A BRIDAL shop owner believes a smoking light in his shop that ruined all his downstairs stock could actually be a blessing in disguise. Dresses at the Leslie Hatcher store in Temple Street in the town centre, were left blackened after smoke filled the
EMPLOYEES who safeguard the future of cancer research are now determined to do their own bit for a cancer charity. Six women are taking part in the Marie Curie Ladies Driving Challenge at Azimghur Barracks in Colerne tomorrow, which involves driving
THE residents of Wootton Bassett will once again line the streets next month – but this time for a parade in their honour. Solemn crowds gathered in High Street have become an all too familiar sight over the last 18 months as more than 40 repatriations
A SCRAP metal dealer who burgled a car showroom just weeks after being put on a suspended sentence has been told he may not be sent to prison. Christopher Smith admitted breaking into the Pebley Beach garage at Wroughton in November last year. The crime
BLOOMING beautiful Swindon is on full show at the town’s first garden show. Stanton Park in Stanton Fitzwarren is this weekend playing host to countless blooms, fruit and veg. And organiser Jacquie Sheppard is confident the show will draw a crowd –
CROATIAN speedway star Jurica Pavlic has committed his future to Swindon Robins. Pavlic put pen to paper ahead of tonight's Elite League meeting with Wovlerhampton, confirming his permanent signing for the 2009 season. Full story and
SWINDON ROBINS 63: Leigh Adams (3-3-3-2*-2*) 13+2, James Wright (0-3-Fx-2*-2*) 7+2, Mads Korneliussen (R/R), Seb Alden (1-1-1-2*-3) 8+1, Troy Batchelor (3-3-3-3-3-3) 18, Richard Sweetman (0-1-2*) 3+1, Jurica Pavlic (3-2*-3-3-3) 14+1. WOLVERHAMPTON
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OLD Town Festival talent 08 winner Elliott Watling is rehearsing hard in the run-up to the event’s grand final. “The nerves are there because I’m still thinking about which song I’ll sing on the big day,” said Elliott, 14, of Covingham. “Deciding which
YOUNG footballers will tackle their elders in a special football tournament designed to break down barriers and negative perceptions of teenagers. The competition, which has been dubbed the Best of the West Tournament, kicks off on Saturday
AN RAF veteran is limbering up for the Swindon Half Marathon at the grand age of 72. Arthur Beltrami will be reunited with comrades he served with half a century ago in October. And, just hours later, he will race in the Nationwide Swindon
Parents can celebrate the end of the long summer holiday as Swindon schools open this week to begin a new academic year. The town has enjoyed a long history of educational excellence and was quick to establish a Local School Board following the 1876
AN incensed Oakhurst resident staged a one-man mission to stop reckless vandals damaging cars in his road. Two men driving a silver Vauxhall Corsa were first spotted driving around Oakhurst and Redhouse and damaging cars just before 6.30pm on Friday,
A DOCTOR from Swindon says it is time for changes to prescription charges. Dr Peter Swinyard made the comments hot on the heels of the launch of a Swindon TUC campaign to abolish prescription charges. Charges have already been abolished
THE young boy who survived the double-decker bus accident which killed six-year-old Ashley Whiteway has returned home from hospital. Dean Harle, eight, was left with serious head injuries when he and Ashley ran out in front of the Stagecoach bus in Westlea
BOWLS SWINDON Bowls Club completed their special matches to celebrate their centenary with games against the Barbarians Tourist side and a mixed Swindon and District team. They ran out as victors over the Barbarians on Tuesday but lost by 12 shots to
I would like to point out that Kit Davidson of Animal Aid’s letter (SA, August 25) paints a very one-sided and inaccurate picture of partridge shooting in the UK. A battery-style egg production unit for partridge has been tried by approximately two
SWANAGE Walk, where is Swanage Walk? That’s what the council worker says when we approach them to do some much needed hedge cutting. There are several 80-year-olds and people with poor health living surrounded by these trailing bindweeds, thistles
I read with interest in Scientific American (interesting combination of words) that most cows when resting, or sleeping, face magnetic north. Not a well known fact but it has launched research by such venerable organisations as Google, who claim that
IT is an interesting fact that the Tory Party was given £5.6m, the Labour Party £3.8m and the Liberal Democrat Party £945,192 in donations last year. Despite this, Labour are £17.9m in debt, the Tories £12.1m and the Lib Dems £1.1m, according to a
I HAVE visited your town because of the link made by the Partnerschaft Salzgitter Swindon. I have had very many good visits in Swindon since more than 20 years. There are many sights in Swindon which give fine appearances to the visitor. But truly
BOWLSSWINDON and District Women’s Bowls Association stage their annual finals at Wanborough on Sunday. Several local players will feature in two finals. Highworth’s Linda Kingston, a former winner, plays holder Carol Holland in the singles final and
ONE hundred and thirty tonnes of Swindon history has trundled back to the town. The Evening Star was the last steam engine to be built by British Railways in Swindon 48 years ago. It made a dramatic return to the town yesterday. It was built at the
BOWLS WESTLECOT will be bidding for a team double in the Four Rink League and Tourist Trophy when the Wiltshire Men’s competition finals are staged at Chippenham Town on Sunday, writes DAVE EATON. They missed out last year on the double when losing
CRASH victim Sebastien Alden admits he would gladly pay a visit to the shale more often if it helps transform him into an established Elite League rider. The young Swede has been recalled to the Robins team in place of out-of-sorts Aussie Travis McGowan
ANGRY Alun Rossiter has hit back at criticism of his team selection policy, insisting he is doing everything in his power to restore the glory days to Blunsdon. The Robins boss, pictured above, has come under fire from some supporters for persevering
BADMINTON FORMER Olympic silver medallist Nathan Robertson could be included in the England squad to face Poland at the Oasis Leisure Centre. Robertson, who reached the mixed doubles final with partner Gail Emms in Athens four years
DAVID Howell insists his good friend Darren Clarke can count himself unlucky not to be included in the European team for the Ryder Cup, writes GARETH MOORHOUSE. Swindon star Howell, who also missed out on selection for the match in Valhalla, believes
BOWLS THE NAME of Thamesdown Indoor Bowls Club has been dropped after 32 years. It will in future be known as Swindon Oasis Indoor Bowls Club which should now certainly reflect its location. The club was originally formed as Thamesdown IBC in 1976
A NEW waiting room at Swindon station is now open. Swindon Mayor Steve Wakefield opened the facility yesterday as part of First Great Western’s plans to make the station as welcoming as possible for visitors to the town. Evocative images of the old
Sorry! I've been a bad and neglectful blogger for which I can only apologise, but i have loads to tell and i'm just trying to get it all sorted in my head! We're all meeting up tonight so no doubt I'll have stories to tell tomorrow.
