CHILDREN at a nursery were taught the dangers of talking to strangers yesterday. The 33 youngsters at Busy Bees Nursery, in St Andrew’s Ridge, received a special visit from two police officers. Rachael Allen, the nursery’s assistant room manager, said
PATIENT members of Gorse Hill Salvation Army will move back into their base on Saturday after being displaced for 19 months due to two crises. The building, in Chapel Street, was shut and church activities were moved elsewhere after a suspected arson
STUDENTS and staff at a sporty school ran a collective marathon in memory for Claire Squires who died running the London Marathon last month. Around 52 pupils and teachers at Lydiard Park Academy, in Grange Park, each ran a mile around Lydiard Park yesterday
EMPLOYEES in the town are being urged to get on their bikes next month. Swindon Council’s Active Swindon Cycle Challenge has been hugely successful since it was first launched in 2008, encouraging more people to cycle to and from work. The Active Swindon
VOLUNTEERS at a community hall went through the roof when they found out they had been awarded a £60,000 grant to complete their fundraising bid. Yesterday The Jenner Hall Community Trust, in Cricklade, was officially handed the funding boost
HE MAY have lost six stone in weight, but Tony Lee has gained a new lease of life. After transforming himself from being dangerously overweight, the 47-year-old sales manager from Eldene has become a marathon man and his next moment of athletic glory
WOW! For clubs in the Football League, particularly in the lower tiers, that kind of season doesn’t come along all too often. That’s part of the beauty of being a fan of teams whose flirtations with the Premier League are either consigned to
PAUL Benson is looking forward to a month of rest and relaxation after a non-stop introduction to life in Swindon. The striker, signed from Charlton in January, has become a firm fixture in the Robins’ starting line-up since his move from the Valley
SWINDON Town have been interested in signing Eunan O’Kane since January but no formal bid has yet been lodged for the midfielder, the Advertiser understands. Torquay’s influential 21-year-old, who was nominated in the PFA npower League Two
Calendar Girls by Tim Firth Bristol Hippodrome, until Saturday May 12 Call 0844 8713012 to book At times you almost feel guilty laughing cancer in the face, but in Calendar Girls you are encouraged to do just that. This true story of a group of
TROUBLE and strife in African life was the subject being discussed during day two of the Swindon Literature Festival yesterday. Lindsey Hillum, Channel 4 News international editor and award winning foreign correspondent, was joined on stage at the Arts
A team of injured soldiers, including one veteran from Swindon, attempting to scale Mount Everest has been forced to pull out of the challenge because of safety concerns. A Walking With The Wounded spokesman said unseasonably warm conditions
WHEN Wes Foderingham arrived at Swindon in October, no one would have predicted just how big an impact he would go on to make. The shut-out at Bradford on the final day of the season was Foderingham’s 24th clean sheet of a remarkable campaign in which
CAPTAIN Paul Caddis was convinced Swindon Town would go on to win the League Two title after the club’s run of 10 straight League Two victories at the start of the year. Paolo Di Canio’s side bounced back from a difficult start to the season to surge
SWINDON manager Paolo Di Canio believes the way his players gelled together during the season was the key to Town winning the League Two title. The Italian has continually added to his squad throughout the season and is pleased with the way
THE 2011/12 season could not have gone much better for Swindon Town winger Matt Ritchie. The 22-year-old has been a consistent performer on the right side of the Swindon midfield, and has cut inside on numerous occasions to fire in spectacular
THE Cricklade Museum is presenting a new display and illustrated pamphlet about one of the town’s earliest celebrities – the 12th century scholar and Augustinian canon Robert of Cricklade. Robert’s legacy includes Oxford Cathedral, studies on work by
SCHOOLCHILDREN were ‘appy’ for a break from the usual timetable as computer giant Intel ran an Apprentice-style workshop for future app designers. Year 7 pupils from Lydiard Park Academy designed and marketed applications for Intel’s new Ultrabook
A NEW online video to help businesses avoid selling age-restricted goods to young people is now available in Wiltshire. Called No Proof of Age – No Sale the video toolkit is now available on a new website set up for businesses selling age-restricted
A MOTORCYCLIST and her pillion passenger were taken to hospital after they were apparently blown off their bike by the wind on the M4 near Swindon yesterday morning. Great Western Ambulance Service received several 999 calls from 11.46am, reporting
PRACTICAL workshops to help people brighten up the outside of their homes are being held at Lydiard Park later this month. The workshops, which are on Tuesday, May 15, will see participants working alongside Lydiard Park’s head gardener Simon Brooks
A SQUADRON of air cadets will be hoping to put the town on the map after qualifying as the region’s representatives in the final of a national competition. The 633 West Swindon Squadron was put forward for the final of the Lees Trophy, a competition
RESIDENTS can’t take the environment for granted, as a report highlights the impact of their lifestyles. The State Of The Environment Report For Wiltshire And Swindon shows that changes in the county are threatening rivers, plants, and wildlife. The
MUSIC fans got more than they bargained for at the re-scheduled Example gig on Sunday, when Brit Award winner Ed Sheeran showed up as the surprise support act. Rapper Example returned to Swindon having been forced to cancel his gig at the Oasis last
THOUSANDS of music lovers descended on the town centre for the third SN1 Fest. About 2,000 revellers took part in the festivities over 13 hours, partying from noon until 1am on Sunday alongside a total of 48 DJs. The event started in 2009 as a pre-event
SWINDON Festival of Literature got under way at the crack of dawn yesterday with bagpipe players, fire jugglers and story-tellers. Around 200 people gathered at 5.30am to take in the spectacle as the sun rose over the clouds in Lawn Woods, Old Town.
WHEN Chris James saw a flash of light for the first time in 22 years, he knew there was a chance he would be able to see again. As reported in the Adver last week, the 54-year-old, of Wroughton, who was born with a hereditary genetic eye condition known
A RETIRED care home worker who spent 30 years in the industry has warned relatives to watch out for signs that their loved ones are being mistreated. Lesley Searley says she encountered hundreds of cases of abuse, including a resident who was punched
BOSS Dave Webb lavished praise on his Highworth side as they staged a stunning demolition of 10-man Binfield in the Challenge Cup final at Newbury yesterday. The Elms side took their opponents apart after half time to notch up their second cup victory
SWINDON failed to get through a meeting at the seventh time of asking last night, but at least Alun Rossiter’s side are getting closer. The Robins’ Elite League clash with hosts Poole was abandoned after seven heats with the scores at 24-24
FRATELLOS yet again suffered Adver Cup final disappointment as they were sunk by Queensfield for the second season in a row. Anthony Pascarella’s men were beaten 4-1 in extra time in 2010/11 and were hoping to gain vengeance and add the Adver Cup to
IT ALL began in an overcrowded executive suite at the County Ground on a muggy day in May last year. A month previously, a 3-1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday had confirmed what everyone around the club already knew – that Swindon Town would
TOWN'S three league titles have all been gained under a former player starting out on his managerial career, writes PAUL PLOWMAN. Former Celtic and Scotland striker Lou Macari led the club to the Fourth Division championship in 1985/86, at
ROSS Townsend played a part in all three goals as Spectrum defeated a youthful Old Town side 3-0 in the George Thomas Cup final. The midfielder provided two assists and scored direct from a corner to help Spectrum put on an emphatic second-half show
SHAW A were crowned Under 13 Division 2 champions with a 9-3 victory over Marlborough to maintain their unbeaten campaign. Goals came from Owain Walton (4), Nathan Harris (2), Charan Chahal, Sam Ellis-Howard and Ryan Gooch, sealing the win with his first
