RESIDENTS living on a busy main road have called on the police and Swindon Council to take action to stop speeding drivers who they claim have made their lives a nightmare. Passing traffic, including a constant stream of huge heavy good vehicles, has
“DURING training, I lived at home, cycled the three miles to the hospital in all weathers and earned £15 a month, half of which went to my mother for my keep.” Retired Jacqueline Cuttle, now 78, is just one of the dozens of nurses past and
RELATIVES of people living in a care home in Wroughton have spoken out after a retired care home worker warned people to look out for abuse. Sons, daughters and partners of loved ones who have experience of care at Lady-mead Care Home, which is run by
DEMOLITION work on the derelict former Swindon College building is well underway, with the whole site expected to be cleared by late summer. Developer Ashfield, which acquired the site in Regent Circus in 2006, has appointed contractor Wring Demolition
A £10m project at Eldene to include a new supermarket is the subject of a public consultation tomorrow. Swindon Council has entered an agreement with supermarket chain Morrisons, which would build the centre on the former site of Dorcan House
THEY SAY giving birth is the most painful thing you will ever go through. So spare a thought for three-year old Great Dane Jazz, who has just given birth to an eye-watering 19 pups in an exhausting 15-hour labour at her home in Shrivenham Road. Owners
A DERELICT former supermarket in Gorse Hill has been branded an eyesore and unsafe by locals. They now want it brought back into use after it has stood empty for three years. They say the former Somerfields store, in Cricklade Road,
A DANGEROUS convict escaped from prison before going on the run for two days. Richard Hunt, 29, from Swindon, a day release prisoner from HMP Springhill, went on the run on Wednesday morning. He was working at a charity shop in Headington, Oxford, when
RELATIVES of people living in a care home in Wroughton have spoken out after a retired care home worker warned people to look out for abuse. Sons, daughters and partners of loved ones who have experience of care at Lady-mead Care Home, which is run by
PLANS for a new £600,000 church hall at Christ Church have been submitted to Swindon Council. If the plans are approved the local community will benefit from a modern, spacious hall with improved facilities which will replace the current 43-year-old
Having despatched Queens Park Rangers 6-1 on aggregate, Town then faced Manchester United in the FA Youth Cup Final, played over two legs 48 years ago this week, in April 1964. Two days after the Second Division campaign had ended at Southampton, a 17,000
FOR 57 years the Empire Theatre Swindon stood on a 115ft x 90ft plot at the corner of Groundwell Road and Clarence Street. And if that space could talk about its memories? Well, it might be a bit startling for patrons of La Dolce Vita, the restaurant
The npower League Two title having being secured last weekend, another piece of silverware will soon take residence in the club’s trophy cabinet. This week in May 1970, a journey began which would add a second European cup to their collection. Swindon
It has come to my attention that the Queensfield partial road closure at peak times has left a resident upset. I noticed that Mr T Taylor from Hathaway Road has a great interest in the matter and on more than one occasion has made comments that you have
I think that congratulations should be the order of the day for the Swindon Advertiser. No paper could have done more to inform and encourage people to go and vote in the recent local elections than your paper. Regrettably, despite all your clarity of
SIMON Ferry has paid tribute to the Swindon Town fans for their part in the club’s extraordinary 2011/12 campaign. After a year of doom and gloom at the County Ground, culminating in relegation from League One, the Robins’ supporters received
A suspected gas leak at the forecourt of Swindon Railway Station has forced the closure of Station Road. Traffic was stopped for two hours shortly after 11am while fire crews and technicians from the gas board fixed the leak. The road has now re-opened
POLICE have found and arrested Richard Hunt who had escaped from prison after assaulting a woman in a charity shop. Officers arrested Hunt in the Eynsham area shortly after 11am today and he is in custody at St Aldates police station.
THE family of Honda worker Tony Sheen, who was cared for by Prospect Hospice, are showing their support for the charity by raising money in its Starlight Walk next month. Tony, 53, of Stratton, died in March after he was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic
WHEN their son Louis was diagnosed with autism and ADHD, Paul and Kathryn Costello said they felt isolated. Now, the couple, who live in Highworth, have set up a website to bring the disabled community together. Paul, 43, hopes that The Disability Book
FIRST Great Western has redesigned the livery of one of its trains to help celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. The new-look High Speed Train Power Car is emblazoned with the official emblem for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee 2012, designed by 10-year-old
The Wootton Bassett Arts Festival is introducing classes for organists of all abilities. Dr John Henderson, honorary librarian and archivist to the Royal School Of Church Music, in Salisbury, will adjudicate the first competitive classes. A workshop
MORE than 8,000 jobs are on the line after Clinton Cards became the latest casualty of the high street spending slump. The group, which is the UK’s biggest specialist cards retailer and operates 628 Clintons and 139 Birthdays stores – including one in
A MAN who distributed abusive images of children over the internet has been warned he could be jailed. Patrick McLaughlin shared indecent images with other people on three occasions over a 15-month period. The 55-year-old had amassed more than 1,000
SWINDON’S MPs, Justin Tomlinson and Robert Buckland, have praised the Government’s plans for the year ahead announced in the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday. The legislative programme contains 15 Bills and four draft Bills, a much slimmer programme than
SWINDON police discovered an estimated £150,000 haul of suspected class B drugs in a car travelling on the motorway yesterday afternoon. Officers pulled over a car near junction 17 on the M4 westbound after receiving indications that it had no insurance
NEWS of job losses in Swindon has been frequent in the past nine months. The Adver has reported how several firms have been forced to shed jobs due to difficult trading conditions, as the result of the recession ushered in by the global banking crash
GMB has given notice of another day of strike action at Great Western Hospital. The union represents 130 Carillion workers in the housekeeping department at GWH who have already taken 18 days of strike action. The GMB claims Carillion has failed to
POLICE are appealing to the public to help catch a dangerous convict who has escaped from prison. Richard Hunt, 29, and from Swindon, is a day release prisoner from HMP Springhill. He was working at a charity shop in Headington, Oxford
JUST a day after it was devastated by fire, Roves Farm has already set its sights on re-opening in a month’s time. The family attraction, near Highworth, is currently closed to the public but the Burr Family, who own the farm, are hoping to partly re-open
TADPOLE Lane closes on Monday for the rest of the year to allow for essential bridge maintenance. The bridge taking the road over the River Ray will be replaced and widened to two lanes, while the bridge over the Swindon and Cricklade Railway, which
Rock band Biffy Clyro will be playing a special one-off gig in Swindon next month. The Scottish three piece band will be performing at the Oasis on Friday, June 8 as a warm-up before they play the Download and Isle of Wight Festivals as well
PHARMACEUTICAL giant Patheon has announced it is to wind down its operation in the town – putting more than 400 jobs at risk of redundancy. The US-based firm told staff at its Dorcan Way headquarters this week they will begin a consultation process with
BOSS Alun Rossiter has backed his Swindon number one Hans Andersen to come good ahead of the Czech Grand Prix tomorrow. The Robins skipper has scored just 11 points in the opening two rounds in Auckland and Leszno, but has a positive record in Prague
After a terrible 2010/11 campaign Swindon Town bounced in the best possible way. At the start of the season promotion was the target and that was achieved with style over the past year. Like every season there have been some highs and some lows
JEREMY Wray’s recent medical problems may have delayed Swindon Town’s transfer activity this summer, but the interim chairman has stressed the club will get back on track next week. Wray has been suffering from severe leg pain since the Robins’ goalless
ALUN Rossiter insists the fans are at the forefront of the Swindon hierarchy's thoughts as rain continues to play havoc with the Robins' Elite League schedule. Last night's home clash against Eastbourne was called off yesterday morning following an overnight
GOATACRE club captain Sam Parish is relishing the chance to begin the new season at home after their opening fixture away at Keynsham was washed out. Saturday’s game in Somerset was called off last Friday night due to heavy rain, meaning Goatacre will
GREENMEADOW Youth completed an impressive under 9s league and cup double with a victory on penalties over Ferndale Rodbourne. The league champions added the League Cup to their trophy cabinet with a 4-2 shootout victory, as Ben Cardus slotted
DORSET & Wilts will be hoping to bounce back from their first defeat in two years when they take on Berkshire in the RFU County Championship Shield tomorrow. The defending champions lost their opening match 27-14 away at Oxfordshire, and need to win
SWINDON captain Paul Paginton admitted could take his side a while to find their groove when they face Biddeston tomorrow - if the game beats the weather. The County Ground side’s season opener against Stroud fell victim to the weather last
Swindon Concert Band will be taking to the stage in Royal Wootton Bassett this Saturday with an entertaining programme of toe-tapping music, ranging from celebratory overtures to popular tunes by the likes of George Gershwin and Benny Goodman. Saturday
