138 appearances for Town between 2006 and 2010 arrives with a proven pedigree having enjoyed
HIGHWORTH Town made it a magnificent seven successive wins at the start of the Hellenic League Premier Division season last night with a comfortable 3-0 success at home to Tuffley Rovers. Ross Adams broke the deadlock after half-an-hour at The
THE LIVES of more than 200 patients with blood poisoning have been saved thanks to Great Western Hospital medics. The hospital, which this week celebrated World Sepsis Day, said that since 2014 more than 220 patients suffering from the condition
A Swindon choir will be performing at a concert in memory of former mayor Rex Barnett. Rex was a huge supporter of many charities but the cause closest to his heart was the Willows Counselling Service, and following his death in 2013, his wife
A LAST-MINUTE decision to film Swindon Half Marathon has proved a big success. Local video production start-up Ottr Works decided to cover the marathon late on the night before the event, filming the event from Wood Street to the finish in the
DOCTORS and nurses used to battling blood, sweat and tears on every shift went up against another bone-chilling element: mud. A total of 11 staff from Great Western Hospital pushed through a series of health-sapping military tasks at the three-day South
KATHY Lette has never been to Swindon before – but she reckons she will meet plenty of earthy, funny, frank and fabulous women when she visits on Friday, for her Girls Night Out. “I landed slap-bang in the centre of literati in London when I arrived
THE sixth Doctor was complaining about Swindon parking charges this week in 2002 – but not for his Tardis. Colin Baker had traded the blue police box for more conventional transport when his incarnation of the Time Lord regenerated into Sylvester
THERE’S a carpet warehouse where a shoe shop would one day become a decades-old Swindon business.A shop in Bridge Street is doing a brisk trade in spring-steel corsets, a horse-drawn hearse can be hired at the Great Western Hotel and the train fare from
How do I find a man? I AM 44, a single mum and my twin sons are about to go university. I have raised them on my own since my husband left me nine years ago and in all that time I have never had a proper relationship. With my sons about
A SKIRMISH over a new development’s postal district has been resolved. Many residents were left fuming after Royal Mail consulted on whether to change the name of the “Coate” postal district to “Badbury Park”. It came after someone put forward
Swindon Town’s former general manager and a builder stripped the gate receipts from home games at a struggling League Two football club they were trying to take over.And as they tried to show the Football League they were ‘fit and proper persons’ to run
COUNCILLORS have panned efforts to convert a town centre shop into a bingo hall and tanning salon.An application had been made by Mirage Property Services to change the use of an empty Regent Street shop into a “bingo premises” with gaming machines, with
THE area outside the train station is to be given a complete makeover in a bid to welcome commuters to the town.Swindon Borough Council yesterday held a drop-in session for local stakeholders around Wellington Street ahead of a public consultation in
A former Swindon nightclub boss has been sentenced to 18 weeks in prison - more than two months after magistrates issued a warrant for his arrest. Jason Ranford, 31, of Hinton Parva, who previously ran the town centre’s Brunel Rooms, was convicted
Helping to make sure that our children and young people get the best start in life has always been one of my key priorities and as part of this, with North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson, we met Bradley Simmons, Regional Director at Ofsted on Monday to
British retailers are losing out on £3.4 billion worth of goods left in virtual shopping baskets each year, as two thirds of the contents of all virtual shopping baskets are abandoned. Across all devices, 86% of browsers save items to online shopping
Sarah Purnell and Mary Churchill tell SARAH SINGLETON how looking after Caroline Purnell has enriched their lives beyond measure WATCHING Caroline look intensely at Mary, when she puts her face right up to Mary’s so barely an inch separates them
Swindon 1951: According to the latest road accident figures, three people died, 75 were seriously injured and 174 slightly injured in accidents in Wiltshire during August of 1951. There had been a total of 439 accidents across the county. Swindon
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A PLANNING meeting to decide whether to grant or refuse permission for a new gasification plant in South Marston will be held tomorrow at the Steam Museum. A decision on the planning application for the waste recycling facility, which has met
SWINDON Town striker Harry Smith was left to reflect on the ‘fine margins’ that are likely to decide League Two encounters in the wake of their narrow 1-0 defeat at Notts County on Tuesday night. A first-half penalty from Jon Stead was enough to
A PERSONAL trainer is holding a day-long endurance event on Saturday to raise money for his friend's desperately-needed new wheelchair.The 'Smash It for Chaz' event will feature five hours of physical challenges from 9am to 2pm, including
BURGLARS stole cigarettes worth thousands of pounds from the Spar service station in Highworth earlier today. The offenders broke into the shop around 2am this morning and grabbed packets of cigarettes before escaping. Instead of opening for
THE charity which provides an ear for Swindonians in distress celebrates its 50th birthday soon.Suicide rates have been declining on average over the last few years in the town, which is welcomed by the local branch of Samaritans.The Swindon and District
STAFF at the Wyvern have helped to raise a whopping £1m for Great Ormond Street Hospital. As part of the Swindon Theatres group, along with the Arts Centre, staff helped to raise the staggering amount as part of their charity work through cake
A TOTAL of £950.98 was raised during a weekend of collections at Sainsbury’s in Stratton for the RNLI. Members of Highworth and District Fundraising Branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution collected £593.25 on Saturday and £357.73 on
AN open day to raise desperately-needed funds for the Oak and Furrows Wildlife Rescue Centre has been cancelled after areas around the Blakehill Farm Nature Reserve were flooded.The event was due to take place on Sunday, September 17, with attractions
A SWINDON community project has been selected to receive £1,000 after applying for funding from organic skin and haircare brand Green People.Central Area Residents Improvement Group received the money after Green People launched a national campaign –
AS Hurricane Irma left behind a path of destruction in Florida, one Old Town man lent a helping hand to those most in need during a trip to see his family.Tom Silberberg is in Florida visiting his father, sister and grandmother and flew out of Gatwick
IT'S not everyday you get to hear your voice echoing over Tower Bridge before it opens. That's what happened to little Lauren Ward from Moredon when she got to make the announcement over the loudspeakers when the centre of the bridge lifted up
POLICE and council workers were kept busy during the night as storm Aileen hit North Wiltshire. The B4696 at Minety, between B4040 Malmesbury Road and Cox's Hill, is blocked in both directions because of fallen power cables. Royal Wootton Bassett
THOUSANDS of children across the country have had their first day of school. To celebrate the special milestone we asked readers to send in their photos that mark the special day and here is a selection. Watch out for more First Day at School
MORE than £60,000 was raised for charity during this year’s Swindon Half Marathon. Over 2,000 runners laced up their trainers before setting off on the 13.1-mile course earlier this month – with each competitor having a different reason for taking
FORMER bin man Luke Pennington was terrified he might lose his leg to a deep vein thrombosis because he was unable to get an appointment to see a doctor for the five weeks. The 26-year-old, who has had to stop work because of the painful condition
THE team behind a temporary housing scheme for new refugees have welcomed a decision to introduce a new council tax policy for their hosts. Concerns had been raised over fears that people living alone and providing a home for a refugee could lose
HIGHWORTH Town will be hoping to climb back to the summit of the Hellenic Premier Division table this evening when they entertain Tuffley Rovers. Jeff Roberts’ side slipped to third at the weekend due to their involvement in the FA Vase. However
SWINDON College Old Boys head coach Mark Lea was disappointed that his side had nothing to show for their efforts following their 18-10 defeat at Blandford. The Pipers Way outfit are back plying their trade at Southern Counties level this term
PADDY Fitzpatrick says that Luke Watkins cannot underestimate Robin Dupre when they clash for the vacant Commonwealth cruiserweight title next month. Watkins and Londoner Dupre will clash at the York Hall on Saturday, October 7 with both possessing
DAVID Howell says that he will have to use one of his ‘three lives’ to remain on the European Tour next season. The Swindon star has endured a dreadful campaign on the course, while injury has also proved a major factor in seeing him tumble down
A SELECTION of photographer Dave Evans' images from Swindon Town's 1-0 League Two defeat at Notts County.
SWINDON Wildcats' Phil Hill says he has no fear of the unknown as the Link Centre-based side embark on life in the new National League South One. After a restructure in the league system, the Cats will now come up against a whole host of unfamiliar
THE people of Upper Stratton gathered in Beechcroft Road yesterday to witness the grand reopening of the community library. Councillors and residents were treated to a spot of grub and Stratton St Margaret Parish Council chairman Joe Tray cut the
