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  • TRAVEL: Paying a visit to paradise

    Liz Connor checks into Canouan, and finds an unspoilt Caribbean stay fit for an A-lister. Whether it's St Barts in the summer, Aspen for a winter ski or Bora Bora for a digital detox, you can always rely on certain parts of the world to attract

  • Swindon concert in aid of Willows charity

    Swindon’s Kentwood Show Choir will be performing at a concert in aid of The Willows counselling service. The Willows was one of former mayor, the late Rex Barnett’s chosen charities, and his wife Sandra continues his work for the charity every year

  • TRAVEL: Going green in Santa Monica

    The Pacific coast American city is a leading green light, says Sarah Marshall. There's no denying travel and tourism have an impact on the environment. But as a consumer, it is possible to minimise damage by putting some thought into the places

  • Sweet meeting for Black Honey fans

    Indie rock band Black Honey will be making sweet music when they drop in to Marlborough to meet and greet their fans. Black Honey are a British four-piece formed in Brighton, in 2014. The band is composed of lead singer and guitarist Izzy B. Phillips

  • Comedian Juliette Burton speaks out on mental health

    Comedian Juliette Burton uses her new documentary-cum-stand-up show, Butterfly Effect, to prove that being kind can change the world. Juliette discovered that the power of making people laugh was the one true therapy for her own mind demons. Once

  • Brown ponders Bury as Kishimoto move falters

    MANAGER Phil Brown admits he faces one of his toughest team selections as Swindon Town boss for Saturday’s match at home to Bury in League Two. Brown must decide whether to recall first-choice goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux following his return from

  • Game of Thrones actor tackles poetic drama

    Jonathan Pryce plays André in Florian Zeller’s The Height of the Storm as he stars alongside Dame Eileen Atkins in this UK premiere set to transfer direct to the West End from Theatre Royal Bath. Internationally acclaimed and an award-winning

  • Smith shines as Howell falters in Netherlands

    JORDAN Smith boosted his hopes of improving his European Tour Race To Dubai standing as fellow Wiltshire players David Howell and Laurie Canter left themselves with work to do to make the cut in the KLM Dutch Open. Derry Hill’s Smith, who reached

  • Letters to the Editor: Thursday, September 13, 2018

    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

  • Sounds around town with Dave Franklin

    Looks like we have it all covered this week. Underground legends, iconic names, left-field originality, old favourites and everything in between, it’s all out there for the taking over the next few days. The first description on that list comes courtesy

  • Searchlight put on Bible stories in Swindon

    A Swindon church is playing host to a performance of the books of Genesis and Exodus. Would You Adam and Eve It? brings to life two books of the Bible in 90 minutes at Bath Road Methodist Church, Old Town, tomorrow September 14 at 7.15pm. The

  • TSB raises more than £1,900 for Open Door Centre

    THE Swindon TSB bank has raised £1,932.43 for the Open Door Centre over the last year. This is the first year that the bank has partnered with the charity, which helps adults with learning disabilities by giving them some independence, fun activities

  • Traffic builds as bus blocks Kingshill

    A COACH is blocking Kingshill Road at the junction with Clifton Street. The white bus appears to have crashed into the wall opposite the road. Wiltshire Police said they were called at around 12.45pm. Traffic is starting to build on the approach

  • Luke and Sid fit the bill for Brown

    SWINDON Town boss Phil Brown believes on-loan defenders Luke Woolfenden and Sid Nelson have already started to prove they are up to the rigours of life in League Two. With Dion Conroy and Chris Robertson both on the sidelines and club captain Olly

  • What's on at Swindon theatres this week

    CRITICALLY acclaimed and award-winning stand-up comedian Chris Ramsey brings his The Just Happy to Get Out of the House Tour to the Wyvern Theatre in Swindon on Sunday night. Ramsey is host of his own television entertainment show and stand-up show

  • Born free to sing tribute to his dad Matt Monro

    The life story of crooner Matt Monro is brought to life with film footage, comedy, memories, narration and songs sung by his son. Matt Monro Jr promised to keep his father’s music in the limelight, and after his dad’s death in 1985 he has kept that

  • Pinehurst One Stop fire 'not started maliciously', police say

    A FIRE that gutted the One Stop shop in Pinehurst was not started maliciously, police said. Wiltshire Police said a woman had been interviewed under caution and detectives investigating the fire have passed a file to the Crown Prosecution Service

  • Expect to be gruntled by Susie Dent at the Wyvern Theatre

    Take a journey into the curious, unexpected, and downright surreal origins of the words we use with Countdown's Susie Dent, at the Wyvern Theatre on Wednesday next week. Susie will retell the adventures that lie hidden within such words as lasagne

  • George Michael tribute is your man at the Wyvern

    TRIBUTE show Faith, a celebration of popular singer-songwriter George Michael, will be performed twice at the Wyvern Theatre this week. The George Michael Legacy, starring Wayne Dilks and his eight-piece band, presents a musical journey covering

  • Big Country crossing into Swindon

    Big Country return to the west country tomorrow celebrating the 35th anniversary of their iconic album The Crossing. The band’s distinctive post punk guitar sound will be pounding out the 1983 album, which reached number four in the UK charts and

  • A few of Joe Pasquale's favourite things

    Joe Pasquale comes to Swindon's Wyvern Theatre o Saturday to talk about A Few of His Favourite Things. Pasquale burst on to our television screens 30 years ago on ITV’s New Faces. Now he’s on his 30th anniversary tour - and says the show is a celebration

  • Robins switch Aces fixture again

    SWINDON’S final SGB Premiership fixture of the season will now take place on Thursday, September 27. The outstanding clash with Belle Vue was originally rearranged for next Thursday, but has been put back by a week due to rider availability.

  • Miles to move to Warwickshire

    PURTON seam bowler Craig Miles will join Warwickshire on a three-year contract at the end of the season, ending his long association with Gloucestershire. The 24 year old emerged from the Gloucestershire Academy and made his first-class debut as

  • Thousands sign up to Beat the Street on day of launch

    WITHIN hours of a new anti-obesity game launching yesterday, thousands had started playing. Organisers say Beat the Street turns Swindon’s roads, parks and paths into a massive game board. The game’s beat boxes have been placed on lampposts at

  • Cycling from Swindon to the Severn for Brighter Futures

    A TEAM of cyclists have raised over £900 with a long cycle to an iconic Welsh bridge. Steve Dutton and the Swindon Wheelers have been supporting the Radiotherapy Appeal for the past two years by taking part in the Severn Bridge Ride. The 102-

  • Police catch Swindon drug dealer red-handed

    A woman who was twice caught involved in selling drugs from the homes of vulnerable addicts has been spared jail. Kirsty Rousell was under investigation when she was again found with hundreds of pounds worth of heroin and crack cocaine. But after

  • 'Generous' drinker died in sub-zero Moredon cold

    AN ALCOHOLIC may have frozen to death in Moredon as temperatures dropped below zero, an inquest heard. The 56-year-old's half dressed and frozen body was discovered slumped in the grounds of sheltered housing block Park Farm on The Street on Monday

  • Smoking is costing Swindon £48m a year, report reveals

    SMOKING costs Swindon more than £48m a year through sick days, treatment costs and cigarette breaks, new analysis suggests. Anti-smoking charity Action on Smoking and Health calculated the costs from data sources like hospital admissions, smoking

  • Neighbourhood Plan proposals to be discussed tonight

    PROPOSALS to develop a neighbourhood plan for south Swindon will go under the microscope tonight. The parish council is hosting a public meeting for residents interested in finding out more about the plans. A neighbourhood plan allows communities

  • GOLF: Wiltshire trio face Dutch challenge

    DAVID Howell will hope to put in a strong showing at this week’s KLM Open in the Netherlands. Last week, the 43-year-old missed out on the cut at the Omega Masters by a solitary shot. The two-time Ryder Cup winner was also carrying a minor shoulder

  • ATHLETICS: Harriers' Sergio returns home in style

    SERGIO Martinez-Gonzalez took time off from a holiday in Spain for a popular victory in his home town of Vitoria-Gasteiz, writes KEVIN FAHEY. The 31-year-old Swindon Harrier, who works for CH2M in Burderop Park, won a 5k race around the streets

  • Brown wrestling with selection dilemmas

    PHIL Brown says several players have staked their claim for a place in the Swindon Town side for Saturday’s League Two clash at home to Bury in the wake of the midweek win over Newport County – and none more so than goalkeeper Luke McCormick. McCormick

  • SNOOKER: Success for local potters

    SWINDON'S Shane Kearns was a beaten finalist, but earned the praise of his conqueror in the first leg of the Cuestars U21 Silver Tour at Salisbury. Essex teenager Louie Leighton saluted his opponent’s sportsmanship after claiming the crown on his

  • TENNIS: Swindon players dominate county finals day

    SWINDON players dominated the prizes at the Wiltshire LTA Juniors County Championships at Royal Wootton Bassett Tennis Club. A total of 111 players from across the county took part in the competition, the opening day of which was moved to the Delta

  • Whitfield expects NIHL battle

    LONG-SERVING Swindon Wildcats defender Stevie Whitfield is expecting a much more competitive nature to NIHL South One in the new season. Basingstoke Bison, Peterborough Phantoms, Bracknell Bees and the Cats all dropped into a reformed NIHL at the

  • Borough bid to boost recycling

    PEOPLE who put too much material that could be recycled in their general waste bin risk having their refuse collection stopped altogether. It is one of a number of measures being considered by Swindon council in an attempt to boost recycling.