A NEW wildlife trail that will be accessible to families and disabled people is set to be installed along the canal close to Swindon The Wiltshire and Berkshire Canal Trust is creating a footpath to go with the restoration of more than a kilometre of
Dozens donned their wackiest hats on Friday May 12 to raise funds for families across Swindon who are living with the effects of brain injury.Local brain injury charity Headway Swindon organised the event and let businesses, schools and community organisations
A MAN has died at the Spotted Cow pub today. (May 16)Emergency services were called to the Marlborough Road pub at around 10.30am after receiving reports of a medical incident.Paramedics treated a man on the premises but he could not be revived and was
Something fishy with Simon Rhodes from the Lobster Pot Fishmongers, Wood Street, SwindonLAST week I took delivery of several Barramundi fillets, just to add a little variety to the display. To my pleasant surprise they sold out within a few hours. This
YOUNG dad Will Rawle is donning his hiking boots to tackle a 30-mile hill-walking marathon that he hopes will raise £5,000 for the hospital ward that treated his newborn daughter.The accountant from Stratton and ten of his friends are planning to walk
LUKE Watkins’ shot at the Irish cruiserweight title has been confirmed, with the Swindon boxer taking on former champion Ian Tims on June 10. Unbeaten Watkins, nicknamed ‘The Duke’, will be bidding for his 11th straight victory when he fights on
A PUBLIC footpath has been branded “dangerous” by angry residents after a pensioner was almost thrown off his bike.Frederick Macclay, 77, from Liden, was cycling around the lake, located just off Shaftesbury Avenue, on Monday when his tyres skidded on
HUNDREDS of students across Swindon will be anxiously sitting their GCSEs this week but a shake-up to the grading system has led one headteacher to call the changes “barking mad”. Teenagers in Year 11, who get their results in the summer, will now
A VETERINARY nurse who lost her beloved two-year-old dog to a vicious disease has urged dog owners to act if they suspect their pets have been infected.Jess Worthington, 27, from North Swindon, lost Pippa the Cocker Spaniel to Alabama Rot in December
It’s National Vegetarian Week and the challenge is on to give up our meaty ways for the week... so we asked two local chefs to share their favourite veggie recipes with us. Why not give them a try at home? THIS year the Hairy Bikers, TV chefs and presenters
THOMAS HAWORTH and a couple of friends check out the latest venture by two culinary brothersIT WAS with great intrigue that the Adver Taste Test Trio ventured to Shaw Ridge Leisure Park last month to sample the latest offering from Swindon’s most popular
Ruby Wax: Frazzled A Guide to Mindfulness Wyvern Theatre Swindon Ruby Wax had her sell-out audience in the palm of her hands; one minute hysterically laughing and the next literally sitting on their edge of their seats as they practiced
THE UK tour of Sister Act rolled into Oxford on Monday for the opening night of a week long residency. Lively, entertaining and mildly amusing in parts, the stage adaptation of the 90s Hollywood hit stays largely faithful to the original Joseph
A UNIQUE event that aims to explore and challenge the facts surrounding dementia has attracted interest from more than 200 healthcare professionals across the region.Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will host the Making Sense of Dementia
POLICE who stopped a motorist in Swindon discovered a gun hidden under the driver's seat of his car. Firearms officers stopped a grey Mini believed to be carrying drugs in Cricklade Road around 3.40pm on Wednesday, April 12. The driver was initially
PARTICK Thistle boss Alan Archibald has yet to rule himself out of the running for the vacant managerial role at Swindon Town. Despite playing down links to the role vacated by Luke Williams at the start of the month as ‘speculation’ last week,
TEENAGE forward Adam Finlinson has departed Swindon Wildcats and has been snapped up by National Ice Hockey League North side Whitley Warriors. The 19-year-old picked up 10 points during Swindon’s English Premier League campaign last season but
Swindon Town Centre will be awash with all things Pirate this half-term when the town hosts Pirate Fest, a three day Pirate Festival.The town centre’s retail partners – The Brunel, inSwindon BID Company, Regent Circus and The Parade have got together
Tennis star Andy Murray has backed two fledgling British companies on crowdfunding platform Seedrs, including a firm behind the world's first flat folding helmet.The world number one, who turned 30 on May 15, has ploughed undisclosed amounts into
FULL marks to Wiltshire Police for trialling the use of aerial drones. Equipped with cameras, thermal imaging gubbins and whatnot, drones can be used for anything from searching for vulnerable missing people to monitoring disorder and gathering
Conservative Robert Buckland outlines what he can offer the voters of South Swindon at this election: Since first being elected in 2010, I have been standing up for South Swindon and with only a few weeks to go until the General Election, I am
AROUND £20,000 was raised for good causes across Swindon at this year's Charity Ball.The event, organised by the Rotary Club of Swindon, The Swindon Advertiser and the Marriott hotel took place at the Marriott in Old Town on Saturday evening.A total
Older people in Swindon set to benefit from second community grantCare at home provider Bluebird Care Swindon is once again offering to back a local group which supports older people.The company will fund a £250 community grant, and is currently looking
Norma Thompson chairs Swindon Seniors’ Forum, which focuses on issues affecting people aged over 55. The forum recently hosted its first open meeting of the year at Grange Leisure, in Stratton St Margaret, with speakers from Age UK and the University
THIS week is Local Newspaper Week but in truth every week should be Local Newspaper Week. Yes, I know you think I might be biased but hear me out. We live in an age where news flashes on to the screens of our phones barely before the wheels have
A ‘THIRD strike’ drug dealer from London will be sentenced next month following an investigation by Swindon's Dedicated Crime Team (DCT).Liam Porter, 29, of Cheltenham Place, London, pleaded guilty in January to possession with intent to supply class
Just over a week to go until our holiday and still the flip-flop dilemma remains unsolved.I hope you never have a flip-flop dilemma.As somebody once said - I think it was Shakespeare in Twelfth Night - “Some people are born to wear flip-flops, some achieve
AS she waited to meet the man who caused the car accident that killed her boyfriend, Meg Williamson began having second thoughts. "It was my idea to meet him, but when I stood behind the door and was told I had a minute before I could walk in,
Swindon artist, Ken White, best known for the 100 murals he has painted around the world, has been entered in to a national competition by his daughter, Laura.Since his wife Jan died, in January this year, Ken has found it hard to pick up a paint brush
A GRIEVING family are all set to pull on their running shoes later this month to raise funds for Prospect Hospice in memory of a much-loved mum. Barbara Hunter sadly passed away in November 2016 after losing her battle with cancer. In a remarkable
Fracked: by Alistair BeatonTheatre Royal BathUntil May 20AUDIENCE members of a certain age who treasure traditional English values, as in its countryside, democracy, fair play, the English village and defence of all of the aforementioned will be on their
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STAFF at the Great Western Hospital have urged people not to panic after the recent cyber attacks that hit NHS trusts all across the country.On Friday, hospitals and GPs’ surgeries were subjected to a ransomware attack by a malicious program that locks
HAYDON Wick proved to be spot on when winning the Swindon Primary Schools Cup 2-0 on penalties at the weekend. At the end of normal time on Saturday at Millbrook Primary School, the two sides could not be separated after Wick levelled late in the
NEW Swindon captain Alex Kill is not getting carried away by his team’s perfect start to the WEPL Wiltshire campaign. Following on from their nine-wicket success at Marshfield on the opening day of the season, Swindon returned home to the County
LECHLADE captain Freddie Martin believes it is just ‘fine margins’ that is separating them and the top sides in Premier One. The Manor Ground outfit got their season under way with victory over fellow top-flight newcomers Bedminster last weekend
