FIVE people have admitted being involved in supplying heroin and cocaine in Swindon last year. Leo Dart, Michael Gordon, Ewan Williams, Christopher Howard and Emma Welch pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy to supply class A drugs. Each admitted
PULLING up a real pew at home could soon be on the cards for residents across the town. St Barnabas Church in Gorse Hill is selling off about 30 wooden pews to make way for 130 upholstered chairs which are arriving in a few weeks time. The 80-year-old
TWO clapped-out bargain bangers will set off on a 1,200-mile rally this week. The Barcelona Bangers race will see Aaron Phull and Carl Jackson lead teams from across the length of France, over the Pyrenees mountains and into northern Spain – in cars
POPULAR Rex Barnett will today spend his last full day as Swindon’s Mayor before beginning a gruelling course of chemotherapy. The 72-year-old first citizen revealed publicly for the first time last week that he is suffering from an asbestos-related
I remember years ago going to watch Town and always wanting to get my favourite players autograph, sometimes it took ages waiting at the side of the pitch or at the player’s entrance of the ground. That was the only contact you got with your heroes
A QUESTION mark continues to hover over a town centre development. The old laundry site in Aylesbury Street close to the train station has been earmarked as the site for shops and 66 flats since 2009. There is also permission in place to build a Hilton
THE UK economy is ultimately downward, no matter which political party comes to power. For banks and politicians do not understand industry or what creative innovative economics are all about. Consequently the system stays as it is and where things
SWINDON’S controlling party has a new line-up in the wake of its loss of cabinet members. Conservative Fionuala Foley (Old Town and Lawn) resigned from the cabinet while Peter Mallinson, who represented Walcot, was defeated in the election.
FORMER Highworth mayor Steve Weisinger has spoken of his battle with epilepsy, having been diagnosed with the condition as a baby. Dad-of-two Steve, 48, had his first epileptic seizure at the age of 10 months old and said the diagnosis came as a huge
I FEEL honoured that the wonderful people of Central have voted for me to represent them for another term. Since being elected councillor of Central ward I have strived to gain the trust of local residents, through working with local community groups,
The end-of-season play-off encounters have so far proven to be great adverts for the Football League and tonight's clash between Huddersfield and Bournemouth is unlikely to be an exception. The duo played out a great first leg at Dean Court
FLINTSTONES costumes, a dog as a ring bearer and a bride arriving in a skip are just some of the memories staff at Swindon Register Office have built up in the 34 years since it opened in Aspen House. The office, in Temple Street, will hold its last
REGARDING ‘Wedding launched a new Royal era.' (SA, May 10, Mary Ratcliffe). Mary Ratcliffe penned the same predictable, gushing garbage during all the previous Royal marriages and look what happened to that lot, divorce, divorce, divorce! It's a shame
DESPITE overspending around £11m in parts of its budget last year, NHS Swindon has said it came in £1m in the black. The primary care trust said its acute overspend for 2009/10 had been caused by over-performance in elective care, which saw more patients
PAOLO Di Canio is confident he will become manager of a lower league side in England 'in the next few days'. The 42-year-old was interviewed by Swindon interim chairman Jeremy Wray last week and was one of three names that was being discussed
The picturesque village of Tockenham is holding its sparkling summer fair on Saturday 18th June 2011 from 2:00 pm. Come join in on the fun. Our fair has been the highlight of the summer for generations, with all the appeal of traditional village fetes
TWO nameplates from Swindon-made Great Western Railway steam locomotives are expected to sell for more than £7,000 each at an auction this weekend. Railway enthusiasts from across the country will be bidding for these prized pieces of steam memorabilia
RESIDENTS are ecstatic after the final nail was put in the coffin for plans to build nearly 200 homes near Lydiard Park. An appeal was submitted against Swindon Council’s decision to reject plans to build more than 175 new homes in Hook Street
THE COMMUNITY has been helping police win the war on drugs in the town and are now even playing a supporting role. Police have praised a motorist who swerved to block an offender fleeing from a drugs raid in Elmina Road at around 7.15pm last Friday.
FIREFIGHTERS are stressing the importance of folloing safety advice after a blaze ripped through a child’s bedroom on Monday. The fire, which started in the bedroom of five-year-old Conrad-Leigh Brydon and his four-year-old brother Kori in their Park
A SLOPPY second-half display condemned Swindon St George to their first defeat of the new West of England League season in their first home match at Greenbridge Road in 2011. After beating Bristol Sonics 2nds 32-28 on the road last weekend, Al Scarbrough
FAIRFORD boss Tommy Dryden wants a quick decision in the Hellenic Premier promotion-relegation dispute so he can begin to plan effectively for next season. The Cinder Lane side, who finished second-bottom in the division, were handed a shock reprieve
A CORPORAL in the RAF is set to be thrown out of the services after failing to have his sentence for having child pornography cut. David Gregory had a number of sickening pictures and movies of children, some as young as four or five years old, being
NICKY Watt says the arrivals of Jaroslav Cesky and Michal Pinc at the Link Centre persuaded him to return to the Wildcats. The popular forward, pictured right, has played with the Czech duo for the last two seasons at Bracknell, having previously been
CHARLES Field was the first runner home as Pewsey Vale Running Club held the Bluebell Run on Sunday. He finished in a time of 46:18, beating last year’s winning time by nearly two-and-a-half-minutes, while Michelle Pank was the first female runner home
THERE was an early goodnight in Vienna for Swindon throwers Dennis Smith and Chris Aubrey at Sunday’s Austrian Open Players Championship. Smith, seeded 24, disposed of Austrian-born Norwegian Robert Wagner 6-4 in the first round, but was well-beaten
SWINDON Panthers gave their new coaching team of Cliff Alexander and ex-Wildcat Drew Chapman the perfect start, as they secured a 5-3 victory at Slough in their season opener. The home side scored within 19 seconds of face-off and were the more physical
CAT lovers are being urged to be careful when treating their felines for fleas after a spate of cats have been admitted to the vets in need of emergency care. Drove Veterinary Hospital has reported an increase in pets, particularly cats, being admitted
NATHAN Thompson is hoping to have the chance to one day play alongside his brother in the Swindon Town first team, but knows he first needs to convince the incoming manager he is worthy of a new deal. The 20-year-old is one of nine players out of contract
FOR Charlotte Edwards, women’s cricket in this country could not be in a much better place. As captain of the national team, Edwards has overseen huge success internationally in recent years as well as at grassroots, and believes the game is in as good
SWINDON Town are no closer to naming their new manager after the club’s board spent over four hours locked in talks yesterday, discussing a three-man shortlist. Interim chairman Jeremy Wray and chief executive Nick Watkins spent all of last
