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  • Scaffolding boss due to be sentenced tomorrow

    A SCAFFOLDING company boss will be sentenced tomorrow for breaching health and safety laws after Swindon man Jamie Mines lost his limbs following an electrical shock while working for it. When Jonathon Griffiths-Clack, of Sambourne Road, in Minety

  • GWH bosses warned of doctor walkout over winter plans

    SENIOR emergency doctors could walk out over hospital plans to tackle winter pressures. Bosses at Great Western Hospital want to change the working patterns for their acute medical unit consultants. But it could lead to the “departure” of some

  • Swindon-born artist home for exhibition - after 50 years away

    A GLOBALLY-renowned painter has returned to Swindon more than 50 years after he left the town of his birth. Artist Peter Waldron, who left Swindon for Chelsea School of Art in 1964, is back for his first solo exhibition at Swindon Museum and Art Gallery

  • Revealed: new pictures of war cemetery drug needles

    SHOCKING new pictures have been shared of drug needles near war hero graves. The images, taken in Radnor Street Cemetery, show uncovered needles attached to syringes that appear to have been used to shoot illegal drugs. In another picture, drug paraphernalia

  • BUSINESS: New banners for mental health support at work drive

    A Swindon building society has lent its backing to a new project promoting mindfulness over mental health problems at work. Nationwide Building Society has shown its support to the Swindon Mindful Employer Network by printing six new pop-up publicity

  • Norris in contention for Cheltenham test

    STRIKER Luke Norris could return for Swindon Town’s trip to Cheltenham Town on Saturday as the club continue to monitor the seven-goal frontman’s injured shoulder. Norris was forced off during the second half of last weekend’s home win over Cambridge

  • BUSINESS: Made In Swindon drive to regenerate ambitions

    Honda was host to a number of major local based companies and organisations for the official Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce Made in Swindon campaign launch. Many local Swindon based businesses supported the event including Green Inc, Pure Offices

  • Picanto is a great little mover

    When it comes to small cars you can’t go wrong than by choosing from the Kia range which is the powerhouse from Korea. The Picanto was refreshed this year and for less than £9,000 you get a good vehicle which can accommodate five people at a push

  • BUSINESS: Revamp of marketing for Career Directed Solutions

    Career Directed Solutions (CDS) have appointed brand, creative and digital agency Mr B & Friends to lead their brand, marketing strategy and creative account. Career Directed Solutions provide Change Consulting, Outplacement, Career Management

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK: Wake Up Now by Nick Mulvey

    Wake Up Now by Nick Mulvey From start to finish it's the voice, all about the voice, that glorious rich, smooth sound that slips down like treacle all through Nick's new album. Kicking off with an Americana feel in Unconditional, with its flowing

  • Waging war in a lunch break

    SARAH SINGLETON reports on a dance company’s mission to take tales from the frontline to shoppersWarfare and army life in the modern day may not be common topics in contemporary dance but surprised shoppers in Swindon’s Regent Circus stopped to watch

  • GOLF: Howell pays the penalty

    DAVID Howell’s comeback from injury was blotted by a two-shot penalty on the final hole on the Old Course at St Andrew’s at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. The 42-year-old made his return from a back problem this morning for the first time

  • DAYTRIPPER: Bradford On Avon

    History of the townOn the edge of the Cotswolds and only a stones throw from Bath, Bradford on Avon in Wiltshire makes the perfect base for visitors to the area.It’s an architectural treasure chest with buildings from centuries past – many made from local

  • TRAVEL: The art of imagination

    STEPHEN DAVY-OSBORNE heads to Nantes for a weekend of culture A JOURNEY deep under the sea, a ferocious serpent emerging out of the waves, and a voyage around the world through hundreds of different artworks. There really is no better place

  • Sounds around town with Dave Franklin

    IN this current climate of hyperbole, when everything is “awesome” rather than merely good, where bands have to be seen to “totally smash it bro!” rather than put on an enjoyable show, I love those quiet little musical events that just quietly get

  • Free wi-fi and USB charging on Thamesdown's new eco buses

    THIRTEEN is unlucky for some. But bosses at Thamesdown hope that the number will prove otherwise for them. The bus firm has unveiled its brand new buses - 13 of which will appear in Swindon this month - complete with on-board wi-fi, contactless

  • WORMHOLE'S WORLD: Legacy of pre or aspiration of post

    Joe Theobald, aka DJ Captain Wormhole, Looks at all things vinyl  EVERYTHING that has a ‘pre’ has a ‘post’. And quite a lot of things that don’t have pres do still have posts. Post-modern architecture. Post-war austerity. Post-colonial guilt

  • Watchdog's fears over replacement mental health unit

    HEALTHCARE inspectors have raised concerns about the Devizes place of safety which could soon replace a Swindon-based unit designed to help the most mentally unwell. Government watchdog the Care Quality Commission visited Avon and Wiltshire Mental

  • Swindon masquerade ball to raise money for stillbirth charity

    A masquerade ball to raise money for a local stillbirth charity will be held in Swindon this weekend, with a three-course meal, balloon-pop raffle and disco at the centre of proceedings. The charity Swindon SANDS – stillbirth and neonatal death – will

  • BUSINESS: Compensation won after car accident

    NOVUM Law, a firm of personal injury lawyers based in Swindon, has won a £1m High Court settlement for a young man who suffered a severe brain injury after being hit by a car in Essex as he walked home from school in 2007, aged 13. His mother,

  • ON STAGE: Extraordinary dance tackles inequality

    OUTLANDS, an extraordinary triple bill of contemporary dance by India and the UK’s most up and coming female choreographers, will be performed at Swindon Dance tomorrow.The show celebrates up and coming female choreographers and this unique one-off programme

  • ADVER CHAT; Jan Ravens on a night out for the girls

    IMPRESSIONIST Jan Ravens, famous for brilliant impersonations of politicians and celebrities, is bringing her brand of satirical humour to Swindon Arts Centre this Sunday. Jan stars in the popular Dead Ringers show, which had seven series on BBC2 and

  • ON STAGE: Handpicked by Adele

    Someone Like You (The Adele Songbook) is a celebration of the music of Adele. Hand-picked by Adele herself on Graham Norton’s BBC ADELE Special, Katie Markham has a show-stopping voice and charisma that faithfully recreates the magic of the three

  • GILL HARRIS' COLUMN: It’s the last straw

    I’M on a crusade at the moment — against drinking straws. Some of you will have seen the horrendous footage online of a vet removing a straw from the nose of a sea turtle. Thankfully, the procedure was a success. But the fact that this beautiful

  • SPOTLIGHT: Adver's top stage shows this week

    THE year is 1930 and two couples have arrived in France to celebrate their honeymoons – but one new wife overhears a familiar voice singing a forgotten song, and an old flame reignites. This is Noel Coward’s classic comedy Private Lives, opening

  • ADVER CHAT: A real Thriller of a Jackson show

    Ben Bowman is a life long fan of Michael Jackson and the first time he attempted to copy the moonwalk he was behind the counter at a local supermarket. Today the singer's theatre show, Jackson Live In Concert, is in its eighth successful year of

  • Letters: Thursday, October 5, 2017

    PLEASE keep your letters to 250 words maximum giving your name, address and daytime telephone number - even on emails. Email: letters@swindonadvertiser.co.uk. Write: Swindon Advertiser, 100 Victoria Road, Swindon, SN1 3BE. Phone: 01793 501806.

  • ON THIS DAY: Thursday, October 5

    SWINDON 1951: Swindon Police were called in to dispose of a heron which had been found in South Marston. The bird bore a label marked with a number and the name of the British Museum, which confirmed it was a heron which among others had been numbered

  • Town chief Flitcroft eager to meet the title-winning Robins

    SWINDON Robins' national champions could find themselves on the end of a fact-finding phone call from Swindon Town boss David Flitcroft after lifting the SGB Premiership title on Wednesday. Flitcroft paid tribute to the town's speedway side, who

  • Man fined after threatening partner

    A MAN accused of using threatening his partner has been fined. Paul Curtis, 23, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour causing harassment, alarm or distress. A second charge of assault was withdrawn

  • Town keeper Vigouroux hit by four-match ban

    SWINDON Town goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux has been slapped with a four-game ban by the FA following an incident after last week's home defeat by Coventry City. Town this morning confirmed that their player had been sanctioned by the governing

  • M4 closed after man dies in bridge fall

    A MAN has died after falling or jumping from a bridge over the M4. Police have closed all three westbound lanes of the motorway between junctions 17 and 18 as they deal with the incident. Traffic is being diverted off at junction 17 at Chippenham

  • Virtuoso violinist shares love of Bach

    SOLO violinist Michael Bochmann, who toured the USA and Canada partnering Sir Yehudi Menuhin in Bach’s Double Violin Concerto, brings his love of Bach to a lunchtime concert in Swindon. Michael Bochmann will be performing at the Wyvern Theatre on

  • Halliwell killed chef Claudia, mum claims

    KILLER cabbie Christopher Halliwell could have struck in Yorkshire, the mother of one of his victims believes. Karen Edwards, mum of Becky Godden-Edwards, believes that Halliwell is responsible for the death of Claudia Lawrence. Chef Claudia

  • Brighter Futures chief: 'We will hit £2m target by Christmas'

    A FUND aimed at transforming the lives of people with cancer can hit £2m by Christmas, the hospital’s fundraising boss has said. Great Western Hospital’s Brighter Futures charity needs to raise £2.9m to buy state-of-the-art cancer busting radiotherapy

  • It's all about the prep for Flitcroft

    DAVID Flitcroft believes the performances by the likes of Harry Smith, Amine Linganzi and Matt Preston are testament to the thorough nature of Swindon Town's training ground preparations. Substitute Smith stepped off the bench to replace injured

  • Thousands raised in memory of community champion Tony Martin

    NEARLY £2,000 has been raised in memory of much-loved community stalwart Tony Martin. The Zurich Community Trust volunteering manager suddenly died following lung surgery on September 18. Since then, dozens of people have paid tribute to his

  • Parents 'kept in dark' as pupils get 5-week break from lessons

    SOME children will have been out of school for at least five and a half weeks by the time disruption to the timetable at St Luke’s School comes to an end. And there is still confusion over whether the situation will be resolved after the half-term

  • Mara steps out 130 miles for STEP

    MARA Soto is about to set out on another marathon charity walk a year after she trekked all the way to London.This time she is aiming for almost twice the distance – 130 miles to Brighton Pier – and stepping up for children’s charity STEP.She told the

  • Revitalised Howell gets back in the swing

    DAVID Howell was making his much-anticipated return to the European Tour this week at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, which was getting under way in Scotland this morning. The 42-year-old, who won the tournament in 2013, has been out of