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  • Hairdresser set to follow in dad's footsteps for top award

    A YOUNG man is following in his father’s footsteps – clutching a pair of scissors. Joshua Goldsworthy, 21, is feeling the pressure after being selected as one of six finalists in the British Hairdresser of the Year for Wales and south west England.

  • GWH could get own radiotherapy unit within three years

    “I CAN’T think of anybody that doesn’t want to have radiotherapy in Swindon – it is purely finding the money to make it happen.” That is the view of Great Western Hospital’s medical director and clinical director of radiology, Dr Alf Troughton, who believes

  • We all know our onions at Womad

    A collective grin of delight and anticipation sweeps like wildfire through an exotically decorated marquee as several thousand people gather in a Wiltshire field on a warm, almost balmy Sunday evening. It is nearly half-a-century old but everyone there

  • Proud parading of Legion's colours

    On Sunday, July 31 in Swindon, St Mark’s Church held a service for the Royal British Legion Swindon Branch at 3pm to dedicate its new colours and to mark the 90th anniversary year of the branch. I would like to thank all those that attended

  • No journey too far in fight to survive

    Whilst I sympathise with the cancer patients who have to travel to Oxford for treatment, as I had to myself in 2004, surely it is better travelling than suffering with the cancer untreated. I would like the people of Swindon and surrounding areas to

  • Sun shines on Mela

    EVERYTHING from sitar sellers to sari skills formed part of Swindon’s annual Asian festival on Saturday. An estimated 25,000 visitors piled into the Town Gardens for a long afternoon of music, food and crafts from Asia at the Mela. The attractions occupied

  • Rotary pledges support to charities

    ROTARIANS have pledged their support to a host of charities for the next year. Open Door, the Rowdy Bunch, Hop, Skip and Jump, Home Truths and Swindon Ten to Eighteen Project (STEP), are the five beneficiaries chosen by the Rotary Club of Swindon Thamesdown

  • New pressure group vows to fight council housing transfer plan

    A CAMPAIGN group has been launched to oppose plans to offload Swindon Council’s housing stock – just ahead of the housing minister’s approval of a ballot on the issue. The council wants to transfer all of its properties to a new not-for-profit housing

  • Church leaders in row with council over community base

    CHURCH leaders say Swindon Council is standing in the way of their plans to convert a former day centre into a community hub for Rodbourne. The Liberal Catholic Apostolic Church in Swindon wants to change the empty former Greenbridge Day Centre

  • Police will be tough on summer crime

    POLICE are warning those who cause trouble in Pinehurst West that a dispersal order is still in force. The Tree Courts estate suffered a spike in anti-social behaviour, assaults, criminal damage and other offences between April and early May, and even

  • Keen golfer wins competition to tee off with the stars

    A KEEN golfer will be teeing off with the stars after he won a place to play in one of the biggest celeb tournaments in the country. The Shooting Stars benefit is hosted by Hollywood actor Samuel L Jackson. Kevin Youd, 53, from Swindon will be walking

  • Police in CCTV bid to catch sex attacker

    POLICE have taken the unprecedented step of releasing stacks of CCTV images in a bid to catch a sex attacker. Officers in the town have taken the unusual move of making a public appeal for 22 men they want to talk to after a woman was sexually

  • Dawe praises Killham contribution

    MAX Dawe lauded the rapid transition of Alastair Killham from fringe player to integral batsman after the opener’s second consecutive league half-century helped Lechlade to victory over Malmesbury in the WEPL Wiltshire Division on Saturday. Killham’s

  • It's all in the head

    IN cricket more than any other team sport, individual mental discipline is absolutely paramount to a side’s success. Settling down into a three, four or five-hour knock, getting past the odd careless shot and soaking up pressure are qualities of top

  • SKATER HOCKEY: Flames' Archer in funding boost

    SKATER hockey starlet Hannah Archer is celebrating after receiving a £500 donation from the MARS Refuel Drink Fund. The 19-year-old Swindonian, who is studying a sport development and coaching sciences degree at Bournemouth University, was part of the

  • BOWLS: Hot-shots for Highworth

    A HOT-SHOT is the ultimate score on an end in a bowls match and is an extreme rarity, but Highworth men achieved this twice recently on successive evenings in the Wiltshire League. The eight-shot maximum score in a rinks match (foursomes) or nine shots

  • ATHLETICS: PBs galore for Harriers at Yate

    DESPITE a comprehensive exit from the British Athletic League Cup recently, a depleted Swindon Harriers side were still able to litter the recording sheets with personal bests. With only 11 men and six women competing at Yate against full-strength, powerful

  • Allstars are champs

    SWINDON Allstars were crowned champions of the Over 35 Football Uniting Communities tournament. Hosts Allstars and London Tigers made the final of the tournament which attracted teams of various nationalities including Bangladeshi, Sikh, West Indian,

  • Loan exit for Bodin?

    BILLY Bodin could be sent on loan if Paolo Di Canio manages to sign another striker before this weekend’s home clash with Crewe. The Wales Under 21 international featured regularly in pre-season, although Di Canio does not view him as a long-term option

  • McCormack up for the first-team fight

    ALAN McCormack has a fight on to earn his place in the Swindon side that will face Crewe on Saturday, but is relishing the challenge ahead. The Irishman’s move to the Robins last week surprised many, with Town already boasting a wealth of options in

  • Beatbullyz hip-hop back into town

    HIP-HOP stars Beatbullyz are in Swindon for a rare hometown show this week. The gig, at The 12 Bar in Westcott Place, coincides with yesterday’s release of a new video to accompany their latest single, Shout. After 14 months’ touring with JLS, Example

  • Time to trim

    PAOLO Di Canio is set to start trimming his squad this week but suggested Simon Ferry may not necessarily be one of those leaving, despite the midfielder featuring little in pre-season. Ferry confirmed his intention to stay with the Robins