A CRASH has blocked part of Thamesdown Drive near Taw Hill. Traffic is queuing in the direction towards the Orbital Shopping Centre. A Wiltshire Police spokesman said: "We responded at approximately 5.30pm to a report of a single-vehicle road
A FURTHER 65 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Swindon. There have been 737 positive Covid-19 test results recorded around the borough in the last seven days, which is 78 fewer than the week before. There have been no newly-recorded
POLICE closed the M4 near Swindon after a woman died. Emergency calls came in at 5.30am about the 19-year-old who fell from a bridge and was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers are not treating the death as suspicious at this stage. A spokesman
A WEATHER warning for strong winds around Swindon will be in force on Tuesday. The Met Office issued a yellow-level alert as heavy gales are set to hit the town between 9am and just before midnight. A spokesman said: "Strong winds are expected
TERRY the stolen Swindon puppy has been found – more than two months after he went missing and following a nationwide hunt involving thousands of people. The baby border terrier who was taken from the car of Rosie O’Connor in September is now back
THE M4 near Swindon has reopened in one direction but police are still investigating the other carriageway. Following the full closure earlier today, the eastbound side of the motorway between Junctions 15 and 16 is back to normal. Croft Road in
THE M4 is currently closed in both directions betweenJ15 Marlborough and J16 Swindon due to an ongoing police incident. The road is expected to remain closed throughout the morning. UPDATE: Woman died on motorway on Sunday morning A National
A SWINDON driver has been banned from the roads for 18 months for being drunk at the wheel. Adaam Peera, of Meadowcroft in Stratton St Margaret, drove a Mini One along Greenbridge Roundabout and Drakes Way on August 7 while having 150 microgrammes
SWINDON Town head coach Ben Garner hailed his team’s fitness and concentration levels as the Robins held on to beat Walsall 2-1 in the second round of the FA Cup on Saturday. A fast start from the visitors paid dividends when Tyreece Simpson burst
A STONE-BUILT detached four-bedroom family home in Blunsdon is on the property market for £825,000. The Oakwood property in the Lower Village is newly-constructed and uses modern technology to lower the environmental impact and economical to run
A DRIVER caught travelling without third party insurance must pay more than £800 altogether. Deborah Smith, of Kingshill Road, drove a Peugeot along Great Western Way on September 16 2020 without a valid policy in force. The 60-year-old received
INFECTION rates remain high around the Swindon area, though the number of newly-recorded cases is dropping in some parts. The latest government case map shows varying levels of infection around the borough and its outskirts - the highest is Shrivenham
The following death notices were placed in the Swindon Advertiser during the week beginning November 29, 2021. JUDITH ANN (JUDY) WATTS (nee WALTON) Born in Redcliffe Street, Swindon. Passed away peacefully at the Great Western Hospital on 10th
