Between 1905 and 1914 more than 1,000 women had been imprisoned during the votes for women campaign, among them Swindon-born militant suffragette, Edith New. Despite demands for suffragettes to be treated as political prisoners detained in
SWINDON Supermarine notched up their second Southern League win in a row against Hemel Hempstead Town last night, courtesy of a first-half strike by Ash Edenborough. Chris Taylor picked out the front man with an inch-perfect through ball on 25 minutes
CELEBRITY couple Neil and Christine Hamilton have lent their support to a drive to encourage people to buy local. The pair were invited to officially open the Brinkworth Market, at Fritterswell Farm, Brinkworth, yesterday. The market is the first in
IT’S Friday evening at Sutton Park in Blunsdon where youngsters are doing what they do best – play football. This is Blunsdon Colts, typical of many football clubs across Swindon, which provides coaching and a safe environment for budding Beckhams of
SWINDON Robins’ supporters have called for the ‘Blunsdon roar’ to return to Abbey Stadium for Monday’s Elite League final return leg against Wolverhampton Wolves. The chairwoman of the Robins’ Pit Crew supporters club said riders need their fans’ backing
STUDENTS spent yesterday interviewing local media figures in a bid to find out what makes journalists tick. The 18 media studies students from St Joseph’s Catholic College grilled industry people including radio hosts Jez and Roo from Heart
FORMER Dorcan School pupil Lisa Fishlock has graduated with a PhD in organic chemistry. The 26-year-old, originally from Okebourne Park, also has a first class degree from Oxford University but is now retraining as an accountant. Lisa’s research focused
The first British-built Honda Jazz car rolled off the new production line today. The car manufacturer hopes the model will signal the end of a difficult year which saw the Swindon plant close down for four months. Production of the Jazz for European
FOR the children from Chalet School in Liden, Thursday is a day they look forward to. It’s the day the youngsters, who are autistic and have severe learning difficulties enjoy pony riding sessions. And their visits to Wickstead Farm, near Highworth
SCOTT Hillier will pay an emotional tribute to his mother by completing the Swindon Half Marathon this weekend. Scott, 39, of Filsham Road, Oakhurst, lost his mother Pam Hillier to the rare disease sarcoidosis in May. Pam had battled the disease — which
PEOPLE who live in Churchward Avenue and get upset about L drivers should count their lucky stars that they don't live in Broome Manor lane! Oops! RICHARD LAW Chedworth Gate Swindon
FOND memories of renowned chef Keith Floyd have moved the landlord of a Swindon pub to put on a special menu in his honour. The recipes, drawn from the celebrity chef’s cookery books, include trout wrapped in newspaper, and The Rat Trap in Stratton is
The Swindon Strategic Economic Partnership is once again seeking to uncover the best new business brains in the borough. Entries to the Swindon New Business Competition 2009 are open to entrepreneurs who have recently started a new business in Swindon
SPEEDWAY fans desperate to see Swindon Robins win the Elite League grand final have criticised price increases at the Abbey Stadium. Fans have also contacted the Adver to raise concerns over transportation and parking issues ahead of Monday’s return
ABBEY MEADS SUNDAY PENHILL FC boosted their hopes of survival in the Swindon Abbey Meads Sunday 6-a-side Leisure Leagues Premier Division, as they romped home to a 9-1 rout of Leave MYA this week. But the big top of the table clash was
A RURAL school is still going strong after 160 years in the same building. An anniversary celebration and reunion is being planned for Saturday to mark Bishopstone Primary School’s history. Former pupil Jeremy Harding, 58, who attended the school from
ON TALKING to my grandchildren the other day they told me they don’t go to the toilet at school because they are disgusting. They are filthy, seats hanging off, doors hanging off. Surely this isn’t very healthy for a school and is a health hazard. (Mrs
SERIOUSLY disturbing, is it not, that more than half of foreign lorries and more than a third of British lorries on our roads have dangerous defects? How long must we suffer this threat? The UK authorities, supported by police forces from seven European
HAVING four children in as many years has taken its toll on Amanda Broomhall – but she has not got to keep a single one of the babies. The 38-year-old has endured three pregnancies, including one involving twins, as a surrogate mother for three
NOW that the Irish have voted in favour of the Lisbon Treaty, it looks like it will be ratified by all the EU countries. It is a great pity that we were not allowed to democratically endorse the Treaty in a referendum, but so be it. I am writing to get
WITH the General Election getting ever closer our beloved leader Gordon Brown has at the Labour Party Conference tried hard to rally his crestfallen troops. We have a Prime Minister who, in spite of numerous tax rises, has not been able to raise enough
I FEEL I must give my views on the new vetting and barring register and Mr Buckland’s comments on it. The new rules are indeed adding to the burden on charities, especially on ones that have occasion to call on parents to be chaperones, however
SUPERMARINE chairman Hywel Rees is thrilled with the steady development of the club’s players this season. Rees watched on as Marine grabbed their first win in Dorset and Wilts 1 North this season with a tense 27-24 success over Wootton Bassett
OUR Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has told his conference that, if re-elected, his party would crack down on anti social behaviour. The trouble is Mr Brown that your party was elected on that slogan in 1997 and we are still waiting. In any case you are
NEW College top the Wiltshire Premier after a resounding 7-3 away victory at second-placed FC Chippenham Youth, writes SAM MORSHEAD. The success was made all the more astounding considering Mark Teasdale had just 11 names to choose from ahead of kick-off
CONSIDERING the amount of publicity surrounding David Cameron’s rhetoric and actions, I feel it’s pertinent to highlight some of his infallible “claims to fame”, I start with his indecent language on live radio followed by his insensitive impersonation
SUPERMARINE Ladies clinched a 14-10 win over Richmond Ladies in Championship South West Two. Despite being one player short Marine produced a spirited first half display and were unfortunate to go into the break 5-0 down. Early in the second half Richmond
WOOTTON Bassett under 13s beat local rivals Swindon 55-0 in the first cup game of the season. Bassett opened the scoring when Tom Fieldsend powered through the Swindon line to touch down A disjointed first half, littered with penalties and knock-ons
GRAND Prix ace Freddie Lindgren says his Wolverhampton side are not popping the champagne corks just yet - despite convincingly beating Swindon in the Elite League grand final first leg. Swede Lindgren, pictured above, slammed in a stunning paid maximum
IN a shocking week, Oxfam's workers on the ground in both East Africa and East Asia are facing crisis and disaster on a huge scale. We are appealing to readers to help us to save more lives. People in East Africa are dying, with millions more at risk
MICHAEL Hunt is perhaps not a name familiar to the casual Swindon speedway fan. But for the last eight seasons, Hunt has been an important figure behind the scenes at the Abbey Stadium. This is because the 48-year-old is clerk of the
A TEACHER from Purton has won a Pride of Britain award for making maths lessons cool. Former Bradon Forest pupil Jonathan Heeley will appear on ITV1 tonight at 8pm as one of the prestigious award recipients. Jonathan met Gordon and Sarah
WOOTTON Bassett’s winless run in South West 1 East continued with another heavy defeat, this time at Oakmeadians. Bassett managed just one try in a 44-5 loss. After the game Bassett fly-half David Martin said: “It was a better performances seeing as
IN 1973 the Conservative government of Mr Edward Heath, as he was then, took us into what was thought by the people of Britain to be a Common Market. He was also fortunate to win the Charlemagne prize of £39,000 soon after. In 2009, with the Irish vote
WOOTTON Bassett hosted a mini rugby festival at Stoneover Lane on Sunday Sunday,October 4. Swindon, Corsham, CATs and Chippenham all took part with roughly 500 players aged from seven to 12 enjoying the day. In the under seven tournament, the home team
SWINDON’S first team endured a difficult afternoon last Saturday, going down 43-3 at Chipping Norton in Southern Counties South. Coach Neil Loader felt the result was unjust on his side, and added that there were obvious areas in which they could improve
MINETY went down to a 43-0 defeat to North Dorset on a blustery Sunday afternoon. The home side were made to pay for regular handling errors, on which the visitors rarely failed to capitalise Despite a positive start, Minety spilt the ball in the opposing
BEFORE the yes side cheer too loudly over the Irish EU vote let's look very closely at how they achieved their goals. The EU threatened to withdraw considerable levels of funding from Ireland if the vote was no. The EU promised no EU Commissioner for
A TAXI firm will offer Swindon women the chance to feel safer at night by improving the way it picks up customers. SN1 Radio Cars Limited, based in the Cheney Manor Industrial Estate, will send its customers individual pin number cards that match up
I REFER to my letter dated September 27 where I said that this government would never give our troops enough equipment to fight in Afghanistan. Today in The Times newspaper there is a heading that says it all - Treasury block more helicopters for Afghanistan
ON September 14 you very kindly published a letter from me asking a serious question of Conservative Councillor Justin Tomlinson, but so far he has not answered. So, with your permission, I'd like to repeat it. Mr Tomlinson very kindly offered a place
TWO men commit a murder and both get "life"! In truth a 21-year-old man gets 13 years, his 16-year-old accomplice gets 11 years! Meanwhile the family and friends of the man they murdered, Michael Eccles, get a genuine life sentence as they will never
REFERENCE Roger Hayes letter, The decline of Barbury Castle. As a country park this is a disgrace that the council deem fit to let such an area of outstanding national beauty go to rack and ruin - a lost opportunity for the council to promote tourism
MIKE Spry makes a very determined effort to praise the achievements of Gordon Brown (SA, October 1) referring not once but twice to the Prime Minister's gifted foresight. Sadly this quite amazing trait was not in evidence during the decade of Mr Brown's
DANNY Wilson paid tribute to Phil Smith after the stand-in keeper performed heroics to book Town’s place in the southern area quarter-finals of the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy last night. The 29-year-old made stops to deny Exeter duo Neil Saunders and Stuart
THE parents of a five-year-old brain tumour patient are desperately looking for a last ditch cure to save her life. The Bethany Fenton appeal to raise £50,000 to pay for life-saving Proton Beam Therapy treatment in the USA will continue despite
