AARON Nell praised his players’ ability to weather Telford Tigers’ early storm at the Link Centre this evening, as Swindon Wildcats registered their first home victory of the season - a convincing 6-2 pre-season win. Player-coach Nell himself put
COMPLACENCY is the only factor that concerns Swindon Town manager Richie Wellens with regards to the club’s levels of success in the short-term. Eoin Doyle scored in each half to move onto seven goals in League Two this season – the most of any
Adver Sport assess the performances of the Swindon Town players after their 3-0 win over Macclesfield Town in League Two. Luke McCormick: 7 The Town stopper had very little to do today apart from two relatively comfortable saves, but he will
SWINDON Town made light work of Macclesfield Town at the County Ground this afternoon, coasting to a three-goal victory and recording their first clean sheet in six weeks. Just like a week ago at Leyton Orient, Richie Wellens' side entered half
TOBY Holland’s late strike earned Swindon Town Under 18s a timely three points in their latest Youth Alliance South-West fixture against Forest Green Rovers in Cirencester this morning. Town led 3-1 at half-time thanks to first half strikes from
A CRASH brought a town centre roundabout to a standstill on Saturday. A police car, police van and recovery vehicle caused long queues of gridlocked traffic while trying to clear a damaged blue car from Transfer Bridges at around midday. Traffic
A TOT was found with broken glass in her mouth while playing in a park for the second time in less than a year – and her terrified mum is now taking steps in bid to stop others being injured. Determined Michelle Hughes, 33, left a dustpan and a
5:56pm That's a wrap, people! Player ratings will be up on the Adver Sport website imminently as will manager and
Those most affected by Swindon’s eastward expansion can and speak to planners about the scheme at three events later this month. The New Eastern Villages development could see 8,000 houses built on the edge of town, to the east of the A419, along
Mayoress of Swindon Babara Parry, herself a borough councillor, and the MP for South Swindon Robert Buckland, the Lord Chancellor, will take off their robes and chains of office and don running shoes to benefit two local charities. They shall both
WHEN Tommy Wright first arrived at Swindon Town, he was adamant two men in Richie Wellens’ squad weren’t performing at a level they were capable of. Kaiyne Woolery and Keshi Anderson were almost immediately called over to one side by the newly-appointed
BEN Cole is happy that his preparations for his next marathon are on course after an encouraging performance in the Chippenham half, writes KEVIN FAHEY. After finishing third in last Sunday’s race, the Swindon Harrier confirmed he had used the event
DION Conroy hailed Swindon Town’s attacking performance at Leyton Orient last weekend as a joy to watch from the defensive lines, but admits emulating their efforts from the capital across the full season will prove difficult. For the second successive
SWINDON youngster Jaydon Elliott reached his first final on the Cuestars snooker circuit at the opening tournament of the new season in Salisbury. The 12-year-old met fellow first-time finalist George Laxton in the showpiece match, but it was the
PROVEN Elite League netminder Brad Day will present Swindon Wildcats with a stiff task in front of goal this weekend, as Aaron Nell’s side finalise preparations ahead of their National League campaign. The Cats face Telford Tigers at home tonight
SUPERMARINE Ladies went close to upsetting holders Box in the county ladies top team competition in their first appearance in the Top Ten final last Sunday at Devizes at the Bowls Wiltshire domestic finals weekend. It was Box’s 10th successive appearance
ROYAL Wootton Bassett men won their fourth Wiltshire men’s four-rink league crown in six years when they beat Westlecot 75-55 in the final of the play-offs at Devizes last Sunday. The previous day at the same venue, Westlecot had defeated holders
RODBOURNE: Gheorghe Pielmus, 30, of Jarrow Road, Romford, was fined £120 after he admitted stealing clothing worth over £580 from the Ralph Lauren store at Swindon’s designer outlet on September 7. The Romanian was told to pay a £32 victim surcharge
Members of Swindon Borough Council’s growing the economy overview and scrutiny committee will escape their Euclid Street base next week. Wednesday’s meeting will see the councillors visit the redeveloped Carriage Works in Railway Village. The
A SELF-harmer stabbed her partner in the armpit as he tried to wrestle a blade from her, a court heard. Alcoholic Melissa Gibson will learn her fate later this month, after Swindon magistrates remanded her into custody. She pleaded guilty to assault
The building known as the Corn Exchange, or Locarno, in the High Street in Old Town is actually two buildings. It began life as a market hall in 1852, but its size meant that it became Swindon's Town Hall and was used for public events and including
One of Swindon’s heritage landmarks is among the most endangered buildings in the country. The Corn Exchange, known to many as the Locarno, has been put on the top 10 of historic buildings at risk by the Victorian Society. The Old Town building
RODBOURNE: Gheorghe Pielmus, 30, of Jarrow Road, Romford, was fined £120 after he admitted stealing clothing worth over £580 from the Ralph Lauren store at Swindon’s designer outlet on September 7. The Romanian was also told to pay a £32 victim
POLICE in Swindon have a new answer to tackling crime in the town – the humble bike. PCs Mike Porter and Frank Key from Swindon South Police’s community team have been patrolling on two wheels. They explained that the move is to help them reach
A SPATE of antisocial behaviour in Highworth over the summer holidays will be tackled by a team-up between the council, police and schools in the town. Assaults and criminal damage during the school break sparked concern from headteachers and neighbours
A DRUG dealer has had his sentence delayed after a judge gave the authorities extra time to find someone to care for his sick mum. Ryan Welland was due to be sentenced this week at Swindon Crown Court for dealing cannabis and cocaine in the town
He was in a shelter in Spain at risk of being out to sleep. Now SNDogs wants to find a forever home for a Patterdale border collie cross called Rene. The 10 year old canine came to the charity four weeks ago, after being rescued from a shelter
The Operation Yellowhammer document about a no-deal Brexit claims to outline the Government’s “reasonable worst-case planning assumptions”. The Adver published 10 scenarios listed in the dossier published after MPs demanded it be made public, including
A SWINDON nursery developed an app that families can use at home to improve their children's learning. Busy Bees Swindon Broome in Pipers Way launched learning tool Unleashing Potential to provide parents with advice and learn-through-play activities
WATER company officials were sent away with a flea in their ear after they ignored advice to consult people about plans for a £2m sewage pumping station under a play park. The Royal Wootton Bassett scheme – intended to deal with flood water in
Businesses across Wiltshire are invited to attend a Brexit Business Readiness Event where government advisors will offer advice on support for the country’s upcoming departure from the EU. The event will be held at the Workshed in Swindon at 9am
A PREVIOUSLY-UNSEEN artifact owned by famous engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel is now on display at the Steam Museum. A 46cm-long paper knife owned and used by Brunel in the 1830s has just been acquired by the museum and is part of the Building the
A NEW care home for people with mental health issues has opened. Choice Care Group CEO Edwina Johnston visited Ridgeway House on Marlborough Road to cut the ribbon. Home manager Craig Hiscock said: “The open day went really well. This is my first
MORE THAN 8,000 people in Swindon are on Universal Credit. New figures from the Department for Work and Pensions reveal that of the 8,542 households that have applied for support from the simplified benefits system, 7,996 are in payment. The
FRIENDS Balaji Mannu and Santosh Naik are trusting an elderly Volvo to carry them thousands of miles around Europe to raise money for a charity that helps victims of a hidden blood disorder. Balaji, 41, from Ramleaze, was diagnosed with a severe
GREAT Western Hospital advertised hundreds of nursing roles last year. The hospital advertised 414 full-time nurse and midwife roles between July 2018 and June this year, according to NHS Digital. This comes after EU workers returned home last
As a successful athlete, with three world titles to his name, Neil Rutter should have his name in lights. But he doesn’t. The reason being that he’s a world champion of bog snorkelling. For the past three years Neil has risen the ranks of bog
