Don't worry, canal is a long way off

2:25pm Thursday 3rd April 2008

A SWINDON Advertiser survey indicates that some two thirds of you are against proposals to run a canal through the town centre as a tourist trap.

Training us all to cut our car use

2:21pm Wednesday 16th January 2008

EVERYBODY seems to have trains on the brain at the moment, and it's hardly surprising.

Some tips to help keep the peace

4:30pm Wednesday 9th January 2008

THERE'S been trouble at the tip - so huge were the queues at the Cheney Manor Recycling Centre the other day that nearby business people temporarily blockaded the gates in protest, claiming the gridlock was harming their trade.

Coping in the aftermath

4:32pm Wednesday 2nd January 2008

A LITTLE more than a week ago, households throughout our communities rang with our good wishes to one another for a merry Christmas.

Surviving a needle contest

2:40pm Saturday 15th December 2007

THIS week, I humbly offer some advice about Christmas trees and the selection and festooning thereof.

Please don’t let rubbish pile up

4:27pm Saturday 8th December 2007

WANDERING home through Old Town the other night, I nearly fell over. This is hardly an unheard of occurrence in the life of a journalist, but bear with me.

Your picnic tipple is not a crime

4:52pm Saturday 1st December 2007

I WAS surprised to hear mutterings about civil liberties infringements when the police began lobbying for the power to seize booze from people in the town centre and North Swindon.