SWINDON Town slipped to 12th in the Sky Bet League Two table as Luton extended their lead at the top with a 2-0 win against struggling Forest Green while Notts County slipped up at Grimsby. The Hatters took a first-half lead trough Alan Sheehan's
LEGO remains the “ultimate Christmas present”, a hospital play pro has said.The comments come as poorly children prepare to spend Christmas Day on Great Western Hospital’s children’s unit. Claire Parks, the ward’s senior play coordinator, will be the
SWINDON’S lonely can look forward to some Christmas Day cheer. The Community Centre at Old Town’s Christ Church will again run its Christmas Day meal for those who face spending the festive season on their own. The event organisers have called for volunteers
A SWINDON-born artist has returned for her first exhibition in the town in 40 years. Janet Boulton grew up on a farm near Blunsdon in the 1930s, studying at Swindon School of Art before being tempted to the bright lights of London – and Camberwell
WE'VE spoken to Swindonians about what Christmas means to them and how they like to mark the occasion.Fiona Prinzi joined Swindon Carers Centre in 2014, after running special schools in the Thames Valley. The Scot started as schools development officer
ON CHRISTMAS Eve 1895 the Hall family’s son was just days old. The boy was born in Swindon’s Railway Village – in the cottage that now houses the historic area’s museum. This weekend, volunteers are giving history-buffs a taste of the baby’s first Christmas
A WOMAN was cut free from her car after a crash near Faringdon. 999 crews were called to the accident on the B4508 at around 6pm on Friday evening.Stratton firefighters joined their Oxfordshire colleagues to cut a woman from her car using hydraulic cutting
SWINDON Supermarine’s trip to North Leigh in the Southern League West this afternoon has been postponed due to a frozen pitch at Eynsham Park. It is the second weekend in a row that Marine have had to do without a fixture, with last Sunday’s scheduled
A MAN was taken to hospital with “life-changing” injuries, following a crash on the A419 last night. Police were called to the accident on the A419 northbound, north of the Dorcan turning, shortly after 11.40pm on Friday. The 32-year-old driver
A MUSICIAN from Old Town is launching his new single with a party on Saturday.Bricklayer Gerard Gearon began his new career with a bang after getting his first single played on BBC Radio 6music earlier this year.Now he's looking forward to launching
PRINCE Charles had a chat and a chuckle with the owners of the Ramsbury estate yesterday.After a whistle-stop tour of the brewery, His Royal Highness enjoyed a snifter of vodka and a taste of the gin which was brewed and distilled onsite.He also spoke
A PROGRAMME that helps train teachers in Swindon and Wiltshire has been showered with praise and rated outstanding in its first ever Ofsted inspection.The North Wiltshire School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) is in its third year of operation
WINCANTON distribution centre workers Craig Dus and Mike Wilson endured hours of bone-chilling cold in a bid to raise awareness of homelessness at Christmas.Equipped only with a sleeping bag each and a cardboard box they stationed themselves at the entrance
SELECTION of images from Dave Evans as Swindon Town slipped to a fifth straight defeat with a 3-2 loss to Colchester United at the County Ground last night.
WORLD number six Rob Paxton won the annual Westlecot Indoor Open Singles tournament last weekend. The Ilminster player and World Pairs and Mixed Pairs winner in 2015 beat England U25 international Ryan Atkins (Malvern Hills) in a three-end tie-breaker
WESTLECOT ladies produced a superb battling performance to record an excellent 88-66 victory over West Berks (Newbury) in the third round of the Yetton Plate. The Swindon side had surrendered home advantage on Saturday morning so as not to clash
