What the odds of snow on Christmas Day? At the moment the chances of seeing the white stuff on December 25 are looking fairly slim for much of the country, if the latest information from forecasters the Met Office, and bookmakers is to be believed
TRIBUTES have been paid to a dedicated Cricklade Town Council member who died over the weekend after a short illness. John Nevill was described as 'the best neighbour you could wish for', a 'hard worker', a 'thoughtful gentleman' and 'a lovely man
AN AUDI driver crashed into another car on a West Swindon road before driving away from the scene. A woman drove a blue Ford Fiesta along Ramleze Drive on Wednesday November 27 between 10.15am and 10.30am when the crash happened. A black Audi
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A POP-UP clothing store has opened at the Designer Outlet, just in time for Christmas. Weird Fish is a Tewkesbury-based company specialising in outdoor and casual wear. It has taken the unit on a three-month lease. Retail area manager Trudi Simpson
TODAY all our Newsquest titles have printed an open letter from local media publishers to party leaders Jeremy Corbyn, Boris Johnson and Jo Swinson. We have been moved to act after finding election campaign material imitating local newspapers from
DINING out at the Crown in Royal Wootton Bassett was a blast – a blast from the past. The flares and groovy wallpaper were absent, but the menu, with classics like prawn cocktail, scampi and chicken Kiev was a wonderful journey back into the 1970s
POLICE released a CCTV picture of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a theft. A man entered Lloyds Pharmacy in Moredon around 1.40pm on November 5 and selected a large amount of razors. He then left the premises without making
POLICE would like to speak to the man pictured in connection with the theft of alcohol from Tesco and criminal damage to a fire escape door. The incident happened at around 5.25am on November 6 at Tesco in Ocotal Way. The man is described as
BORIS Johnson made a whirlwind visit to Wiltshire on Tuesday. Continuing the General Election campaign trail the prime minister was first spotted in Salisbury at around 11.40am, near the city's Christmas Fayre and along Fish Row. This was after
A DRUG-ADDLED burglar who told a shop assistant “I’m going to swing for you” begged magistrates to jail him. The justices granted Alessandro Colucci his wish, with the offences so serious they sentenced him to a year in prison – the maximum tariff
POLICE are appealing for the public's help to find a thief from Swindon. Gareth Fanning is wanted for multiple thefts. The 34-year-old is described as white, of slim build, around 5ft 7ins tall, with dark brown hair and brown eyes. A Wiltshire
GOALKEEPER Steven Benda could be the next in a long line of ex-Swindon Town loan players that go on to play in the Premier League, according to manager Richie Wellens. The County Ground outfit has been blessed with an array of top talent over the
FC WALCOT stretched their advantage at the top of the Swindon Sunday League Division One table to five points following a comprehensive 8-1 victory over Openwork United. Despite a goal from Jamie Tuck, Walcot ran away with the scoring and recorded
CHISELDON claimed all three points in a spicy clash against fellow Division One title challengers Priory Vale on Saturday courtesy of a 3-1 success. Though there were no red cards shown, plenty of strong tackles were made by both teams as the race
RYAN Martin’s body shot to wrap up victory in his Commonwealth title eliminator against Mziwoxolo Ndwayana was ‘world class’ according to promoter Mark Neilson. Martin met the South African in the premier bout at Neilson’s Fight Town III show on
DOMINANCE displayed in the first half of the National League season by Telford Tigers and Swindon Wildcats fails to represent the division’s competitive nature, according to Aaron Nell. Tigers have dropped just seven points from 21 games this term
WROUGHTON maintained their position at the top of the Wiltshire Senior League with their 11th consecutive league win at the weekend. In the first ever meeting between the pair, Wroughton saw off Frome Collegians 3-2 in a thrilling encounter that
TRIBUTES have poured in to praise a long-serving councillor who died after a short illness on Saturday. Labour politician Des Moffatt served as a borough councillor from the early 1980s for areas including Rodbourne Cheney. The 78-year-old's
HUNDREDS of children in Swindon are living precariously, a report has revealed. The report conducted by homeless charity Shelter showed that 10 children lose their home every day in the South West. And 258 children in Swindon are living in
ROYAL Navy recruiters used top-of-the-line tech to give Swindon jobseekers a look at what it's like to work in a submarine. Shared Services Connected Limited brought virtual reality headsets to the Swindon Jobs Fair at the County Ground to show
MORE than 100 volunteers will brave the freezing December weather at the town's ‘biggest SleepOut ever’ to show solidarity and support homeless people. Homeless charity Threshold will stage its SleepOut at Supermarine Sports Club this weekend.
FOR 12 years, the Swindon Youth Festival of Literature has aimed to instil a lifelong love of reading and writing in pupils around the town. Authors, poets and illustrators inspired schoolchildren to get creative and come up with their own imaginative
A DERELICT building described as an ‘embarrassment to the parish’ will be demolished after offers from community groups to use it were not deemed enough to cover renovation costs. The Dorcan Pavilion on Greenbridge Road has been left to decay for
THE Swindon & Wiltshire Pride festival will return for its 12th year next summer. The LGBTQ+ event will take place at Town Gardens, Old Town, on Saturday, August 8 2020. The theme is 'We Are Family’ – a celebration of love, unity and family.
A MODEL who collapsed at home before being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease is now supporting a new app to raise awareness of the condition. Natalie-Amber Freegard, a 27-year-old from central Swindon, is endorsing a new health app called ‘In My Shoes
CONFUSION over a labourer’s home address saw him hauled to court by police. Martin Wesley, 34, had been due before Swindon Magistrates’ Court in early October for failing to do unpaid work sessions. But the builders’ labourer, who mainly works
A GOOD Samaritan was Tasered repeatedly in the head and stamped on in what magistrates labelled an animalistic attack. On June 26 last year, the male victim was walking past Meadowcroft community centre in Stratton when he saw a group of youngsters
POSTCODES beginning with the letter S are most likely to win the People’s Postcode Lottery's £1,000 draw, according to new research. Analysis of the 2019 winners by housing agent Sell House Fast revealed this and other top lottery stats. Wiltshire
Extinction Rebellion staged a Black Friday 'die-in' at the Designer Outlet. Around 15 climate change protesters marched into the busy shopping centre, banging a drum before lying on the floor for 10 minutes. One of the group's members, Marieke
Black Friday isn't a thing. Firstly, it's not a day. Friday is a day, I am sure you have lived through many. Black Friday seems to be longer than a Bank Holiday weekend. Secondly, Black Fri-Weekend is meant to be about fighting for a good deal
MORE than 50 people in Wiltshire have a lifesaving gift on their Christmas list this year. A total of 56 across the county are on the waiting list for an organ transplant that could mean the difference between life and death. Families are being
OBESITY is being tackled by a primary school which received a grant to build its own fitness ground. Brook Field Primary School on Cartwright Drive was awarded a £10,000 grant from Swindon Borough Council. Over the summer the school started building
The environmental expert asked to brief Swindon councillors on the dangers of climate change is calling for action rather than words from the local authority. In August, Dave King welcomed the setting up of five working groups by Swindon Borough
