Paul Weller will be going down to the wild wood this summer as he is the first star to sign up for the Forest Live 2019 series. Forest Live is the summer concert series promoted by the Forestry Commission to raise funds to look after the nation’
Jazz singer and sax player Kim Cypher will be the special guest at this year’s Kentwood Christmas Cracker in Swindon. Kim’s final concert of the tour promoting her first album, Make Believe, was at The Stables in Wavendon owned by the jazz superstar
A classic Oscar Wilde comedy romps through the vagaries of the aristocracy in Swindon tonight under the direction of Clive Baker. The Western Players recreate Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime at the Swindon Arts Centre, Devizes Road, Old Town, until Saturday
COLOUR adverts in newspapers are the norm today, but in 1971 they were much rarer and much more expensive. Newspapers such as the Adver might run two or three at most in a month, usually for huge companies with deep pockets. Local companies wouldn
RICHIE Wellens says the opportunity to restart his managerial career at Swindon Town “just felt right” after officially being unveiled by the club today. Wellens has been out of work since leaving Oldham Athletic over the summer, with the Latics
Comedian Graham Fellows is stripped back and ready for some guitar action - as himself. Shrugging off John Shuttleworth and all his other characters for the time being, the comedy actor is strutting his singer/songwriter stuff in a new show called
STAFF and visitors at the Great Western Hospital are being encouraged to wear purple for World Prematurity Day on Friday. The hospital is also holding a number of events throughout next week. For parents and families of babies on the special care
A man appeared in court today in connection with an armed robbery at Aldbourne Post Office yesterday. Matthew Stepp, 37, of no fixed abode, Swindon, appeared at Swindon Magistrates’ Court charged with robbery, threatening a person with a blade in
Swindon-based Brexit strategist Amelia Bishop says she fears the today's turmoil could have a big impact on business and see jobs lost. Here she explains why. The growth prospects of British businesses hang in the balance due to political turmoil
REVIEW Silence The Salberg, Salisbury Playhouse Silence, Nicola Werenowska's perceptive play, is a sensitive study of family links across three generations during the Second World War years and beyond. The imaginative production ends its UK
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THE BRISTOL Street tunnel could soon be open until 9pm, complete with security guards. Swindon Borough Council is working to extend the opening hours of the tunnel - a key pedestrian route linking the town centre with McArthurGlen Designer Outlet
REVIEW Lord Arthur Savile's Crime The Western Players Arts Centre, Old Town, Swindon A sumptuous set transports audiences instantly into the drawing room of Lord Arthur Savile's house in Grosvenor Square, London. Clive Baker directs an able
HOUSEBUILDER David Wilson Homes Southern has raised over £30,000 so far for its chosen charity of the year, Prospect Hospice, following a recent sports dinner. The charity sports dinner was hosted recently at the Royal Berkshire Conference Centre
CHAIRMAN Lee Power admits he did not foresee Swindon Town struggling in the bottom half of League Two, five years after first taking full control of the club. Power, who stated his intentions to promote Town back into the Championship upon taking
SHOPLIFTERS stole goods worth hundreds of pounds from three Swindon shops. On October 20 around 1.20pm, a man went into the Boots in Greenbridge Retail Park and took two bottles of perfume worth £138 altogether and left without paying. Two days
SWINDON Robins skipper Nick Morris has turned down the opportunity to re-sign for his Polish club Rzeszow, after reportedly being owed £28,000 by Liga Two table toppers. Morris, who has based himself in Swindon for six years after making the switch
A MALE teenager has been taken to Great Western Hospital with an arm injury following this mornings accident on the A419. An incident that saw a car overturned had left the A419 Northbound partially blocked with queueing traffic for two miles.
An impassioned appeal to councillors to refuse planning permission for Abbey Stadium’s redevelopment on the grounds of animal welfare failed. Protestors against greyhound racing were at the meeting of Swindon Borough Council’s planning committee
An accident that saw a car overturned has left the A419 Northbound partially blocked with queueing traffic for two miles. Read more: teenager taken to hospital after accident on A419. Traffic was also slow on the opposite side of the road
SWINDON Supermarine boss Lee Spalding was pleased with his side’s resilience as they advanced to the third round of the Wiltshire Senior Cup last night after a 2-1 win away at Highworth Town. Supermarine looked comfortable in the first half and
THIS year’s John Lewis Christmas advert stars Sir Elton John and tells the story of why some gifts are more than just a gift. The ad, called The Boy and the Piano, starts with Sir Elton dressed in his dressing-gown gently tapping out the opening
HEADING out to work? Here's what you can expect on the roads this morning. UPDATE: An accident that saw a car overturned has left the A419 Northbound partially blocked with queueing traffic for two miles. Traffic is also slow on the opposite
A PATIENT at an Eldene surgery fears that the new system put in place to deal with calls will put lives at risk. Michael Armstrong claims that operators of the call centre which now responds to re-routed calls from five Swindon surgeries instead
FOOTBALL legends from Swindon Town were on hand to help fans with dementia remember their best sporting memories yesterday. Town legends Don Rogers and John Trollope joined former club chairman Gary Herbert at the county ground to reminisce about
GREEN spaces currently on a council list of potential housing development sites could be taken on by a parish council, if councillors have their way. South Swindon Parish Council wants to take on parcels of land in the Lawns and around Coate Water
A “LOVING and supportive” former deputy headteacher who taught generations of Swindon youngsters has died. Mumbai-born Linda Dazely began teaching in Hook in the early 1950s, after emigrating from India to join her late husband Gilbert near Swindon
A PATIENT support group in Purton raised hundreds of pounds for the Radiotherapy Appeal with a cheese and wine evening. Purton Surgery developed a Patient Participation Group in order to promote communication between patients and the surgery.
A LAWYER joked there should be “great joy and rejoicing” that his alcoholic client should have made it to court of his own volition. Daryl Cunningham, whose court record logs 306 previous offences, avoided a prison sentence as magistrates acknowledged
A SELL-OUT show at the Wyvern Theatre by the Swindon Rock Choir raised £15,000 for the Radiotherapy Appeal. The choir's 250 members, who are all amateur singers, performed unique variations of well-known rock hits at the concert in July. The
SWINDON’S MPs have called for calm heads after a day of chaos in Westminster over the Brexit withdrawal agreement yesterday. Justin Tomlinson, MP for North Swindon, gave his full backing to the prime minister and issued a call to others to get
SPENDING on diabetes medication in Swindon has jumped by almost half a million pounds in three years, figures show. It came as 45 diabetes sufferers and their families met at a town centre event, learning about different aspects of the disease and
DIABETES sufferers could get a free check-ups and advice from specialists at a stall organised by the local charity Sabrina's Mile yesterday. Sabrina's mum Louisa Moccia was on hand to talk to people and share advice in the Brunel Shopping Centre
PLANS showing the outline proposals for the Lotmead Villages development will go on public display for the first time this month. The New Eastern Villages is currently the UK's largest urban building project and includes plans to build around 2,600
A SWINDON recycling firm is poised to save the world’s oceans and rivers from the scourge of plastic. Recycling Technologies, based in South Marston, is set to go into commercial production of its RT7000 machine which transforms plastic films and
AN ESTATE agent from Swindon has praised the team for their hard work after being nominated in the Relocation Agent Network regional awards. Castles Residential Sales & Lettings, on Commercial Road, has been shortlisted for the 2018 Best Agent
YOUNG Malmesbury racer Louis Harvey won the Nigel Mansell Trophy at the Rissington Kart Club annual awards ceremony. The 14-year-old took another step towards his goal of making it into Formula One when he picked up the prestigious award at a ceremony
LAST weekend was a devastating one for us as our Autumn Cup title defence came to an end following our aggregate loss against Peterborough Phantoms. Everyone put everything into that game and I believe we can consider ourselves unlucky not to earn
AARON Nell hopes returning to normality with two fixtures this weekend can inspire Swindon Wildcats to a timely NIHL double over two of the division’s big hitters. Wildcats host in-form Basingstoke at the Link Centre on Saturday night (6.15pm) before
SWINDON Robins owner Terry Russell still has his fingers crossed regarding the proposed redevelopment at the Abbey Stadium, despite stadium owner’s Gaming International receiving the green light to redevelop after a review of their planning application
PROMOTER Gary Turland has promised that Raged UK 9 will be the biggest event to date when the MMA show comes back to Swindon on Saturday, writes JONATHAN LEIGHFIELD. A move to a new location as well as a stellar line-up has led to a virtual sell-out
PROMOTER Mark Neilson says Swindon boxing fans are in for a treat after revealing Harlem Eubank will also feature on their pre-Christmas show. The ‘Kings of the Ring’ event will take place on Saturday, December 8 at the MECA in Swindon’s Regent
SWINDON teenager Shane Kearns is convinced he can compete on the regional junior snooker circuit after landing his first winner’s trophy for nearly two years. The Cuestars U21 Silver Tour member allowed his cue to do the talking in the third leg
SWINDON extended their unbeaten run in the Verde Recreo Hockey League Championship to a fifth game with a comfortable 3-0 win at home to West Wilts on Saturday. The first half was a tight affair as both teams created opportunities but failed to
