HUNDREDS enjoyed endless bangs and sparkles at fireworks displays around Swindon in what emergency services are calling the quietest ever in terms of 999 calls. Both the Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service and Wiltshire Police have said they received no
SWINDON Mayor David Wren is staging a works Christmas party for the whole town after he realised that many companies had stopped the festive tradition. Coun Wren has hired the Liquid and Envy nightclub in the town centre on December 21 and
THE sorrow and sacrifice of war were brought sharply into focus as young and old gathered for Remembrance Sunday. And nowhere was the occasion more poignant than in Swindon and Wootton Bassett where hundreds gathered to pay their respects just
SCHOOLCHILDREN will have their road safety knowledge tested this week in what organisers are saying could be a life-saving quiz. As part of the National Road Safety week, Swindon fleet management company Arval is hosting a quiz open to all Year 11 pupils
ALMOST 200 children in Swindon will have at least one Christmas present to open after the town’s Disney store started its soft toy appeal. The Magical Giving Tree appeal will see customers sponsoring 185 soft toys and donating them to the Swindon Lions
SWINDON Town have been drawn away to Wrexham in the second round of the FA Cup. For more on this story, see tomorrow's Swindon Advertiser.
Two footballing legends were given a huge round of applause by supporters after they visited Swindon last night. Swindon Town greats Ossie Ardiles and spurs FA cup hero Ricky Villa were warmly welcomed by 150 people from the Swindon Spurs supporters
SIX soldiers killed in Afghan-istan will be repatriated through Wootton Bassett on Tuesday. Their coffins will pass through the town only two days after Remembrance Day services to honour those killed and wounded in all conflicts. The cortege of Union
TOWN boss Danny Wilson admitted he wasn't surprised by the performance of cup minnows Woking, after watching his side negotiate a tricky 1-0 first round win over the Blue Square South outfit. Striker Billy Paynter grabbed the only goal of the game in
THE mother of teen crash victim Alex Szymanski has spoken of the moment she was told her beloved son had died. Alex, 19, and his uncle Shaun Hill, 28, were involved in a three-vehicle crash on Wharf Road, outside Wharf Farm, near Wroughton,
