AIR RIFLES: DON Franklin (VWH Cricklade) scored a brace of possibles (60 point maximum) to win the Swindon and District Air Rifle League's J W Tyres Open Shoot held at the Lambourn range. Runner-up was Paul Huddlestone (Campologists, Nuneaton) with
FC Abbey Meads are looking for players to join their under 12s squad (current year seven boys). They play in the North Wilts Youth League, training and play at Swindon Supermarine FC. Anyone interested should contact Tim Parkinson on 01793 705105
DORCAN Old boys were celebrating on Sunday after winning the DIG six-a-side tournament at Wootton Bassett Rugby Club. The victors needed two penalty shoot-outs to clinch the trophy, beating Evolution in a tensely fought final. After neither side
SHEFFIELD LASERS won the annual Swindon Junior Ice Hockey Club Under 12 International tournament for the third time. Staged at the Link Centre over the three-day Bank Holiday period the English Under 12 play-off runners-up and Northern Champions added
BOXING: Walcot's Danny Bharj finished his domestic season in style with a first-round stoppage win at Foley ABC's event in Esher, Surrey. Foley's Steve Ellis was the hapless victim as the Swindon switch-hitter looked to atone for a rare defeat the
CROQUET: Swindon Croquet Club was knocked out of the regional round of the Longman Cup in their first match of the tournament, losing 5-2 to Harwell. The draw started well, Swindon winning the toss for a home game. In the doubles, Harwell's Mike
SWIMMING: Swindon Dolphin ASC are forging closer links with the community, schools and local authority with the formation of Swim Channel. The Swim 21 accredited club have secured additional water time at their home pool at Milton Road in the centre
RENAT GAFUROV is ruled out of Swindon Robins' next three matches at least. The 23-year-old was injured while riding for Russia in the Speedway World Cup Qualifier at Daugavpils, Latvia. Gafurov won his opening race but crashed heavily in his second
BOXING: IRISH boxing legend Steve Collins believes Dennis Wise is the right man' to guide Swindon Town Football Club back to the glory days. Collins was in Swindon for a sporting dinner and revealed he is good mates with Town's new manager. He said
GOLF: IT is often said to reach the top in sport you need a hint of arrogance, but anyone spending time with David Howell would quickly dispel that myth. The Swindon golfer picked up his biggest career win to date on Sunday, banking almost half a million
GOLF: DAVID Howell is ready to play a major role' in September's Ryder Cup while European skipper Ian Woosnam is also expecting a big contribution. The Swindon golfer, claimed his biggest scalp so far, winning the BMW Championship at Wentworth on Sunday
HAPPILY horrendous' is the Bank Holiday assessment from the Town box office as supporters continue to back the club ahead of the new campaign. More than 1,800 season tickets have now been sold ahead of tomorrow's early bird deadline. Fans made full
SWINDON Town will not be the Chelsea' of League Two and no-one should be under any illusion about the harsh realities of life in the basement. While Dennis Wise and Gus Poyet both enjoyed some happy days at Stamford Bridge, it doesn't mean Swindon
DENNIS Wise has made a last-gasp bid to try and persuade Rhys Evans to remain at the County Ground but the odds remain firmly in favour of the player signing for Blackpool today. As revealed in Saturday's Swindon Advertiser, the 24-year-old appears
I WAS disturbed to read the new mayor's comments on his inauguration on May 19 (Advertiser, May 20). Councillor Bawden is obviously finding it difficult to accept that he is no longer leader of the council, but to read of him setting out his priorities
RE: The Kosovan refugee (Adver, May 22). He claims to have fled his homeland after discovering his name was on a hit list. Joe is not his real name because, even today he fears reprisals. And yet he has his picture published in the Adver! And yet
TOGETHER with a couple of friends I attended the Saturday evening performance of Immanuel Drama Group performing the farce, A Fly In The Ointment, by Derek Benfield. We have never laughed so much! It was so funny that I had trouble in keeping my asthma
WITH reference to Des Moffatt's letter, it now transpires from this that Swindon councillors actually knew that the charge for the caretaker/wardens on council estates was double charging council tenants, as this was discussed. I have tried very hard
EU membership has made it easy for foreign companies to buy up British manufacturing industry. British businesses owned by foreign companies tend to be the first to be closed in an economic down turn. Most other countries show much more economic patriotism
JUST read the letters page 10, (SA, May 20) and find myself in agreement with all the writers of that day. Especially that of Babette Hunt, myself believing that "mother nature" rules (okay) and indeed is the "creator" of all! Also the letter from R
REFERENCE Mr Keith Ratcliffe's letter (EA, Friday April 28). I as a Palestine veteran would have liked to go to the London Troops Out of Iraq and Support Palestinian's event. How does he know only a dozen attended? For your information Keith, Palestine
AS an ambassador of Breakthrough Breast Cancer, the UK's leading breast cancer charity, I am delighted to announce that the charity's longest standing corporate supporter, Avon Cosmetics, has reached a fundraising milestone. After 13 years of dedicated
PETROLHEADS were right at home in Swindon with a classic car show. Dozens of cars from old Triumphs to gas-guzzling Rovers, Rolls Royces and even Cadillacs glinted in the sun at the Polo Ground off Marlborough Road yesterday. The showery weather deterred
SCHOOL pupils across Wiltshire are being given the chance to attend a green festival to learn about global warming. The five-day Sunrise Summer Solstice Celebration takes place from June 16 to 21 on land in Somerset, just off the A303 main route from
A TEENAGER has achieved his ambition after a helping hand from one of the town's police community support officers. Chris Singleton, 18, from Lower Stratton has just passed out after completing his army training at Catterick and is joining the Royal
AGE Concern Swindon has condemned those responsible for a string of burglaries targeting elderly people. As revealed in the Advertiser on Thursday police believe a gang of organised crooks could be behind a spate of distraction burglaries. Police have
IT may have been the perfect weather for ducks over the weekend but shoppers were surprised to see a couple of bunny girls hopping around the town centre. Anish Harrison and Nicky Brewer, both 26, donned the famous ears and tails to raise awareness about
A heroin addict left an 85-year-old woman so terrified that she was rushed to hospital. Daniel Wilkinson, who had only been out of prison for a few weeks, smashed through a double-glazed window as he attempted to break into the pensioner's bungalow in
A LANDLORD says he is turning around his pub's bad reputation and will soon unveil a new name. In recent years vandalism, a lack of money and a few troublemakers have put people off going to the Rodbourne Arms in Cheney Manor Road. But now new landlord
CRAZY quad-biking, mechanical diggers and falconry could all be found at Roves Farm at the weekend. The farm and visitor centre at Sevenhampton, near Highworth run by Rupert Burr and his family played host to the Faringdon Young Farm-ers Country Fayre
THERE may have been clouds overhead but the threat of rain didn't dampen the spirits of those taking part in this year's Wanborough beer race. As the crowds of spectators gathered outside the Plough, the runners began limbering up. However, it wasn't
BUILDING work on a new £9m mental health unit on the Great Western Hospital site is due to start next month. The building time- table was confirmed after the board of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust (AWP) appointed Kier Western
A MAN who has 96 criminal convictions for 148 offences broke his Asbo just two days after leaving prison. Notorious town drunk Martin Rogers, 55, was given the anti-social behaviour order last month to keep him out of the town centre. Police said the
RAILWAY vandalism has increased by a third in the last six years, a top Conservative has warned. Shadow transport secretary Chris Grayling released official figures showing numbers of incidents in which police recorded damage to trains, stations, tracks
IT WAS perfect day for ducks but not much good for those wanting to keep dry. Yet despite the seeming regular downpours the rain failed to dampen the spirits of spectators at this year's Rotary Club of Old Town Duck Race at the Westcott Place Recreation
FOR some children, as they get older they turn their backs on books. But Churchfields School is trying to reverse this trend and inject some of the fun back into reading. They have been holding an all school readathon. And it's been a big success.
VANDALS have caused thousands of pounds worth of damage by pouring paint stripper over a row of cars in Old Town. Residents in Belle Vue Road woke up on Sunday morning to find the paint on their cars peeling and blistered from the attack. And they said
THIEVES made a getaway on a sit-on lawn mower after stealing it from the Blunsdon House Hotel. The mower and other gardening equipment worth £8,000 were taken in the raid at 5am on Friday. The crooks broke into an outbuilding at the back of the hotel
WILTSHIRE Wildlife Trust has added its name to a campaign against climate change. The trust has joined those from Avon, Somerset, Gloucestershire, Dorset, Cornwall, Devon and the Isles of Scilly in pushing a lifestyle that uses as little energy as possible
THERE was fun in the aisles of a Swindon supermarket. The tills were bleeping, and the shelves were being stacked but there were still big smiles at the Somerfield supermarket, in Gorse Hill, as they raised money for children's hospices. Customers got
"I hope you'll like your new face because I'm going to bite your nose off." It is 11.30pm, a drunk has just been thrown out of the Groves Company Inn, in Fleet Street, and he is less than impressed at the way his evening has ended. After shouting and
TEENAGE campaigner Laurie Pycroft is delighted that a new poll has shown public support for medical testing on animals is on the increase. The survey by YouGov shows that the proportion of people who approve of animal testing is now at an all time high
AN ELDENE man has been warned he could go to jail after stealing nearly £150 worth of alcohol from a supermarket. Roger Moore, 36, of Collingsmead, tried to run of with a basket full of booze from Sainsbury's on Saturday. But he was spotted by security
ARSONISTS are thought to be behind a fire that will see a shed and conservatory firm closed for the foreseeable future. Banburys, which is within the Manor Garden Centre, on the Cheney Manor industrial estate, was broken into on Sunday night and set
WHEN Karen Rizzello signed up to do an Open University course she hoped that it would mean a brighter future. What the 50-year-old marketing manager did not know was that her life was about to be turned upside down. In November 2001, just as she was
