OLD Town will get a spring clean this weekend, as scores of residents take to the streets armed with bin bags. Around 100 people are expected to take part in the Old Town Big Clean-Up. The event will see volunteers tackle litter in four areas
A 73-YEAR-OLD ex-armourer for the RAF is hosting a Meet the Author session to talk about his new romance novel. Peter Perrin, who became a published author at the age of 73, will be giving live book readings and answering audience questions at
A LEVEL par second round of 72 safely saw David Howell make the cut at the Trophee Hassan II in Morocco today. The Swindon star had opened up the tournament with a one-over 73 on Thursday and although he has not able to improve on his overall total
THE FOUNDER of one Swindon car club has spoken out, following reports of boy racers speeding along Great Western Way. He fears that the behaviour of a small number of anti-social drivers was damaging the reputation of more responsible car enthusiasts
FEARS are growing for the welfare of a Swindon teen who still has not been found - three days after his family first reported him missing. Alex Roberts, 14, was last seen on Tuesday afternoon near Sainsbury's, Oxford Road. Police say he was
MEASLES vaccination rates in Swindon are some of the lowest in the area. One in 10 Swindon five-year-olds have not had the second dose of the important Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine. Health chiefs have urged parents and young people
THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY (12A, 124 mins) Starring: Lily James, Michiel Huisman, Matthew Goode, Jessica Brown Findlay, Sir Tom Courtenay, Katherine Parkinson, Penelope Wilton, Glen Powell. Director: Mike Newell. In 1994
A MOTHER who stabbed her five-year-old son to death after suffering years of delusions and psychosis has been locked up. Emma Jackson, of Bromsgrove, Faringdon, showed no emotion throughout her sentencing hearing at Oxford Crown Court. The
AN action-packed day of traditional family fun has been lined up for the annual St George’s Day Festival in the town centre tomorrow. Maypole dancing, a parade, comedy sketches and a chance to meet St George’s dragon Blaze will be the order of the
A TOWN once famous for keeping the world’s locomotives well-oiled is now slick with oil of another kind: beard oil. Swindon has made the global top 500 towns and cities for hipsters – the trendy set sometimes mocked for their thick glasses, shiny
swindon 1952: Swindon Civil Defence workers were told that an atomic powered submarine was to be completed in the United States of America this year. The speaker was Sir Arthur L Dixon, former principal assistant Under-Secretary of State at the
Sarah Singleton looks at what's happening in Swindon this weekend Celebrating family Comedian David Baddiel is bringing his popular show My Family: Not The Sitcom to Swindon’s Wyvern Theatre this weekend. The Olivier-nominated show can
HUNDREDS of pounds in cash has been seized by police - as officers raided a home in Park North. Four suspected drug dealers were arrested in the raid on an address in Milverton Court earlier today. The two men, aged 23 and 25, and two women
In my conversations and correspondence with fellow local residents, many issues are raised. Big and small. Local and national. One such issue which comes up is the matter of fly-tipping. Mattresses, sofas, washing machines. None of these things
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FIREFIGHTERS are tackling a manure fire in Wroughton - as Swindon bakes under 22C heat. Crews from Royal Wootton Bassett and Swindon's Drove Road fire station were called to the blaze shortly before 1pm. The fire is understood to have started in
THE WEEKEND will feel hot and humid, as thundery showers move across the UK. Swindon temperatures are predicted to hit 22C on Saturday afternoon - while Sunday will be a cooler 16C. Organisers of Sunday's London Marathon have urged runners
COURT: District judge Simon Cooper issued a warrant for the arrest of Vincent Shuff with no bail. The 34-year-old from Barton Road in Swindon is charged with stealing three DVDs from HMV worth a total of £70 on February 5, then stealing DVDs worth
Veterans from the Wootton Bassett and RAF football teams are facing off in a charity match for the centenary year celebrations. Money raised from the ‘Super Sunday’ event at the Gerard Buxton Sports Ground in Bassett will go towards the RAF Benevolent
A TEENAGER was assaulted in Haydon Wick on Tuesday evening. The 19-year-old man was shouted at by two other teenagers at the junction of Blunsdon Road and Pond Street just after 8pm. The pair then hit him in the head in what appears to be an
SEARCH and rescue volunteers will have a brand new van to help them in their work after being supported by the High Sheriff of Wiltshire’s endowment fund. More than £6,000 has been donated to community groups around Wiltshire from the fund, which
MARK Collier has signed a new two-year contract to remain as Chippenham Town manager. Last weekend, the Bluebirds' status in National League South was confirmed for next season, with Collier having guided the club to the highest level in their history
WHEN he was just 14 months old, Kieran Brown’s parents were told their baby boy wouldn’t last the night. Now aged 18 and about to take his A-levels, Kieran is preparing to line up at the London Marathon alongside his father Patrick. The Shrivenham
CALLS have been made to take urgent action to resurface the White Hart roundabout at Stratton. Residents and drivers have complained of a number of potholes and craters appearing on the roundabout and claim the borough council has ruled out fully
I WANT to be Swindon’s voice in Westminster, not Westminster’s voice in Swindon, says Labour’s new prospective parliamentary candidate for North Swindon. Popular campaigner and activist Kate Linnegar has been selected by Labour members to fight
MUCH ink has been frivolously spilled in recent years by alarmists harping on about the ‘crisis of democracy’. With just a brief glance at the current affairs section of any reputable book store, readers will be met with such titles as The Last
HONESTY, they say, is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. And if you can fake it, as Groucho Marx comically observed, boy, you’ve got it made. But for sitting Lydiard & Freshbrook councillor Tim Swinyard, who will on May 3 face the tempestuous
A PETITION to save Historic Health Hydro from development has gained a boost to its cause with over 5700 signatures. This week alone has seen more than 200 new signatures and momentum keeps picking up in a bid to keep one of Swindons historic monuments
YOUTH offending team workers in Wiltshire have won recognition for the way their care for young people with special needs who are going through the criminal justice system. The county has been awarded the Achievement for All Quality Mark by the
THE LAST members of a drugs gang that stretched its tentacles into Swindon have been jailed. A police investigation into a network of cannabis farms worth £6 million resulted in 26 men being jailed. Four of them were from Swindon. Arrested
THE future for Swindon Town boss Phil Brown remains uncertain, with the 58-year-old admitting a possible extension to his end-of-season contract is the furthest thought from his mind. Brown joined Town in mid-March following the sudden departure
You can trust Wasuremono to be both right on the current zeitgeist but still way out ahead of the pack when it comes to any video that accompanies their gloriously beguiling music. So not long after watching Ready Player One I find my computer
Homeless people in Swindon are being offered free haircuts thanks to local hairdressers and homeless volunteer group Alternative Angels. Linda Roberts-Irving, 67, from West Swindon, has been running Alternative Angels for two and a half years to
A POLISH mum has spoken out after young children on her estate yelled racist taunts at her and branded her a “b*tch”. Marta Stanislawska says she was walking home with her young daughter when she was surrounded by half a dozen children. The
ROYAL Wootton Bassett coach George Loughlin is adamant a win against Old Centralians this weekend will put the icing on his side’s cake as the South West One East season draws to a close. Bassett face Old Centralians at home this weekend (3pm),
TEENAGER Joe Romanski says a Swindon Town debut would ‘mean the world to him’ as Phil Brown’s defensive options appear thin on the ground. Skipper Olly Lancashire heads a hefty list of absentees at the heart of Town’s defence as his back injury
IMAGES from Dave Evans as Swindon Robins defeated King's Lynn Stars 48-82 in the SGB Premiership on Thursday, April 19.
Manager: Michael Jolley Top Scorer: Mitch Rose - 7 Form Guide: DWLDLD Last Match: 2-2 Draw V Barnet - APR 14 Last Town Match: 3-2 Grimsby Win - Nov 2017 Match Odds: Town Win 3/4 Grimsby Win 15/4 Draw 5/2 Likely line-up
