THE dispute between firefighters and the government could drag on into the new year the Fire Brigade Union warned today. A number of walkouts by union members have taken place over the last few weeks and a fresh strike has been called for next
A COMMUNITY radio is inviting amateur singers, composers and anyone after a good time to belt it out for Movember. Today, Swindon 105.5 launched the Song Booth, a small recording studio where anyone can now perform or mix their own tunes and help
A GROUP of young film-makers are heading for of London after being nominated for a national award. Pupils at the Physical Impairment Unit at Commonweal School in Old town have spent many months developing a short comedy film along the lines of
A BID to curb the amount of advertising space payday lenders are able to have in public spaces is going before full council tomorrow. The motion is being brought by the Labour group’s leader Jim Grant, who would also like to see the council inserting
A bid to train 100 first aiders has been launched in north Swindon and scores of people have already completed the life saving course. Locality 100 was set up after a resident, who attended a locality coffee morning, said he had been in a situation
FORMER Swindon Supermarine boss Mark Collier has been named the new manager of Chippenham. Collier previously applied for the role two months ago, but the Bluebirds hierarchy opted to appoint Steve Winter instead. However, following a disappointing
DETECTIVES have vowed to chase every line of inquiry they get from the public in a bid to track down a sex attacker who ambushed a young couple last week. Information has been coming in to Swindon CID in response to an urgent appeal yesterday to
BRIGHT youngsters got the chance to meet an Olympian at a special educational workshop. Nick Gillingham, double Olympic medallist and former World, European and Commonwealth Champion swimmer, provided a personalised one-day workshop on motivation
AN evening of Christmas ice skating will raise money for two-year-old Ollie Baker who needs more than £24,300 for an operation to help him walk. Ollie, from Lyneham, suffers from spastic diplegia, a form of cerebral palsy which means the muscles
RESIDENTS are being encouraged to take part in a pilot scheme being rolled out across east Swindon to tackle the risk of flooding. Swindon is one of six towns and cities which have been cherry picked for the project which, if successful, will be
BUSINESSES face a price hike of more than £600 next year which could put people’s livelihoods at risk and see prices of goods shoot up. The average business rates bill in England will increase by a around £430 in 2014/15, meaning a business rate
FORMERLY a hard-working warehouse supervisor, Steve Jones was knocked for six after epilepsy struck out of the blue and he was unable to work. But the 42-year-old is finding his feet again thanks to a tailoring business and SEQOL Enterprise Works
RESIDENTS can be first in line to sign up for Swindon’s second collective switching scheme, which uses people power to reduce energy bills. The scheme officially opens on Tuesday, December 10, but people can pre-register from today by emailing
MONEY collected for the Poppy Appeal charity has been stolen by thieves who took a volunteer’s car for a joyride on the M4. Brian Pratt, 70, was out selling poppies for the Royal British Legion at Leigh Delamere services last Monday. He returned
A CanAdian Air Force squadron will meet veterans in Cricklade for a Remembrance Day event this weekend. The 437(T) Sqdn, Royal Canadian Air Force, based at Trenton in Ontario, is flying to the UK on Saturday and joining up with the Cricklade Royal
The final red tape hurdle for a new Morrison’s to open in Wroughton is going before a planning committee next week. The supermarket giant has submitted three applications, for external lighting, the installation of new shopfront with automatic
This week it’s the turn of FABIO TIRA, chef at Pinos Restaurant in Lechlade. Call 01367 252373 When did you first take an interest in cooking, and when did you decide you wanted to become a chef? My passion for cooking comes from when I was
Elizabeth Mackley tucks into the generous helpings at the Toby Carvery Toby Carvery, Elstree Way, Swindon SN25 4YX , Tel: 01793 702081 EVERYBODY knows that Sunday means a roast, and so when it came to picking where we’d go for lunch
Alan Clayson, lead singer of the 1970s rock institution that was Clayson and The Argonauts, is today a well known writer, having penned biographies of The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Keith Moon, The Rolling Stones and Jacques Brel. Yet his love affair
Bad boys of music never go out of fashion and Rat Pack Live recreates the original cool dudes of Sammy Davis Jnr, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin strutting their stuff Las Vegas style. The show is based on the antics of the trio, who were dubbed
Swindon Town Football Club are set to meet the Swindon Town Supporters’ Trust after the trust formally submitted a nomination for the County Ground to be registered as a community asset. Trust STFC has made the nomination to Swindon Council under
SWINDON is to play host to a major national conference in November involving leading figures from the government, charity and social investment sectors. The conference is being held to help charities, public sector and other bodies better demonstrate
In the last few weeks, the cost of energy has been much in the headlines. Now the debate is being widened to include water bills as well. Yesterday there were two welcome developments. Firstly, the government announced that water firms should justify
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
RESIDENTS are urged to give their views on changes to the borough’s council housing policy – which could see the end of tenants’ security for their homes. The Swindon Labour group’s housing lead, Coun Steve Allsopp, has appealed to people, particularly
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
BBC Children in Need Appeal Night takes place next week. The fundraising night raises thousands of pounds for children and young people across the town, including Swindon Children Without a Diagnosis or with rare disorders. Teresa Brett, who runs the
AN illegal immigrant who used forged documents to falsely claim £25,000 in benefits has walked free from court. Rebecca Osafo produced two bogus letters saying she had permission to stay in the UK as well as a fake stamp in her passport. Judge
SPACE has been opened up to students and families in North Swindon this week with a telescopes roadshow never before seen in any UK school. The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and its roadshow entitled Seeing the Universe in all
THE wheels which carried an 80-year-old grandfather more than 900 miles the length of the country to raise cash for charity are on display in the town centre. Denis Hedges, who pedalled from Lands End to John O’ Groats in September, has temporarily
SEX criminals in Wiltshire have been let off with just a caution, new figures obtained by the Adver have revealed. A Freedom of Information request has shown that in the last year Wiltshire Police have handed out 11 cautions for serious sexual
FAMILIES are encouraged to adopting a child during National Adoption Week. Since April, 27 children or young people have been adopted in Wiltshire. But 16 are still waiting to find a new home. As part of the UK-wide initiative, ending on November
RUGGED athletes have left very little to the imagination in a daring nude charity calendar. Players at Swindon Rugby Club are showing off their enviable six-packs, bulging biceps and much more in a series of revealing black and white photographs
PREDICTIONS LEAGUE: Port Vale Results and Updates YES. That’s more like it. Back to winning ways again. Didn’t I say we could do with a result like the previous two encounters against the Vale? 5 – 2 is a cracking result. For the second time
SWINDON Town striker Andy Williams has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a cruciate knee ligament injury. The frontman, who joined Yeovil on a season-long loan deal in August, sustained the injury in training with the Glovers and returned
Swindon Town Football Club are set to meet the Swindon Town Supporters’ Trust after the trust formally submitted a nomination for the County Ground to be registered as a community asset. Trust STFC has made the nomination to Swindon Council under
JASON Moore is in the midst of a violent melee as dozens of Palestinian demonstrators hurl rocks and stones at Israeli troops. Armed soldiers charge protesters and everyone runs for cover. Well, almost everyone. Jason, a photographer, is keen to capture
RESIDENTS are urged to give their views on changes to the borough’s council housing policy – which could see the end of tenants’ security for their homes. The Swindon Labour group’s housing lead, Coun Steve Allsopp, has appealed to people, particularly
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
WILTSHIRE Police are investigating claims that officers acted inappropriately while dealing with reports by a burglary victim in Swindon. Shae Hunt lodged two complaints with the force over two separate incidents. The first was made after an
SWINDON’S greyhounds will be racing for a share of a £200,000 prize package when they begin their 2013 BAGS/SIS Track Championship campaign at Hove tonight. The Wiltshire flyers take on hosts Hove and Poole in the first of three meetings of a round-robin
MARTIN Sell’s bid to earn a place on the European Tour ended in unceremonious fashion as he was disqualified following his final round at the penultimate phase of Q School yesterday. The Wrag Barn pro put himself in contention for one of the 17
SWINDON’s highly-rated super-heavyweight Luke Watkins is hopeful the ‘world class’ work he has put in with George Groves will help him take giant strides in his own career as he bids to join his sparring partner on the world stage. Watkins, who
MANAGER Dave Webb has made signing a striker his top priority as he bids to get Swindon Supermarine back on track following recent hardships on and off the field. Marine lost four players in the space of two weeks which included two front men -
SUPERMARINE’S trip to Pewsey Vale didn’t get off to the best of starts but they sound found their groove to beat Dorset & Wilts 1 North’s bottom side 46-11. The Swindon side arrived at the Angela Yeates Memorial Ground later than planned and
THE Royal Wootton Bassett and Swindon College Old Boys management both insisted the scorelines failed to do their sides justice as their teams fell to defeat in Southern Counties North this weekend. Bassett went down 29-17 at home to Thatcham,
WALCOT ABC will have girl power on their side when they host their fundraising show at the Supermarine Sports and Social Club on Friday, writes Dave Veysey. Fifteen contests make up an exciting bill, including three female bouts, with 15-year-old
NATHAN Byrne believes the Town squad possess the quality necessary to play in the Championship but insisted they are not getting carried away by the prospect of a promotion challenge just yet. Town sit seventh in League One following Saturday’s
JAY McEveley is determined to carry on getting involved with Swindon’s attacking moves despite Town’s recent change in formation. Having started the season as a left-back the Scottish international now plays as a tucked in central defender which
TOWCESTRIANS made the best of the blustery conditions as they beat Swindon 24-10 at Greenbridge. Both sides struggled with the conditions in the early stages of the contest, although Swindon were able to take an early lead through an Adam Westall
SWINDON Town have yet to decide whether they want to keep forwards Nicky Ajose and Mohammed El Gabas beyond their initial deals which expire in January. Both players moved to the County Ground in August, with Ajose scoring four goals in 10 games
