As the sun set over Coate Water park on Saturday evening, a large crowd gathered to mourn the loss of Dan Greenwood. The 32-year-old amateur boxer from Ferndale passed away suddenly earlier this week. His death sent shockwaves through the community
LINCOLN stayed in the play-off places and ended any lingering Swindon Town hopes of promotion with a last-gasp 2-1 win over Colchester in Sky Bet League Two.. Elliott Whitehouse and Courtney Senior exchanged goals in five second-half minutes, leaving
Adver Sport hand out their verdict follow Swindon Town's 1-0 defeat at home to Grimsby Town. Reice Charles-Cook – 6 Hardly had a save to make throughout the game, yet finds himself on the losing side this afternoon. Kyle Knoyle – 5.5
SWINDON Town manager Phil Brown slammed the decision made by referee John Brooks to award Grimsby Town a penalty after his side lost 1-0 at home to the Mariners. The visitors were awarded a penalty shortly before half-time after Grimsby winger
SWINDON Town’s hopes of reaching the League Two play-offs are over after Phil Brown’s men slipped to a 1-0 loss at home against Grimsby. The defeat, plus Lincoln’s victory over Colchester’s, condemned Town to another season in the bottom tier of
VINYL collectors spent a sunny Saturday morning eagerly waiting for a chance to snap up rare records on World Record Store Day. Local record stores could only request some of the 300 different vinyls created exclusively for the day and they were
SWINDON Barbell bagged more success over the weekend at the South West Powerlifting Championships as they came away with a handful of medals. The Wiltshire club registered two wins, as well as a bronze medal to add to numerous South West records
SWINDON-born artist Anna Mazzotta is auctioning a signed portrait of DJ and producer Fatboy Slim to raise money for a friend’s ground-breaking cancer treatment. Anna is a world-renowned painter and artist known for her colourful and emotive portraits
Kerr Okan the lead singer of The LaFontaines chats to the Adver about the new album, Common Problem, out now on A Wolf At Your Door Records and the UK tour You have a very unique sound. How would you describe your music style? It’s hard to
THE staff behind Create Studios were delighted to make history and become the first winners of the Corporate, Social and Environment Responsibility Awards at the Wiltshire Business Awards. The award, which was introduced for the first time this
THIS year’s prestigious Wiltshire Business Awards has crowned First City Nursing Services Ltd as the winners of the Medium Size Enterprise Business of the Year Award. The homecare providers, who are based on Cheney Manor Industrial Estate, Swindon
BECHTLE'S managing director James Napp couldn’t believe his luck when he was named as the business person of the year at the Wiltshire Business Awards. Mr Napp couldn't stop smiling as he was announced as the winner of the award, sponsored by RSM
THE proprietor of The Curry Place has pleaded not guilty to 19 charges relating to food hygiene offences. Mahmod Ali, 47, of Euclid Street in Swindon, will return to court on July 4 in either Swindon or Chippenham for a preliminary hearing before his
IT was a night of success for Crapper & Sons Landfill Ltd at the Wiltshire Business Awards as they were presented with the Outstanding Excellence Award. Launched in 1985, the company, which is based in Royal Wootton Bassett, works hard to minimise
ONE year on from taming the dragons in Dragons Den, entrepreneur Dylan Watkins has walked away from the Wiltshire Business Awards as the Start-Up Business of the Year with Poppy's Picnic. Mr Watkins, who produces and sells raw healthy dog food from
One of the country’s most loved actors, Robert Powell received multiple awards and a BAFTA nomination for playing the title role in Franco Zefferelli’s Jesus of Nazareth; he starred in five series of the hit BBC comedy The Detectives with Jasper Carrott
YOUNG hopefuls sang their hearts out at Swindon Academy yesterday for a chance to appear on The Voice. More than a dozen students plucked up the courage to perform, including 16-year-old Jess Pike from Pinehurst. She said: "It was my first
THE OWNER of an Indian restaurant in Park North has pleaded guilty to 18 food hygiene offences. Roubel Meah of Zeera in Cavendish Square, appeared in Swindon Magistrates Court after Food Standards Agency inspectors repeatedly found numerous breaches
ONE is inclined to assume that the second president of the United States, John Adams, was not being entirely serious when he described the two-party system as “the greatest political evil under our constitution”. Nevertheless, it would be unwise
I AM not doing Sheila and Aubrey Attwater a disservice when I say they are not your typical politicians – indeed, it is a badge they wear with a towering sense of pride. Although they covet a seat at the political banquet, they are not interested
DEFENDER Joe Romanski says he is waiting for the green light as the teenager sets his sights on a Swindon Town debut before the end of the season. Swindon take on Grimsby Town at the Energy Check County Ground today as they look to hone in on the
SWINDON Wildcats captain Jan Kostal praised his side’s strength of character after they signed off the season with NIHL Cup final glory against Sheffield Steeldogs. After drawing the first leg in Sheffield 2-2 last Saturday, Kostal struck the second
BEN Cole heads to the London Marathon on Sunday in buoyant mood after celebrating a famous victory in one of the most iconic events on the British club athletics calendar. The 32-year-old, from Shaw Ridge, helped his Kent club Tonbridge AC win the
BRUNEL ABC duo Maddy Salone-Howell and Leni Dawson don the gloves for bouts in Chippenham on Saturday night. Ten-year-old Maddy, who lives in Hannington and goes to Fairford Primary School, makes her skills fight debut at the Emeralds ABC gym.
PHIL Brown believes opposition teams have added incentive to topple his Swindon Town side as he looks to galvanise their push for a place in the League Two play-offs today. This afternoon’s match at home to Grimsby Town marks the second of a two-day
THREE players from the Westlecot indoor club will be chasing ranking points at the Bristol City & County Open Singles tournament this weekend at Ashton Vale. The trio of Neil Smith, Mike Titcombe and Phil Gregory compete in the penultimate event
WILTSHIRE’S men saw their hopes of national glory in the Liberty Trophy left in tatters at Nottingham as they felt the full force of a powerful Kent side in a heavy 124-60 loss in the semi-finals. The county were appearing in the last four of the
