POLICE have appealed for any information that could help them find a missing teen. Alex Roberts, 14, has been missing since Tuesday afternoon - with officers increasingly concerned for his welfare. The boy was last seen near Sainsbury's on
SWINDON Supermarine extended their unbeaten streak to six games as they snatched a 2-2 draw at home with Salisbury. Interim boss Lee Spalding received a double boost ahead of the all-Wiltshire tie as defender Jon Else and midfielder Sam Morris
Lauren Taylor meets the Michelin star chef as he publishes his first cookbook. For a chef who became Britain’s youngest to earn a Michelin star at the age of 24, and twice triumphed on BBC Two show Great British Menu, Tommy Banks is remarkably
THE hunt is on for a pet duck with a taste for adventure. Four-year-old Silver has been missing from the garden of her Moredon Road home for the past four days. Owner Yvonne Vaughan is worried that the fowl may have escaped to nest in someone
A black BMW car crashed into three parked vehicles in Pinehurst before fleeing. Residents of Wavell Road were woken at 1am on Monday to the sound of the crash. A police spokesman said: "We were were called to reports to a car colliding with
Wiltshire Police is joining other partner agencies in support of the Swindon Feminist Network’s event on what women in Swindon want following the #MeToo campaign. The free event is being held on Wednesday April 18 from 7pm at the Central Community
We in Swindon are rightly proud of our very own collection of modern art, but have you ever wondered how we came to be in possession of such a wonderful trove? In fact, there’s no short answer to that. The Swindon Collection of Modern British Art
TWO impressive and dark dramas were performed in the Victoria for the Swindon Fringe Festival. First, Italian theatrical troupe Le Ore Piccole brought their acclaimed play The Casting to the venue. The story drops the audience into the middle
A MAN has been found dead at North Star today near the grounds of Swindon College and the Oasis. The death of the man, aged in his thirties, is not being treated as suspicious by Wiltshire Police. He has been named on social media as Dan Greenwood
And so we enter a new era. The Adver has new offices, and on the very day that it was running an extended story about the historic move (last Thursday), a reunion of former staff was taking place, attended by yours truly. It is only the second
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Shares in Whitbread rocketed yesterday after activist investor Elliott revealed it has become the firm’s largest shareholder, with pressure expected to be applied to break up the Costa Coffee and Premier Inn owner. Elliott now owns over 6% of Whitbread
SWINDON 1952: Marlborough stationmaster Mr J Barnaby, interviewed by the Adver, lamented that many people, especially in the Swindon area, believed Savernake Forest remained closed to the public, even though it had only been closed during the war
It feels like a long time ago already but I do hope everyone had good Easter breaks. With the clocks changing and the sun finally emerging it certainly does feel positive and there continues to be much to be optimistic about in the local economy too
A ROW has been re-ignited over whether or not a bridge should be open to all traffic or just public service vehicles. Plans are in the pipeline to build the Great Stall Bridge which will provide pedestrian, cycle and public transport access into
SWINDON has been named one of the top 10 best places to make a living in the UK. Our town beat Oxford, Bristol, London and Cambridge in the rankings but placed just below Reading and Gloucester. Swindon ranked 8th out of the 59 towns and cities
Tucked away amidst the fields and woods of north Wiltshire is an emporium of mustards and spices. Approach the home of Tracklements: Curious Curators of Culinary Condiments, and even before you have stepped through the door, the heady fragrance
TOP Noughties girlband Atomic Kitten have been announced as the final act in MFor Festival's line-up. Two of the three original band members, Natasha Hamilton and Liz McClarnon, will perform in Lydiard Park on July 28 as part of an ambitious new
A SIMPLE plastic sheet has transformed the life of one wheelchair-bound jet setter. Designed to be pulled over a wheelchair, the lightweight cover turns an ordinary wheelchair into a makeshift shower seat. The effectively simple design has been
THE escalation of murderous knife crime has prompted the folks in charge to begin pushing through a series of new regulations. They include making it a criminal offence to possess so-called zombie knives - they’re a bit like any other knife except
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SWINDON Robins celebrated winning the Speedway Premier League with the mayor Maureen Penny in her parlour. The team beat the Wolverhampton Wolves 90 to 89 in October to secure their first title since 2012. And they went on to win the Charity Shield
THE council-owned company behind Swindon’s successful ventures into solar power and renewable energy has welcomed new members of staff. Public Power Solutions, the wholly-owned company of Swindon Borough Council, has appointed two new non-executive
Here are some images of the Regent Street area from the Adver archives. We hope they stir happy memories
THIS week in 1978 was the second National Smile Week. Begun the previous year, the annual event organised by the British Dental Health Foundation to encourage us to look after our teeth is now National Smile Month. The Adver took the opportunity
VICKERS in South Marston produced aircraft from the 1940s until the 1960s – and parts for others including Concorde for several years after that. Machines which rolled off its production line included the Spitfire and the Supermarine Swift fighter
The vegan diet has made it into the mainstream. No longer does the word conjure up images of pallid sandal-wearers munching on dispiriting mounds of bland vegetables. These days all sorts of celebrities and sports people are embracing a diet and
THIS comedy featuring four ageing opera singers in a home for retired musicians is clever, compassionate and simply very funny by any yardstick. But it will resonate particularly with audience members of a certain age, as it charts the increasingly
SWINDON Supermarine chief Lee Spalding says his side must be more imposing if they are to come away with a positive result against high-flying Salisbury this evening. Marine led for the majority of Saturday’s Southern League West clash against
OBESITY is placing a growing strain on Swindon’s healthcare system, new figures show. The number of people left needing hospital treatment for a health problem related to obesity has almost doubled in four years. Official figures published by
MORE than 60 taxi drivers went on strike in Swindon claiming an app that grossly overcharged some passengers for journeys is still not fixed. The V Cars drivers refused to work yesterday and during the afternoon they parked their cars outside the
A Swindon company is the fastest-growing in Wiltshire, according to a Sunday Times report. Wasdell, a pharmaceutical logistics company in Blagrove, was the only town business to make it in to the Profit Track Top 100, a ranking of the country’s
SWINDON is the third most-watched place in the UK outside London with 606 CCTV cameras around the town, the Adver can reveal. With a borough population of 220,000, that means there's a camera for every 360 people. The figure for local-authority-run
A SCHOOL caretaker who sexually abused a seven-year-old girl in the late 1970s has been jailed for three years. Stephen Oliver was still a teenager when he took the opportunity to get the youngster to touch him inappropriately as he babysat.
HOUSING, education and town centre regeneration are the three biggest challenges facing the town, the leader of the Swindon Labour Group has said. Councillor Jim Grant has laid out what he considers the most significant hurdles that must be overcome
AFC MANNINGTON extended their perfect record at the top of the Division Three table in the Swindon Sunday League with a 6-1 success away at Gorsehill Borough. The victory was the 16th from 16 league games for Kye Robinson’s side this season and
FLOYD Taylor admits Swindon Wildcats experienced a moment of panic during Sunday's National Cup Final second leg against Sheffield Steeldogs, despite lifting the trophy after winning by two goals on aggregate. Wildcats made the best possible start
SWINDON Town boss Phil Brown is in no mood to throw in the towel on his side's play-off ambitions despite the diminishing window of opportunity available to the County Ground men. With three matches remaining in League Two, Town lie three points
FORMER British rally champion Shelly Taunt will return to racing this weekend, almost two years after last taking to the track. The Highworth racer will team up with co-driver and friend Julie Murphy ahead of the Corbeau Seats Clacton and Tendering
MELKSHAM Town Reserves turned in a five-star performance in the top-against-bottom battle in the Wiltshire League Premier Division at the weekend. Lee Fielding, Callum Demkiv, Jake Sainsbury, Tom Jones and Seth Wain were all on target as basement
SWINDON Town Ladies lifted the Wiltshire Women's Cup with a 2-0 victory over local rivals Royal Wootton Bassett Town Ladies at Melksham Town's Oakfields Stadium on Sunday. With both teams in fighting out for the South West Women's Football League
COURT: Tristan Tanner, 19, of Mill Lane in Lambourn has been disqualified from driving for 14 months after pleading guilty to a drug-driving charge. Tanner drove his car on the M4 with 25 micrograms of ketamine in his blood on August 22. For
