SWINDON Robins claimed their second away league point of the season as they produced a spirited second-half display to lose 48-42 at Wolverhampton. Down by 10 points after heat eight, Alun Rossiter’s Robins avoided defeat in the next six heats
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FORMER Swindon Town defender Matt Taylor has joined the coaching staff at Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur following his retirement as a player. Taylor ended a 20-year playing career at Town when he hung up his boots at the end of last season
BURGLARS were arrested following a police chase across Wiltshire early this morning. Wiltshire police received a call from a member of the public reporting an alarm sounding at the Burbage Garage at approximately 5:20am. A Ford Mondeo had been
POLICE said a summerhouse had been deliberately set alight last night in Old Town. Firefighters and police officers attended a fire to the rear of The Quarries at approximately 10:30pm. A spokeswoman for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue
The Homebase store at Greenbridge retail park will be shutting its doors for good on August 23. New 'Store Closing' banners have appeared under the main sign of the home and garden retailer. The company has been in negotiations with landlords
A dazzling line-up of bands and artists helped celebrate the 16th birthday of Oxfordshire’s first big music festival of the summer. Ska band The Specials, 60s icons The Beach Boys, Gaz Coombes and pop act Keane were joined by up to 11,000 people
A selection of photographer Phil Johnson's pictures from the 2019 Barbury Horse Trials
A selection of photographer Tim Crisp's pictures from the 2019 Barbury Horse Trials
The decision to grant planning permission to Swindon Borough Council to knock down two empty shops in the town centre has put two councillors at cross words. Following the Adver's report that 36 and 37 Regent Street can be demolished, vice chairman
SWINDON Town manager Richie Wellens says this week’s training camp in Spain represents the perfect opportunity to build team spirit within the new-look camp. Wellens has overseen a large overhaul of Town’s first-team squad this summer following
SWINDON Robins team manager Alun Rossiter believes the task of closing in on the top four SGB Premiership sides will become increasingly difficult unless his troops start picking up points on the road sooner rather than later. The Robins travel
Breeding birds, and mammals such as hedgehogs and badgers will be protected during the building of 70 houses in south Swindon. Developers Places for People, based in Bristol, have planning permission to build the homes on Piper's way - but one of
A road sign, in a very bad state, banning through traffic from travelling into Wanborough from the Foxhill junction has been repaired. But it could soon be removed, as the restriction it indicates is possibly going to be dropped. The circular
NEIGHBOURS of a Swindon hotel are furious about noisy fireworks displays frightening their pets. Explosions in the sky over Blunsdon House Hotel panicked dogs and horses in nearby homes and fields. Now neighbours have rallied to complain about
A SEX worker feared for her life after she was set upon in Broadgreen. The dad-of-one had attacked the woman, claiming she had run off with the £20 he had paid her. She told police the man was so strong and angry she felt “scared for her life”.
SPEAKING to her victims helped knock convicted burglar Lianne Gratton out of a life of crime. The former house-breaker, who stole to fund her £100-a-day heroin and crack cocaine habit, is evangelical about the power of restorative justice programmes
LIVE music and great food helped make the WrdeUp Festival a great success. The Highworth event, now in its seventh year, started as a celebration of the town’s youth football club now attracts over 1,000 people. Organisers said they were 45 per
SWINDON'S newest mural is all about spreading a little bit of positivity about the town. So says one of the artists behind the creation in Regent Close. Close to the Wyvern Theatre, the finished piece features warm colours, a quote from Swindon
REGENT Close has been given a new coat of paint as two artists complete the new mural. The finished piece was done with warm colours, a quote from Richard Jefferies about locality, and a great bustard, a bird that represents Swindon and Wiltshire
THE wife of an elderly man with heart problems fears he may end up dead because their new home has no landline to call an ambulance. Trudy Hill and her husband Brian moved into new homes at Cricklade’s Culverhay development in April but are still
Councillors will get to debate and vote tomorrow on recommendations that they will receive no increase in their allowances this year. Swindon Borough Council's independent remuneration panel has put forward the suggestion that the basic councillor
YOUNG apprentices celebrated their success with families and friends at a Swindon College awards ceremony. The 21 winners who impressed while on apprenticeships included Sophie Davies who worked at Swindon Borough Council in its housing department
A NEW Saturday school will teach Polish children about their parents’ culture and language. Akademia Orlat Polskich, based at Westlea Primary School, becomes the second Swindon Saturday school aimed at youngsters of Polish heritage. Headteacher
Better planning and infrastructure policies can have a benefit on health, members of Swindon Borough Council's health and wellbeing board will hear. Phil Smith, the manager of planning policy at Euclid Street will tell the councillors that the authority
A TALK explaining the benefits of a part-exchange programme will be held in Shrivenham on Saturday. Legal and General Homes will host the event at its Cross Trees Park development on Highworth Road between 11am and 4pm to inform guests about the
Leadership skills and service to the community have landed air force cadet Molly Ashby with a top honour. Teenager Molly, a sergeant with the 878 Highworth Squadron, has been appointed a Lord Lieutenant Cadet for Wiltshire 2019/20. “I was just
ROYAL Wootton Bassett's Mayor Steve Watts will tackle the town's own version of the Hell Hound Challenge, chomping his way through one of the world's hottest Scotch eggs on Saturday. The Scotch egg he will tackle contains chillies registering over
The summer holidays are almost here, and for some of us that means one of the most stressful times of the year. I have read about what can happen when couples are forced to spend 24 hours a day with each other, causing unbearable strain on their
SPIDERMAN, Bill and Ben the Flowerpot men and many more amazing costumes helped make Wroughton Carnival one of the biggest and best ever. Leading the parade, schoolchildren dressed in lion outfits and with their faces painted gold waved to crowds
