With Ali Cook’s new tour, Principles Of Deception, his mission is simple: to give audiences some wonders and illusions that they have never seen before. “Steve Martin said that comedy isn’t always pretty, and I think that should also be true of
Those irritating cough symptoms can be notoriously difficult to shake. Liz Connor asks an expert for advice. There's nothing worse than a hacking cough that keeps you up at night and makes you sound like the walking dead at work. With winter
Balancing work and life can be tough, but author and working mum Christine Armstrong has some tips for getting it right. Lisa Salmon reports. More mums than ever are returning to work after having children - and discovering that getting the balance
SWINDON Town Football Club has teamed up with Wiltshire Council for a series of Kick It Out events during the October half-term with a chance for youngsters to play in a half-time final at the County Ground next month. Kick it Out is football’s
SWINDON had a royal visitor this week half a century ago. It was Princess Margaret’s third visit to the town in 11 years. The train bringing the Queen’s sister from Paddington on the Friday was met at Swindon by local dignitaries including the
RAIL disruption which caused misery to commuters going to work looks set to continue into the evening. Trains to London were cancelled or re-routed at Reading this morning after London Paddington was closed because overhead lines were severely damaged
OUR main photograph first appeared in the Adver in the spring of 1980. Even 38 years ago, the usual technique for cleaning the windows of tall buildings involved sending a crew down the face of the structure on a motorised platform. As the years
Two people arrested in connection with the murder of Darren Carley have been released. A 50-year-old man from Gloucester and 36-year-old woman from Worcester were arrested yesterday on suspicion of murder. Police now say both have been released
DAVID Flitcroft is determined to dismiss any peripheral noise surrounding his County Ground return, insisting he enjoyed his short-lived spell in charge at Swindon Town last season. Flitcroft brings his Mansfield Town side down to Wiltshire on Saturday
BEFORE I became your local MP, I spent many years working in the criminal courts as a barrister, and met thousands of witnesses and victims of crime. That experience taught me a lot, so I was glad to be able to wind up a debate in the House of Commons
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The UK looks to be facing a regional identity crisis with more than two-thirds of the population snubbing their regional dialects. Seventy-one per cent of the country claim that they aren’t interested in continuing with their region’s unique words
KEV Bridgeman will relish a third ‘free hit’ in the FA Vase after his Malmesbury Victoria side continued their giant-killing ways in the FA Vase on Saturday. The Flying Monk ground men will travel to Sydenhams Wessex League Premier Division leaders
SWINDON 1952: At the annual Siamese Cat Show in London, an entry by Brigadier FNVS Rossiter of Beckett Cottage, Shrivenham, gained a first prize. Three-year-old premier cat, Mirza Takliff, was entered in the blue point neuter class. More than 1,000
Budgeting support with Universal Credit A range of support services are available to help you budget right from the start of your Universal Credit claim. Universal Credit supports you if you are on a low income or out of work, and is paid as
THE cream of the Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force crop did battle with wooden spoons, spatulas and piping bags in the armed forces’ annual catering contest at the Defence Academy in Shrivenham. Over the space of three days, the services and
STITCH and Bitchers have launched their remembrance season tribute with a display that features a knitted Spitfire. The group, which last year yarn bombed Royal Wootton Bassett with 600 knitted poppies, decided to mark the centenary of the Royal
Whether it’s for a fashion shoot, TV presenting gig or red carpet appearance, Abbey Clancy certainly knows how to make an impact. With perfectly tousled locks, sultry make-up and killer pins, the 32-year-old’s flawless on-duty look is the work of
My husband says he no longer loves me For the past year, whilst I've been really ill, my husband has had to look after me. He never once complained, despite having to hold down his job too. Now I'm better, I was looking forward to being able to
ONE of the most shocking episodes in Swindon’s recent history is to be played out on TV screens in a new drama series. Martin Freeman and Imelda Staunton are to star in the six-part drama that tells the story of how Det Supt Steve Fulcher deliberately
THE course of true love, as Shakespeare warns, never did run smooth – but one couple who overcame prejudice and convention for 25 years have now written a book to celebrate their relationship. Mixed Feelings: A True Love Story, written by Lis McDermott
MOSAIC artist Lynette Thomas is a self-confessed magpie – always on the look-out for shiny, quirky bits and pieces she can incorporate into her work. Lynette, 47, who lives in Old Town and has a workshop at the Post Modern, near the Wyvern Theatre
TRAINS from Swindon to London have been severely disrupted this morning in the wake of damage near Ealing. The damage was caused last night when a new Hitachi train was being tested on the line to Bristol. A Network Rail spokesperson said:
PHIL Brown refuses to seek solace in statistics as he searches for the cutting edge that will take Swindon Town from mid-table obscurity to a genuine promotion challenge. Town headed the possession stats 56 to 44 per cent during Saturday’s 2-0 defeat
Swindon Borough Council owes nearly £200 million to external creditors. And paying the interest costs taxpayers in the town £6.5m - 4.6 per cent of the council's annual budget of £140m. A report to be made to the council's Conservative cabinet
AN INDIAN restaurant in Swindon has had its licence revoked because councillors didn't believe four men who admitted working there without the right to do so were just visiting. And a petition signed by more than 50 customers of the Taj Mahal in
Unemployment continues to remain low in Swindon despite a slight increase on last year. And staff at Swindon Job Centre say there are still plenty of employers looking to take people on in the town. The figures for the last month show that 645
The proportion of staff at Swindon Council's Children's Services department hired in from agencies has more than doubled in the last year. In September 2017, 25 per cent of the department's staff were called in from agencies. At the end of July
BRAIN tumour patient Ann Swadden has backed a report revealing the devastating cost of suffering the disease. Exposing the Financial Impact of Brain Tumours released by the Brain Tumour Research charity this week highlights the punishing financial
A NEW local consultancy in Swindon hopes to improve the chances of fledgling start-ups taking off. Andrew Hatcher set up Swindon Consultants after leaving the family firm at Interprint, having been there for most of his working life. After 24
A NEW LGBT youth group has won funding to support youngsters in Swindon. To celebrate International Coming Out Day last week, the supported housing provider Stonewater launched Out of the Can+, a group providing support and advice on the challenges
WILTSHIRE Council has discussed a report on the implications of Brexit on how it runs it services. At a full council meeting last night the council discussed the implications of either a 'no deal' outcome or The Cheques proposal, when Britain leaves
WITH the Swindon Robins’ season having come to a conclusion, it is time to turn your attention to who should win our Swindon Advertiser 2018 Robins Rider of the Year award. It has been a frustrating campaign for Alun Rossiter’s side, who failed
SWINDON Shock bounced back in brilliant fashion from their first defeat of the season in National Division Three South with a dominant 146-86 victory at home to Oxford Brookes University last Saturday. The victory was the perfect response to the
ACCOMMODATING a selection of world speedway’s top riders in the SGB Premiership should not be viewed as an unrealistic possibility, according to Swindon Robins and Team Great Britain manager Alun Rossiter. The Robins boss travelled to the British
