Archive - Tuesday, 17 September 2019

Tony Curtis
CURTIS Tony Thinking of you today and always We all love and miss you so very much. Love Maur, Pop, Paul and all the Family xxx
Winifred Bissoni
BISSONI Winifred 17-09-2018 Treasured memories of a much loved Wife, Mother and Grandmother Lovingly remembered every day Graham, Heather and Family
Roger Jackson
JACKSON Roger Formerly of Longcot Died peacefully at the Great Western Hospital on 17th August, aged 79. He was the only surviving brother of Wendy, Betty, Sylvia, Mavis and Jacky. No flowers, donations if desired to Longcot Village Trust. Service to be…
Miracle baby born at 28 weeks weighing 1lb 6oz finally comes home
IT'S a day they thought they might never see – taking their beloved son Joshua home for the first time.
WHAT YOU SAID: GWH advertises for hundreds of nurses
Great Western Hospital advertised hundreds of nursing roles last year.
SPECIAL REPORT: 'The danger of carrying a knife is that when things goes wrong, they go wrong very badly'
A NEW police knife amnesty aims to get the lethal weapons of our streets and reduce knife crime.
Wellens wants to swell crowd at County Ground
SWINDON Town manager Richie Wellens has issued a rallying call to the Wiltshire public ahead of tonight’s League Two visit of Colchester United, and has stated his desire to attract 9,000 fans to a game in the not too distant future.
GALLERY: King's Lynn Stars 39 Swindon Robins 51; Monday, September 16, 2019
A selection of photographer Les Aubrey's pictures of Swindon Robins' 51-39 win at King's Lynn Stars on Monday, September 16, 2019
Baudry’s up for the battle against Colchester
SWINDON Town defender Mathieu Baudry believes whichever team wins the physical battle in tonight’s League Two encounter between Richie Wellens’ side and Colchester United will likely emerge with the points as well.
WILTSHIRE LEAGUE: Corsham climb up to top spot after weekend win
CORSHAM Town Reserves are the new leaders of the Wiltshire League Premier Division after a battling 2-1 victory away at Ludgershall Sports on Saturday.
SWINDON & DISTRICT LEAGUE: Spring’s Stratton net five in Moredon rout
LOWER Stratton bounced back from an opening-day defeat with a convincing 5-0 victory over Moredon in Division One of the Swindon & District League.
A ‘bad five minutes’ cost Cats in final pre-season outing
SWINDON Wildcats player-coach Aaron Nell admitted a ‘bad five minutes’ cost his side dear in their final pre-season game against Telford Tigers on Sunday night.
SWINDON SUNDAY LEAGUE: Worthians flying high after a fast start against Park
HIGHWORTH Town Sunday remain top of the Division One table in the Swindon Sunday League after a 3-1 victory over Cricklade Park Rangers.
Swindon maths teacher found not guilty of sex assault on drunk pupil
A MATHS teacher accused of molesting a pupil on a school field trip has been acquitted by a crown court jury.
Woman who came to aid of woman-beater's victim gets £1,000 for her bravery
A WOMAN who went to the aid of the stricken partner of jailed woman beater Ricky Wilding will be given £1,000 from the public purse.
SPECIAL REPORT: Educating children can help reduce knife crime in Swindon
Educating children could result into a decrease in knife crime in Swindon and Wiltshire, officers have said.
Swindon's town centre NHS walk-in facilty will 'still treat homeless'
Homeless people who need medical care will still be able to use the walk-in centre in Islington Street.
SPECIAL REPORT: Churches step in to help with reducing knife crime
CHURCHES across the county are working with Wiltshire Police to reduce knife crime.
Police comment on Swindon College data breach
POLICE are investigating a cyber attack at Swindon College after staff reported the data breach on Thursday.
Swindon Wildcats captain goes from matches to maths in new teaching job
SAM Bullas has faced many big challenges as team captain of the Swindon Wildcats and is now taking on his toughest task yet – teaching a class of Year 5s.
Court hears of booze firm links in multi-million pound Swindon money laundering case
AN IMPORT firm linked to an alleged multi-million pound money laundering ring tried to bring thousands of litres of beer into the UK on false documents, it was claimed yesterday.
New sponsors in the spotlight at Swindon Town Football Club
SWINDON Town Football Club has been given a lift with the approval of new sponsors for the iconic County Ground floodlights.
Thousands not invited to MOT health checks in Swindon, new figures reveal
More than 16,000 people in Swindon missed out on vital health checks after the council failed to send them an invite.
Halliwell’s confession hits the small screen in emotional episode of ITV drama
THE moment killer Christopher Halliwell confessed to two murders played out on TV screens across the country last night.
Speed checks carried out on road where cars keeping crashing into farmer's garden
SPEED checks have been carried out on a Purton road where cars have crashed into a farmer's garden.
Gang of yobs chant 'porky' at woman as she walks through Middleleaze Park
A GANG of yobs ‘body shamed’ a woman as she walked home, chanting ‘porky’ at her.
Campaigners urge show of support for Hay Lane zebra crossing petition
Campaigners are hoping that some of the hundreds of people who have signed a petition the council to make a West Swindon road safer will turn out at the authority’s offices this week.
Swindon to officially become part of eco-network
Swindon will officially join a nationwide eco-friendly movement next week.
Old Town wine bar Yard 93 to host LGBTQ+ night
AN Old Town wine bar will host its first monthly LGBTQ+ night in October.
Bid to turn Highworth B&B into children's home
A large house in Highworth could be used as a children’s home.
Council urged to 'think again' on £59m New Eastern Villages borrowing
Borrowing millions of pounds to enable thousands of houses to be built on the eastern edge of Swindon exposes the borough's taxpayers to unacceptable risk according to Labour councillors.

16th September 2019