TOWN suffered late heartbreak for the second time in three days as they conceded a 90th minute equaliser to draw 2-2 with Peterborough United at the County Ground. Simon Cox appeared to have grabbed the winner for Swindon when he struck with
A DEVOTED daughter cared for her father until his final peaceful moments, an inquest heard. Retired Annette Howe of Eastmere in Liden was Douglas Howe’s full-time carer after he suffered heart problems and a stroke in 2003. Former carpenter Douglas
After a short, enforced break of two months from paranormal investigations I was out and about again with Wiltshire Phenomena Research. A last minute change of location had dulled a few spirits, but the new location, which had been arranged
WHITE and purple balloons soared over Swindon to mark Domestic Violence Awareness Week. The balloons were released from outside the Civic Offices, Euclid Street, by staff from several agencies backing the awareness campaign. Women involved
WROUGHTON-BORN prop Tim Payne has retained his place in England’s team to face New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday. Wasps’ forward Payne stays in after Andrew Sheridan was again ruled out. Fly-half Danny Cipriani was the big-name casualty
SWINDON Robins will face Wolverhampton Wolves in the quarter-finals of the 2009 Elite League Knockout Cup. Draw First round: Ipswich v Belle Vue Quarter-Finals: Eastbourne v Lakeside, Swindon v Wolverhampton, Coventry v Peterborough, Ipswich
Jazzy blues singer, Imelda May, is as happy in wellies singing to the Glastonbury crowd as she is performing before princes. “I love the festival vibe, even the mud and, besides, everybody has a few glasses of some sort of beverage whether it is
MOTORISTS are being warned to take care while travelling along Croft Road due to a water leak. The problem started last night and the Adver understands that it has been reported to Thames Water, but residents are concerned that with the falling
KINGSDOWN School has narrowly missed out on an outstanding verdict from education watchdog Ofsted, according to its head teacher. The inspector judged the overall effectiveness of the secondary school to be grade two (good) – the second highest rating
I knew Christmas was going to be HELL when Mum came downstairs with baubles dangling from her ears and tinsel round her hair like a halo — and a glass of ginger wine in one hand and way too much of her chest on display for a woman of her age. In the
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't let go, you dipstick?!" grunted Gavin, dangling Mitch over the edge of the gulley by the toggles on his duffel coat. "If I drop you now I'll get to keep all of this!" He waved a bag full of Mitch's Christmas shopping
I knew Christmas was going to be hell when Mum came downstairs with baubles dangling from her ears and tinsel round her hair like a halo - and a glass of ginger wine in one hand and way too much of her chest on display for a woman of her age. In
Our Psychic and Healing Fayre will be on Tues 25th November from 3pm to 9pm at the Crossways Suite, The Moonrakers, Cricklade Road, Swindon, SN2 5AA. This Psychic and Healing Fayre will be held at the Crossway Suite as usual. It has always
Our Psychic and Healing Fayre will be on Tues 25th November from 3pm to 9pm at the Crossways Suite, The Moonrakers, Cricklade Road, Swindon, SN2 5AA. This Psychic and Healing Fayre will be held at the Crossway Suite as usual. It has always
A LINE-UP of eager Paul Weller fans queued at the Oasis to bag tickets to his upcoming Swindon show. The Modfather will be in town on March 18 when he hits the leisure centre’s stage. The singer, pictured, will be returning after a 30-year hiatus from
WINTER. It’s the season for coughs, colds and generally feeling a bit under the weather. And with Christmas seeming to arrive earlier every year, most of us have 101 things we need to do before the festive season gets under way and we can start
SWINDON School of Gymnastics competed at the Wiltshire Grades event at Melksham. Krystal Elaine was a gold medal winner in grade one (11 years and under). Meanwhile, Kate Mitchell was also a gold medal winner in grade one (12 years and under). Teammate
Kelvin Young extended his unbeaten run this season, the Penhill RBL ABC fighter notching up his fourth win in Dursley. Young topped the bill at Synwell ABC, taking on favourite Jon Scott. In the first round Young started well, picking Scott off with
COMPANIES displaying advertising boards outside their properties could face a £2,500 fine under a new crackdown by Swindon Council. The council claims that the ‘A-boards’ can obstruct pedestrians and unless companies have planning consent they
A PANEL of three Swindon people provided “man in the street” reaction on the BBC’s flagship news programme. Newsnight came to Swindon last night to gauge reaction to the Chancellor’s pre-Budget measures. On the panel was a manager from an estate agency
HOLDERS Faringdon Town are through to the quarter-finals of the North Berks League Charity Shield after a 2-1 win over AFC Wallingford, thanks to goals from Garry Sutton and Danny Courtney. Lambourn Sports scored in the first minute against
TOP spot in Division One changed hands at the weekend as Raychem A continued their fine recent performances to defeat Moredon A. Lawn A kept themselves in contention with a win over former league leaders Park A. Abbeymeads pulled off a shock result,
GIRLS FOOTBALL SWINDON Town Ladies Under 16s were 4-2 winners at Cheltenham, their goals coming from a Jess Roffey hat-trick and Philly Dixon. Team: Ellie Rickeard, Jade Schofield, Hannah Curtis, Amber Matthews, Lauren Coward, Sam Jones
Lawn continued their winning form with a 49-35 success over Exeter in Regional League One at Next Generation. The game had added spice as Exeter brough former Lawn captain Julie Goodall with them for the game. Goodall moved to Exeter six seasons ago
MOTORISTS travelling along the new stretch of the A419 are being sent loopy by their satellite navigation systems. The device is not recognising the southbound carriageway near Blunsdon, which was opened last weekend. It shows the route they are travelling
LAWRIE Smith scored the ‘perfect hat-trick’ and then added another for good measure as his Liden Community side in the Under 16 League Cup. It took Smith five minutes to get off the mark against Wroughton Juniors, with a left-footed strike.
SWINDON Supermarine are gearing up for the biggest game in their history after being drawn at home against Blue Square Premier outfit Eastbourne Borough in the first round proper of the FA Trophy. Mark Collier’s side, who saw off Blue Square South side
PLANS to build hundreds of homes on the former Headlands School site may not come to fruition for several years, according to a Swindon councillor. Councillor Garry Perkins, Swindon’s cabinet member for children services, says the current economic climate
The weather took its toll on the Swindon Sunday League programme, reducing it to a handful of games. Division Seven leaders Wheatsheaf bounced back from last week’s shock defeat to inflict a 6-2 drubbing against Ventrolla, thanks to a double
A POLICE force has come in for stinging criticism for the way it handled the cries for help of a former Swindon woman who was murdered by her estranged husband. Julia Pemberton and her son William, formerly of Castle Eaton, were shot dead by
WITH his Christmas shopping now complete, Simon Cox is determined to return to action tonight and help wrap up a vital three points for Town. Swindon entertain Peterborough at the County Ground, with their 15-goal hitman returning from suspension to
HIGHWORTH Town boss Dave Webb is calling on his players to extend their impressive recent form as they take on high-flying Ardley United at the Elms tonight. On the back of three successive victories Highworth are full of confidence, but Webb insists
TOWN stand-in boss Dave Byrne believes his side are finally set to tighten up defensively - just in time to face three of the most potent forwards in the Football League. Craig Mackail-Smith, Aaron McLean and George Boyd have already struck 25 goals
DAVE Byrne is predicting the end of Peterborough United’s 13-game unbeaten league run tonight at the County Ground, insisting Town have no-one to fear in their division. The Posh haven’t tasted defeat in League One action since the end of August and
I AM a proud Season Ticket holder at Swindon Town Football Club and a keen follower of football at all levels both here in the UK and overseas. I’ve not seen the Town away for two seasons now and look forward to seeing other games on alternate
A SWINDON drugs gang is today behind bars for running a cannabis business worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. Former Rouge lap-dancing club boss Aurel Kollabani, 26, his brother Elis, 25, friend Mustafa Duka and Vietnamese woman Thi Hai Nguyen were
SWINDON’S shopping centre has launched a festive appeal to bring Yuletide joy to youngsters in the town. Swindon mayor Steve Wakefield launched the Brunel’s Christmas Gift Appeal with help from the Swindon Advertiser and GWR’s Jez and Roo
AS a jury started their deliberations about a gang accused of running Swindon drug factories, the judge told them there were rarely eyewitnesses to help prove criminal conspiracies. Summing up the two-week trial at Bristol Crown Court yesterday, Judge
