THREE worthy causes are set to benefit from the Mayor’s charity concert. Mayor Rex Barnett’s variety event will take place on Friday, January 21 in aid of his three chosen charities – the Prospect Hospice in Wroughton, CALM – Swindon’s children’s Cancer
Hello young lovers and good afternoon on this beautiful Valentine’s Day. Graduation is a beautifully odd thing. Now before you start thinking this is going to be a cynical rant on modern life and I’m just another product of the MTV generation moaning
ONE of the town’s MPs has warned bankers to be mindful of overwhelming public opinion when taking decisions about bonuses. The Government is coming under intense pressure as the City bonus season approaches, with MPs demanding action to rein in payouts
A BUDDING director hopes to raise the curtain on a film industry in Swindon with his short film. Stephen Ware, 21, has produced a short film in a bid to inspire a new generation of film makers after he realised the town lacked a film industry compared
STAFF at a Wetherspoons’ pub got drinkers in a charitable mood with an auction for the charity, Hop, Skip and Jump. Richard Hobbs, 22, and Tony Jackson, who both work at The Savoy in Regent Street, were helped in their charity endeavour by
THE new legislation to increase tuition fees has caused deep distress and grave concern among our young people and their families who want the very best for their children as written by 14 year old Emily Baker whose ambition was to become a doctor. They
WITH reference to the proposed development of the Locarno site, I am sure that most of the public in Old Town are unaware of the present plans going through the planning process. In essence, the plans are for conversion of the 1850s Market Hall/Corn exchange
COUN Greenhalgh just doesn’t get it, does he? For the rest of us, ‘No university, no development’ at Coate simply means ‘No university, no development’. In his parallel universe, it seems to mean ‘Well, I know we said ‘no development’ and said so in several
I ASKED Marie Ponting and Robert Von Grey, of The Zombie Paparazzi: “For how long have you been fascinated by the past?” “Since we got the time machine,” Robert dead-panned. Marie just smiled enigmatically. Well, you never know: there
A MAN has pleaded not guilty to sexually touching a five-year-old girl in a town centre shop. Stephen Reynolds, 53, denied indecently touching the girl while she was shopping with her mother and a sibling in the 99p Stores, in Havelock Street, on December
A STROLL around Pinehurst tells the tale of an historic council estate in the process of a multi-million pound regeneration. Work on the estate started before the Second World War to provide accommodation for the town’s railway workers and labourers.
WHEN Mr Brown came to power in 1997 one of the first things he did was set up the FSA which was meant to be a means of regulating the banks. This should have stopped them from gambling away money to America, Ireland or wherever, in a attempt to gain more
PARENTS have been issued with health advice following the sudden death of five-year-old Ethan Scholes from meningitis. Ethan, from Penhill, who was a pupil at Swindon Academy, died this month at Great Western Hospital just hours after the first symptoms
NOW that Christmas is over and plenty of young people had bikes as a present, taking to the roads and cycle paths. May I through your paper stress the importance of the cycle helmet? As a cyclist I was amazed at how many people cycle without a helmet
FIGURES released by the government show that Swindon school results are on the up. The 2010 Achievement and Attainment Tables, which are published by the Department for Education, show that most of the town’s secondary schools have improved
A ‘predatory manipulative sexual offender’ could be allowed to have his say on how the country is run while he is in jail, if Government plans are given the green light. Alan Stephenson, of Broadway, Rodbourne Cheney, Swindon, was jailed for three years
LEFT-BACK Callum Kennedy has signed a 12-month extension to his County Ground contract. The Town youngster is now tied down to a deal that takes him through till the end of next season. FOR more on this story, see tomorrow's Swindon
AN angry rail commuter has set up a website to campaign against unfair ticket prices from Swindon. Chris Watts has set up the website Fair Fares 4 Swindon with a group of people, including one former rail worker, after getting frustrated by the high
A SWINDON entrepreneur is waiting to hear whether his plan to replace Afghanistan’s opium crop with pomegranate trees will be backed by President Hamid Karzai. James Brett, 40, is the founder and driving force behind Plant for Peace, an international
FOR the first time since professional boxing was staged in the town 81 years ago, a Wiltshire boxer will be involved in a major title fight in Swindon. Unbeaten Trowbridge fighter Nick Blackwell, pictured, defends his English middleweight belt for the
Lawn stunned high-flying Manchester Dominoes in National Premier Division Three. Having lost 32-23 at Manchester in the clubs’ previous meeting, Lawn were determined to put up a better fight and reward the large crowd. Both teams started the game
A FEW months ago David Cameron led a British delegation of businessmen to India to try and drum up more trade with that fast developing country. Likewise President Obama of the US also visited India and talked of expansion of trade between their
OUR brand new life size guide dogs collection boxes are on their way to new homes. If you know of a shop, garden centre, cinema, supermarkets or business premises that would also like to provide a new home please contact Alan Fletcher on 01793
I AM writing to offer your readers the chance of a lifetime in visiting one of the wonders of the world as part of a fundraising expedition for World Cancer Research Fund. The charity - which funds cancer prevention research and education -
A MAN unable to work because of health problems was caught wheeling away the proceeds of a burglary. But Jeris Ryan, 27, who has a long list of previous offences, walked free from court after a judge heard he was trying to break his drug habit
SECONDARY schools across the town may still be performing below the national average, but exam success rates for Swindon pupils are higher than ever. Figures released by the Department of Education yesterday show that most schools have improved on the
CRAIG Gibbens has just about got over his jet-lag after the Ashes, but the Goatacre captain never left his living room. Gibbens was happy to announce he had watched ‘a great deal’ of the action live from Oz on TV, and although he admitted he was paying
VILLAGE cricket survives and thrives through unbridled enthusiasm for the game. Local community teams need a steady stream of young, cricketers to continue the legacy built by their parents and grandparents. Sometimes that energy and passion needs a
PURTON Cricket Club has endured a difficult time in recent seasons, with a wealth of talented young players leaving for pastures new. B0ut club captain Mark Gardner hopes the Ashes win will light a fire in the hearts of budding enthusiasts of the sport
JOHN Crawley has come up against his fair share of fiery seamers over a long and distinguished career. The former Lancashire, Hampshire and England batsman, who boasts four Test centuries to his name, has played cat and mouse with Courtney Walsh, Glenn
ADOPTING Australian qualities helped England triumph Down Under, according to former Leicestershire skipper Nigel Briers. Briers, a stickler for firm resolve and self-belief, knows a thing or two about mental strength when it comes to aiming for the
ANDREW Frampton has lavished praised on his two young defensive partners at Swindon Town, insisting both Sean Morrison and Scott Cuthbert have big futures in the game. Frampton, currently on loan from Millwall, has played alongside both centre-backs
Free cycle parking is available to community groups and small businesses based in Swindon. The stands are available as part of the 'Take a stand' scheme run by cycling charity Life Cycle. Life Cycle is working in partnership with Swindon Borough Council
