A MAN who launched a violent attack on local residents after a boozy barbecue has been spared prison, providing he behaves himself in the future. And Paul Morton, of Fairford Crescent, Pinehurst, has also been banned from going to the homes of two neighbours
COLOURFUL costumes, exotic music and other cultural attractions will fill the Old Town Gardens for the ninth Swindon Mela on Saturday. The event, which attracted more than 24,000 people last year, is a showcase of South Asian culture and local talent
YOUNGSTERS at two nurseries marked a milestone as they “graduated” last week. A group of 12 children from Ridgeway nursery in Wroughton celebrated in style as they bid an emotional farewell to the staff who have looked after them, some since they were
The musical inspired by a series of compilation CDs has waltzed into the Wyvern Theatre this week and it is already proving to be a rock ‘n’ roll success. The year is 1961 and, against the backdrop of the St Mungo’s youth club, our hero Bobby is
WOMAD, the famous world music festival, is again at Charlton Park in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, this weekend, bringing together music, arts and dance from all over the globe. Some of the headliners are I Am Kloot, Aurelio, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Booker
HUNDREDS of youngsters will tread the boards in a production of Cole Porter’s musical Anything Goes at the Wyvern Theatre between August 25 and 28. The Summer Youth Project aims to provide young people the opportunity to be involved in a full-scale musical
While Swindon Council (along with others in the country) is busily evicting its street traders, cutting services to vulnerable groups, and restricting budgets to the most needy sectors of society, shall we taxpayers just pause for a moment and consider
EMERGENCY services are on the scene of a road traffic accident in Cricklade Street, Old Town. Two women are currently trapped in a vehicle, which is on its side, following the accident. Police have closed off the road temporarily and
BUDDING stars in Swindon could soon see their dreams of starring in a music video come true. Sourz is launching a UK-wide search for a star, to celebrate the launch of new Sourz Raspberry, and has teamed up with entertainment giant MTV. Together, they
TENS of thousands of pounds in ‘forgotten’ cash has been brought into play to help create football fields and a youth club. Around £35,000-worth of funding, which had been left unspent for the last few years, has been recovered and will be
WELCOME to the Advertiser's exclusive webchat with Swindon Town's interim chairman Jeremy Wray live from the County Ground. Mr Wray is here from noon until 1pm today to answer your questions regarding the club, and you are encouraged to post
A DIGITAL arts centre is raising the curtain on film in Swindon after being awarded £95,000 and winning a national accolade. Create Studios, Swindon Council’s digital media centre specialising in work with aspiring young media makers and communities
SWINDON appears to be turning back a rising tide of domestic violence. New figures obtained from the council ahead of a meeting to discuss domestic abuse tomorrow show the usual year-on-year rise in the number of incidents has dropped sharply. Each
TWO new models of car will be built in Swindon by Honda in the next 12 months, preserving 3,000 jobs. The ageing Honda Civic is to be replaced by a new model, which will be on show for the first time at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September
A LAST-DITCH meeting may have been enough to save a community identity which was set to be obliterated. Gorse Hill is one of the areas which will disappear from the map if current plans to scrap the names of Swindon’s council wards go ahead. But one
A FAMILY has raised nearly £3,000 for the cardiac unit at Great Western Hospital after a relative suffered five heart attacks in the space of five years. Dawn Kennedy, 38, who runs the Uffington Country Music Club with husband Allan, was
Wilko Risser, brother of Town captain Oliver, was due to join up with Swindon for training today, the Advertiser understands. The 6ft3ins striker, who was most recently playing in Germany, first arrived in England just over a week ago for a
A DRIVER has been putting the Magic Roundabout to the test to find out just how stressful it is to drive around. David Dutton was fitted with a heart monitor and filmed himself tackling Swindon’s infamous road junction. However it failed to get his
LOCALLY-BASED riders Andrew Nicholson and Clayton Fredericks will be taking part in the British Open at Gatcombe Park this year - the feature class on the Festival of British Eventing schedule, which takes place on August 5-7. Fredericks has entered
FROM pony eventing to a place among Europe’s elite, it’s been a mighty fast rise for Membury’s eventing sensation Laura Collett. While the 21-year-old may already be grappling with the dizzy heights of international selection less than a year
ETIENNE Esajas has spoken of his relief of managing to convince Paolo Di Canio to hand him a contract after describing going on trial at a club as one of the hardest things in football. The Dutch winger first hooked up with the Town squad in
THE performances of the world’s biggest hockey stars at the Olympics will not be lost in the ether the moment the Games are over. That is the opinion of Wootton Bassett chairman Dave Gardner, who is hoping that the displays of the best players
ONE of the town’s most popular parks has been named among the nation’s best green spaces. Lydiard Park has not only been awarded a Green Flag, it has also been handed Green Heritage status, in recognition of achieving the required standard in the management
SWINDON Town boss Paolo Di Canio has identified two players he would like to bring to the County Ground, although transfer fees could prove a stumbling block for both deals. Di Canio saw his side ease to another comfortable pre-season victory
SHE might be one of Great Britain’s top hockey stars, but Alex Danson has had her fair share of ups and downs. And alongside embracing the positives that all the highs have brought her, the forward from Southampton believes the lows are also
SWINDON'S new strikers are giving boss Paolo Di Canio food for thought as the season draws near, but the Town boss already has an idea over who is likely to start in attack for the League Two opener against Crewe. Raffaele De Vita, Alan Connell and Mehdi
