DAVID Howell missed a third cut in a row on the European Tour after failing to make the weekend’s final two rounds at the KLM Open in the Netherlands. Swindon star Howell had given himself work to do in Spijk after a first-round 73 left him on two-over
A MAN who imported a child-like sex doll has been handed 200 hours of unpaid work and put on the sex offenders' register for five years. Ritchie Plumb, 37, from Minety, was given the sentence at Swindon Crown Court yesterday after Police found
MENTAL health bosses in Wiltshire have rushed to offer full apologies to the family of a man who killed himself after struggling for years with mental illness, after a jury ruled today (Friday) his suicide was contributed to by neglect. Terrence
Holmes Music is presenting a £1,000 Casio Digital Piano to the Kentwood Show Choir at a special concert to launch their official sponsorship of the singers. The Swindon choir will be performing at the Blunsdon House Hotel on Sunday, September 23
SWINDON Town midfielder James Dunne previews the League Two clash with Bury at the Energy Check County Ground on Saturday.
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A CHOIR claiming to be Swindon's friendliest has celebrated its seventh birthday with a charity raffle and a singalong. BigSingThing's birthday raffle raised money for Brighter Futures and special needs swimming charity Level Water. It adds to the
A NEW memorial to Swindon soldiers killed in the First World War will be installed in the GWR Park. The sculpture, made from five steel panels, will feature cut-out designs of a war horse’s head, Lee Enfield rifle, gun carriage wheel and the red
NATIONWIDE have announced plans to invest an extra £1.3 billion in digital technology over the next five years, promising to create up to an additional 1,000 jobs. The building society, which employs around 7,000 people at its HQ and branches in
Many people know that Swindon is home to the country’s seven leading Research Councils which make up UK Research & Innovation. As an MP, I have worked tirelessly to champion our town in Parliament and highlight the successful charities, businesses
A ‘dirty, smelly’ house with barns and equestrian facilities, ‘and goats’, will be knocked down and five houses constructed in its place. Councillors on Swindon Borough Council’s planning committee voted unanimously to allow the housing development
SWINDON 1952: Swindon Young Conservatives as part of their recruitment campaign held a rally and dance in the Town Hall, Swindon. The speakers were Mr Philip Haskell, a lecturer on higher mathmatics at Portsmouth Technical College, who spoke on
NATIONWIDE has announced plans to invest an extra £1.3 billion in digital technology over the next five years, promising to create up to an additional 1,000 jobs. The building society, which employs around 7,000 people at its HQ and branches in
Exhausted runners who took part in the Swindon Half Marathon are being urged to one last effort after completing the 13.1 mile race – lobbying the council. An email to competitors from the organisers has asked them to express the desire to see the
A MUM was shocked when her seven-year-old daughter almost picked up a Stanley knife left on the ground in a children’s play area. Beverly Turner, from Haydon Wick, took her two daughters, aged seven and three, to the new aviation-themed Orbital
TWO sisters are stretching themselves to the limit by expanding their pole fitness business in Swindon. Rachel and Hollie Dunne started the Breathe Pole and Fitness in 2015 after going to classes in Swindon. Three years on they are now excited to
PHIL Brown sat down with the media to look ahead to Swindon Town's League Two clash with Bury at the Energy Check County Ground on Saturday.
BELOVED English eccentric Henry Blofeld has an innings at Swindon Arts Centre tonight, as part of his Farewell Tour, 78, Retired. Henry ‘My Dear Old Thing’ Blofeld has hung up his microphone after 50 years commentating on international cricket.
YOUNG carers at Swindon College can travel around the town for less. Swindon Bus Company is offering an extra 15 per cent discount to students who care for their siblings, parents or grandparents. Alex Chutter, general manager, said: “Our team
JAMES Dunne has no intention of shying away from his own shortcomings as the midfielder finally tries to fire the starting gun on his 2018-19 season. The 28-year-old has proved a peripheral figure in Phil Brown's Swindon Town squad so far this season
DEDICATED and loyal carers were rewarded for their years of service at their company's annual awards ceremony. Staff from care at home company Bluebird Care Swindon enjoyed a much-deserved pat on the back in front of their colleagues earlier this
This week we launched a six-week engagement process to gather your views on the Council’s new draft Waste Strategy, which will seek to inform how we deal with the Borough’s waste and recycling over the next 10 years. This is a big deal because it
Friday Sept 14 Crofton Beam Engines, There is a lot of industrial history in the Crofton story starting at a time when the canal system was the motorway of its time shipping goods from Bristol to London. Inside the engine house there are two beam
A SERIES of films made to mark the Advertiser’s move to new offices in Dorcan have gone live on the internet. Printers’ Roar, Taking Care of Business and Press Call show the history of the newspaper started in 1854 by William Morris and how things
SWINDON Wildcats player-coach Aaron Nell believes his side could not have asked for a more exciting start to the new season when they kick off their competitive fixtures with a double-header against Hull Pirates in the Autumn Trophy this weekend.
THE legacy of singer-songwriter George Michael is celebrated in a special tribute show called Faith, at the Wyvern Theatre in Swindon tonight. Faith: the George Michael Legacy stars Wayne Dilks along with his eight-piece band and together they present
A DRUG dealer who spent thousands on trips abroad, designer clothes and jewellery has been jailed for more than three years. Police raided Desmond Keville’s Dalton Close home in August last year. They found cocaine and mixing agent with a street
ARMED drugs enforcers who kidnapped a teenager and threatened him with a game of Russian roulette are all facing jail. The gang from Reading got a pair of local lads to lure the 17-year-old to a house in Penhill where he was ambushed with a hammer
HAVING a bad word to say about Swindon is often easier than being positive, that’s according to an Old Town mum heading the Positive Swindon social media accounts. Michelle Jones, 42, who also works as a digital media marketing specialist at Prospect
TWO young girls from Swindon will be singing and dancing on stage in front of an audience full of festive families this Christmas. Matilda Blake, nine, and Violet Winfield, 10, both from Old Town, aced their auditions to play Oakmoor School pupils
AN EVENT commemorating the role a former RAF airfield near Cricklade played in the Second World War will be held on Sunday. RAF Blakehill Farm is now a nature reserve owned and managed by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust. On September 17 1944, Dakota
THERE are no plans to merge Wiltshire Police with neighbouring county forces, police and crime commissioner Angus Macpherson said. Speaking to South Swindon Parish Council this week, Mr Macpherson said the force already worked closely with neighbouring
A FORMER Swindon councillor has told of how an eye test led to the discovery that his five-year-old granddaughter had a rare cancer in her left eye. Tony Foss, who worked for the council and served as a Liberal councillor in the 1980s, got in touch
HATE crime reports could rise as Britain nears its exit from the European Union, councillors warned. It came as South Swindon Parish Council quizzed police and crime commissioner Angus Macpherson about the state of the county’s force. Steve Allsopp
A LANDLORD has warned ministers against taxing pubs out of existence. Jonathan Crisp, a former tank commander and now landlord of the Glue Pot pub, attacked rising beer duties. The attack came as Jonathan’s Emlyn Square boozer earned a place
North Swindon MP and minister at the Department for Work & Pensions Justin Tomlinson has welcomed news that Swindon is to benefit from an investment of more than £250,000 to further support ending rough sleeping. The government has pledged to
TWO SAS soldiers have gone on trial by court martial over the deaths of three reservists, one of which was from Trowbridge, on a 16-mile march in the Brecon Beacons. The men, known only as 1A and 1B, both deny “negligently performing a duty” by
MANAGER: Ryan Lowe TOP SCORER: Danny Mayor - 3 FORM GUIDE: WLWWLD LAST MATCH: 4-0 win v Grimsby - Sept 8 LAST TOWN MATCH: 1-0 Bury win - Feb 2017 ONE TO WATCH - DANNY MAYOR MIDFIELDER Danny Mayor was the catalyst behind Bury’s biggest
SHRIVENHAM boss Gareth Davies hopes the FA Vase can hand his stuttering side an injection of confidence following their midweek collapse at home to Brimscombe & Thrupp. Shrivvy, 3-0 up in the first half against the Gloucestershire side on Tuesday
PHIL Brown has urged his Swindon Town side to exploit Bury’s travel sickness as they look to extend their unbeaten run to a seventh game on Saturday. Ryan Lowe’s side have lost all four of their league matches on the road this season, while they
SWINDON Supermarine boss Lee Spalding hopes his side’s exploits in the FA Cup can translate to the Southern League as they head to Walton Casuals this weekend. Marine put AFC Dunstable to the sword in their preliminary round tie 10 days ago and
HAVING won two trophies last season, there is definitely more expectation on our shoulders going into the new season. We set the tone last season and that expectation comes from ourselves and the coaches, so we are excited to get going again.
SUMMER recruit Sam Jones believes he has joined the strongest side in NIHL South One as he prepares to start his first season with Swindon Wildcats. Cats player-coach Aaron Nell brought Jones back to British ice hockey over the summer, with the
SWINDON College Old Boys coach Jamie Barrett is expecting a tough afternoon when his side make the trip to Frome on Saturday. The Old Boys made a great start to their Southern Counties South season with a 40-14 win at home to Dorchester last weekend
