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  • LIVE: Comeback stuns Robins

    ROBINS failed to return to the top of the Sky Sports Elite League after an astonishing night of racing at Coventry. A severely-weakened Swindon, without the injured Troy Batchelor, Seb Alden and Manuel Hauzinger, threatened a shock success at the league's

  • Fire at Honda factory

    THE Honda plant in South Marston was evacuated earlier this morning after a fire in the engine plant. Three fire appliances attended the factory where 5,000 people work and the cause was attributed to an aluminium spill in the die cast area. "We're

  • GOLF: David adds 70 to remain in the hunt

    DAVID Howell added a second successive round under par and was within striking distance of the leaders after day two of the £3million Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond yesterday. Howell, who opened his bid with a two-under-par 69 on Thursday, added

  • Air Tattoo a washout

    THE Royal International Air Tattoo has been declared a washout tomorrow. Organisers made the decision to cancel Saturday's showpiece event at RAF Fairford following heavy rainfall over the last two days. The decision was taken on health and safety grounds

  • Waste firm fined £40,000

    A WASTE company from Marlborough has been fined more than £40,000 after concerns over chemicals. Hills Waste Solutions Limited, formerly Hills Minerals and Waste Limited, runs a landfill site which receives non-hazardous household waste at Compton Bassett

  • Obesity: a growing problem for the NHS

    A CLINIC in Swindon is fighting a losing battle on the frontline of Britain's obesity crisis. Swindon Primary Care Trust (PCT) says the town appears to be about average in terms of its figures. However, for dieticians at the intensive weight management

  • Air Tattoo: How best to get there

    THAMESDOWN Transport will run a shuttle bus from Swindon Bus Station to the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford this weekend. Buses will leave Swindon from 7.30am on Saturday and Sunday and run every 20 minutes up to 12.30pm, the journey taking

  • Parking fine overturned

    PARKING tickets handed to a Swindon driver have been torn up, after a drawn out dispute. Roger Baker and his friends parked their cars on Harding Street in Swindon for 50 minutes on May 12 this year. Despite no markings being visible, both parked

  • Travellers move... but not far

    TRAVELLERS have set up camp near a Swindon gym after moving a few hundred yards from their previous base. Three caravan families are staying near the Fitness First building at the back of Dorcan House in Eldene. The group, who hail from Middlesex, hope

  • BREAKING NEWS: Robins' Alden out for season

    SWINDON Robins have been stunned after learning that reserve Seb Alden will miss the rest of the 2008 campaign. Swedish youngster Alden has been diagnosed with a broken heel, following his heavy crash in the seventh heat of last night's 45-45 draw against

  • School splashes out on new pond

    A SCHOOL pond is to be rejuvenated, thanks to a generous insurance company. Legal and General handed over a cheque for £5,000 to Peatmoor Community Primary School towards the renovation of its pond and environmental garden. The school has been raising

  • Delays on A419

    MOTORISTS are being warned of heavy traffic building up at the Turnpike roundabout. Congestion on the northbound carriageway between the Honda exit and the roundabout has been building up and police have said it may be due to the Royal International

  • A celebration of children’s success

    A BRAVE teenager has managed to succeed at school despite nearly losing her sight. Louise Millington of Kingsdown School, was one of many inspirational children recognised for their schooling success, often against the odds. The 10th anniversary

  • Maternity unit is one of the best

    AFTER a tough year for the Great Western Hospital's maternity unit, the department has been named one of the best performing in the country. Following the inquest into the death of Mayra Cabrera in February, the hospital confirmed morale on the ward

  • Farewell to dinner lady Rita

    DINNER lady Rita Collins will be hanging up her apron after more than three decades at Liden Primary School. The school's 320 pupils will be waving goodbye to the 65-year-old at an end of term barn dance on July 22. Rita has worked as a midday supervisor

  • Theft leaves homes without electricity

    BROAD Town was plunged into darkness by metal thieves for the second time in a week. Thieves stole copper cables from a generator powering around 60 homes in the village early on Wednesday morning. The second power cut came the day after the Adver reported

  • Does this ring wedding bells for you?

    MYSTERY surrounds this picture found by a Swindon pensioner. It depicts a happy wedding scene of a smiling bride holding her bouquet and her newly-wed husband in his Navy apparel. Three bridesmaids, including a young girl, are also seen in the snap,

  • Out to Play by Madeleine Reade

    As a little girl I would often be out all dayOver fields down the brooks on sweet bales of hayI sometimes have a rekindle of happy times gone byBy swinging in the woods pretending I could fly.Going under barbed wire fencing a big hole in my jeansSmelling

  • Lechlade still going strong

    LECHLADE Cricket Club have already had their fair share of success this season, but with challenges still awaiting them, nothing would seem to be set in stone, writes AARON LEIGHFIELD. Going from strength to strength, Lechlade now sit pretty in the top

  • Swindon take on bogey team

    DARREN Beasant is determined to see Swindon's championship challenge through to the finish this summer as he looks to avoid the taste of bitter disappointment for the third year running. Swindon played themselves into promotion contention in 2006 and

  • Dog owners on alert for kennel cough

    A SEVERE strain of a dog sickness bug has broken out in Swindon. Vets in Old Town say that in the last few weeks they have treated several dogs for severe cases of kennel cough. The condition is treatable but it can prove fatal - especially to puppies

  • Samurai sword fight in street

    A MAN armed with a Samurai sword stormed a Walcot woman's house. The man burst into her home, in Darnley Close, Walcot, carrying the 2ft-long blade on Wednesday night. The woman's boyfriend, Jason Smith, 28, fought the man out of their home and the

  • Air Tattoo ready for invasion

    THE Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) is on course today, despite a midweek scare. Some 100 planes were expected to arrive at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Wednesday but, owing to severe weather, only 60 touched down on the airbase's runway.

  • Guilty of boiling water attack

    A WOMAN who claimed to have tripped over a three-legged dog will be sent to jail for scalding her daughter's ex-boyfriend. Marie Bell poured a kettle full of boiling water over Steven Wade's head while he was sleeping on the sofa at friend John Doyle's

  • Rosco rants at ref after night of drama at the Abbey

    ALUN Rossiter hailed his battling Blunsdon heroes and then launched a scathing attack on referee Ronnie Allan after a dramatic night of speedway ended in stalemate at the Abbey Stadium, writes GARETH MOORHOUSE. Three riders were forced to retire hurt