David Flitcroft's Swindon Town will face either Luton Town or Forest Green Rovers in the next stage of the Checkatrade Trophy. With the winner of Group C still to be decided, due to Wycombe Wanderers' fixture with West Ham United's development
DRIVERS and cyclists should stop seeing themselves as rivals fighting for road space, says TV commentator Ned Boulting ahead of a visit to Swindon next week. Boulting will poke fun at cyclists’ ‘quirks and foibles’ in his show Bikeology at the
Swindon business woman Carolyn Arnold has come a long way since she first fought her way through the male dominated world of technology in the early 1980s. She is currently director of RobinsArnold, a technology marketing consultancy based in Swindon
ROYAL Wootton Bassett Academy will welcome an icon of journalism at a special event later this month.Legendary war reporter Martin Bell, who became a household name for his coverage of conflict from the Middle East to Northern Ireland before later becoming
WORK to boost patient safety at Great Western Hospital has been welcomed by the health secretary. Jeremy Hunt, the government minister who oversees the NHS, visited the Swindon hospital this morning as part of a nationwide tour. In a talk to
MORE must be done to ensure cyclists respect pedestrians on Swindon’s streets, says a disgruntled Penhill man. John Bowie, 40, is considering wearing a body camera every time he leaves the house after being struck by reckless cyclists on a number
BRIDES-TO-BE looking to bag a bargain wedding dress can browse the racks of Prospect Hospice’s Penhill charity shop after they opened an exclusive bridal section last week. Over 150 wedding dresses, tuxedos, prom dresses and other formal occasion
DRIVERS are being targeted in a new campaign by the fire service to highlight their difficulties in accessing emergencies due to badly-parked cars.Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service are asking drivers ‘Are we getting through?’ as they launch their
Henry George estate agents in old town is celebrating a new member to its team this week – a tin soldier currently nicknamed ‘Colonel Mustard ’. However, the name doesn’t suit this dapper young chap with his military uniform and jaunty hat, so Henry James
CCTV and number plate recognition equipment is set to be installed on the village centre at Purton in the wake of repeated incidents of antisocial behaviour. The parish council this week won a £4,612 from the Royal Wootton Bassett and Cricklade
A SUSPECTED drug dealer was caught after police stopped him for driving while using his phone. Just five days later he was arrested again, with officers uncovering a major cannabis haul. Cops from the specialist Dedicated Crime Team stopped the 25-year-old
MEN in Swindon continue to earn £3.71 per hour more than women – putting the town in the bottom 20 local authorities for the gender pay gap. Yesterday marked Equal Pay Day across the UK, which campaigners say is the point in 2017 when a woman on
Brits could save thousands of tons of recyclable materials from going to landfill by avoiding the country’s biggest recycling mistakes, says Junk Hunters' founder Harsha Rathnayake. Takeaway pizza boxes, crisp packets and metallic wrapping paper are
AN INSPIRATIONAL finale from a best-selling author brought the 10th Swindon Youth Festival of Literature to a close at Lawn Manor Academy yesterday.Patron for Reading Joffre White gave an animated talk to students from all 11 Swindon secondary schools
NEW from Farrow & BallFarrow & Ball has just launched a new range of handcrafted wall coverings, with rich decorative patterns based on traditional botanical themes. Through skilled freehand design and colours with a stunning depth of colour, Farrow &
A NEW glimpse through the walls of the hoped-for Swindon Museum has been shared by designers. A cross-sectional picture that will delight fans of technical drawings, it takes you through six floors of the new museum. The image is the latest
SWINDON and Wiltshire Pride may not go ahead next year unless key roles on the organising committee can be filled. The shock news comes after a number of committee members decided to step down or take a break following this year’s hugely successful
Swindon has once again ranked in the top 10 nationally of the Good Growth for Cities index. Each year Demos & PwC assess the day-to-day life chances of people from across the UK. This index seeks to measure growth in a more rounded way; assessing
AS we’ve mentioned before in Rewind, printing colour photographs in a newspaper in the 1970s was an expensive business.It tended to be done only when a huge sales boost could be all but guaranteed.An good example came this week in 1973, as the country
Swindon 1951: McIlroys of Regent Street, Swindon, had not acquired Gainsborough’s famous Blue Boy but a remarkable copy of the painting was hanging in the store’s restaurant. It was painted by local artist 64-year-old Herbert Hardy Middleton of
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Sarah Singleton takes a look at what to do and see around Swindon this weekend Letting off steam at railway museum Take a step back in time to Meet the Great Western Railway workers of Swindon’s past at the Steam Museum tomorrow. Over the
ONE in five people calling the non-emergency police hotline in Wiltshire give up after being placed in a queue, the latest figures show.A new report has revealed that around 100 calls a day to the 101 service in Wiltshire are abandoned due to waiting
A BOOZE thief is sought by police. Cops want to speak to a man in relation to a theft of alcohol from the West Swindon Asda in September. The man is alleged to have taken the booze at around 1pm on Saturday, September 30. PC James Swayne said: "We
A Swindon charity that looks after and rehomes stray and needy dogs is set to benefit from the strenuous fund-raising efforts of town company CMS SupaTrak. Staff from the West Swindon firm have raised £1,152.66 for SN Dogs after several of the
INDOOR play centre Kidz About was burgled in the early hours of yesterday. Two men are thought to have entered the party centre in the Spectrum building in Mead Way, Swindon, and stolen a small toy vending machine containing between £100 to £200
A YOUNG boy and his imaginary monster under the bed are the stars of this year’s eagerly anticipated John Lewis Christmas campaign. The two-minute tale of friendship that develops between saucer-eyed Moz the Monster and his seven-year-old host
A MAN who is accused of being involved in the trade of heroin and crack cocaine is to face trial by judge and jury. Lewis Turner pleaded not guilty to two counts of being concerned in the supply of drugs and two of possession with intent to supply
COMEDIANS have been tickling people’s funny bones for years. But now pharmacists are getting in on the joke, with gags aimed at making the flu jab more effective. It comes after scientists at Nottingham University found evidence that being
ADVER Sport take a look at Swindon town's next League Two opponents, Chesterfield Manager: Jack Lester Top scorer: Kristian Dennis (9) Form guide: LWLDL Last match: 2-0 loss v Bradford (A) – Nov 4 Last Town match: 1-0 Chesterfield
THE GLEE in which Swindon Town reacted to Kaiyne Woolery’s late goal that confirmed their progress in the Checkatrade Trophy on Wednesday night summed up undeniable spirit within the camp, according to manager David Flitcroft. With two minutes
SWINDON skipper Mike Thompson is hoping that last weekend’s hard-fought win over Stratford-Upon-Avon will be the catalyst to turn their season around. The 22-12 success in South West One East was only the Greenbridge Road’s second of the season
THE defeat on Sunday to Peterborough Phantoms was a difficult one to take because we had a good win away at Hull Pirates on the Saturday, which I thought was probably the best 60 minutes of hockey we have put together all season. I don’t think
LEON Clements has followed in the footsteps of his father David after earning a black belt in taekwondo. The 13-year-old, from Wroughton, is a member of the Phoenix Family Taekwondo, who train at the Phoenix Martial Arts & Fitness Studio at
VETERAN D-man Neil Liddiard says Swindon Wildcats have to pick up their performance for this weekend’s clash with Basingstoke Bison after a disappointing defeat to Peterborough Phantoms last time out. The 39-year-old scored in the 5-4 defeat in
AFTER marking his Swindon Town debut with a goal, Kaiyne Woolery admits there was a sense of relief after ending a near three-month wait to double that tally. Woolery was the most high-profile of the 17 signings made by Town boss David Flitcroft
SWINDON Supermarine boss Dave Webb is looking to banish the memory of cup exits by sealing three league wins on the trot this weekend. Triumphs over Bristol Manor Farm and Larkhall Athletic has steadied the ship at the Webbswood Stadium after a
ROYAL Wootton Bassett Town manager Rich Hunter is expecting a professional performance when his side tackle Horndean in the FA Vase. In league action, Horndean are having an encouraging campaign in the Sydenhams Football League Premier Division
DAVID Flitcroft will stress the importance of toeing the line between confidence and arrogance to his Swindon Town squad as they look to extend their winning run to a sixth game this weekend. After three successive cup fixtures, Town turn their
