DAVID Howell was restricted to just four holes on the opening day of a rain-affected Andalucia Valderrama Masters on Thursday. Poor weather meant the first round at Real Golf Club Valderrama in Sotogrande, Spain, got off to a delayed start, with
Ahead of several charity lectures in November, the TV presenter speaks to Sarah Marshall about his experiences of the seventh continent. A proactive defender of wildlife and wild places, TV presenter and photographer Chris Packham has visited the
Singer-songwriter Neneh Cherry delivers a strong new album, while albums from rock icons REM and vocal harmony group The Overtones have also been under the musical microscope. ALBUM OF THE WEEK NENEH CHERRY - BROKEN POLITICS Thirty-seven
Bilk is back out doing what it does best. And what it does best is deliver short, sharp salvos of trashy street punk energy woven through infectious and highly charged indie blasts. Three 18 year old Essex boys singing about exactly what 18 year
There is always excitement in town when any members of XTC bring out new music, but even more so when two of the former Swindon rock idols get together. Colin Moulding and Terry Chambers performing under TC&I will be singing songs from their
After more than 43 years on the road Eddie and the Hot Rods are finally parking the tour bus for good, following a farewell tour of the UK. Barrie Masters, lead singer, says although he still loves playing live, it is the touring that is taking
MICHAEL Doughty could finally be set for a return to Swindon Town’s starting XI for this weekend’s home tie against Mansfield following a near six-week absence with a mysterious hip injury. Doughty, 25, last featured for Town in the 1-0 Checkatrade
TWO Wiltshire women arrested on suspicion of trafficking laws remain under investigation. The pair were arrested as officers swooped on brothels and homes in Swindon, Marlborough, Trowbridge and Salisbury. The raids were part of a nationwide push
GOLFERS from Oaksey Park Golf Club, near Malmesbury, have begun to hand over part of the impressive £3,600-plus raised at the Captains Day in September to their chosen charities. "It was a really good day and I was pleased to do so well," Captain
In the vast and snowy wastes of Russia stories, legends and myths flourish. Love, betrayal, jealousy, anger, magic and romance are the backbone of The Russian State Ballet and Opera’s latest visit to Swindon with their classical renditions of Swan
ANTI-HUNTING protesters will target the National Trust's offices in Swindon on Saturday. Campaigners from the League Against Cruel Sports and National Dis-Trust will hold the protest outside the charity's office on Firefly Avenue on Saturday morning
Thoroughly modern medium Derek Acorah brings his show Love, Life, Laughter to Swindon Arts Centre tonight at 7.30pm. Tickets for the show are £22, with concessions available. Evenings of mediumship are not scientifically proven and for entertainment
Surrounded by trees and bird song, Emily Shelley and her family unwind in Snowdonia. If sunbathing is for summer holidays, surely the only thing to do on an autumn holiday is forest-bathe? Lie back on a soft bed of moss, breathe in the subtle scents
Swindon’s rich heritage has long been a priority for the Council, so I was absolutely delighted to lend my support to Swindon Civic Voice’s bid to put the town’s Railway Village on the map. The Railway Village was among 249 conservation areas that
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It may be cold and wet out there enough to make you think twice about heading out to a local gig, but the answer to that dilemma is to immerse yourself in a show that reminds you of warm summer festivals and escapist music. Zetan Spore at The Beehive
IT'S that time of the year again already and this time Costa fans won't be disappointed. Last year social media was filled with unhappy hot drinks lovers after the coffee chain pulled their orange hot chocolate from the menu. But this year
Star gazers are in for a treat this week with a large meteor shower. The Orionid shower will be visible across the UK until October 27. However, it will be at its peak between October 21 to 22. At its peak, you will see up to 25 shooting
POLICE have seized motorcycles in a series of patrols aimed at tackling antisocial behaviour in North Swindon. Two young men who were stopped are to face a number of driving offences. Swindon North Police said on social media: "There have been
SWINDON 1952: After Mr Laurence Housman, the dramatist and poet, finished reading some of his own work, in Swindon, the Rev V D Siddons, president of Swindon and District Council of Christian Churches, said it was a great pity that so many silly
One hundred years have passed since the signing of the Armistice following the First World War. A special concert marking this event and celebrating the music, the hope, and the spirit of those who hadlived through the war takes place in Wroughton
Comedian Simon Evans says that one of his first comedy gigs was a corporate works do in the depths of the recession. “They couldn’t afford Jimmy Carr so they got me,’’ he said. Simon is a self deprecating, modest comedian who believes he is an
Oklahoma! Wyvern Theatre, Swindon A VIBRANT, exuberant production of Oklahoma! the first Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, is delighting audiences at the Wyvern Theatre, Swindon, until Sunday. The show, directed by Russell Langdown, is another
MARATHON runner Andy Sears is determined to help the Brighter Futures radiotherapy appeal cross the finishing line by the end of the year. The butcher from Highworth has already run the equivalent of four marathons for the appeal and is now limbering
The Agudo Dance Company brings a blend of Flamenco, Kathak and contemporary dance to a show called Silk Road at Swindon Dance on Friday. Swindon Advertiser readers are invited to buy tickets for a special offer rate of £5, to see the dance performed
An exciting play called Rebellious Sisterhood - Votes for Women takes us behind the scenes and into the lives of the women leading the Suffragette movement, the campaign to grant women the vote. Produced by Broad Horizons Theatre Company, to be
THE sounds and style of flamboyant seventies songsters T.Rex will be brought to life again when tribute act T.Rextasy play at the Wyvern Theatre on Wednesday. Marc Bolan, lead singer of the original band, was one of the most flamboyant and charismatic
GLOUCESTERSHIRE police chiefs’ decision to set up their own traffic policing and dogs unit will have little effect on Wiltshire, the county’s police commissioner has said. The Gloucestershire force will partially leave the Tri-Force policing collaboration
Swindon musician Lee Chamberlain, and his band Alpha Circle, have won through to the semi finals of a national battle of the bands in Spain. The band, based in Madrid, were voted 17th in a vote by the public in the Vodafone YU Battle of the Bands
A SOCIAL enterprise network is being launched to give businesses a place to share ideas and knowledge on producing social outcomes as well as profits. The Swindon Social Enterprise Network (SSEN) is a membership organisation focused on supporting
AN increase in reports of hate crime has been welcomed by Wiltshire Police because it says the figures show victims are more confident in coming forward. The latest Home Office report, published during Hate Crime Awareness Week, shows a total of
A FORMER bank could be returned to its original state of accommodation, at least in part, if plans are given the go ahead. Developer Christopher Kane, who lives in Highworth, has applied for permission from Swindon Borough Council planners to transform
A restaurateur from Swindon could be facing the councillors who revoked his licence for the second time in less than a month. Mahar Ullah is the designated supervisor of the Taj Mahal Indian restaurant and bar at Shawridge Leisure Park in Whitehall
JEALOUS Ian Brinkley threatened his partner with a loaded crossbow after attacking her in front of their children. But a judge gave the 29-year-old truck driver a suspended prison sentence when he heard the behaviour was out of character and the
A MOTORBIKE crash victim and former soldier who lost his right arm and shoulder is travelling to Sydney to compete in the fourth Invictus Games on Sunday. Dan Richards, originally from Cheney Manor, had a near-fatal motorbike crash in London in
A COUNTY lines gang in Swindon has been arrested following a week-long operation by police. Four men were arrested yesterday in the operation which seized 64 wraps of crack cocaine as well as knuckle dusters and £1,000 in cash. A 24-year-old from
Swindon-based web and graphics design agency GEL Studios is in the running to become Ecommerce Developer of the Year at the 2018 Digital Entrepreneur Awards. The company, based in Gemini House, North Swindon, provides website and graphic design
COMMUTERS faced an entire day of cancellations yesterday after London Paddington closed following an accident which brought down overhead lines near Slough. Extensive damage was caused to 500 metres of overhead power lines when a test-run of a
TECH giant Apple has signed a contract with a Swindon silicon chip design team in a £460m deal. The Silicon Valley giant has entered into a licence agreement with Swindon-based Dialog Semiconductors to use the company's power management technology
A SOCIAL enterprise network is being launched to give businesses a place to share ideas and knowledge on producing social outcomes as well as profits. The Swindon Social Enterprise Network (SSEN) is a membership organisation focused on supporting
SWINDON Town boss Phil Brown believes physical battles in the second division are becoming prioritised less among teams as the Football League gradually shifts to a free-flowing style of play. The County Ground boss spent seven seasons playing in
TALENTED teenager Elliot Pinson ended his first season in the British Superbikes Dickies Junior Supersport Championship in third place, despite missing the opening round of the competition. Pinson, a Royal Wootton Bassett Academy student, was playing
SWINDON Ladies recorded their second West Clubs Premier Division 2A win at the weekend when holding onto a fragile one-goal lead in the closing minutes against Chippenham. In pleasant conditions, Swindon quickly got into their stride and were ahead
WHEN Swindon convincingly beat Yeovil 3-0 nearly one month ago it felt like Phil Brown’s squad had turned a corner. This was the result and performance to show this team could be promotion contenders. But since that wet and windy day in Somerset
DAVID Howell hopes to overcome what he described as ‘one of the worst putting performances of my career’ at the British Masters last week when competing in southern Spain at the Andalucia Valderrama Masters. Swindon-born Howell, 43, flopped at Walton
COACHES at the Swindon School of Gymnastics were delighted with the performances delivered by eight of the club’s rising stars at the South West of England Counties Gymnastics Championships. Held in Barnstaple, Devon, club juniors Demi Hagan, Jessica
NATIONWIDE D remain at the foot of the Swindon & District Netball League Division Five after slipping to a 10-point loss at home to Croft D on Saturday. The loss stretches Nationwide’s winless run this season to five games, however Croft took
WILTSHIRE U18s clinched the Channel League title after a fierce battle with runners-up Glamorgan at Broome Manor Golf Club on Saturday. The hosts, led by manager Ian Welding and assistant Neil Black, had struggled to get a squad together for the
STAFF who walk to work at a Swindon company, and who have to either mix with traffic, or battle an obstacle course to get to the office, might soon have a safer route in to their desk. Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells, which has an office building at
A £770,000 cash boost could help tackle the problem of so-called bed-blockers at GWH. The money has gone to Swindon Borough Council to help its work with adults who need care. The cash will go to the authority’s social care teams help them find
