WILDCATS returned to form in emphatic fashion tonight with a 9-1 demolition of Wightlink Raiders at the Link Centre. Matty Davies opened the scoring for Peter Russell's side with a short-handed strike at 9.55, and Canadian Joel Petkoff made it 2-0
JASON Welsh scored a late header on his debut to earn Supermarine a point they scarcely deserved against Halesowen Town at Hunts Copse. The former Merthyr Tydfil and Gloucester City marksman nodded home at the near post after Leigh Henry had headed
TWO lucky people will have the chance to take to the skies while raising money for Children In Need. The organisers of the Royal International Air Tattoo (Riat) have put together a package that will allow the winners to savour Britain's finest hour.
Oh I do love Poundland! Yesterday I brought some peace! For the bargain price of just £1. A bit of tranquillity in this house of chaos! The kids hate it mind! Me, well I love it :) I have found a solution to the nagging, the ear ache, the fights, the
BOXING promoter Keith Mayo described Andrew Veal as a "gentle giant". Keith said that his friend of 25 years, whose nickname is Big Bruce, is a fan of boxing and always attends the charity events he organises, making generous donations. "He is just
RODBOURNE residents have spoken of their shock after the body of Dawn Williams was found at her home in Fosse Close. Police launched a murder investigation after the 44-year-old was discovered at 7.15pm on Thursday. The road was sealed off and police
THE boyfriend of Rodbourne woman Dawn Williams runs Bruce Groundwork Ltd. The 42-year-old was in the news in 2004 after neighbours complained that he was using land behind his Fosse Close home as a builder's yard. Residents living near Andrew Veal -
POLICE have pulled a car from a lake in the search for clues about the killing of Dawn Williams. Officers were on the bank of the lake in Cerney Wick, near Cricklade. The black Range Rover is believed to have entered the lake shortly before police found
EARLIER this week we invited readers to have their say about the bus service in this town, and I'm afraid there were not too many compliments for the drivers. Obviously, one of the reasons for this is that we tend to remember only our bad experiences
IN answer to the letter from Ken Oliver (SA, November 5), he states that a canal will create a traffic-free and wildlife-friendly area. But I will ask again how are people from Rodbourne, west Swindon and the motorway supposed to get into town?
THE report reviewing the concert was hardly accurate. Swindon really needs to enjoy themselves more. Beverley Knight is probably one of the best singers we have ever produced in the UK and to see how Swindon reacted was an embarrassment. Firstly, your
POLICE, where are they? Well, they are not at our house where they should be to sort out our ongoing problems. There are statements for them to do, also house calls to make etc. I am getting stressed out by the day. I feel so angry about it all
What is up with this council? We have lived here for 23 years, always used black bags, and now they have decided to give us wheelie bins. There is only one problem. As we live on the A419, down the bottom of Blunsdon Hill, where are we going to put
SO another cost-cutting at GWH, this time cleaning, catering and maintenance staff's hours to be cut to save £600,000. We all know and are aware of the dreaded MRSA and C-Diff in our hospitals which is caused by lack of cleanliness. A hospital must
I HAVE been an avid reader of the Advertiser for most of my life. My experience started by reading the letters. I am still reading the articles in the Adver, comments and letters, so I feel as though I am qualified to write to you. I always read the
IN THE 1980s and 90s immigration was controlled and it was not a political issue. Now it has emerged that 1.5m foreign-born workers came into Britain in the past 10 years - almost twice the Government's original estimate of 800,000. The numbers of
IRON man Brian Hall is taking on a marathon challenge to help save Callum Kaye. Five-year-old Callum has been told by doctors that he could have months to live after being diagnosed with a fatal brain tumour. But his family is determined to take him
MOTORISTS are being warned of a large load that will be on the region's roads over the next few days. A 470 tonne power station transformer will start its journey from Avonmouth Docks, in Bristol, and travel to Didcot, in Oxfordshire tomorrow. It is
This week in class we introduced a hints and tips book, so that members can share there hints and tips, with other members. We all have ideas on how to lose weight. So come on if you have any hints or tips, post them on here and I will add them to the
GRAVESTONES have been laid flat to prevent anyone being injured in a Wroughton churchyard. Expert stone masons checked more than 500 tombstones at Wroughton Parish Church in the annual safety inspection on Tuesday. About 30 stones inspected were found
MINI moto rider Aaron Climpson is hoping to successfully defend his title as the indoor season starts tomorrow at RAF Hullavington, writes ANTHONY MARSHALL. The 12-year-old, from Nythe, has just completed a successful outdoor campaign, which saw him
DOLPHIN'S Allan Minns won a bronze medal in the 100m butterfly at the Disability Sport Events (DSE) National Short Course Swimming Championships. More than 200 swimmers, including participants from Belarus, Spain, Brazil, South Africa and Canada, took
GENERAL manager Steve Nell has given head coach Peter Russell a ringing endorsement as Wildcats attempt to claw their way back up the English Premier League table. Russell revealed this week he is experiencing the "toughest test" of his ice hockey career
A RECOrd 280 entries competed in Knapp Farm's annual horse show at Leigh. Tayah Tucker and her pony Top Dollar had a successful day, winning the 2ft extreme novice show jumping, as well as being placed in the competition pony and young handler classes
WILTSHIRE kept their fine start to this season in the British Darts Organisation inter-county championships going as they recorded their third successive victory of the campaign with a 24-15 home success over Shropshire, writes DAVE EATON. The win at
SIXTEEN-year-old Dan Jones was in sparkling form in Marlborough's Junior Fun Day medal, shooting the best gross score of two over par 74, writes Ernie Newell. It gave the six-handicapper a nett 68, but he had to make do with second place, two strokes
AN exciting end to the Jockeys' Championship could be played out at Doncaster this afternoon with Jamie Spencer and Seb Sanders going head-to-head for the coveted crown. Ogbourne trainer Peter Makin was brought into the mix in midweek when he appealed
AMATEUR players took the first two places in Wiltshire PGA's first Winter Alliance Meeting at Kingsdown, writes Ernie Newell. Alistair James, the Wiltshire captain-elect from Cumberwell Park, took the honours with a round of one below par 71 and was
SUNDAY racing fans are catered for with meetings at Kempton on the all-weather and jump meetings at Hereford and Market Rasen. Kempton's seven-race card gets underway at 1.30pm with a five furlong handicap that could see Blessed Place set a blistering
HONDA workers had a seven-figure reason to celebrate when the millionth Honda Civic rolled off the line at South Marston. At a ceremony at the factory Civic number 1,000,000, wrapped in a Union Jack, was driven off the line to cheers from the workforce
BROAD Hinton trainer Andy Turnell has been having a good start to the new jump season with his young National Hunt flat race runners, having sent out three winners and a second from a limited number of runners. Latest to visit the winner's enclosure
MEET sister and brother Angel and Cena, who are looking for a loving home together. They are about five years old and are currently living at Cats Protection Swindon. Angel is the black female, while Cena is her black and white brother and they are
Here is a round-up of remembrance services taking place on Sunday, November 11. 10am: Cenotaph, Regent Circus, Swindon Remembrance parade and laying of wreaths at the Cenotaph. 10am: St Michael's Church, Highworth Service followed by laying of
