SWINDON Robins team manager Alun Rossiter said his side ‘thoroughly deserved’ their place in the SGB Premiership Grand Final after a comprehensive aggregate victory over Wolverhampton Wolves. The Robins took advantage of farcical conditions at
SWINDON Robins booked their spot in the SGB Premiership Grand Final courtesy of a ruthless semi-final second-leg performance over Wolverhampton Wolves. Leading 49-39 from Wednesday’s first leg at Monmore Green, the Robins wasted no time in asserting
NO experience of ballet is needed to enjoy the classics. This message is the one Alexej Ignatow is most anxious to get across to anybody who fears they need to be steeped in the medium before attending a new performance. Alexej is producer of
AND now your latest handy-dandy, cut-out-and-keep guide to something the Folk in Charge are considering. This time, it’s the plan to have violent offenders and people who commit certain other serious offences serve two thirds of their sentences
OUR stories this week 39 years ago covered everything from vanishing street signs to the arrival of a car on which a company pinned its hopes. In Aldbourne, we interviewed the 16-year-old carnival queen about her day job as a blacksmith, and in
THIS photograph from the Adver archive shows the town centre during a crucial period. It seems to have been taken from or near the office building over Debenhams - formerly Bon Marche - in Fleming Way. The architectural landscape has changed
AS capital versus labour plots go, The Man in the White Suit, takes the biscuit – and gleefully does away with the usual despair and drudgery. Sidney Stratton, a brilliant young scientist and hopeless idealist fresh from academic success at Cambridge
DYSON has scrapped plans to make an all-electric electric car, meaning over 500 workers are at risk of being made redundant. This decision comes after the company's board say they have discovered the electric car Dyson has been working on is not
A FURTHER 10 people have been arrested as part of a drugs squad crackdown on County Lines gangs. It brings the total number arrested this week to 43. Man, 32, arrested at an address on Francklyn Acre, Marlborough A 38-year-old woman
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A JAMES Bond film crew van sparked a bomb squad call-out at RAF Brize Norton, it has been reported. An MOD bomb squad allegedly had to be called to the base east of Swindon on Tuesday night. Crew members shooting new James Bond film No Time To Die
SWINDON golfer David Howell endured a disastrous first day at the Italian Open as he shot an eight-over first round score of 79. Howell recorded seven bogeys and a double bogey alongside just a solitary birdie at Olgiata Golf Club in Rome. Of
THE Wiltshire charity, Alzheimer’s Support, is asking people to get their denim on for their Denim for Dementia campaign this October, to help local people who are living with the illness. To get involved in the Denim for Dementia campaign, people
CLOSURE orders like the one slapped on an Oxford Street bedsit this week help prevent crime, it has been claimed. The Railway Village home, which was raided by drugs detectives on Monday, was sealed to all except tenant Ryan Price, council workers
THE clear winner amongst our readers for the best gym in Swindon goes to GroupFit based in Cheney Manor industrial estate. Debbie Sharman said: “GroupFit is extremely friendly and very different to your standard Gym. It is not at all intimidating
A NORTHAMPTONSHIRE man denies dealing crack cocaine and heroin in Swindon. Dion Greaves, 23, of Harrison Road, Lower Harlestone, pleaded not guilty to being concerned in the supply of crack cocaine, nine counts of supplying a class A drug, and
A BALACLAVA-wearing man attempted to entice a nine-year-old girl outside a school in Swindon by offering sweets. Today parents from Hazelwood Academy were sent a text informing them of the incident yesterday and urging them to report any suspicious
TRADITIONAL Christmas crackers could become a thing of the past according to a Swindon climate campaigner. John Ranford, a member of Extinction Rebellion, claims they are pointless and unsustainable. More than 150m of them are pulled each festive
FORGED bank notes were used in a branch of Costa Coffee. Police have now issued a CCTV image of the man officers want to speak to in connection with the use of forged bank notes from the Thamesdown Drive branch of the coffee shop chain. He is described
YOUNG supporters can attend a Swindon Town match for free next month when the club’s Junior Takeover Day returns. This year’s event will coincide with Town’s League Two clash at home to Walsall on Saturday, November 2 – a game that fans under the
MAGISTRATES told a Walcot man who went to see his dad rather than probation officers it was “not good enough”. Craig Gibbs was released from prison on June 11. He had been due to attend four probation appointments under the terms of his post-custody
A PRECIOUS wedding ring and necklace were stolen by burglars. Police have asked anyone offered the distinctive gold ring and St Christopher's pendant necklace to contact them. The jewellery is worth £1,000. It was stolen by burglars from a
ADVER readers pushed for Great Western Hospital to be expanded and for more staff to be hired after having to wait hours to be seen by a doctor. The hospital issued an alert last night to tell patients that it was extremely busy due to a very high
THIEVES cut locks to steal two bikes from outside the Oasis Leisure Centre. Police have released CCTV pictures of two men they would like to speak to in connection with the thefts. Both are white, with one wearing a black hooded top and the other
CCTV shows two masked men who raided a Penhill home. The pair broke into the home on Penhill Drive on the morning of Tuesday, September 24. Nothing was stolen. The burglars were caught on CCTV Picture: WILTSHIRE POLICE On social media, Swindon
A CAR fire spread to a garage in the early hours. Crews from Swindon fire station were called to Cambria Place, off Faringdon Road, at 2.44am. Firefighters used a hose reel jet to put out a vehicle fire that had spread to a nearby garage.
PATIENTS are waiting up to 24 hours to be moved from Great Western Hospital’s emergency department to the wards. Chief Nurse Julie Marshman said around 400 people had been visiting the Swindon A&E daily over recent days. It has raised questions
DETECTIVES have arrested 33 people in a three-day push to tackle County Lines drug gangs in Swindon. The blitz began on Monday, with armed police raiding homes across the town. READ MORE: County Lines teen 'drug dealer' was reported missing
A LORRY has been involved in a crash with a car on the A419. One lane is closed southbound at the Honda turn-off. There are no reports of injuries. Delays stretch back to the Blunsdon junction. More follows.
The announcement by the department for Housing, Communities and Local Government that Swindon was one of 15 councils to be awarded a share of £84m extra funding, and would be an early adopter of the 'family safeguarding model' of social work has been
WITH World Mental Health Awareness Day falling today (Thursday) it feels like an apt opportunity to discuss the ongoing work of my office and Wiltshire Police to support those most vulnerable in society. Often the police are mistakenly associated
A selection of photographer Les Aubrey's pictures of Swindon Robins' 49-39 win away at Wolverhampton Wolves on Wednesday, October 9, 2019
DAVID Howell will be hoping a trip to Italy will break his run of missed cuts on the European Tour as he gets under way in the Italian Open this morning. Swindon star Howell has failed to qualify for the weekend action at his last four events on
SWINDON made it back-to-back wins at the start of the Verde Recreo League Championship season with a 4-1 success at home to University of Exeter C. The hosts started well and created a number of good opportunities, with the opening goal coming from
SWINDON Town manager Richie Wellens has promised his side to be a much tougher proposition for Plymouth Argyle this weekend when the two sides renew acquaintances. Argyle romped to a 3-0 victory at the Energy Check County Ground in the EFL Trophy
TEENAGE Swindon racer Elliot Pinson claimed three consecutive wins during round seven of the Dickies British Junior Supersport series at the Donington Park last weekend. Riding the SymCirrus Motorsport Ninja 400, Pinson’s weekend started badly with
ROYAL Wootton Bassett Town Ladies were frustratingly dumped out of the FA Cup on Sunday after losing 1-0 to South West Premier Division rivals Portishead Town. James Goddard’s side had already gone further than the club had ever reached before in
POLICE officers from Wiltshire will be among the 500 drafted in from across the country as the Met deals with Extinction Rebellion protests in London. The National Police Coordination Centre is overseeing the process – called mutual aid – by which
Scrappers Gym has knocked out almost 100 organisations to win a 'life-changing' £100,000 in a public vote. The cash from the Persimmon Homes Building Futures competition is likely to be used to buy a new minibus to make the volunteer-run boxing
A MALE domestic abuse survivor has spoken out about his trauma to highlight the fact that men can be trapped in abusive relationships. Sean (not his real name) used to be isolated from his family, humiliated in front of his friends and prevented
THE mortality rate for homeless people in Swindon is much higher than the national average. New figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed that 15 people sleeping rough or using shelters died in the town over the last six years.
A MAN accused of burning down his own flat will face a crown court judge. Appearing before Swindon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning, Peter Cook, 59, of Norfolk Road, Salisbury, entered no pleas to charges of arson with intent to endanger
BROAD HINTON: An illegal immigrant used a fake Italian driving licence to fool a Wiltshire police officer. Albanian car washer Ervis Hasanaj was charged as Fillipo Rosso, 22, the name that appeared on his false documents. After being stopped
The latest report by Swindon Borough Council’s children’s services makes the turn around in its work clear. After a report which said the service ‘required improvement ‘in 2014 and a couple of equally critical smaller reports after that, the government
FORMER JLS star Aston Merrygold will kick-off the town's Christmas celebrations next month. The 31-year-old, who topped the UK singles chart five times with the boyband between 2009-11, was unveiled as the headline act for the festive lights switch-on
VISITORS from Uganda joined the first harvest assembly at The Deanery Academy. Reverend Paulson and Canon Frederick from the Diocese of Bristol's Ugandan link spoke to the schoolchildren about what the harvest is like in their country. Reverend
MORE than 93,000 miles have already been covered in the first few weeks of this year's Beat the Street. So far10,000 people have signed up to play the game and they are aiming to beat last year’s record of 313,000 miles travelled. Schools, workplaces
INSPIRING stories were told when Nationwide Building Society celebrated Ada Lovelace Day. The internationally-recognised event is named after the woman regarded as the world's first computer programmer thanks to her groundbreaking work in the 1840s
BRITISH motocross racing champion Tommy Searle celebrated his latest victory after being supported by a Cricklade van dealership. Big Van World offered their help to Tommy when he needed sponsorship to contest the last four rounds of the 2019 British
THE Heart in Hand pub raised more than £2,000 for the Wiltshire Air Ambulance with a charity day filled with competitions. The Blunsdon pub hosted a competitions for best cake, longest runner bean, heaviest marrow and best vegetable display earlier
LITTLE Kickers has young children worldwide running around playing football. There's a club based in Swindon and Chippenham but has grown to 32 different countries with over 300 franchises. Started in 2002 in the UK when its founder Christine
Bosses at Swindon’s Abbey Stadium remain confident their redevelopment plans are on track despite another delay. A meeting of the borough council’s planning committee scheduled for Tuesday was cancelled. The authority’s public health officer wanted
MENTAL health providers have joined forces in Swindon to raise awareness of suicide prevention. Today marks World Mental Health day and local charities and organisations are setting up events across the town to support those suffering from mental
David Haley was taken on as the director of children’s services at Euclid Street to improve the department after its critical Ofsted report. Since then, and particularly in the last 12 months he’s come in for praise, not only from council bosses
This week we are shouting about a support group which has supported motor neurone disease sufferers in the town for the past three decades. The North Wiltshire Group of the MND Association provides assistance those affected by the ‘devastating
