SWINDON Supermarine secured a first Southern League Premier Division South win since August with a 4-2 victory at home to Farnborough this evening. Lee Spalding’s side broke their duck in the league on the second weekend of the season with a 2-0
ACCOLADES have been pouring in following a successful sell-out performance of Uncelebrated Journey, a play about Swindon and its people, organised by the High Sheriff of Wiltshire Nicky Alberry. "The reaction and comments we've had about the show
New coins celebrating Paddington Bear will soon start showing up in people's pockets and wallets. The Royal Mint has announced that two 50p coin designs featuring the beloved bear will enter UK circulation from October. The release coincides
Time and a fickle public have not been kind to washed-up actors and long-time foes Gary Savage (Adrian Edmondson) and Nigel Planer (Hugh Delavois). And to whack the nail that much deeper in the coffin of their flailing careers, the pair find themselves
A SPATE of thefts around the Royal Wootton Bassett area have sparked a police warning. One of the incidents happened at 9.40am on Sunday, September 23. A black coat, containing a wallet with various bank cards and a driving licence inside,
Detectives investigating the murder of Swindon man Darren Carley in 2002 have made two arrests. A 50-year-old man from Gloucester and a 36-year-old woman from Worcester were held today on suspicion of murder. Detective Chief Inspector Geoff Hurst
The sun may have set on summer but there's no reason why you can can't flip-flop among the array of bright whites on the shelves right now. With our fishmongers' stalls laden with mussels, oysters, crab and plaice, and scallops and monkfish on the
ACCORDING to some new NHS figures, one in five children leaving primary school in Swindon is obese. Commendably, Swindon Borough Council has various schemes to help tackle the problem, including the Healthy Schools Award, which encourages schools
SWINDON 1952: Highworth Rural Council decided to seek Government approval for a new sewerage scheme in Castle Eaton. Chiseldon’s vicar, the Rev P Anderson, said: “Time is important. I have never seen anything so filthy in my life – anywhere.” Of
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ONE lucky donkey could enjoy its big bray-k into the world of acting this Christmas, as producers of Swindon's nativity production The Journey are recruiting for the role. The little donkey will carry Mary on a dusty Bath Road, as the song almost
IT’S spring 1973, in a flat filled with books and decorated with the orange wallpaper so characteristic of the decade, when a woman in a long dress comes home to her curmudgeonly husband, to tell him she isn’t dying after all. This is the opening
A FIREFIGHTER from Royal Wootton Bassett was able to hand over more than £3,000 to Wiltshire Air Ambulance after slogging his way round the streets of the metropolis in the London Marathon. Ian Norris, who works for Honda, ran in memory of much-loved
SWINDON Town FC has renewed its partnership with Be Wiser Insurance for the 2018/19 season. The insurance company opened its 10,000 sq ft Swindon office in 2016 and currently employs 87 members of staff. The Adver recently became its newest neighbour
FREE one-to-one sessions to prepare businesses for Brexit are taking place at the Workshed tomorrow. Brexit consultant Amelia Bishop is giving the one-hour sessions to support businesses in their initial planning for the looming deadline on March
Being a creature of habit, my weekday packed lunch often includes a couple of vegan falafels, and my favourite brand by far is Cauldron. Their falafels are tasty and savoury and not too salty -a common complaint I have with rival brands. Cauldron's
A FIRE that damaged two vans in North Swindon is being treated as arson. Police are investigating the blaze, which happened at 12.30am on September 27 on Highdown Way in St Andrew's Ridge. The black Vauxhall Vivaro and a white Hyundai i-load
Royal Mail is launching its annual recruitment drive for thousands of seasonal workers to help sort the Christmas post and the increasing amount of online shopping parcels. Around 23,000 jobs are available across the UK in Royal Mail and Parcelforce
FESTIVAL lover Amy Smith hopes her big new van and a passion for vegan food will offer a road to adventure and a whole new career. Amy, from Moredon in Swindon, has created the Veeg Shack – a mobile catering van offering plant-based foods – and
It's the first sign that winter is just around the corner. In just a couple of weeks the clocks will go back, meaning evenings get darker earlier as winter fast approaches. However, it is not all doom and gloom with a number of Halloween events
A man has been charged after assaulting a woman in Rodbourne. The victim was assaulted while walking down Jennings Street, round the corner from the Designer Outlet Village. She was taken to hospital and required treatment to her face and body
Getting more people with learning difficulties and youngsters leaving council care into work will take a change in attitudes, a new plan says. Swindon Borough Council’s Supported Employment Strategy, which has been approved by the council’s Health
LONDON Marathon runner Ian Norris has thanked everyone who supported him to raise more than £3,000 for Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Ian, an on-call firefighter from Ruxley Close, Royal Wootton Bassett, was selected by Wiltshire Air Ambulance for its
Record producer Chaney, aka musician Theo Altieri, has teamed up with Bez from rock band Happy Mondays to create a psychedelic video filmed in Swindon. The single My House is taken from Chaney's recently released EP #SaveSwindon and the video is
A possible rent increase for council tenants in Swindon of one percent above inflation has not found favour with those who might have to find the extra money. Representatives of council tenants met with the borough council's cabinet member for housing
A former pimp who is HIV+ banned from having sex with women without telling the police has been jailed for five years. John Rodney, who has a history of procuring prostitutes, repeatedly breached a Sexual Risk Order imposed to protect vulnerable
A FREE Help-to-Buy show will be held at Double Tree by Hilton in Swindon this Saturday. The show will offer free advice on information about buying a new home. Visitors can find out about the Help to Buy schemes, such as the Help to Buy Equity
The impact of government policy, both national and local, on the property and development market will be the topic for the next breakfast meeting of the Swindon and Wiltshire Action for property group - known as SNAP. Swindon's two Conservative
MY parents came to visit over the weekend, eager to see where their roving reporter son lived and worked. After exchanging lots of hugs and happy hellos, we realised we were starving, though they didn't fancy popping into the Outlet, so we went
An Autumn Festive Fayre will be held next month to raise money for the Brighter Futures Radiotherapy Appeal. The event at Gorse Hill Community Centre on Saturday November 3 will feature 29 stalls. These will include crafts, facepainting, glitter
The Swindon-based Wessex Male Choir will be performing the world premiere of Paul Mealor’s new song of remembrance, ‘A Hymn to Fallen Comrades’, on Tuesday October 23 at Gloucester’s Guildhall. The choir commissioned the piece from the leading British
MOST people have heard of gymkhana for horses, where the they make their way around a course with penalties for any faults. But not everyone’s heard of the motorised version, where motorbikes are used. For Rob Fox though, it’s a walk in the park
POLICE are not treating the death of a man found under a stairwell by town centre flats as suspicious. The body was found at 9am on Sunday morning by the entrance to Wellington House on Wellington Street. A spokeswoman for Wiltshire Police
POLICE in Penhill seized a moped for having no insurance and arrested its rider for drug possession yesterday. Residents reported several mopeds riding antisocially around the area and causing a nuisance. Officers from the Swindon North Community
Former UKIP parliamentary and council candidate Martin Costello believes that borough councillors should have to clock in and clock out to justify their allowances. Last month Mr Costello said that elected member at Swindon Borough Council should
CHIEF executive Angela Jordan, who came under fire in the wake of an inspection that flagged up poor morale and a bullying culture at Prospect Hospice, has resigned. The Wroughton charity is currently being led by Irene Watkins, an interim chief
THE pub industry in Swindon, worth tens of millions of pounds, could take a hit if beer duty is raised as expected next week, Britain’s Beer Alliance has warned. Tax on beer is expected to rise by 3.4 per cent in the Chancellor's autumn budget,
Nearly every parent of secondary school aged children was was able to send their child to a school in the top three of their preferences. Last year 93 per cent of parents were able to send their child to their first choice of secondary school and
SHOOTING on sight is something FC Dorcan boss Jimmy Horwood wants to see his men apply more in the next month, despite witnessing Saturday’s 3-2 win at home to Marlborough Town Reserves. Jake Kitchen’s brace and George Bouverie-Brine’s strike proved
PHIL Brown has warned his Swindon Town players that they can have few complaints if they pay the price for Saturday's Devon disappointment by losing their places in the team for the County Ground return of David Flitcroft. The manager made no attempt
SWINDON Town Ladies coach Dan Jones insists his side must start making the most of the chances presented to them, following Sunday’s 2-1 Women’s National League Plate loss at home to Bedworth United. A series of missed opportunities cost Ladies
GRAHAM Dunn has extra reason to be cheerful on his birthday today after Penhill United recorded their first Swindon Sunday League victory over Greyhound FC in years at the weekend, winning 3-2 away from home. The win was Penhill’s first of the season
ENDEAVOUR and work rate displayed during Swindon Supermarine’s performance against Weymouth must be repeated if the club is to start achieving a level of consistency in Southern League Premier Division South, according to manager Lee Spalding. Marine
WILTSHIRE Senior League side Purton pulled off a shock in the opening round of the Wiltshire Senior Cup as they claimed the scalp of Sydenhams League Premier Division opponents Bemerton Heath Harlequins at the Red House. Substitute Daren Regis scored
A man who tried to arrange to meet a 13-year-old girl for sex after grooming her online has been spared jail. Nicholas Rawlings sent the ‘child’, who in reality was a police officer, pictures of his genitals after chatting on social media. And
