Escape the city with a luxury stay at these properties - as recommended by the new Good Hotel Guide, says Sarah Marshall. At this time of year, a weekend away in the countryside can be reviving, refreshing and, overall, relaxing. Admire autumn colours
Inspired by box-office hit, Katie Wright heads to the prosperous island city for a taste of the high life. Crazy Rich Asians has been a global cinematic smash, topping the US box-office and becoming the highest grossing romantic comedy film in almost
THE signs are good as the new committee in charge of the Western Community Centre in Cheney Manor looks to transform it into something fabulous. New signage is one for the first changes for the building, which has been open for the past four decades
Danielz, front man and founder of T Rextasy, has been a fan of Marc Bolan since he was 13-years-old, and he has been performing the songs of his hero for longer than the man himself. Over the last 25 years Danielz has drawn around him what he calls
CHARISMATIC Sid Nelson and top goalscorer Michael Doughty could both be in line for a return to Swindon Town’s starting 11 on Saturday at St James’ Park against Exeter City. Nelson missed Town’s home draw against Northampton last weekend and Tuesday
A CYCLIST was left for dead after he was knocked off his bike by a car in a hit and run at Purton. The victim, who has not been named by police was riding on the B4553 at Common Platt just after noon on Wednesday when a passing car hit him. The
These pages showcase some of the amazing images being sent in by the members of our new Swindon Camera Club. If you’d like to join the club – and be in with a chance of winning a £50 Love to Shop voucher for the Picture of the Month – you first need
Jason Byrne brings his show You Can Come In, But Don’t Start Anything to the Wyvern Theatre tonight. Strap in as Jason takes you on a trip of mad routines alongside some proper bonkers stunts. Tickets are £23. Comedian Phil Nichol visits Swindon
All about... Memory - Murmur Tooth The further down this dark, spacious path Leah Hinton takes her solo Murmur Tooth project, the more I love it. Always aware that there is more musical currency in atmosphere and anticipation than bombast and
COMEDIAN Adam Hills will read some selected chapters of his best-selling autobiography Best Foot Forward when he visits the Wyvern Theatre for a show on Saturday. Best Foot Forward is a hilarious and honest collection of stories, thoughts, and tales
swindon 1952: Soap bubbles floated over the heads of the dancers nearest to the band during the autumn ball presented by Vickers Armstrong Sports Club at the main canteen, South Marston. Nat Temple’s Orchestra was playing I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles
Until such time as the Government can secure an industry-wide, collaborative approach to reducing the amount of material having an impact on the environment, it falls on local councils to come up with ways to collect and dispose of the current waste
It’s always nice to start the column with a bit of a bang, especially when the bang in question relates to a local lad made good. Tonight Gaz Brookfield returns to The Victoria, this time without the full band but with trusty sidekick Jake Martin
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Tour De Ned – Ned Boulting Wyvern Theatre Ned discusses his time covering the 2018 Tour de France, taking us on an ambling roll through the 21 stages of cheap hotels, ‘sprinty’ sprints, rogue gendarmes, pristine dental work, ‘climby’ climbs, kebabs
Silk Road, a new piece of theatre presented by Agudo Dance Company, is winding its way to Swindon Dance on Friday, October 19 at the Town Hall Studios, Regent Circus, from 7.30pm. Choreographed by Jose Agudo, Silk Road is the story of pilgrims, monks
NEW College Swindon will celebrate the work of its students in a special display to mark Colleges Week. The initiative is part of the nationwide Love Our Colleges campaign, which sees institutions across the country showcasing the work their learners
Coming out of the Canvey Island clan, alongside such luminaries as Doctor Feelgood, Eddie and the Hot Rods burst on the music scene of the 1970s. Their high energy rock ‘n’ roll earned them a place as one of the punk pioneers although their sound
Anyone fancy going on a pub crawl with The Thinking Drinkers - and you get five free drinks? The boys are back in town following the success of last year’s tour The History of Alcohol. Ben McFarland and Tom Sandham are both award winning writers and
If Alan Sugar really wants to fins an apprentice, he might want to look in Swindon. The town can boast 1,210 people starting on genuine apprenticeship schemes in the nine months to April this year, according to the Department for Education. And
RESIDENTS have moved into 14 new homes in Culverhay, Cricklade in the second stage of a regeneration project by GreenSquare. Work began on the phase in January 2018 to demolish six bungalows and replace them with five bungalows and nine houses.
One of the country’s best-loved soul and gospel divas, Ruby Turner is performing at the Wyvern Theatre on Friday night. Ruby, who gives sell-out tours with the Jools Holland Orchestra, is stopping by for an up-close-and-personal night of song.
ATLANTIC crossings featured in two of our stories four decades ago. Roly Poulson was an 80-year-old man originally from Corsham and a lifelong Swindon Town supporter. He had just flown back to his home in Canada after seeing Britain for the first
The WYVERN Theatre is opening its doors for a free Family Fun Day on Saturday. From 10am till 1pm, the event will include a whole range of activities, such as character appearances, backstage tours, themed story time, live music performance, crafts
IT was in the mid-1990s that work on the North Swindon moved into high gear. The best part of a decade earlier, in 1986, the group of house builders who formed an organisation called the Haydon Development Group issued a brochure outlining their
Jess Glynne is a bona fide superstar with her second album, Always In Between, while Rick Wakeman's new piano-based record is worth adding to your collection. ALBUM OF THE WEEK JESS GLYNNE - ALWAYS IN BETWEEN Four years after arriving in
STAGECOACH West have signed up to a new initiative to help keep bus company staff feel healthy and happy. The programme was devised specifically for Stagecoach employees by wellness coach Ellie Hopley. The home-based #DrivingFitnessTogether plan
COURT: Magistrates ordered Daniel Piper to pay £100 compensation to a woman he racially abused. The 43-year-old of Whitehead Street admitted using racially aggravated threatening behaviour towards the victim in an incident on July 7. The Swindon
AN amnesty at the outlet village exceeded all expectations and raised bags of money for Brighter Futures. Fundraisers set up a pop-up shop in the MacArthur Glen outlet to sell donated handbags at bargain prices and raffle off a Mulberry handbag
A GRIEVING friend paid tribute to a “true gentleman” who died in a crash in his three-wheeled Morgan car on the M4. Ian Parkinson was part of the Morgan Three Wheeler Club with the crash victim, who has been named locally as 68-year-old Gerald Lawford
X FACTOR finalist Jahmene Douglas will perform at this year’s Christmas lights switch-on. The star worked in Asda and lived in Wroughton before he shot to fame in the 2012 series of the TV talent show and switched his hometown’s lights on later
THE Highworth branch of the Royal British Legion will launch the 2018 Poppy Appeal with a stall on the newly-refurbished podium on October 27. The town's new Tommy sculpture will be unveiled on the same day at 11am. The RBL branch has been inspired
Does Swindon council have its 'head in the sand' over Brexit? Certainly Labour councillor for Mannington and Western, Jim Robbins, thinks so. But the leader of the Conservative administration David Renard (Haydon Wick) has said he should wait
DRUG dealer Finn Nicholson, who has not held down a job since leaving school, was found with a new pair of £565 trainers and a £300 bottle of champagne, a court was told. He claimed he was only looking after thousands of pounds-worth of skunk and
CHILDREN and young people in Swindon are becoming increasingly vulnerable to crime, both as victim and offenders, according to a new report on safety. Officers from Swindon Borough Council presented an assessment of the community safety needs in
MORE than 60 young people between the ages of 18 and 25 were caught without a television licence in Swindon over the past year. And double that number were detected in Wiltshire. The figure represents a slight increase from the 53 found watching
MEMBERS of the Nepalese community in Swindon have come together to celebrate the most anticipated festival on the Hindu calendar. Around 400 members of the community gathered for the Dashain family festival at Gorse Hill Community Hall. The festival
A CHARITY concert at Christchurch in Old Town has raised £450 for the Brighter Futures Radiotherapy Appeal. The Rotary Club for the South West invited the Highworth Silver Band and Great Western Harmony Choir from GWH to perform for visitors at
A WORKSHOP aimed at breaking down the stigma around mental health welcomed employers and organisations from across Swindon for World Mental Health Day. The session, called 'Surviving and Thriving in the Workplace', was hosted at Fig Offices and
WASDELL packaging, from Swindon, has come out on top at the South West Business Leader Awards. The pharmaceutical packaging company, which have a warehouse based in Blagrove, was awarded Business Leader of Year for 2018. The awards, sponsored
BUSINESS leaders in Swindon heard about the impact positive mental health can have at the tenth Swindon Mindful Employer Network conference. The network, which brings businesses together to advocate the importance of good mental health practice
A FRANTIC mum has described the moment she feared her daughter was having a stroke after her drink was spiked on a night out. Mileigh Loftus was rushed to hospital as she couldn’t control her body following a night in Bath. She believes the substance
Tenants in council housing in Swindon are not as happy as they were. The borough council’s survey of satisfaction show satisfaction has dropped significantly since the last survey in 2013 - although a large majority of tenants are still content
DAVID Howell will be hoping for a marked improvement when he travels to the British Masters this week. The 43-year-old has suffered a torrid time on the European Tour this season with injury continuing to hamper his progress. Last week, at the
MANAGER Phil Brown believes his offensive players will be fully of confidence following their goalscoring exploits against Plymouth Argyle. Strikers Marc Richards, Keshi Anderson and Kaiyne Woolery all scored, while Scott Twine created numerous
SWINDON Robins boss Alun Rossiter has described speedway’s annual general meeting this winter as ‘make or break’ if the sport is to remain professional in the United Kingdom. A watered-down product has contributed to speedway’s dramatic drop in
PLAYER-COACH David Colclough says his Swindon Shock side took plenty of confidence despite their first league defeat of the season. After a faultless start to the 2018/19 programme, with three wins across the National Shield, Cup and National League
SWINDON failed to recover from a poor start as they slipped to a hefty 4-1 defeat at home to Plymouth Uni in the Verde Recreo Hockey League Championship on Saturday. The Wiltshire men had opened their campaign with a 2-1 victory at City of Bath
SWINDON ultra-distance running star Nathan Montague has faced some huge challenge in his career - but maybe none so daunting as getting lost in the Gobi Desert, writes KEVIN FAHEY. The Swindon Harrier suffered a catastrophic failure of his GPS equipment
AFTER not winning a league game at the County Ground since August 18, hopes were high last Saturday that Phil Brown’s Swindon Town side would end their winless run against a struggling Northampton side. But once again this season the home crowd
SWINDONIANS will be transported to Germany tomorrow when Oktoberfest makes a welcome return. The popular event will open its gates at 6pm but drinkers will need to act fast as tickets are nearly sold out. The County Cricket Grounds will be transformed
