SWINDON Robins moved up to fourth in the SGB Premiership table thanks to a dominant home win over King’s Lynn Stars on Thursday evening. There was to be no repeat of the Robins’ emphatic victory in the Premiership Supporters’ Cup at the Abbey Stadium
THE latest route supplied by Mark Jones of the Swindon Striders running group covers 5.35 miles and begins and ends at the Croft Sports Centre. It includes reminders that people living in Swindon are never far from beautiful countryside. STARTING
I READ an interview in the Adver the other day with a company boss whose premises were burgled twice in less than a year. He said he’d be interested to hear the thieves’ response if he asked them why they did what they did. Many victims of crime
A FINAL-HOLE bogey cost David Howell an under-par first round at the Scottish Open on Thursday as he shot a level 71. Swindon star Howell was two-under through eight holes at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick before dropping a shot on the last
SWINDON Shuffle runs until Sunday. As ever, this key event in the local musical calendar gathers the best of original talent. The roster includes Raze*Rebuild, pictured, and Gaz Brookfield & The Company of Thieves, seen on our cover. Co-organiser
A new estate of 43 homes in Broad Blunsdon can be built, despite impassioned pleas from local councillors. But it seems that at least some of the members of Swindon Borough Council’s planning committee voted to approve the scheme because they felt
A DOG owner is offering a £1,000 reward for the safe return of her pooch. Gus, who has a medical condition, was last seen on July 10 in Telford Pool, Cheney Manor Road. Owner Jessica Moran, 27, from Rodbourne said: “We have only slept a few
A DAD has told of his frustration at losing his job when he didn’t go in after spending the night in hospital with his sick daughter. Simon Michie was working at TS Tech at the time and sent a message to Blue Arrow, the agency that recruited him
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THE SON of celebrity chef Marco Pierre White plans to check into rehab after his latest class A drugs conviction, a court heard. Marco Pierre White Jnr, who is expected to spend 12 weeks in the recovery programme, this morning admitted possession
A bizarre police e-fit has attracted huge publicity after being likened to a member of disco group The Village People - and a former Swindon Town star. Cleethorpes Communtiy Policing Team released the image to try and catch the suspect who attempted
SWINDON Town continued their pre-season winning streak with a 1-0 success against Everton's U23s side today. The match served part of Town's warm-weather training camp in La Manga, Spain, this week. Ellis Iandolo got the only goal of the game
Tommy Robinson has been jailed for contempt of court over a video he broadcast on social media which featured defendants in a criminal trial. The English Defence League (EDL) founder, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was handed a nine-month
Traffic is still moving after a tire was left on the M4 which has now been cleared. Slow traffic on the A419 Malborough Road in the roadworks area. Along London Road there is heavy traffic this morning in Malborough. With travel time being
GRAPHIC Design students have received awards for their ‘packaging’ project during an international event in London. The group of five A-level students from New College travelled in a limousine to the Institute of Material and Mining in London for
1. Oakleys Spar, High Street – Chiseldon FOR Sherry Hawkins, Mizelley Furber and Karen Stacey Thompson, Oakleys Spar in Chiseldon deserves the crown. Mizelley said: “All the staff there are so friendly and helpful. They have a well-stocked shop
DRIVER Alex Day and Swindon’s HMS Racing team experienced more Dunlop Touring Car Trophy frustration at Croft Circuit last weekend when a recurring misfire issue ended a genuine bid for podium silverware. While qualifying did not go as well as anticipated
SWINDON golfer David Howell insists he is not focusing on trying to gain one of the final three qualifying spots for this year’s Open Championship as he takes to The Renaissance Club in North Berwick for the start of the Scottish Open. In order
JAMIE Amor produced a sublime first-round to claim a four-shot victory at the annual Hills PGA Championship. The win comes off the back of what has been a rollercoaster ride for the 21-year-old Marlborough player off the course. Amor was diagnosed
SWINDON Robins reserve Ellis Perks does not expect the same level of domination his side enjoyed over King’s Lynn Stars a fortnight ago when the two sides meet at the Abbey Stadium again tonight. The Robins claimed their biggest win of the season
ALUN Rossiter has urged Swindon Robins supporters not to panic over their SGB Premiership play-off aspirations as they reach the midway point of their league programme this evening. Swindon contest their 12th of 24 Premiership fixtures when they
The risk of fire means that a decision on converting a five-bedroom house in Old Town into a house of multiple occupation for nine young professionals has been delayed. Developer Scott Kirby wants to convert the family home at 74 Bath Road. But
THE co-owner of a Highworth high street emporium completed another yearly marathon walk to raise money for a good cause. Richard Marsden of the Highworth Emporium got his hiking boots on to trek the 30-mile route around the Yorkshire Dales with
A PROBATIONER constable has spoken of the moment a man threw blood in his mouth and smashed his head against a garage door. The incident left PC Jamie Collings, who at the time of the incident had been a constable for little over a year, facing
A DEVELOPER bid to replace town centre nightclub Casbah with flats had been dealt a blow by parish councillors. The plans would see the John Street club torn down and 12 flats built in its place. However, the flooding authority has recommended
A DRIVER still has flashbacks to the moment his Ford Escort van knocked down a pensioner in Waitrose car park three days before Christmas. Paul Edwards was behind the wheel of the red van on December 22 when he struck 77-year-old Ruth Saunders in
AUDITORS slammed staff at Swindon's biggest parish council after uncovering major flaws in its chaotic financial records. A new report leaked to the Adver revealed a catalogue of significant errors that have left Stratton St Margaret parish council's
PARENTS say they will fight the shock decision to close their children’s school. Priory College in Bath Road shut its doors out of the blue after receiving an 'inadequate' rating in its latest Ofsted report. Mum Laura McVittie is one of those
THIS week, we are shouting about a night shelter that has spent the last decade helping rough sleepers around Swindon get a roof over their head and change their lives for the better. The Swindon Night Shelter officially opened in St Mary’s Church
The Penhill Street Reps are inviting people to come to their community Big Lunch later this summer. The John Moulton Hall in Penhill will host a community picnic on Tuesday, August 6 which is open to everyone. Between 1pm -3pm local residents
CHOIR members joined together for a tea party to raise money for the charity Mind. Two choirs from Chippenham and Royal Wootton Bassett took part in an event with tea, homemade cakes and singing. Tuneless Tea Party raised over £600 for the Wiltshire
WROUGHTON Country Market celebrated 100 years since markets were first put up. It was set up in 1919 so locally grown produce, baked and crafted items could be sold. They celebrated last Friday by dressing up in costumes from 1919 and offered
A SWINDON communications and IT firm received a special certification after six months of work. Excalibur updated and introduced a wide range of procedures and policies to meet the requirements for the ISO 27001 standard for best practice in information
A FORMER star player could remember the year his coach tried to rape him. It was the same year as the Mexico World Cup. 1986, the year England would be pushed out of the competition by Maradona’s notorious Hand of God. But three decades later the
ON Monday I will present my annual report to the council’s scrutiny committee, which sets out the administration’s record for the previous 12 months and looks at the strategic priorities for the current year. Our progress towards achieving the vision
Drug related deaths in Wiltshire have risen by 82 per cent since 2013 with less money being spent on rehab. According to a report from addiction treatment firm UKAT, a series of Freedom of Information requests were issued to councils across the
Step Out Swindon is social walking group which holds walks around Swindon on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays. Grahame Lee, the volunteer scheme co-ordinator said: "Our aim is to get more people walking, to get them out and about, get them more active
I TRAVELLED back in time as I stepped into the cinema to watch Toy Story 4. When the opening credits rolled to the backing track of the iconic ‘You’ve got a friend in me’, it was as if someone had thrown a nostalgia bomb at me. Woody and the
A SWINDON singer was thrust into the big time when one of her tracks was used to pull the heartstrings on Love Island. Zoe Mead's cover version of Snow Patrol's You Could Be Happy played as Amy Hart made an emotional exit from the hit ITV show,
Two Stratton pensioners are opening their gardens for the benefit of the Thamesdown Hydrotherapy Pool. Jeff and Reginald Bolton, aged 84 and 86 respectively, are hosting an ‘open gardens’ on July 27 between 2pm and 5pm, in order to raise funds for
