SWINDON Robins team manager Alun Rossiter had to be content with travelling home from Belle Vue Aces with a losing point as his side suffered defeats on consecutive nights in the SGB Premiership. After going down 48-45 at home to King’s Lynn Stars
WILTSHIRE competitors Laura Halford and Stephani Sherlock made solid starts to the European Championships in Budapest today. The duo, coached by Deb Hows at the Esprit club in Swindon, took part in the first two disciplines of the all-around competition
A LAST-HOLE bogey cost David Howell dear as he missed the cut at the Rocco Forte Open in Sicily today. The Swindon man slipped up on the 18th at Verdura Golf Club to agonisingly miss out on playing at the weekend for a seventh time this season.
MATHS whizz Toby Chamberlain from Brinkworth is on his way to university with a four-year scholarship from the James Dyson Foundation in his backpack.The 18-year-old, discovered he had won the funding, which means his tuition fees will be paid, when a
A POPULAR faith leader has called for religious groups in Swindon to unite to promote tolerance and mutual respect.Shahid Aziz, who lives in Chiseldon, has for the past three years been president of Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat Islam Lahore, an organisation
STEVE Cotterill has no interest in becoming Swindon Town's next manager despite being contacted by the club over the County Ground vacancy, the Adver understands. The 52-year-old had been approached by Town with a view to taking over the role following
THE council has confirmed it is considering installing CCTV cameras in Thamesdown Drive in a bid to clampdown on reckless motorists.Following persistent protests from residents and a recommendation from Police and Crime Commissioner Angus Macpherson,
I AM the UKIP candidate for North Swindon and have fought previous General Elections for UKIP in both 2005 and 2010. I am a retired civil servant and have lived in Swindon for over fifty years. I first became involved in politics while studying
POLICE want help identifying a group of teenage hooligans it is thought are behind a series of antisocial incidents in Cricklade in the space of one night.Dugouts on the football pitches at the leisure centre were set on fire, a fence panel was snapped
When things come round in millions and it involves motor cars then you know it’s got to be a winner. Go back more than 50 years when the Morris Minor 1000 was in its heyday. When that reached the million mark they manufactured a special edition
ONE of Swindon’s most popular summer events is set to return for a fifth year this July.The Stratton Festival will take place on Saturday, July 22 from midday to 10.30pm at Grange Leisure’s spacious grounds in Stratton St Margaret.The festival, which
A PRE-SCHOOL is celebrating after receiving its first Outstanding Ofsted rating.Learning Tree Pre-school, based at Rodbourne Cheney Primary School, The Broadway received the perfect rating following an inspection last month.The preschool, which cares
A TEENAGER from West Swindon has raised £1,100 for charity after cutting off 11 inches of her hair.Chelsea Paul grew her hair out for eight months before the big chop on Saturday to fundraise for the Little Princess Trust.The 14-year-old also donated
A FOOTBALLER sparked outrage on Twitter by slagging off Swindon after arriving in the town for a charity football match. Jamie O’Hara probably didn’t win himself any new fans after the tweet he sent last night. In the tweet, which has since been
She's so much better than me I WISH I could be more like my sister who is prettier and much cleverer than me. I’ve always been the one who’s lagged behind; at 25, I’m two years younger and she’s done so much more with her life. She has a great
Every May the eyes of the horticultural world turn to Chelsea. To mark the occasion, Sam Wylie-Harris hand picks the best drinks in show The undisputed king of garden displays, RHS Chelsea Flower Show (May 23 to 27) is a marvellous excuse to toast
VILLAGERS who feel “under siege” from developers have been urged to stand united in a valiant attempt to protect their local area.Residents in the rural parish of Blunsdon will meet on Wednesday to discuss ways in which they can prevent any further encroachment
THIEF Wayne Rose has been told by a judge that his 115-strong list of offences at the age of 38 is shocking. The comments were made when Rose, of Lennox Drive, Walcot, appeared at Swindon Magistrates Court on Wednesday and admitted two charges
SWINDON Robins will be without Bradley Wilson-Dean for tonight’s meeting with Belle Vue after the New Zealander injured his hand in last night’s home defeat to King’s Lynn Stars. The 22-year-old fell in the opening heat of yesterday’s 45-48 defeat
SUPERMARINE Rugby Club are extending an invitation to local women to meet their Inner Warrior at a free rugby taster event. Developed by England Rugby, the Meet Your Inner Warrior campaign is aimed at women and girls to encourage greater female
Green Party candidate Talis Kimberley-Fairbourn outlines what she can offer the voters of South Swindon at this election: Surely a government’s purpose is to look after the wellbeing and best interests of all of the people they are elected to serve
THREE charities are urging music fans to turn out in force on Saturday to Rock Against Cancer which over the past six years has raised more than £152,000 for causes fighting the disease.This year Concert At The Kings in All Cannings, near Devizes, will
CAN you imagine working 40ft above the ground, high up in the trees above the stunning landscape of an arboretum? Well, that's what the tree climbers at Westonbirt Arboretum do on a daily basis and last week they showed their niche skillsets off to
Liberal Democrat Stan Pajak outlines what he can offer the voters of South Swindon at this election: I’m married to my wife Dawn and am the proud father of four children; two primary class teachers and two successful London executives. Swindon
An extraordinary gig AWARD-WINNING folk duo Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin, who scooped the coveted BBC Radio Two Folk Award for Best Duo in 2014, are heading for Swindon as part of an extraordinary tour. The pair got together in Devon when
Skoda has emerged with one of its biggest haul of industry accolades in DieselCar Magazine’s annual Top 50 awards and that big bear the Kodiaq, the company’s superb 4x4, is among the prizes again. The highest placed model in the DieselCar
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A DETERMINED 16-year-old is juggling revision for 20 GCSE exams with training this week in preparation of taking part in Cancer Research’s Pretty Muddy event in honour of her father and grandmother. Kiera Grisley decided to lace up her trainers
A TECHNO addict who wanted to be taken out of her comfort zone certainly got her wish when she found herself helping to catch a crocodile on a desert island. Kathryn Burn, 24, battled through four weeks of torrential storms, dehydration and hunger
A selection of photographer Dave Evans' images from Swindon Robins 48-45 defeat to King's Lynn Stars in the SGB Premiership.
ROB Austin believes Swindon’s Handy Motorsport can achieve podium success in this weekend’s British Touring Car Championship rounds at Oulton Park. Confidence is high in the team ahead of the annual trip to Cheshire after their most consistent
LECHLADE and Potterne will renew their rivalry tomorrow two season on from their battles in Premier Two. Back in 2015, it was Potterne, who will be in the away dressing room tomorrow, who prevailed by taking the crown and a place in Premier One
SWINDON captain Alex Kill says that the arrival of former England star Philip DeFreitas has been a huge boost. The 51-year-old ex-Lancashire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire seamer was unveiled as the new head coach at the County Ground at the start
