A SERIOUS accident involving a bus is causing disruption. The service 5 is experiencing severe delays following an accident earlier this evening. A spokesman for Swindon's buses said: "The service will not be back to full running until
WILTSHIRE police are looking for witnesses after a teenager was slashed in the head in Stratton. The 15-year-old boy was savagely attacked by a group of approximately 10 youths shortly before 6pm yesterday. A large number of the group were
THE driver of a cement lorry said he was lucky to be alive after his vehicle overturned while he drove on to the A419. The emergency services cut David Phillips out of the 32-ton lorry after it fell on to its side and the 47-year-old escaped with
ASDA in Swindon is encouraging the town's primary schoolchildren to become ‘plastic investigators’ and support the fight against plastic waste. As part of a scheme with National Schools Partnership, youngsters can take part in a series of interactive
BRITISH dance music duo Phats & Small have joined the MFor Festival’s line-up. Jason “Phats” Hayward and Russell Small alongside singer Ben Ofoedu are best known for their 1999 hit single Turn Around. They will join MFor Festival headliners Years
SWINDON’S own young singing superstar Phoebe Maddison will perform in front of 80,000 people after winning a competition in London’s West End. She reached the battle rounds of The Voice Kids last year and has been in high demand ever since. The
THE grieving family of a Swindon-born journalist who died suddenly earlier this year are holding a remembrance service to celebrate her life and achievements. Loved ones of 40-year-old ex-BBC presenter Kelly Jobanputra will come together to reminisce
THREE local businesses, Chipside Ltd in Brinkworth, Bath ASU in Corsham and Alvan Branch Development Company Ltd in Crudwell have received Queens Awards for Innovation and International Trade, among 200 businesses honoured this spring. Alvan Blanch
Swindon Women’s Aid, which runs a support line for women experiencing or at risk of domestic abuse, is opening a shop to help fund its work. And the charity is looking for volunteers to help run the venture. It tweeted picture of an empty shop
SWINDON Robins skipper Jason Doyle will defy medical advice this evening when lining up in the opening round of the Speedway Grand Prix series in Warsaw – less than a fortnight after his bone-shattering crash in Poland. Doyle, 33, punctured his
NATIONAL team manager Alun Rossiter has nominated his five Great Britain riders to enter the GP qualifying stages for next year’s competition. Glasgow fans will have the chance to cheer on one of their own, with Craig Cook appearing at the Ashfield
CAMERON McGilp hopes to truly hit the ground running in his Swindon Town career once the players report back for pre-season later this summer. Australian midfielder McGilp joined Town on transfer deadline day back in January, signing on a free from
WILTSHIRE men’s U25 side’s fine start to the 2019 outdoor season continued last weekend when they extended their unbeaten run. They followed up a three-rink home win over Somerset and retaining the annual Four Counties May Bank Holiday tournament
SUPERMARINE foursome Ann Andrews, Cheryl Walker, Nikki Kemble-Young and skip Susan Griffiths were the surprise package of last season’s ladies’ county fours championship event. They collected a couple of big scalps on the way to the quarter-finals
A new group is starting next month to help people who suffer from Arthritis. Swindon Versus Arthritis will meet on the first Friday of every month between 11:00am -12:30pm. The first meeting will be held on Friday June 7th at the Gorse Hill Community
MENTAL health waiting times are getting worse and there aren't enough support workers, a county GP said. Speaking at a BBC radio debate hosted at Old Town café The Core, Dr Celia Grimmett described waiting times as "awkward". The Tidworth GP
NHS commissioners should step in and prevent IMH patients’ suffering, Swindon politicians have urged. Their comments follow the departure of Dr Martyn Diaper, chief executive of the trouble-hit firm that oversees the management of five GP practices
GETTING prescribed a walk in a park instead of a pot of pills could become a more common phenomenon in Swindon GP surgeries. And the growth in so-called social prescribing could help those with mental health complaints or who suffer from loneliness
A TAW Hill Practice patient yesterday called on IMH to "get its act together". National Service veteran John Hodey called the Swindon Advertiser after losing patience with GP mega-firm Integral Medical Holdings. The 82-year-old, who lives in
HEDGE fund bosses at a Swindon-based foreign exchange trading scheme have hit back, after investors took the company to the High Court. More than 30 creditors are understood to have supported the petition to wind-up Hudspiths, which has offices
The skies above the Royal International Air Tattoo will turn red, white and green this summer. It was confirmed yesterday that the Italian Air Force will return to delight spectators with exhilarating flying displays at RAF Fairford on July 20 and
A PAEDOPHILE who was spared jail last year has now been stopped from doing an unpaid work order – for his own safety. Louie Paradise was told his unusual name meant others doing community service would easily be able to search online to find out
SWINDON town centre will be given a thorough spring clean next week. An army of volunteers will pick up litter, wash street furniture, remove graffiti and tend to planters across five days of community activity. The Keep it Clean campaign begins
CLIMATE change protestors stormed into Swindon Borough Council to interrupt a mayor making ceremony and call on the council to declare a climate emergency. Disguised as a gift for the new mayor, Extinction Rebellion got into the chambers and let
FRIENDS and family of a much-missed Royal Wootton Bassett mum and wife will be among those helping to turn Lydiard Park pink this weekend. The group will form ‘Teamboobette’ to pay tribute to Ellen Woollaston-Cooper, a brave fundraiser who lost
