A NON-SMOKING landlord is spearheading legal action against the Government in the run-up to the tobacco ban in public premises. The landlord of the Carpenters Arms, in South Marston, is leading a judicial review against the Government's smoking ban.
PLAYTIME in Covingham will be even more carefree from now on. Children, from Covingham Park Junior School, have received two new environmentally-friendly playhouses thanks to two local companies. Employees from Nationwide and CRE Colliers built the
A FATHER from Park North has been jailed for three years after setting fire to cars parked close to where his children slept. Eamonn Rogers was told at Swindon Crown Court that he will serve half the sentence for two counts of arson, which were committed
CHILDREN are undergoing a crash course in being holistically healthy at St Catherine's Catholic Primary School. A long list of guest speakers are lined up to speak to pupils at the school all week. The primary is aiming to attain the Healthy School
GENEROUS party-goers have helped to raise more than £1,000 for the Prospect@Home appeal. Susie Eliot-Cohen opened up her home to her friends for a drinks party after being inspired by a friend. People all over Swindon and the surrounding area are joining
GENEROUS party-goers have helped to raise more than £1,000 for the Prospect@Home appeal. Susie Eliot-Cohen opened up her home to her friends for a drinks party after being inspired by a friend. People all over Swindon and the surrounding area are joining
ARSONISTS targeted a storage area at a playground - just a month after it was vandalised. Firefighters were called to the Richard Jefferies Adventure Playground on Eldene Drive, on Monday afternoon after a fire broke out. The blaze was in a shed used
I’ve heard said on the occasion of his death and prior, that Bernard Manning was a racist. I not sure he was. I think he was just one of the last of an old school, one of the last of his kind, if not the last of the non ‘pc’ comedians from the 70’s/80
THE vandal behind graffiti tags Lies and ONS has admitted causing almost £20,000 worth of damage in the town. Alex Smith, 20, of Cornflower Road, Haydon Wick, admitted daubing close to 200 spray paint tags on walls, electricity substations and railway
CHART-TOPPING singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield will be performing an exclusive gig at a secret venue in Swindon next week. Natasha, the sister of fellow pop star Daniel Bedingfield, will be appearing at one of the town's pubs next Thursday as the
SWINDON Council has vowed to keep track of failing NHS services in the town and help them improve. Peter Mallinson, the new chairman of the council's health scrutiny committee, said the council would not be resting on its laurels after hearing about
FOURTEEN young actors are enjoying a taste of the big time after being picked to take part in a children's programme. The youngsters from Swindon Young Actors are currently appearing on children's channel Nickelodeon after one of the show's talent spotters
A CROWN court judge has closed the file on conman Ricky Gunning after hearing how he died before facing sentence. The 35-year-old, who was described by his mother Jenny Godwin as a "loveable rogue", was killed in a car smash at the Yarnbrook roundabout
KEVIN and Caroline MacDivitt met in the Carter's Rest pub in Wroughton 15 years ago but had no idea they would end up running it. After a lifetime of working as a legal secretary, Caroline was bored of her job, and Kevin, who had taken several different
Click here to listen to tracks from the CD MOODY Blues star Justin Hayward has lent his considerable vocal talents to the second edition of a CD produced by his old school. Now That's What I Call Commonweal Volume Two will be launched today and features
FOR many women turning 40 can be a daunting prospect, but for Penny Tenerife it was a chance to give something back to the Great Western Hospital. Penny was due to give birth to her second child last October, but in August her health took a turn for
ATLANTIC rower Stuart Turnbull will share his life-changing experience in a new book about his voyage. Although he completed his 60-day odyssey in February, the 26-year-old is still feeling the physical strain of his adventure. The trainee doctor
On Saturday the countdown begins to this year's first Swindon Shuffle Music Festival with the release of the official festival album. The CD is released through local record label 4th Street Music and features 16 of the acts playing at the Shuffle
PEOPLE heading to the Old Town Festival can find out more at a new dedicated office in Wood Street. Organisers are on hand to answer questions in the run-up to the festival which lasts from this Saturday to July 1. Festival chairman Brian Mattock
PEOPLE heading to the Old Town Festival can find out more at a new dedicated office in Wood Street. Organisers are on hand to answer questions in the run-up to the festival which lasts from this Saturday to July 1. Festival chairman Brian Mattock
Grant Bayton led home four of his GWR teammates as they took the top five placings in round six of the Castle Combe Summer Series. Bayton, joined on the start line by Ben Luckwell, Nic Tilling, Jon Pain, Dan Smith and Peter Kench, set out to dominate
ROBINS' Elite League meeting at Wolverhampton was called off last night - in the glare of strong sunshine. Heavy rain during the day had left the track extremely wet and the home promotion with little time to get the circuit raceable after the rain stopped
JORGEN Cetaj has been crowned European Cadets Middleweight Champion after a courageous comeback in Saturday's final in Sardinia. The 16-year-old Walcot boxer came from behind to outpoint home favourite Giulio Schiavon 15-14 in the championship decider
THREE of the Stratton-based Esprit gymnastics made up part of the Wiltshire team in the South West Floor and Vault championships. Despite being two team members short, Daisy Rolt (12) and Emily Upshall (13) were part of the modified FIG section that
A SAD week for Swindon Dolphin, which saw 18-year-old swimmer Luke Herbert lose his long battle against cancer, ended with the culmination of the fund-raising efforts inspired by Luke's illness and a celebration of his memory. Swindon Dolphin's Tim Berry
SWINDON Harriers young athletes team performed very well in the last Young Athletes League match at the County Ground track, finishing second behind a strong Plymouth team. Best performance of the day came from Jon Rees, who won athlete of the match
TO be still catching the bus and heading for a weekly pub lunch at 100, as Agnes Roberts, does is more than impressive. It is an inspiration to us all. Yes, Mrs Roberts has been blessed with health, but we can't help thinking that much of her longevity
ONE of Swindon's best known and longest serving councillors has been arrested on suspicion of kerb crawling. Coun David Glaholm, who recently left the Labour Party to become an independent, was stopped by police in the town's red light district on Sunday
A GREAT-GRANDMOTHER has said staying happy is the secret to long life. Agnes Roberts, who lives at the Weymes Lodge retirement home in Ermin Street, is 100 today and says she has managed to keep her chin up her whole life. "I suppose I have had a very
A BUILDER was crushed by a dumper truck in front of three young children as he worked on the school site. Anthony Lockey, 48, was working at Red Oaks Primary School yesterday afternoon when the accident took place. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE
A BURST pipe in Highworth meant that café staff were forced to borrow a tea urn, and leisure centre users had to use a portable toilet. Businesses were left without a running tap from around 8.30am yesterday until after the lunchtime rush. The Co-op
I like the word “ephemeral”. Ephemeral things, like butterflies or sunsets, exist for only a while and then are gone for ever. Printed stuff like tickets, posters, newspapers and monogrammed bog rolls are all forms of ephemera – fleeting things that
