BUILDING new bridges with the community is the aim of the Brunel Centre’s new boss, who was appointed last month. Steve Fawke has been appointed the new managing director of the town centre shopping centre, which he feels has become distant from
THE SUN is set to rise and rise for publicans who have celebrated the opening of a new half-a-million pound hotel on the edge of one of the town’s beauty spots. After six months of construction, the new 10-bedroom hotel accommodation at The Sun
A HEALTH regulator has raised concerns over a mental health unit’s reduced staff numbers which meant vulnerable patients were left to their own devices for prolonged periods of time. Following a surprise inspection in September, the Care Quality
A PURTON woman killed after the car she was travelling in collided with a lorry on a dual carriageway has been named locally as Frances Verity. Frances, 91, of Glevum Close, had not been formally identified by Gloucestershire Constabulary when
A GRIEVING family has been left devastated after the funds they had raised to secure a final resting place for their late father were stolen by thieves. Patrick McGailey was just 50 when he suffered a heart attack while travelling on a bus on May
SWINDON’S new University Technical College (UTC) has had just 24 applications from 109 inquiries so far, but principal Angela Barker-Dench is confident the new college will have enough students to open on time. Angela Barker-Dench, who was appointed
A PINEHURST family are outraged they are being forced to pay to protect their car from passing traffic by bringing it in off the road. Michael Davies, 50, and wife Sharon, 53, of Whitworth Road, have seen a number of vehicles being damaged down
Balancing budget I write in respect of your article about the Council’s consultation on budget proposals (30 October). The article does a very good job of explaining the position of the Labour party, but unfortunately, like the Labour Group’s position
PARENTS must continue to ride the wave created by Jamie Oliver’s campaign to improve school meals and sign up their children if school kitchens are to survive, according to a public health official. The TV chef’s campaign to improve the quality
THE future of an annual Royal British Legion remembrance event in Swindon hangs in the balance after its latest edition fell flat on Sunday. A Festival of Remembrance was held at the Wyvern Theatre a week ahead of Remembrance Sunday, with proceeds
In a week where the world has claimed back more than 1,400 lost works of art, many will be asking what else lies in hidden vaults, secret chambers, even attics and garages around the world? Following the discovery of the works at the home of
BUILDING work on much needed lodges for patients’ families has officially begun at Prospect Hospice. The bungalows will allow relatives to be near their loved ones for the duration of their stay in the hospice’s in-patient unit. The Wroughton
Dozens of protesters walked out from work yesterday to campaign against changes which could see the probation service privatised. Workers in Swindon, Salisbury, Trowbridge and Chippenham joined the hundreds of members of the National Association
MARK Collier has confirmed that he still wants to become Chippenham Town’s new manger. The 54-year-old former Swindon Supermarine boss is poised to meet with Bluebirds chairman Neil Blackmore this evening to discuss stepping in to the Hardenhuish
COUNCILLOR Julian Price has hit back at critics who questioned his decision to take up a new job in Scotland, 381 miles away from his ward. The issue was raised by Tory councillor Dale Heenan, who said: “A resident contacted me last week saying
Firefighters in Swindon and Wiltshire have called another strike, for four hours next Wednesday. The Fire Brigades’ Union announced four hour walkout, over pay and pensions, for 10am to 2pm. As with the three previous strikes, it is expected
A NEW passenger group is being formed in Swindon to give rail users a voice to communicate with the train companies. It is being set up as part of the TransWilts Community Rail Partnership, an organisation which works to promote the line from Swindon
THROUGHOUT the run of Russian State Ballet and Opera House’s visit at the Wyvern Theatre, front-of-house volunteers will be encouraging patrons to donate money in support of local tap dancer Matt Pidgeon and the England tap dancing team. Yesterday
Detectives in Swindon want to question this man after a couple were ambushed and a woman was subjected to a sexual assault in the town centre. The incident took place between 2.15am and 2.30am on Friday, November 1 in an alleyway off Cambria Bridge
WILEY’S management team has apologised after the rapper failed to attend a booking at the Brunel Rooms on Saturday. Hundreds of revellers had packed out the Swindon town centre club in order to see the number-one selling artist – but he failed
A MAN who set about his aunt with an iron bar in a drunken assault at a family gathering has been jailed for a year. Kevin Bulmer had gone to the home of Sarah-Jane Barnes in November last year for a get-together with other relatives. But after
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime Swindon Arts Centre, Devizes Road, Old Town Saturday, November 2 Wilde's wit lashes through language with a rapier yet in the hands of Martin Harris it's tempered into pure farce. The Rocket Theatre takes Oscar Wilde's
ALICE Baker, a product of Swindon’s amateur stages, returned to her roots last week after receiving the script for her first-ever professional role in a star-studded pantomime. The 17-year-old first performed in public at the age of four, with
WILTSHIRE swimmer Jazz Carlin will be among Wales' leading athletes at next year's Commonwealth Games. Former Wootton Bassett School pupil Carlin, 23, has been named in the seven-strong Wales squad for the 2014 Games in Glasgow. Commonwealth
AN OLD Town Tandoori restaurant is celebrating after being named the best in the South West. Biplob, in Wood Street, won the award at the Bangladeshi Catering Awards (BCA) in London last night. They fought off competition from more than 1,000
I READ in the Adver that ghost hunts will be run by a Swindon organisation called Paranormal Planet, starting in February. I’m seriously considering looking them up on Facebook and asking their advice, because I’ve been plagued for years by unexplained
Olympic champion Nick Gillingham dropped into Swindon to take a one day workshop on motivation. The double Olympic medallist and former World, European and Commonwealth Champion swimmer, provided a personalised masterclass on motivation and performance
DISGRUNTLED former employees of a wiring firm who were recently made redundant are considering legal action against the company after claiming they were left out of pocket. A group of 12 employees were all let go from Kaliber, on Cheney Manor Industrial
STUDENT Emma Hancock will fulfil a life-long ambition this week as she mingles with some of the world’s top tennis players. The 16-year-old, of Cheney Manor, has gone to the O2 Arena in London where she will be a ball girl at the Barclays ATP World
This month sees the launch of a special bird tracking project in the Braydon Forest area. Local ornithologist, Simon Tucker, will be trapping and ringing birds as part of an on-going effort to record and track the whereabouts of the bird population
THE FINAL most ambitious phase of expansion for Even Swindon Primary School is set to go ahead, increasing the annual intake by a third. Primary schools around the town set in place plans to increase capacity following a council consultation last
This week is National School Meals Week and all week we’ll be looking at what’s served up in our schools, what the pupils think and what the future holds. To begin with BEREN CROSS visited Bridlewood Primary School, where the meals are cooked on-site
An 87-year-old man who is accused of trying to rape a young girl in the 1980s has been released on bail by a judge. Richard Gilmore also faces other allegations of sexual abuse against the girl over a 15 year period. No charges were put to the
MOULDY patties unfit for consumption and ‘refrigerated’ at 22 degrees were sold by two Swindon shopkeepers, who must now pay over £7,000 in fines and court costs. Golam Choudhury, 31, of Sheppard Street, and Shamsuddoha Choudhury, 34, of Broad
THIS was the scene of a five vehicle smash up near Royal Wootton Bassett yesterday. And miraculously, nobody was seriously injured in the crash which happened shortly before 8am on Swindon Road, between Coped Hall and Woodshaw roundabout. Despite
THE AWARD-winning Wessex Male Choir spent the weekend singing for England. The Swindon-based choir sang Swing Low Sweet Chariot as all the members of the 2003 World Cup winners were presented to guests at the official England Rugby World Cup 2003
Hi - you normally provide coverage for this service: Scouts across Swindon will once again this year be taking part in the annual Scout Christmas Post. > Since 1981, Scouts across the UK have been licensed to deliver Christmas cards as part of a
A MAJOR £1.4 million revamp of the Great Western Hospital’s accident and emergency department will be completed by Christmas – five months ahead of schedule. The makeover was due to stop over the winter period and resume in May. But the refurbishment
A 91-YEAR-OLD Purton woman who died in a major collision on the A417 yesterday morning has been named locally as Frances Verity, of Glevum Close. Gloucestershire Police responded to the crash on the A417 between the Air Balloon roundabout and Nettleton
MARK Collier could have a job on his hands if he decides to take the reins at Chippenham Town this week. The former Swindon Supermarine boss is expected to replace the axed Steve Winter and will need to raise morale after a 3-0 defeat at Redditch
MASSIMO Luongo is happy to see competition for places in the Swindon Town midfield and knows he can’t take his place in the side for granted. The Australian has played in every game for Town this season, starting all but one and scoring five goals
MARK Cooper knows his Swindon side can’t afford to take their foot off the gas as they bid to rebuild the momentum following Saturday’s 5-2 victory over Port Vale. The League One side went into the clash with the men from the Potteries on the back
Raychem returned to winning ways in Regional 2 with a 54-50 win over high-flying Almondsbury NC. The team welcomed back Kelly Morgan after a year working abroad also added Steph Bonehill and Lizzie Boston to the squad. Raychem started reasonably
INTER Sandgate manager Jason Smith admitted opponents Swindon United caught him by surprise before his side eventually ran out 4-3 winners in the teams’ Wiltshire Sunday Cup tie. Inter ply their trade in Division One of the Swindon Sunday League
SWINDON Town Ladies boss Jason Brizzell was frustrated his side couldn’t turn their dominance into goals before eventually tumbling out the FA Women’s Cup at the hands of Forest Green. The visitors took a 3-0 win back to Gloucestershire despite
VILLAGE Inn came from behind to thrash Fox & Hounds 5-1 and close the gap on league leaders Old Town. Debutant Jordan McGovern gave Fox an early lead when he ran from inside his own half before converting. The equaliser did not arrive until
MARTIN Sell gave himself a fighting chance of qualifying for the final stage of Q School after a battling third round in Alicante. Resuming on one-over-par, the Wrag Barn pro shot a superb three-under 68 at Las Colinas to put himself in a tie for
LOUISE Hunt goes into Thursday’s ITF Wheelchair Doubles Masters in California buoyed by a new career-high doubles ranking. The 22-year-old moved up two places to number 12 after finishing runner-up in the women’s doubles at the Nottingham Indoor
ALL four Swindon players missed out on a place in the Grand Slam of Darts in yesterday’s qualifying event in Wigan. More than 180 players from across the country entered the event at Robin Park Tennis Centre with only four qualifying places on
FLOYD Taylor has urged the Swindon Wildcats camp to bond as tightly as possible as the Link Centre side aim to correct their disappointing run of EPL form. The Link Centre side have lost five of their last six games from winning positions with
DIRECTOR of football operations Lee Power is not expecting any new players to arrive at Swindon Town before the opening of the January transfer window. Power, along with manager Mark Cooper and chairman Jed McCrory, oversaw a rapid turnaround in
ASPIRING eight-year-old golfer Harry Dearsley achieved a feat some professionals don’t manage in their entire careers as he scored a hole in one while playing at Broome Manor. The youngster carded the ace at the sixth hole of the Tiny Tigers event
TEAM Europe won the first ever Tiger Cup played at Broome Manor as they beat Team USA 8-4 to lift the trophy. The event, played between members at the Swindon club, followed a similar format to the Ryder Cup with morning foursomes followed by afternoon
BLYSKAWICA conceded late on as they shared a 1-1 draw with high-flying Shrewton in the Wiltshire League Premier Division. The home side took the lead shortly after the break when James Pratt dispossessed his man on the edge of the box before curling
SWINDON Spitfires progressed through to the first round of the FA Women’s Cup after hanging on to beat Cheltenham Town 3-2 on Sunday. Hayley Huckin scored two while Ria Salleh netted once in an impressive Spitfires performance, with the two goals
LIAM Tudway scored the only goal of the game as Faringdon A triumphed 1-0 over Long Wittenham reserves in North Berks League Division Four. In Division One, Faringdon lost 5-2 to defending champions Saxton for whom Frankie Haines hit a hat-trick
SWINDON Rangers Allstars smashed in 18 unanswered goals as they demolished Malmesbury Youth in Under 13 Division 1 (11 v 11). Striker Joe Tyson maintained his impressive early-season form with five goals while strike partner Dan Skinner also got
JINCE Joseph secured a dramatic win for Brown Jack against Stratton RBL in the Swindon and District Air Rifle League. Last to shoot and needing 54 to grab victory, Joseph scored 57 as Brown Jack earned a 544-540 success. Anita Westall (Lambourn
These will be taking place on 14th November and no polling cards will be issued. People will need to visit their usual local polling station. Based on information supplied by Ellen Lee.
