MOTORCYCLE boots worth £150 have been stolen from a block of flats. The shoes were taken along with other motorcycle items some time between midnight on Friday and 7am on Saturday in the communal area of a small block of flats in Welcombe Avenue, Park
MELINDA Messenger made it through and avoided the skate off despite what she described as not her best performance in Dancing on Ice. The 37-year-old Swindon born model-turned-skater breathed a sigh of relief as the public voted her and
ICE played havoc with the roads around Swindon at the weekend. Three people were hospitalised after trying to help the driver of a car that crashed on the ice. A Peugeot car crashed into the barrier on the A419 Blunsdon slip road just before 8pm on
Swindon Wildcats held on for two crucial points despite Telford completing a fantastic comeback in the final period. The visitors, having bounced back from 5-0 down, drew level when former Swindon Wildcats' star Marek Hornak beat Ladislav Kudrna one
Swindon is already known as leading broadband Britain, with more households here having high-speed access than any other town. Now the town has become the home of the latest mobile broadband development, with news that Motorola is trialling
Swindon Wildcats squandered a five-goal lead in the second period as they let Telford Tigers back into the match. Cats had started the period in blistering form, Aaron Nell scoring his third goal of the night to put Swindon 4-0 up just 53 seconds after
MANY shops in Swindon have been forced to close due to the snow. Three quarters of the shops in the Brunel Centre kept their shutters down yesterday. And the whole of the Swindon Designer Outlet centre also remained shut but was due to re-open today
SURVIVAL is the only aim for Swindon’s rough sleepers who are being driven to extreme measures just to stave off the frostbite. For homeless people, life got harder last week and some of them believe it is only a matter of time before somebody ends up
Swindon Wildcats bounced back from Saturday's 5-1 defeat at Milton Keynes by racing into a 3-0 first period lead at the Link Centre. Nicky Watt and Jozef Kohut were the first to threaten the Telford goal and the early breakthrough came on 10 minutes
A win double a week earlier seemed a distant memory as the Swindon Wildcats crashed 5-1 at in-form MK Lightning on Saturday night. The Cats travelled without defenceman Lee Brathwaite, who fell victim to the snow-induced travel disruption, but Samuel
THE SNOW presented a whole range of problems for four-legged and feathered Swindonians. John Warwick at the Swindon and District Animal Haven said he had been thawing drinking water troughs and keeping chickens warm. “The chickens don’t like it too
SWINDON College has a lot to discuss with the Minister For Further Education Siôn Simon when he visits its campus on Monday. The minister from the Department of Innovation, Universities and Skills is touring colleges as part of a fact-finding mission
Cllr Dale Heenan "I have just heard from Deputy Leader of the Council, Fionuala Foley, that a Heavy Rain warning that has been issued for Covingham and Nythe. We have been assured that the gullies have been cleaned where needed with Swindon
STAFF at Great Western Hospital trudged through the snow braving temperatures as low as -6C to get to work on time. Staff nurse Udo Marquart walked from Liden to start work at 8am, saying he enjoyed the snow-covered vista. “I didn’t
A DEVOTED husband has paid tribute to his loving wife who fought so bravely against cancer. Roger Barnes, 77, says that Gwenda was the love of his life and there is not a moment he does not miss her. The grandfather-of-one from Henrietta Court, Marlborough
FIRE crews have worked through the morning to clear water from Morrisons in Haydon Wick, after a water main next to the store burst at 5.30am. Crews from Westlea were alerted to the flooding at 8.50am by a concerned member of the public, and
SOME people think the law against using mobile phones while driving is only there to generate cash from fines. However, I know for a fact that using a handset while on the road can blind a driver to their surroundings. I saw the proof on Swindon’s County
