PEOPLE in Pinehurst had a chance to see plans for their long-awaited community centre on Friday. Swindon Council wants to build the £1.8m centre on the site of a former old people’s home on The Circle. It would include a library, Citizen’s Advice Bureau
A FORMER Swindon employee who knows he may never see his children’s faces again hopes his steps will raise money for charity. Lee Shayler, 49, who went completely blind at Christmas, is aiming to complete 1,000 miles in 1,000 hours. The challenge is
SKY SPORTS ELITE LEAGUE, BRANDON STADIUM COVENTRY BEES: Chris Harris (2-6^-3-2-3)16, Ben Barker (0-2*-3-2*-0)7+2, Eddie Kennett (2-2-2-2*)8+1, Lewis Bridger (FX-1*-R-2)3+1, Krzysztof Kasprzak (1-3-3-0)7, Josh Auty (FX-0-1)1, Przemyslaw Pawlicki
BOILED down to its essential points, the message of the press release from the organisers of National Shooting Week was simple. “Come down to Barbury Shooting School and learn to shoot clays with shotguns,” was the essence of it, and I didn
THERE were heated exchanges at a public display of plans to build up to 800 homes on Ridgeway Farm, near Peatmoor in west Swindon. Developer Taylor Wimpey held the exhibition at the Roughmoor Social Hall where concerned members of the public
THE COACH behind the Manchester United youth programme that produced the biggest names in British football – including David Beckham and Ryan Giggs – is coming to Swindon’s Football Festival. Eric Harrison was Manchester United’s youth boss who discovered
Here are just some of the reader's pictures sent into the Adver from the Wembley match.
THE Royal Air Force’s much-debated next-generation airlifter will be unveiled to the British public in July when it makes its UK flying display debut at the Royal International Air Tattoo. Airbus’s chief military test pilot Ed Strongman will
MOST Swindon Town fans had little reason to be cheerful on Saturday – but for lifelong supporter Darren Buzza it was the happiest day of his life. As other supporters watched the club slump to defeat against Millwall at Wembley, the 40-year-old was celebrating
IT’S the morning after the night before, and many Swindon fans are disappointed not to be waking up with a throbbing head, a sore throat and a cheek-to-cheek smile. Instead, the only hangover the 30,000 strong Robins army that made the short trip to
SWINDON Town fans have claimed that one of their coaches was attacked by a few Millwall fans leaving Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening. Others have questioned the lack of policing outside Wembley Park Tube station before the match where they said they
“BE gentle,” pleaded Danny Wilson to the assembled press as he came in for his post-match briefing. And that was arguably the biggest problem with his side’s Wembley performance. Particularly in the opening 45 minutes, Town were too lightweight against
RONNIE Russell has tipped Grzegorz Zengota to improve his form away from the Abbey Stadium as the Pole looks to take his debut British season to the next level. Zengota has shone at Blunsdon so far this campaign with a number of eye-catching
SUSPENDED captain Gordon Greer watched Town’s defeat from the dug-out and admitted everyone at the club is ‘devasted’ to miss out on promotion to the Championship. Greer was banned for the Wembley showpiece after being sent-off in the play-off semi-final
DESPITE the small matter of an important football match going on 80 miles away in Wembley, Swindon town centre was full of people on Saturday afternoon. The Bank Holiday weekend, and the fact that payday came a few days beforehand for many people, meant
DANNY Wilson lamented “the worst 45 minutes of our season” as Town were forced to spend another year in League One. Millwall ran out 1-0 winners in Saturday's play-off final at Wembley thanks to captain Paul Robinson's first half effort, and
THE Advertiser takes a look at Charlie Austin's Wembley shift in fine detail: 3 mins: Closes down Tony Craig and forces the Millwall man into an error. 6 mins: Just misses a good ball from Jon-Paul McGovern at far post. 7 mins
