INTERIM boss Lee Spalding guided Supermarine to a 3-3 draw with play-off contenders Evesham United. Joshua Parson's handed Marine an early lead when he volleyed home in the 17th minute. The hosts hit back with two goals of their own to lead
SWINDON Town have made an offer to acquire the freehold of the County Ground, the club revealed last night. Town chairman Lee Power and non-executive vice chairman Clem Morfuni held "several positive meetings'' with representatives of Swindon Borough
Just five minutes with a pen and paper before bedtime could 'offload' those whirring thoughts, researchers have found.A proper night's sleep is an elusive but oh-so precious thing; many of us lie in bed worrying about all our professional
THOSE TEENAGE YEARS For the last six months, my 14-year-old daughter has been making my life a misery. One moment she seems fine and the next she’s accusing me of being nasty to her, particularly when I ask her to do something around the house
Q Now I'm pregnant, do I need to avoid eating fish? I can't work out whether it's good for me and the baby because of the omega-3 it contains, or bad for us because of mercury contamination...A Dr Carrie Ruxton, a dietitian at the Health Food
RESIDENTS of a Swindon tower block counted themselves lucky to be alive this week in 1968. Exactly half a century ago, dozens of people living in Seagry Court in Penhill were awoken in the middle of the night by what must have sounded like the
AN OFFICAL guide to an extinct borough opens a window on the Swindon of 40 years ago. When the booklet kept in the Adver archives was published in 1978, Thamesdown was four years old. Cobbled together during local government reorganisation,
EIGHT jobs could be lost when a town centre bank closes later this year. The Co-operative Bank’s Regent Circus branch will shut its doors in May. The firm claims that a rise in the number of its customers banking online is behind the closure
A DRIVER who stuck false number plates on his car in an attempt to avoid being stopped by police for having no insurance, filled up his tank and drove off from a Cricklade filling station, magistrates heard. Neil Ash, was ordered to do 100 hours
A Swindon man has scored a Valentine’s Day date with magistrates. Sebastian Stroud, 35, of no fixed abode, has been charged with racial abuse and using threatening words or behaviour. Stroud, who was arrested on Fleming Way last night, is due
Parish councillors have approved the purchase of a radio microphone. The £120 kit would be used by South Swindon Parish Council chairman Chris Watts to record a monthly piece for Swindon 105.5 community radio station, councillors heard at a Tuesday
BUSINESSES looking to boost their exporting capabilities will benefit from two visits by the Department for International Trade’s (DIT) mobile Export Hub in Swindon on January 30.As part of DIT’s Exporting is GREAT campaign, the hub is touring the nation
High street chain Greggs has said it plans to ramp up shop openings over the year ahead after a solid performance in 2017 despite seeing sales growth slow over the Christmas season.The group said like-for-like sales rose 3.7% last year, but growth slowed
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COVENTRY City have outlined the tributes that will be paid to legendary striker and FA Cup-winning hero Cyrille Regis at Saturday’s game against Swindon Town. Regis, who played 238 games and scored 47 goals for the Sky Blues, passed away on Sunday
This week’s news about the future of Carillion, which amongst other things runs the main service contract at Great Western Hospital, meant that I contacted GWH’s Chief Executive and received assurances about the position of Carillion staff at the hospital
SWINDON'S hospice has won a £2,000 cash boost from the Freemasons. The Royal Sussex Lodge, which meets in Old Town, collected the cash for Prospect Hospice. Freemasons Ron Fairhurst and David Lewis handed over a cheque to the Prospect's Hollie
THERE are just a few days left for businesses to enter our Wiltshire Business of the Year Awards 2018.Businesses who would like some recognition for their stellar work and success in the county should submit their entries for the prestigious awards by
ONE cold, dark night in January I have a date with the Death Café. It sounds a little like the opening line of a not very good novel – but driving around the anonymous car park of Shaw Ridge, rain spattering against the windscreen, headlights looming
COUNCILLORS in Stratton have promised to keep the parish precept rise as low as possible for the coming year.At a meeting at Grange Leisure on Tuesday night, the Stratton St Margret Parish Council discussed parish taxes for 2018/19.Last year, the parish
A SWINDON man accused of robbery has been remanded in custody, after appearing before magistrates this morning. Michael King, 38, of Olivier Road, Abbeymeads, faced one charge of robbery, two charges of burglary and one charge of possession of
Ah, January: when the battle is on to lose all that extra weight you put on at Christmas. This year I have taken to locking myself in a darkened room. Well, not a room exactly. It’s a shed without a light. You see, in recent years I have
LYDIA Masseron is traineeship co-ordinator with Swindon-based Green Labyrinth, a Government-backed education and training organisation for young people, many of whom don’t have the formal qualifications required to enter the workforce. It is appealing
SWINDON Supermarine chairman Jez Webb has revealed the club's desire to step up the league ladder was behind last night's shock decision to axe long-serving boss Dave Webb. Webb, who had been in charge since the summer of 2012, was removed with
A MANCHESTER Road man will appear in court this morning charged with one count of robbery and two of burglary. Michael Desmond King, 38, of Manchester Road, has also been charged with possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear
A NURSERY that opened its doors less than 18 months ago has been given a good rating in its first-ever Ofsted inspection.The Play Den only moved into its premises in the Headlands Trading Estate in 2016 after owner Kate Adams decided to move the childminding
SWINDON1952: Trooper Dennis Hatt of the 8th Hussars arrived home in Swindon following Korean War service. Waiting for the 20-year-old at the family home in Cricklade Road were his delighted parents, Mr and Mrs Arthur Hatt. Although he modestly insisted
A LEADING south west telecoms and IT company, Excalibur, is proud to have raised more than £10,000 for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance Airbase Appeal. As a member of the WAA 100 Club, Excalibur Communications in Swindon is one of the first local companies
PEOPLE will have the chance to quiz Wiltshire's police and crime commissioner Angus Macpherson later today (January 17) when he holds a live questions and answer session via social media and phone between 5 and 7pm.Mr Macpherson is holding the live
When musician Shaun Buswell found himself locked up in an American jail for three days, he decided to use this opportunity to make connections with his fellow inmates and have discussions about the American penal and justice system. It was 2002
A COMMUNITY group stand to lose a £12k grant to refurbish drug-hit toilets after asbestos was apparently discovered by council staff. The Mechanics Institution Trust secured the cash from charity Groundwork to makeover the toilet block in Faringdon
NORTH Swindon’s MP admitted to asking a UK space boss if he was any closer to finding aliens. Justin Tomlinson’s unusual admission came as MPs backed the government’s Space Industry Bill. The bill will bring in new powers to license spaceplanes
AN OLD Town wrestling star will take centre stage in a new tour and TV special next month.Known as The English Lion, Eddie Ryan will be travelling the country to some of the biggest UK arenas alongside former WWE superstars Rey Mysterio, Rob Van Dam,
SWINDON will fall silent to remember those who lost their lives during the Holocaust later this month.Scores of people are expected to gather at the Cenotaph on January 27 to mark Holocaust Memorial Day and the theme for this year’s service is ‘The Power
A FORMER parliamentary candidate for South Swindon has been accused of sowing seeds of division after he labelled the town “a Third-World slum”.Eldene resident Martin Costello, who contested the South Swindon seat for UKIP at last year’s general election
SWINDON College Old Boys returned to winning ways in Southern Counties South over the weekend with a narrow two-point victory over strugglers Swanage & Wareham. Their 29-27 success was a welcome return to form after back-to-back defeats for
LAST year, Swindon’s Jamie Cox entered the squared circle in a world title fight against George Groves. Another Swindon fighter, Luke ‘The Duke’ Watkins claimed, then defended his Commonwealth cruiserweight title, his second crown of the year after
SWINDON Town U18s boss Alan McLoughlin was delighted with the grit shown by his youngsters as they picked up a 1-0 win over local rivals Oxford United. The last time the two teams met, McLoughlin’s side had to settle with a point after recording
BEN Cole and in-form Catie O’Donoghue raced to record-breaking victories in the 12th Rough ‘n’ Tumble 10-miles multi terrain race at Milton Lilbourne, near Pewsey. Swindon Harrier Cole smashed his own record, which he set on his debut in the event
