A BID to create an Islamic faith school in Swindon has been rejected. The Al Habib Islamic Centre has failed to win the contract to run Oakhurst Primary School, which will be managed by Swindon Council instead. The council’s bid has
A MARKET forced to cancel today after snow disruption will re-open tomorrow. The Blunsdon Market, held indoors right next to the Abbey Stadium, in Lady Lane, will go ahead on Sunday from 9am till 3pm after ice was cleared from the car park. However,
GRITTERS will brave the icy temperatures again tonight to try and keep Swindon's roads safe. Fears that the town is fast running out of grit have been allayed by the council which took delivery of 500 tonnes today leaving Swindon with enough
THE Met Office is warning residents in Swindon and the South West to batten down the hatches as more snow is yet to come. A few wintry showers are expected this evening but many places will remain dry, with some long clear periods expected
FIRE crews have tackled a chip pan fire at a restaurant in Eastleaze. Westlea and Swindon crews were called shortly before 9.30am to the eatery on Whitehill Way to what was thought to be an oven fire. The fire had been caused by a chip
Police today warned people not to throw snowballs at cars after a man was attacked when he challenged a group of youths. The Swindon man was taken to hospital with facial injuries after getting out of his car to confront the seven youths who
LOCAL produce will go on sale tomorrow despite the weather conditions. The weekly Swindon Farmers' Market will run from 10am till 4pm at the Great Western Designer Outlet. Farmers were said to have been harvesting vegetables today despite the frost
TODD Carty’s battle to stay upright are making him the media’s lovey during Dancing On Ice. Mr Wobbly, as he is increasingly being called, because of his shaky legs was featured in most of the national newspapers after wowing crowds with his shockingly
ROYAL Mail has apologised for delays to service caused by dangerous roads and pathways. It claimed the decision to cut service had been made on the grounds of the safety of its staff. Services in Swindon have been disrupted with some
BUSES are set to run this evening and as normal tomorrow in Swindon. The decision was made this afternoon amid fears that Thamesdown Transport might have to cancel its Saturday evening services due to bad weather. Buses will run, but only on a limited
Jeremy Clarkson this week apologised for calling Gordon Brown ‘a one eyed Scottish idiot’. Well, being two thirds of the phrase myself, I’m not insulted, offended or bothered. Carol Thatcher this week lost her job because she used the term
THE world may have ground to a halt because of the adverse weather this week but that wasn’t going to stop little Samuel Hanlon making his appearance right on time. Mum Joanna Passey and dad Brendan Hanlon from Upper Lambourn, near Hungerford, jumped
TRAINS from Swindon to Cheltenham are being delayed by earlier train faults. The 2.14pm Swindon to Cheltenham Spa service is now due at 3.25pm. And the 4.01pm Cheltenham Spa to Swindon train will now leave at 5.02pm. Both these
RUMOURS that Swindon shoppers are panic buying because of the weather are false according to managers at the town's supermarkets. Worried residents began calling the Adver asking if the town had run out of milk, bread and even toilet paper
A SPONSORED walk in aid of Wroughton's Prospect Hospice has been called off due to the icy weather. The Winter Walk of Thoughts was due to start at 10am tomorrow at Liddington Hotel, Foxhills. But as temperatures are predicted to plummet into minus
BUS services may not continue into the evening if the temperature drops. Many bus services in Swindon are running, but a decision will be made this afternoon about evening services. As a result of improving road conditions the following
FIVE hundred tonnes of salted grit have been delivered to Swindon council gritters today. Trucks travelled from Devon to make the delivery to the council depot at Cheney Manor Industrial Estate. Over the last two days gritters have dispatched
REPLACEMENT buses are ferrying rail passengers to neighbouring train stations because of planned engineering works. Buses are transporting passengers between Swindon and Reading and Swindon and Didcot Parkway until further notice. Of
SNOW battered Swindon once again – but now the town has been put on ice alert. Several inches of snow were dumped on the town yesterday morning and traffic all around the area struggled to cope on the roads. Swindon Council, the Highways
It seems two horses from the village made a great escape this morning from their field. One can only surmise that they were fed up with playing in the snow and thought they would stretch their legs. Their escape route was along Old Vicarage
Some supermarkets have suffered weather related disruption today. Supermarkets all remain open and running as normal. Customers who ordered their shopping online from Tesco were not getting their groceries. A spokesman said they were working
Emergency services are at the scene of a single vehicle road traffic accident on the eastbound M4 Motorway just passed junction 16. An articulated lorry jack-knifed entering the motorway from the slip road at the Wootton Bassett junction. The vehicle
DRIVERS have been warned of ice patches around Wootton Bassett. and Malmesbury. A 40 mph speed limit has been imposed on the B4042 between Wootton Bassett and Malmesbury and is expected to last four hours. Police have also had reports of
The recession will begin to transform high streets this year but there will not be swathes of empty shops. And, despite extremely difficult economic conditions, the south west will emerge more strongly from the recession than other parts of
BLUNSDON Indoor Market has been forced to close today after a foot of snowfall overnight. The market - which has been running since 1999 - has never been forced to shut before. Manager Maurice Mapson said: "I've not seen so much snow
SWINDON families due to travel to Wales this weekend may have to postpone their trip as the second Severn crossing remains closed today. The M4 bridge was shut at 10am on Friday after three vehicles were struck by falling ice, damaging windscreens, making
SWINDON Supermarine and Cirencester Town's BGB Southern League clashes at Stourbridge and Andover have been postponed. Marine's match in the Midlands was called off at 10.30am, despite hopes it would take place after missing the snow that had
TOWN'S concerted efforts to get today's Coca Cola League One clash against Southend played ended in failure this morning. Referee Karl Evans was left with no choice but to postpone the match after plunging overnight temperatures froze the County
THE man attacked by yobs after he asked them to stop throwing snowballs at his car, is on the mend. The man was taken to Great Western Hospital with suspected head injuries on Thursday afternoon after the incident in Manchester Road.
SWINDON'S New College has been forced to cancel all weekend classes due to the weather. The college, in Queens Drive, has been closed since Thursday when it cancelled all classes for day time and evening students. It's not yet certain
TOWN boss Danny Wilson has revealed he hopes to start talks to extend Hal Robson-Kanu’s and Gordon Greer’s loan spells at the County Ground. The pair signed on from Reading and Doncaster respectively on month-long deals at the end of January
STEVE Mildenhall was hoping to celebrate his 250th league start at ‘home’ today, admitting he still had ‘unfinished business’ at the County Ground. Southend’s Swindon-born goalkeeper, pictured right, made 38 appearances for the Wiltshire side
A GANG of teenagers beat a man unconscious after he asked them to stop throwing snowballs at his car. Police were called to Manchester Road at the junction of Corporation Street in Swindon after reports of the attack. The incident happened
SWINDON appears to have been granted a little relief from heavy snowfall this morning. Blue skies appeared above the town at 7.30am and are expected to last for the rest of the day. But youngsters need not worry. Temperatures are expected
DANNY Wilson was looking to the skies this morning after voicing fears about the fixture pile-up that threatens to stretch his Town squad to the limit. Hopes remained high that today’s Coca Cola League One match against Southend would proceed
HEAVY weather could not stop Swindon Council’s meals on wheels service getting out and about. “I am delighted that our meals on wheels service has run almost as normal, despite the snow,” said Coun David Renard, the cabinet member for health, housing
SWINDON Greyhounds will hold a 9am inspection today before giving tonight’s meeting the go-ahead. The adverse weather conditions saw both yesterday’s meetings cancelled and tonight’s heats of The Arc are in doubt with freezing conditions predicted.
Swindon star Jamie Cox has set his sights on a mouthwatering showdown against British welterweight champion Kell Brook. Undefeated Brook is just one fight away from winning a Lonsdale belt outright, and has won his title fights in the seventh, first
