JOE Harris grabbed the only goal at Hunts Copse last night as Supermarine progressed in the GX Cup at the expense of local rivals Cirencester Town. The striker latched onto a through-ball from fellow front man Steve Cook before calmly slotting home
FRIDGE magnets and calendars are the latest weapons in a Wiltshire recycling campaign. From this week 130,000 households across Wiltshire, including in Wootton Bassett, Purton and Lyneham will start getting kerbside black box collection calendars. The
THE next Lewis Hamilton could be given a helping hand, thanks to a go-karting fan who is following in his millionaire brother’s footsteps. Will Tew, 28, of Cricklade, has set up the British Schools’ Karting Championship and hopes all senior
Window bills, confectioner’s bags and sermons are just a few of the seemingly endless list of printing services produced by Robert Astill at his works in Victoria Street. Robert Astill was born in Coventry in 1833 married Margaret Delphi Considence
BREACHING packaging regulations has landed a fruit and nut firm in a pickle. Besana UK Limited, of Rissington Business Park, Bourton-on-the-Water, was fined £14,500 at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court this week. The prosecution was brought because it failed
SINCE the age of six teenager Benjamin Bateman has dedicated himself to the St John Ambulance. And the 16-year-old has been given the ultimate award for his diligent contribution. The New College student has received a Grand Prior Award
A PAIR of Wiltshire millionaires have taken over their village’s pub. Howard Spooner and Guy Sangster have taken over The Oddfellows Arms, in Manton, near Marlborough. The pair hatched the idea after Mr Spooner, a 37-year-old nightclub entrepreneur,
THE valley looked like a scene from a Christmas card, quilted with snow, a drifting curtain of new flakes obscuring the tiny houses with their golden window lights, and blurring the dark line of the trees that followed the frozen river. It was
THE Discworld series is one that has touched many bookworms hearts over the years. Whether you are an avid reader of the series and religiously devour the pages of each novel as it is released, or you just dip in and out of the stories in a
THE new Park Library is proving so popular that residents have nearly doubled their book borrowing. Library staff past and present gathered at the venue yesterday to celebrate the official opening of the Cavendish Square facility. The revamped Park
SWINDON has shown how much it cares by raising a massive £25,000 for three local charities. The Swindon Cares campaign easily beat last year’s total of £16,000 for the trio of Swindon Samaritans, the Broadgreen Breakfast Club and the Swindon MS Therapy
Not only did Swindon Works have diesel shunting locos, other factories and industrial sidings in Swindon were also owners of their own diesel shunting locos. WH & DO Wills, the cigarette makers in Colbourne Street, had a loco until 1980
By CHRISTINE EMERSON, dog behaviourist at Drove Veterinary Hospital. Do you wish you could take your dog to the vet without the worry of them biting? Do you imagine leaving the surgery with the vet having been bitten, your head held low with shame
From graduate to practising vet. By HELEN CAINES of Drove Veterinary Hospital I found myself walking out of my graduation ceremony from The Royal Veterinary College straight into an interview at Drove Veterinary Hospital. Two weeks later, I could
More advice from BETHAN COOK of George Veterinary Group’s Equine Clinic. Some days you may feel your horse is having an ‘off day’, and I’m sure there are days when we all feel slightly below par, but in some cases this loss of performance can become
More advice from LINDA BELTON of George Veterinary Group’s Equine Clinic. With the dark nights and wild winter weather truly with us, there may just be some time to put together a health plan for your horse. The idea that prevention
IT amazes me how people who ride horses rarely put themselves through the rigorous training their horses endure. If it is meant to be a perfect partnership, surely the human element should aim to resolve all of their muscular imbalances and body management
Honeystreet is a small village of 29 houses, clustered almost entirely along the banks of the Kennet and Avon Canal. It lies in the Vale of Pewsey, beneath the Marlborough Downs, where the Ridgeway descends from the high chalk down. There has been
CLAIRE CHAMBERS and DEAN SKEATES continue their monthly series looking at life at their stud competition yard. Well, the temperature has certainly dropped and we are well into the winter. This last month, Dean has been training himself
A FAMILY of dog lovers from Gloucestershire are stepping up their campaign to find a labrador that went missing back in September. Lady, a seven-year-old black labrador with a little grey at her muzzle, went missing in the Brimpsfield/Birdlip area,
ALEX McPHERSON of Drove Veterinary Hospital continues his journal about life as a farm vet. October ended with a fantastic party laid on by the partners at Drove, and organised by the nurses. They did a fantastic job of setting up the spooky
A CAMPAIGNER whose sister was shot and killed by her ex-husband after police failed to investigate death threats, has created a charity in her memory. Frank Mullane created Advocacy After Fatal Domestic Abuse to raise awareness about domestic
DEVIZES Kev Rowles led the way yet again in the latest round held on the Upper Thames Angling Times Winter League at the Kennet & Avon at Bedwyn. His 15lb 11oz proved too good in a match where the skimmers failed to show. Rowles’ weight edged out Mike
STEF Kuczynski breathed a huge sigh of relief after his Purton side finally saw off plucky Trowbridge Town in the Corsham Print Senior Cup. The Red House outfit had to come from behind twice, before three goals in extra time rounded off a deserved 5-
No, not the fruit, but the suite of Apple Mac computers creating waves throughout Dorcan Technology College. Along with the launch of the Media Diploma in September, Dorcan is becoming a media – savvy school, creating videos and radio shows
NORTH Wilts Ladies 2nd extended their winning run to four matches with a convincing 5-1 victory over Frome 3rd. Frome showed determination from the pushback, but North Wilts repelled the early pressure before Nicole Dhillon fired them in front. The
TOOTHILL Community Cafe has been awarded more than £4,000 in National Lottery funding. The money will go towards childcare provision for lone parents in the area enabling them to learn new skills in the cafe and gain basic food hygiene qualifications
CIRENCESTER advanced to the fourth round of the EDF Senior Vase with a 25-17 victory over Milton Keynes. It was an unexpected win for Ciren against a side who ply their trade in the league above but it was a deserved victory. Cirencester fell behind
SWINDON College hit the half century mark for the second match in succession as they dispatched Blandford 66-0 in the first round of the Dorset & Wilts Plate. Martin Peaple’s side ran in 10 tries in total against their hapless opponents from Dorset &
I REFER to D Seal's letter about the refurbished Park Library (November 24) which you quite inappropriately headed "Tough Times for elderly readers". He/she made a valid point about the large print books at ground level, but this was corrected a fortnight
A DRUG addict, who was caught about to hurl drugs and mobile phones into a prison, has been jailed himself. Nathan Formoy was by spotted prison officers patrolling Erlestoke Prison’s perimeter who found him skulking in undergrowth clutching
IT was unlucky 13 for Wootton Bassett as they were hammered by neighbours Chipppenham. Bassett were beaten 13-0 by their local rivals as they were totally outclassed. Cameron Morris and Luke Morris both grabbed four goals apiece as their side blitzed
GREENMEADOW boss Brian Brogden discovered the grass is not always greener as his Division Two table toppers dropped their first points of the season away at battling Blunsdon United Reserves. A brace from the prolific Stuart Hodson looked to have sealed
WE all have someone we look up to and whose success we would like to achieve for ourselves. And we here at the Student Adver want to know who is the best role model for youngsters in the town. We've come up with a list of five celebrities
CHILDREN'S charity Barnardo's made history this week. We launched our first ever TV advertisement reinforcing the fact that we believe in children, no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Our latest campaign has been
THE man behind the bid to run North Swindon’s newest primary school as an Islamic Faith School has refused to back down. At a heated public meeting last night Shahid Sahu, pictured, chairman of the Al Habib Islamic and Cultural Centre, faced down his
SWINDON upset high-flying Bristol UWE after bouncing back from a goal down to win 2-1 at Isambard Learning Campus. With the side returning to near full strength following the return of Matt Salmon and John Scrase, Swindon were in confident mood and started
I watch the high rough waves Cheeky seagulls I hear call Bare feet in the sand, I have touching The washy seashore. Big and small crabs are running away From the fishermen’s haul, Ships’ sails are blowing wild Maybe pirates on wooden decking floors
FAIRFORD and Wootton Bassett were Hellenic League winners last night, but Highworth Town were beaten at home. Sammy Ibrahim’s 15th-minute strike was enough for Ardley United at Highworth in the Premier Division. Fairford though were winners at home
BRITISH tourists in Thailand were facing terror and turmoil today after protesters forced Bangkok airport to cancel all flights. They are among an estimated 3,000 people stranded by an anti-government protest which has led to shooting and bomb
A PENSIONER escaped with minor injuries after her mobility scooter was in collision with a car – yards from the spot where a Swindon child died after being struck by a car. The woman had been close to a pedestrian crossing on Drove Road when
CHRISTMAS will be brighter for at least one child – after a generous grandmother handed over the first gifts to a special appeal. The Brunel Christmas Gift Appeal aims to get presents to Swindon youngsters who would otherwise not be getting
YOU may be aware that from this month the government begins issuing what it calls, with an obvious nasty spin, ID cards for foreigners. You may not be aware what this means in practice. First affected will be students and those marrying Britons. The
SOME months ago I wrote to say that the best way to avoid the worst of the recession was to leave the EU and form our own economic policies. Tied to the EU will be of no advantage. Proof that we are unable to do what is truly needed to get out of trouble
A faith based cure for our financial ills? NOW that Britain has been refused financial help by Saudi Arabia, it is perhaps time to consider what might make the Saudis change their hearts and minds. How about Britain converting to the Moslem faith
Suez Medal A GENTLEMAN phoned me on Sunday morning regarding the Suez Medal, but I regret to say I failed to write his phone number down correctly. If he would like more information there is a help line to the office on 0800 1692277. The postal
WHAT do Spittleborough, Mannington, Mead Way, Junction 15 and Coate Water all have in common, apart from the fact they are all roundabouts? All of them can have vehicles stationary on them at 3am waiting for traffic lights to change. Why in this eco
ANNE Snelgrove MP transcends all form of sense and logic in her latest attempt to blame Swindon Borough Council for the wanton vandalism as evidenced in the damage caused to the Queens Drive Speed camera (SA, November 21). In her ill advised comment she
WHAT is it about some dog owners that makes them think they're above the law? What is it about prohibitive signs on gates, by that I mean a red circle on a white background with a red bar dissecting what certainly looks to me like a dog, that some dog
I AM afraid that it is Mr Hall who has apparently misunderstood the facts here. (SA, November 21). The rot did indeed set in when Heath, without any kind of mandate, took this country into a Federal Superstate, knowing full well that it was nothing less
WILDCATS head coach Peter Russell has been sacked by the English Premier League ice hockey club. The Scot, pictured, who has been in charge at the Link Centre since the 2006/07 season, was surprisingly given his marching orders yesterday with the club
The Cameron thing last week, thinking he needed people to remember him, announced that the Tories agreement to match the current government’s spending plans, are no more. He says they are ...well basically wrong. So if the Tories do get in at the
