STRICKEN traveller Sean Connolly is said to be in a stable condition in a Swindon hospital after online fundraising brought him home. The 26-year-old, who grew up in Liden before moving to London, set off for a two-week holiday to India in October
DAREDEVIL Jake the Juggler completed his 5km slackline charity challenge in a painful eight hours, raising nearly £2,000 to help orphans in Nicaragua. Circus performer Jacob Hirsch-Holland, who sparked criticism last week for highlining over a
PLANS are afoot to develop Roves Farm following a devastating fire earlier this year. The visitor centre at the popular family attraction was struck by disaster in May when an electrical fault destroyed it completely. The centre had been the site
AFTER months of traffic chaos, motorists across Old Town can now breathe a sigh of relief as the area’s busiest roads have returned to normal. Resurfacing work in Victoria Road, which has seen diversions in place since the beginning of the month
COMEDIAN Freddie Starr has pulled out of a performance at the Wyvern Theatre this week. The decision, which was taken by the star, his management team and the theatre, comes just days after Starr was arrested in Warwickshire by Operation Yewtree
SWINDON Town will be without Alan McCormack and Tommy Miller for the visit of Sheffield United on Tuesday night. McCormack is still struggling with a hamstring injury while Miller has yet to recover from a dead leg and both will miss the clash
SEVEN teenagers have been charged in connection with a 'particularly nasty' assault on a group heading home from a Halloween party. Today they arrested a seventh, a 17-year-old male, on suspicion of robbery and he has now been charged with robbery
Dear all, . I've updated the combined Stevenage and Aston Villa results thread with all the unto date (pre-Saturday) results and league tables - I've also added the updated F.A. Cup Groups following the results. . An example of this is
EVERY weekday on the Adver's social networking site we run a lunchtime debate inviting readers to have their say on a chosen topic. Today's discussion is if you had to give up one of your senses, which would it be and how do you think you
ADEN Flint has been slapped with a four-match ban by the Football Association following his second sending-off of the season against Macclesfield on Saturday. Flint, who was previously dismissed in the 1-1 draw with Scunthorpe at the County Ground
The Swindon Mindful Employer Network is celebrating the success of its 2012 conference which took place at the Swindon Marriott on Monday 15th October. A packed conference room at the local hotel enjoyed presentations from a variety of speakers
Alan writes his first crime thriller - at age 64! FORMER BBC Witlshire Sound programme boss, Alan Thompson has completed his first crime thriller. The former BBC journalist and broadcaster who now presents and produces for Swindon 105.5 says it
MUSIC WITH MUMMY Or DADDY, GRANDPARENT, OR OTHER IMPORTANT PERSON For children aged up to 3 years of age FREE TASTER SESSION, TEDDY BEAR’S PICNIC THEME.(Bring a cuddly toy and a small rug or blanket!) Thursday November 8th 10.30 – 11.15 am Queen
MYSTERY surrounds the sudden closure of a hair and beauty salon in Covingham after it shut overnight with no explanation to customers. The shutters at Madames hair and beauty salon, in Covingham Square, have remained closed all week and the salon
FAMILIES are being urged to come forward to help the rising number of children in Swindon who need the stability of a permanent home. Until recently, around 10 children a year were placed with adoptive parents in Swindon, but that figure has more
THE mother of murdered Becky Godden-Edwards has issued the call for justice for her daughter by launching a national petition. Karen Edwards has started an online petition on the Government’s website calling for an urgent review of the Police and
‘OOHS’ and ‘aahs’ filled the Polo Ground in Old Town on Saturday night as the Swindon Lions firework display and funfair event went off with a bang. Thousands of families descended on the field despite the freezing temperatures to enjoy the spectacular
JAHMENE Douglas certainly did Swindon proud at the weekend with arguably his best performance on The X Factor to date. The former ASDA Walmart worker stunned judges with an impressive rendition of the Beyonce classic Listen during Number Ones Week
SWINDON coach Ryan Aldridge refused to use Wildcats’ injury problems as an excuse for their double defeat at the hands of MK Lightning at the weekend. The Link Centre side were without Shane Moore and imports Matias Perkkio and Michal Kapicka for
SWINDON youngster Chris Aubrey was pleased with his weekend’s work after a hectic two days in Crawley – but it could have been a whole lot better. Aubrey was competing in both the senior and youth tour events at the K2 Centre, meaning he was playing
PAOLO Di Canio was pleased with Louis Thompson’s 20-minute cameo against Macclesfield, despite the youngster’s unfortunate own goal at the death. Thompson replaced Troy Archibald-Henville in the 72nd minute of the FA Cup first-round clash, making
ADEN Flint deserved to be sent off against Macclesfield for failing to stay on his feet in the tackle, according to Swindon Town manager Paolo Di Canio, writes SAM MORSHEAD. Flint was given his marching orders after 64 minutes of the 2-0 home defeat
In the Southern Premier, Chippenham lost 1-0 at Leamington after an early goal saw the Brakes keep their unbeaten league record intact. Alan Griffin also had a goal controversially ruled out at 0-0 and assistant manager Richard Fey thinks that
PAOLO Di Canio will ask the board whether he can fine his players for “unprofessional behaviour” following the 2-0 home humbling at the hands of Macclesfield in the FA Cup on Saturday. Town put in perhaps their most dismal display of the campaign
SIMON Ferry was the only fit player in the Swindon Town squad who deserved to be handed the captain’s armband for the 2-0 home defeat to Macclesfield, according to manager Paolo Di Canio. Ferry skippered the Robins for the first time in a competitive
DAVE Turner has urged his Wootton Bassett players to keep their feet on the ground after their 5-1 victory at New College took them joint top of the league. Prolific leading scorer Mark Barnes scored a hat-trick, while Aaron Daunton and Tom Dingle
Highworth boss John Fisher believes his side should have been out of sight by half-time in their 2-1 victory over rivals Shrivenham. TJ Bohane and Aaron Maximen both found the net in the first period to set Highworth well on their way to victory
This was like turning up to work on a Monday morning to find your company had been bought by Enron, you’d been relocated to outer Mongolia on half-pay and handed a seat on the same desk as the guy with pungent body odour. From a performance last
PAOLO Di Canio has excused himself of any responsibility for Swindon Town’s 2-0 defeat to Macclesfield in the FA Cup on Saturday, lumping the blame entirely on his players. Town were dumped out of the world’s most famous knockout competition by
