POPULAR bakery Greggs has remodelled its town centre store to meet the growing demands of hungry Swindon shoppers. The Havelock Square outlet has been re-opened following a refurbishment, which the firm says was aimed at improving the customer
AN apprenticeship has led Lauren Mann, 18, from her Swindon classroom towards achieving her dream of working as an estimator for construction company Beard, gaining qualifications and being paid at the same time. Lauren first became interested
LARMER Tree Festival, which stars Sir Tom Jones, is looking for breakthrough music acts to compete for the chance to play at this summer's festival on July 15-19 and take part in its 25th celebrations. Sir Tom, who performed at 2014’s festival
THE country’s largest teaching union has said it is ready to help staff at Holy Cross Primary in their row over plans to split the school across two sites. Last month it was revealed there is a dispute between teaching staff and many parents at
A MAN accused of sexually abusing a child more than 30 years ago is to face trial by judge and jury. Malcolm Webb, 68, pleaded not guilty to three counts of indecency with a child when he appeared at Swindon Crown Court. Webb is said to have
POLICE were asking drivers to avoid the A3102 at Royal Wootton Bassett, which is currently partially blocked due to a road traffic collision involving a car, van and motorbike. No serious injuries have been reported. An ambulance was at the scene
POLICE are appealing for information after a 21-year-old man suffered a head injury when he was hit over the head with a bottle in Park South, Swindon. The incident occurred between midnight and 1am on Sunday, March 15, in Denholme Road. The
A MAN has been jailed after he pleaded guilty to two counts of possession with intent to supply hard drugs. Homeless Ricky Lee Elliot, 23, was sentenced at Swindon Crown Court last week. On October 1, 2014, officers from the Dedicated Crime
A SWINDON MP has secured ministerial backing for a campaign to see life-saving skills taught in all secondary schools. The Department for Education (DfE) has vowed to write to all secondary schools, urging them to support a British Heart Foundation
SWINDON'S Green Party is taking a unique approach to campaign fundraising after deciding to pay to get their names on the ballot papers through crowdfunding. Rather than looking for big handouts from business, the Swindon branch of the party is
FORMER Swindon Town loan star Ryan Mason has won an England call-up. Uncapped Mason, 23, who made 18 appearances for Town while on loan last season, had been drafted into the national squad for the upcoming games against Lithuania and Italy as
GLASTONBURY’S organisers have slammed over 125,000 people who've signed a petition calling for rapper Kayne West to be dropped from this year’s festival. The rapper is performing in the Saturday night headline slot at this year’s festival which
A NEW music festival aimed at families with young children is launching this year. Geronimo, will be taking place at Tatton Park, in Cheshire, between Saturday, May 23 and Monday, May 25. There will be hundreds of family-friendly acts performing
TOWN'S League One rivals Notts County have sacked manager Shaun Derry following their poor recent run of results. The Magpies have won just one of their last eight matches and Saturday's 4-1 defeat by MK Dons left them outside the League One relegation
Wiltshire Police have issued an efit picture of a man they want to speak to after a teenage girl was sexually assaulted in a town centre cafe. A 17-year-old girl was waiting at a bus stop in Fleming Way at about 4.45pm on Wednesday, March 18, when
On Saturday, March 14, edition we carried a story about RAF airman Neil Robinson, 26, of Brize Norton, who had appeared at Swindon Magistrates’ Court. The charge quoted against Mr Robinson was of stalking and harassment. We have been informed the
MASSIMO Luongo is still suffering with the hamstring injury that saw him sit out Swindon Town's 2-1 at Doncaster. The midfielder is struggling with the groin twinge that saw him withdrawn early in the win at Vale Park and miss out completely at
Spandau Ballet is to play at Westonbirt Arboretum this summer as part of the Forestry Commission’s Forest Live music series. Lead singer Tony Hadley said: “We’ve not done a Forest Live gig before so we are really looking forward to seeing you all
THE “fash pack” has descended on Bath for one of the most anticipated fashion celebrations in the South West. Bath in Fashion 2015, which runs until Sunday 29, boasts its most impressive line-up yet. This year, three world-class fashion designers
THE usual busy traffic has been reported this sunny Monday morning with no serious accidents in Wiltshire and Swindon. A car fire closed the A417 Southbound Air Balloon to Birdlip in Gloucestershire earlier, causing traffic delays. The road has
FAIRFORD Town have signed midfielder Leigh Brown ahead of tomorrow night's Hellenic League Division One West clash with Carterton (7.45pm). Brown, who has also enjoyed spells with Highworth Town, Malmesbury Vics, Purton and Shrivenham, goes straight
SWINDON Wildcats will be at home in the first leg of their English Premier League play-off quarter-final against Peterborough Phantoms. The match will take place at the Link Centre on Saturday, March 28, with face-off at 6pm. By finishing fourth
6:24pm 3:11pm @swindonadver have you seen your new local country music night starting this Friday? http://t.co/G2ourzq0nV — @HelenaFinch 23 March 2015
THE road to the perfectly arched brow is paved with pitfalls. If you don’t accidentally over-pluck, then there is the issue of taming those stray hairs into shape. Not to mention the all-important mirror-effect; try as we might, our brows never
FIRST Great Western will continue to operate trains through Swindon and Wiltshire until 2019 after an agreement was made with the Department of Transport. And as part of this First Great Western wants to introduce the largest train fleet upgrade
HIGHWORTH Town manager John Fisher is looking forward to raising a drink to toast his FA Vase heroes next Saturday and the Elms boss is hoping it will be as the hors d’oeuvre to a Wembley final. The Hellenic League Worthians will travel to North
COLD-CASE detectives investigating the murder of Nythe girl Sallyann John nearly 20 years ago are making slow but steady progress on numerous lines of enquiry. Sallyann, also known as Sally or Sal, of Kimmeridge Close, was just 23 at the time of
FRY-UP fans can rejoice at the news that the nation’s best high street breakfast can be found on their doorstep – at supermarket giant Morrisons. Customers in Swindon can now enjoy the best breakfast in Britain at the Morrisons cafe at Regent’s
THOUSANDS of disturbing images and movies of child abuse found on a council worker’s computers have put him behind bars for two years. Jamie Osborn, 41, of Gooch Street, had amassed the catalogue of media over a seven-year period and distributed
PULLING pints at a Wanborough pub has proved a culture shock for a mother now taking orders from her son after 18 years at the top of Wiltshire Police CSI. Barbara Lockwood, 58, went into business with son Jon Beeden last autumn when New Calley
HIGHWORTH striker TJ Bohane felt his side had been caught by a sucker punch as they slipped to defeat in their FA Vase semi final first leg tie against North Shields at The Elms on Saturday. Shields grabbed the advantage at the midway point of
NORTH Shields manager Graham Fenton was delighted to leave Wiltshire with a first-leg lead, but felt his side were somewhat fortunate to win 1-0 at The Elms. The visitors scored their winner when Dean Holmes pounced on a rebound to score from close
TWO Swindon Academy students hope to follow in the footsteps of singers Ed Sheeran and Sam Smith after being selected to represent the Youth Music Theatre. Rebecca Timms, 17, and Marlee Ferguson, 14, competed in a national audition and went up
JUST weeks after falling under the wheels of an oncoming bus, 80-year-old grandad and cyclist Ron Newman has made a ‘miraculous’ recovery. Shortly after noon on February 12, Ron had been cycling south along Cricklade Road, on his way to hang pictures
THERE is still hope for both sets of fans who packed the Elms on Saturday to watch Highworth Town’s FA Vase semi-final match against North Shields. Around 1,200 supporters watched the tie, which finished 1-0 to the visitors, knowing the winner
PLANS for a new leisure complex at the North Star site have been given the thumbs-up by most people who have viewed them. Developer Moirai held a consultation on Friday and Saturday to show members of the public its proposal to build an indoor
THE Red Arrows are set to return once again to perform at this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo. The line-up is continuing to take shape and the iconic aerobatic team will be present to put on a display to wow the crowds at this year’s event
FRIDAY’S performances set a demanding precedent for musicians taking part in this year’s Swindon Music Festival, with organists raising the roof of Old Town’s Christ Church. For the 106th year the popular festival, which nurtured the likes of talented
PEOPLE usually use it to offload furniture, get rid of baby clothes or find a cheap car, but a father looking for love has found a new use for a popular Swindon Facebook group. Bachelor David Seal advertised himself on popular group Swindon, For
A WILTSHIRE solicitor now has time to visit every cathedral in the country since retiring after 40 years. Doug Hughes, who works at Bevirs in Royal Wootton Basset, will leave the legal world behind at the end of the month to enjoy retirement with
