THOUSANDS of children have been getting into the spirit of the Olympics by taking part in sporting activities. About 2,500 children from 55 schools across the area took part in Swindon School Games yesterday, which included challenges such as ice hockey
NEIL Sutton was named chairman of Hellenic League Premier Division outfit Shrivenham tonight. The new supremo was previously vice-chairman under Robb Forty, who announced his decision to step down at the end of the 2011/12 season. Sutton was formally
DAVID Howell made a solid start at the Scottish Open today as he began his chase for a seventh successive cut. The former Ryder Cup star carded a two-under-par 70 at Castle Stuart Golf Links and was relatively pleased with that effort.
EXPLORER Scouts are gearing up to do their best when they head to the Dominican Republic. A group of 13 teenagers from the Sampson Explorer Scouts, aged from 14 to 18, will be heading off on the two-week trip on July 22. In co-operation with the Community
NOBODY was hurt when a Lamborghini supercar crashed in Swindon yesterday – but the financial pain looked excruciating. The white 2012 Gallardo convertible, thought to be worth up to £186,000, came to grief on Crombey Street and ended up with
ORGANISERS behind Swindon’s Big Arts Day are determined the show will go on despite the deluge of miserable weather putting car parks out of action. Swindon’s biggest free cultural event has run close to the wire as the wettest June on record
THOUSANDS of children have been getting into the spirit of the Olympics by taking part in sporting activities. About 2,500 children from 55 schools across the area took part in Swindon School Games yesterday, which included challenges such as ice hockey
It was once a key part of the town’s industrial foundations, now it plays a key part in feeding the town’s shoppers. STEPHEN WEBB visited Bottelino’s in the old Pattern Store EAT AT: Bottelino’s The Pattern Store,
When did you first take an interest in cooking, and when did you decide you wanted to become a chef? I grew up in Lima Peru but as a child I spent all my summers with my abuela (grandmother) in the mountains of Los Andes. She was a really good cook and
In the Wirral, stephen weBb discovers another peninsula to add to his list of great holiday locations I LOVE peninsulas. Cornwall, Brittany, Iberia – they make great holiday destinations, surrounded almost entirely by water, but accessible and welcoming
There’s loads of activities to keep little ones happy when you’re staying at a holiday park on the South Coast, as Bess Manson discovered Although the staycation looks set to be all the rage among penny-pinching families this summer, some of them
After the cool jazz of the Marlborough International Jazz Festival over the weekend, The Incontinentals bring their mayhem and madness to The Bear Hotel in Marlborough for a free gig on Sunday night from 8pm.
For the first time in public, Henry Blofeld and Peter Baxter will spend time in UK theatres regaling the crowds with hilarious tales from the BBC Test Match Special commentary box. Henry, one of Britain’s most loved broadcasters and Peter,
Swindon band Charred Hearts are in your face with some hardcore punk at The County Ground Hotel, Swindon, from 8pm tomorrow at a free gig.
FORMER chief constable of Wiltshire Police, Brian Moore, has announced he is to step down as head of the UK Border Force in September. Earlier this year, Mr Moore, who is on secondment from the police force, signalled that he intended to apply
On Sunday I went to see Swindon, The Opera, what an amazing show. Everyone was excellent and although not Swindon born and bred, I have lived here since the late fifties so could identify very much with all that went on. It must have been a mammoth task
SWINDON Town’s major investors have announced their intentions to plough a further £2million into the club. The Robins are also on the lookout for new investment from outside parties as they look to build a set-up capable of consolidating
NEARLY two months after the Olympic Torch came through Swindon, two inspirational men have had their moment to shine with the flame. The torch returned to Wiltshire yesterday, making its journey from Reading to Salisbury and helping it along its way
Okay, the summer hasn’t panned out quite the way we hoped it might, but this weekend there is something happening that will hopefully make you pause from those traditional summer activities (building arks, herding pairs of animals, hold surfing contests
controversial TV psychic Derek Acorah comes to Swindon next week, for a show at the Wyvern. The presenter, who describes himself as a ‘spirit medium’, has been seen on television’s Most Haunted and, more recently, on Derek Acorah’s Ghost Towns
Big Arts Day takes place at Lydiard Park on Saturday, and is set to attract thousands of people. Six music stages offer endless amounts of local talent, with everything from jazz, punk, ska and rock to samba, indie, rockabilly and more. Headlining
BIG screen ballet returns once again to Wharf Green on Monday, when you can watch a broadcast of The Royal Ballet’s Metamorphosis: Titian 2012, live from Covent Garden. This world-class production is beamed live to 21 Big Screens up and down the UK at
Marlborough International Jazz Festival has a diamond sparkle this year when one of its guests, Echoes of Ellington Swing Band, kick off a world premiere tour of Duke Ellington’s The Queen Suite in honour of the Diamond Jubilee. From Friday
SWINDON’s Summer Breeze Festival, now in its sixth year, has gone from strength to strength, attracting bigger names such as this year’s headliner KT Tunstall (pictured) . But the summer festival never forgets its roots, with organisers still
SWINDON'S Big Arts Day was mired in confusion yesterday after a statement appeared saying the event had been cancelled. A message released by Swindon Council on a schools forum website said “dangerous” waterlogged grounds at Lydiard Park had led to the
A SWINDON company has been awarded the Best Outsource Partnership Award at the prestigious 2012 South West Contact Centre Awards. Contact centre outsourcer 20:20 Dialogue were crowned winners at the awards, which were organised by the South West Contact
A SWINDON pub restaurant is on the lookout for local people who give their all to support future sporting talent – and offering a £1,000 prize to a true Champion of Champions. The Cold Harbour, in Ermin Street, part of the Chef and Brewer chain, is looking
COMEDIAN Reginald D Hunter will be performing at the Arts Centre for part of his Work In Progress tour. The American-born comic has lived in the UK since the age of 27. When the classically-trained theatre student did his first stand-up
An open day will take place at Hop Skip and Jump Swindon at the weekend to celebrate its first anniversary. A £10,000 soft play area for children with life-threatening illnesses is to be opened by Swindon Mayor Mick Bray at 2pm. For more information
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an assault outside an Old Town nightspot. The incident happened at 2am on March 4 outside The Spot, in Godwin Court. A woman, who was in her late-teens, was hit in the face by a 19-year-old man. The female, who
A NEW College student will be in the spotlight at the Olympic opening ceremony. Dance student Gemma Muskett will perform in front of a global audience on July 27. The college has been a stepping stone for a number of talented athletes over the years
AN E-PETITION against alcohol duty backed by the Swindon Campaign for Real Ale branch has attracted 64,000 signatures. Every year the tax escalator increases the tax on beer by two per cent above the rate of inflation. The petition is
YOUNG people and their families were celebrated at a fun day which was held at New College. Dozens of people enjoyed a range of free activities on Saturday as part of an event organised by Swindon Council’s children’s services department. The event
A ROYAL Mail worker based at Royal Wootton Bassett was attacked by a dog while on duty. The man, who has not been named, was bitten by the dog at an address in Pink Lane, Malmesbury, on July 5. The incident happened between 11am and 11.30am while
Police are appealing for witnesses after two men ambushed another man on an industrial estate and assaulted him. The victim was set upon by the two men, who wore dark scarves covering the lower half of their faces and dark woollen gloves, at the Finches
MORE THAN 100 people in Swindon have been identified as at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes after a charity roadshow. The Healthy Lifestyle Roadshow from Diabetes UK and Bupa visited Havelock Square on July 4 and 5 and helped 233 people in the area
A 47-year-old Belgian pilot is still in hospital following a plane crash at Cotswold Airport on Tuesday. The man was the only person on-board the light aircraft. He suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to Frenchay Hospital, in Bristol
A YOUNG fundraiser who dreams of finding a cure for diabetes will be singing at a concert this weekend to help raise more money. Eight-year-old Phoebe Maddison will be performing at a Pop 4 Diabetes concert in Bournemouth on Saturday alongside a host
A MAN who took a legal high before barricading himself in a stranger’s bathroom and settting it alight has been jailed. Ashley Lane, of Manchester Road, had discharged himself from hospital on New Year’s Day this year and made his way to Hollins Moor
A NINETY-FIVE year age gap did not stop youngsters in Highworth joining in the fun with some Golden Oldies to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee yesterday. The group of pensioners, who are based just outside Bath, travelled to High-worth Warneford
BASKETBALL enthusiast Marek Baranovic has earned national recognition for his work in transforming the scene for the sport in Swindon. The 22-year-old volunteer has been named as the regional winner for the south west in the the Co-operative StreetGames
SWINDON Town have revealed outline plans for the first phase of the multi-million pound County Ground redevelopment, which could start next year. Chief executive Nick Watkins said the stage focuses on the Town End, doubling the capacity to
AS FAR as birthdays go, I’ve had some crackers. I’ve paddled a canoe in the Okavango Delta and surveyed the wreckage of Berlin the morning after the World Cup final; when I was four I even had a proper teddy bear’s picnic. And now I can add another
ALTITUDE played a major factor in Swindon Town’s 1-1 draw with Bayern Munich II in Andalo yesterday, according to striker Andy Williams. Williams, who started up front alongside Paul Benson, admitted that the Robins were forced to adapt to
THE game may not have matched its epic surroundings, but this was a draw by which all at Swindon Town can be hugely encouraged. More than a kilometre above sea level, set against the stunning Dolomite skyline and with the rumble of thunder
SWINDON Town will wait a further fortnight before playing their next hand in the transfer market, according to interim chairman Jeremy Wray. The Robins have recruited seven new faces so far this summer, and boss Paolo Di Canio revealed recently
HE MIGHT have just recorded his best result of the year, but David Howell admits he is still ‘fighting’ to keep his career alive. The Broome Manor pro finished fourth at the French Open last weekend having tied for the lead going into the final day,
