TOWN bowed out of the FA Youth Cup at the second round stage as they went down 2-1 against Leyton Orient at the County Ground after extra-time tonight. In an entertaining first half, Seb Broomfield's superb individual effort gave Swindon a deserved
SCHOOLBOY Toby Chevis will have his dreams come true in January when he takes to the O2 Arena in London and performs a solo to a crowd of almost 18,000 people. Toby, 14, from Wanborough, was handpicked to a sing a solo at the Voice in a Million concert
DEVELOPERS could exploit proposed redundancies in Swindon Council’s planning enforcement team according to one councillor. Two senior planners and a female assistant enforcement officer were given a two-week consultation notice by management on Wednesday
THE town centre is likely to be the next area of Swindon to get free wireless internet after Highworth. The council has linked up with private firms to offer every resident in Swindon two hours worth of free internet access every day through newly formed
AN autistic schoolboy is facing a 40-mile journey to an Oxfordshire special school next year because he lives outside the Swindon catchment area. Richard Brooks, of Sand Hill, Shrivenham, has severe autism so when mother Lin was looking for schools for
A BLESSED balloon has officially travelled further than the woman who released it – after the helium filled party decoration travelled 673 miles – from Purton to Lyon, France. Frances Baker, who lives in The Cedars Care Home, in High Street
DESPITE early reports of a wet Christmas, dreams of a white wonderland have come true for children in Swindon with a giant snowglobe placed in the town centre. The inflatable dome, full of artificial snow, was put up in the Brunel Centre on Monday and
CHILDREN in Wootton Bassett have been learning how to make curry. Youngsters from Wootton Bassett Infants School visited The Ganges restaurant in High Street on Monday for a crash course in Indian cuisine. The 21-strong group of four
THURSDAY night's performance by Stone Roses tribute group, Complete Stone Roses, has been cancelled. The group had been due to perform at the 12 Bar, in Westcott Place. The venue has apologised for any inconvienience caused and ticket holders can get
THURSDAY night's performance by Stone Roses tribute group, Complete Stone Roses, has been cancelled. The group had been due to perform at the 12 Bar, in Westcott Place. The venue has apologised for any inconvienience caused and ticket holders can get
A SWINDON choir will be filling Westminster Central Hall with Christmas spirit when they lead a special charity concert next month. The Wessex Male Choir will be performing at the Parkinson’s Disease Society’s Christmas Carol Concert in Westminster
BRINGING culture to the masses is the topic of the Ridgeway Theatre Company’s latest production and it’s on this week in Chiseldon. We Happy Few, by Imogen Stubbs is being performed at the Holy Cross Church at 7.30pm every night until Saturday. The
NOT being an expert on military history, I maybe corrected! But I don’t think that we British have really been at peace for hundreds of years. It seems that we as a nation glorify war and conflict. Are we a pugilistic nation? Even from the Boer War
A PREGNANT Swindon woman is urging other mums-to-be to have the swine flu jab to protect their unborn babies. Kirsty Brain, of North Swindon, found out she was expecting at the height of the first wave of swine flu in May. “I didn’t even think about
RE the letter Put Poppies First, (Adver, 7.11.09), as secretary of the Swindon Branch of the Royal British Legion, must point out that, we start organising the annual poppy appeal in August, and with so few helpers it is an enormous task to cover Swindon
I WOULD like to take issue with the letter from T Cook (17/11) and his tirade against someone who dared to park in a car park! Does this self-appointed jobsworth realise that there are no mandatory parking spaces for Parent and Child and no supporting
I HAD to write in defence of both the head and staff of Nyland School. People seem very quick to say how bad a school or staff are but rarely do we hear praise for the fantastic job they do. My son attended Nyland School for over three years within that
A meals-on-wheels delivery driver has warned others not to fall foul of the Swindon clampers. Agincare employee Vic Evans parked his van on Church Road, off Cricklade Street in Old Town, as he delivered a hot meal to a pensioner in Goddard Court around
A HEADTEACHER has spoken of his relief that a busload of children escaped serious injury when a tractor grabber crashed into the side of a double decker. More than 40 pupils from Bradon Forest School were travelling home when the crash occurred in Lydiard
HEARTBROKEN landlord Andy Prestwich has said his family will have nowhere to go when they are evicted from their pub in the next few weeks – despite the Liddington community rallying round to help them. The Sun Inn in the village has now been stripped
MARK Allen felt “justice” had been done after his Intel side battled back to a 2-2 draw against visiting Greenmeadow, writes NED PAYNE. In the previous meeting between the Wiltshire League Division One outfits, Greenmeadow scored the opening goal through
On Wednesday, we had a visit from Ann Cassidy who is a really successful children’s author. She has written loads of books for children and I was really excited about seeing her. I’ve seen her books in the library and was really pleased that she
GREAT Western Hospital chiefs will appear in court next month over the death of Filipino nurse Mayra Cabrera. Mayra, a theatre nurse at the hospital, died one hour after giving birth to baby Zac on May 11, 2004, after the powerful epidural drug bupivacaine
CONFIDENT Wootton Bassett A travelled to City of Bath in Wilts & NE Somerset Division 2 and inflicted a crushing 9-1 defeat on their hosts. Sean Sykes drove home early on for Bassett’s first goal, setting the tone. Jake Nunns skilfully turned a Bath
SWINDON Town’s youth team manager Paul Bodin is hoping his talented young side can recreate their first round performance and dispose of Leyton Orient in the second round of the FA Youth Cup at the County Ground tonight. Two weeks ago, Bodin watched
MARTIN Peaple remained upbeat after witnessing his depleted Swindon College Old Boys side lose 18-0 at Drifters. Manager Peaple was without 10 of his first choice line-up for the Bucks/Bucks & Oxon Premier contest on Saturday, and was not able to name
LEE Peacock has admitted that times of financial difficulty within a football club can leave a player worrying for his future. But the striker has called on his teammates to do what they do best and simply play football as Andrew Fitton &
A NIGHTMARE second half saw Swindon slide to a 48-10 defeat at Witney in Southern Counties North on Saturday. In howling winds, visitors Swindon went into the break 5-3 ahead but Witney racked up 45 points in a rampant second half performance, to secure
SUPERMARINE player-coach Sean Millwaters insists his side’s 5-5 draw with high-flying Melksham in Dorset and Wilts 1 North at the weekend illustrates their development in the past 12 months. In the corresponding fixture last season, Marine were thumped
THEY sounded their horns, flashed their lights and revved their engines – as the sun went down over Swindon scores of young motorists paid tribute to Alex Szymanski. Alex, 19, of Lynmouth Road, Churchward, died instantly when he and his uncle, Shaun
SIMON Ferry wants to extend his stay at the County Ground until the end of the season, and is hoping that a deal will be reached within the next 10 days. The on-loan midfielder, pictured, told the Advertiser that his agent has been in negotiations
