SWINDON MP Robert Buckland is among 70 rebel Conservative MPs to sign a letter opposing the plans for the House of Lords reform and calling for “full and unrestricted scrutiny” of the bill. The coalition Government wants a smaller, 80 per cent
FIVE-TIME Paralympic Games gold medallist Anne Dunham was named as first reserve for Great Britain's para-dressage team for London 2012 today. Broad Hinton rider Dunham, who helped Great Britain to team gold at Atlanta (1996), Sydney (2000)
THE countdown is almost over - and in 18 days the London 2012 Olympic Games will officially open. We want to hear from anyone who has tickets to the sporting events take will take place in the weeks that follow - whether they are for the Olympic or Paralympic
POLICE are advising motorists to stay away from Wootton Bassett Road after a lorry got wedged under the railway bridge there. The collision, which happened shortly before 12.45pm, has caused the road to be closed off in both directions.
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POLICE have found about £160,000 worth of cannabis in what they believe to be a cannabis farm in the town centre. Officers swooped on an address in Durham Street, close to Queens Park, last night after a tip off from a member of the public.
A FIRE which started at a scrapyard last week has been put out. Crews continued battling the blaze at Swindon Metal Solutions Ltd, near Royal Wootton Bassett, over the weekend. The fire, which started on Thursday afternoon, was put out
AN ACCIDENT-prone dog is causing yet more concern for his owners since he disappeared a week ago. Gizmo, a five-year-old Yorkshire Terrier cross, went missing from his home in Eastleaze last Monday evening, but it is not the first time he has got himself
PRIMARY school pupils are helping to deliver crime prevention messages to children across the town. A pilot project involving a group of young volunteers aged from 10 to 19 has been launched to help reduce the amount of crime in the area. It is being
SWINDON is to benefit from part of a £250m investment by the BMW Group. The company announced the extra investment in its UK manufacturing sites at Swindon, Oxford and Hams Hall by the end of 2015 today. The money is to support the company's
EFFORTS to put out a huge fire at a scrapyard near Royal Wootton Bassett continued over the weekend. Fire and a plume of smoke could be seen for miles when the blaze broke out at Swindon Metal Solutions Ltd, in Thornhill, on Thursday.
THE Magic Roundabout, Honda and the Railway Works may not be obvious subject matter for an opera, but Swindon: The Opera had audiences singing its praises this weekend. There was not a spare seat in sight at Steam on Saturday night. In fact, more chairs
ON A weekend when the aviation world descended on air base just north of Swindon, it was an ageing Vulcan bomber captained by a mild-mannered Englishman which brought the crowds to a standstill. Martin Withers was in the right-hand seat as the venerable
THE wet weather failed to dampen the spirits of hundreds of families at carnivals in Wroughton and Penhill this weekend. Processions, stalls and funfair rides went ahead on Saturday despite the rain and crowds of people flocked to join in the fun. In
RYAN Aldridge has backed import Jan Melichar to produce the goods for Swindon Wildcats both on and off the ice next season. The Cats head coach was delighted to be able bring the Czech defenceman back to the Link Centre for another spell, and although
DAVID Howell is hoping his tied fourth finish at the French Open will be the catalyst for a return to his best. The Broome Manor professional shared the overnight lead with Dane Anders Hansen going into the final round in France, and despite losing the
THE new management team at Wiltshire League outfit Wroughton are hopeful they can coax a few familiar faces back for the 2012/13 season. Stef Kuczynski and Robbie Broadbent have recently taken over at the Weir Field and have been tasked with getting
WALCOT boxer Said Eltuyev beat all before him to win gold at the Schoolboy Three Nations tournament in South Wales, writes Dave Veysey. The event involved the cream of the schoolboy boxing talent from England, Wales and Scotland, and was hosted by Wales
FORMER Swindon striker Billy Bodin believes he could have made a bigger impression at the County Ground if he had enjoyed a better relationship with manager Paolo Di Canio. The youngster left Swindon last week to join former loan side Torquay for a fee
TIME penalties in the cross-county thwarted Laura Collett in her bid to land the eventing title at the World Equestrian Festival in Aachen, Germany. Membury-based Collett and her horse Rayef put in two sensational displays to lead the event following
A SUCCESSION of missed doubles cost Swindon thrower Johnny Haines dear as he crashed to a 6-0 defeat to Colin Osborne at the European Darts Open yesterday. The High Street Club player played superbly to beat Alan Tabern and Joe Cullen to make the third
SWINDON Town have been offered the services of several Championship-standard players over the course of the past week, according to manager Paolo Di Canio. Town, who begin the second week of a fortnight of pre-season training on the banks of Lake Garda
I WAS running the commentary through in my head, like a seven-year-old having a kick-about with his friends. “Picaretta to Di Canio, he beats two, Morshead’s free at the back post, there’s no one marking him, perfect ball from Di Canio, Morshead
