A PLEA for help in funding a youth club for severely disabled children has received a lacklustre response. At the beginning of last month, Uplands School, made a plea for help after funding cuts left it with no option but to close its popular youth
BRITISH Rail has paid £78,000 in compensation to the widow of a former Swindon railway worker who died from undetected asbestos-related cancer. Cyril Matthews, of St Albans Close, Even Swindon, worked for British Rail for 43 years as an electrical
PUPILS showed they had the talent to rival the professionals when they took to the stage to perform the works of Shakespeare. Students from Warneford School, in Highworth and King William Street Primary School in Swindon were at the Arts Centre
GOOD quality ingredients are the secret to the perfect sausage, according to a butcher who sells 6,000 of them a week. Andy Crump, owner of K & EJ Crump & Son family butchers, in Royal Wootton Bassett, is encouraging people to try his bangers
A DANGER drug linked to a wave of health problems in the town earlier this year has now been outlawed permanently. Methoxetamine, also known as Mexxy or MXE, is set to become a class B drug along with a host of other substances that until now have
CREATIVE youngsters at Lethbridge Primary School had a smashing time with a pumpkin-carving competition. The Old Town school held the event to engage its pupils and their parents in a spooky joint activity during the half-term holiday, and about 40 families
IF YOU’VE ever watched the cult TV hit Man Vs Food you will have felt the urge to take on one of its gargantuan gastronomic challenges. So when the chance to try a quintessentially English version landed in my lap I had to give it a go. The Cafe, in
SWINDON Town have come out of embargo after the club's current investors pumped new equity into the club. Chairman Sir William Patey revealed this evening that manager Paolo Di Canio will have new funds available to him to bring in new players
ASDA staff and shoppers are more excited about the X Factor than ever with the supermarket's colleague Jahmene Douglas blowing the nation away each week with his soulful singing. To show support for the 21-year-old Swindon singer, and to help raise
A RENOVATION project in Swindon which has been hit by delays has been awarded a grant of £6,000. Swindon & Cricklade Railway has secured the extra cash from The Hills Group after its coach renovation project suffered a setback due to two extreme
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest TS Theatre Productions Wyvern Theatre, Swindon ANYONE who has seen the 1975 film version of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, starring Jack Nicholson, will remember the film’s specific style, star performances and
A CAR ended up on its roof after a collision with another vehicle in Greenmeadow. The incident happened at the Thames Avenue junction with Severn Avenue at approximately 3.30pm. The male driver of the blue Ford focus, which flipped on to its
10:25pm LEAGUE ONE FULL-TIMES Bournemouth 2 Shrewsbury 1; Colchester 0 Notts County 2; Coventry 3 Crawley 1; Doncaster 0 Crewe 2; MK Dons P Leyton Orient P; Oldham 1 Bury 2; Portsmouth 0 Brentford 1; Preston 1 Carlisle
A LANDSLIP between Swindon and Bristol Parkway has blocked railway lines in the Bristol direction. Train services running through these stations may be cancelled, delayed by up to 30 minutes or diverted at short notice. However, some Eastbound
HELPING young people to understand diabetes has secured Phoebe Maddison a place at a red carpet event. The eight-year-old featured in the BBC programme Same But Different earlier this year, which has been nominated for a Children’s BAFTA. Phoebe, who
SWINDON office workers Clare McDougall and Tom Matthews were members of the fourth, and final, npower boat to cross the Channel in aid of the company’s charity partner, Macmillan Cancer Support. Clare, 44 and 26-year-old Tom, along with their colleagues
Alan Baker chairs the Swidon branch of the Royal British Legion and organises the town’s poppy appeal which raises money to help former service personnel and their dependents. A widower, Mr Baker lives in central Swindon and has five children, 16 grandchildren
TWO Swindon companies have teamed up to support the STFC Girls Development Programme for this season and beyond. IT company Verelogic and TRAK Employment Soluctions were so inspired by the performances put in by Team GB’s women’s football at this summer
THE Swiss Chalet pub, in Gorse Hill, will play host to a family fun day this month. The event, which is being held in aid of Prospect Hospice, will include a stalls selling cakes, sweets, jewellery, textiles, and more. There will also be a barbecue,
A CHARITY night in aid of homeless charity Threshold has raised more than £500. The concert at Lawn Community Centre last month, organised by Wendy Cole, saw End of The Track, a 12-strong group, perform acoustic ‘60s music Cher Sawyer-Smith of Threshold
PAUL Batchelor, the Lib Dem candidate for Wiltshire’s first police and crime commissioner, is promising to target anti-social behaviour and drug crime, if he is elected on November 15. He also says he wants to see better support for victims of hate
Due to popular demand an extra date has added to a John Denver tribute night next week. Chris Bannister will now play a second night at South Marston Village Hall on Saturday at 8pm after tickets for his Friday show sold out this week. Tickets cost
APPRENTICES and workers at a recycling firm which folded with the loss of 65 jobs will finally be able to make claims for redundancy payments after an administrator was appointed. Employees at Northwood Environmental, which shut down a month ago, can
SCHOOL, charity and community bands and choirs are being invited to perform at a Christmas fair taking place at a Swindon garden centre this month. Blooms Garden Centre is looking for carollers and brass and Salvation Army bands to attend its free Christmas
YOUNG children in Swindon are in for a real treat as a knight in shining armour comes to town to help turn on the Brunel Centre’s Christmas lights. On Saturday, November 24, popular CBeebies character Mike the Knight will be joining Santa and his reindeer
The Lawn Community Centre Christmas Bazaar takes place on November 10 from 9.30am to noon. Entry is free and tea and coffee will be available. There will be a variety of stalls selling Christmas gifts, arts and crafts, books and more. Money raised will
Volunteers are needed to help the Swindon Foodbank with a supermarket collection at Sainsburys on December 1 from 9am. The collections allow them to top up their warehouse supplies while also raising the profile of the Foodbank. Every collection needs
YOUNGSTERS finished off their half term in style with a creative clay workshop at the Swindon Museum and Art Gallery at the weekend. On Saturday, artist Mirka Golden-Hann lead a ceramic workshop for children to show off their artistic skills. Mirka
CLARIFICATION: Yesterday we reported the launch of a petition for a change in the law by the mother of murdered Becky Godden-Edwards. We printed that to sign the petition readers should visit epetitions.direct.gov.uk/ and search for Justice For Becky
SUPERSTORM Sandy has left Lord Cardigan stranded thousands of miles from home and caused him to miss an appearance before a judge. The 59-year-old Earl had been due to appear at Swindon Crown Court to enter pleas to allegations of criminal damage and
MORE than 200 people have so far taken part in a consultation, due to end on Friday, on proposed changes to council tax. The amount of money the Government gives Swindon Council to help needy people cover the charge will fall from £13m to £11m, when
A NIGHT of live music will take place at Riff’s Bar in aid of Children In Need. The pub, near Lydiard Millicent, will hold the charity event on November 16 with live music from Burnthru and The Dark Sinatras which includes the bassist from Jamiroquai
AN AUCTION to raise money for the Swindon and District Animal Haven will be held at Holy Rood Junior School on December 6 at 7.30pm. There will be a number of prizes on offer including a signed STFC football, meals at local restaurants, golf days, ten
POLICE are warning residents in North Swindon to take caution when storing their wheelie bins – to prevent burglars using them to aid a break-in. A North Swindon neighbourhood police spokesman said: “Burglars love wheelie bins, they are great to climb
REDHOUSE: Neighbourhood police have praised a sharp-eyed member of the public who spotted two men breaking into a house last week. They called 999 after seeing two people in black hoodies smashing their way into the back door of a house, in Tuscan Drive
A MAN who carried out an assault moments after he was the victim of an attack has been warned he could face jail. Luis De Assuncao had been due to stand trial after denying causing grievous bodily harm with intent. But prosecutors reviewed the case
A PAIR of teenagers accused of robbing a boy of his baseball cap have appeared before a judge. Ben Waite-Lewis, 18, and a 16-year-old boy from the Parks are also accused of an attempted robbery on the same day. It is said that they took the hat, of
POLICE are appealing for information after an indecent exposure in Swindon. The incident occurred on October 24 shortly after 8pm in the Ferndale Road area. A man exposed himself to a group of teenage girls before cycling away. The man
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A MAN who head-butted a 63-year-old in the town centre on Christmas Eve has been warned he could spend the next festive season behind bars. Dean Kennedy assaulted retired dustman John Jones during the attack at Regent Circus last year, causing
A PUBLIC meeting will be held tomorrow night to update residents in Wroughton and Wichelstowe on emerging plans for the Middle Wichel District Centre. The meeting, at Ridgeway School, will include a presentation of the proposals and an opportunity
BACON sandwiches, cups of tea and big fry-ups are back on the menu in Old Town after a popular cafe was given a new lease of life. The Cafe, in Devizes Road, opened its doors yesterday for the first time after the premises was taken over by Hadi
MORE than 80 emergency calls related to flooding were made to Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service on Sunday morning. Torrential downpours which turned to sleet in areas across Swindon resulted in hazardous driving conditions around the town, with
WOOTTON Bassett’s inconsistent season continued at the weekend with a 26-17 defeat at Weymouth in Southern Counties South. Bassett have still yet to win or lose more two games in a row this term as their depleted side were edged out on the Dorset
STAND-IN skipper Simon Ferry will lead Swindon out against the manager who gave him his break in English football this evening – but the midfielder prefers to remember the good times under Danny Wilson rather than the bad. The former Town boss
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
ONLY two games were possible in the Swindon & District League over the weekend, as waterlogged pitches and the Wiltshire Junior Cup forced a stripped down schedule. In the one Premier Division match that took place, Fratellos leapt back to
Purton Reserves scored twice in the final five minutes as they battled back from a two-goal half-time deficit to claim a dramatic 3-2 home victory over Southbrook. The home side struggled to get going at the start of the match before going in behind
SWINDON Town have a remarkably good record against Sheffield United in the clashes between the two sides down the years at the County Ground. Since their first meeting, in January 1908, the Robins have been put to the sword just twice by the Blades
IS IT right to publicly criticise your players in front of the local and national media? Does it really get the best out of them? And if so, does it reflect favourably on you as a manager? For Swindon Town manager Paolo Di Canio, the answer to
BERINSFIELD moved clear at the top of North Berks League Division One as not one of their closest rivals was able to register a win. The table-toppers romped to a 7-1 home victory over Benson AFC with Chris Murphy netting twice alongside goals
GLOUCESTER star Jonny May believes his former club Wootton Bassett’s move to Ballards Ash could help inspire a new generation of rugby players in Wiltshire. The centre was back at his old stomping ground yesterday to launch this season’s LV= Cup
PAOLO Di Canio summed up his verbal assault of Danny Wilson in his autobiography as the words of a “frustrated player”, as he prepares to welcome his former manager to the County Ground tonight. When Wilson took on the reins at Sheffield Wednesday
I’m honoured to be attending this Friday’s service of remembrance at the Royal British Legion Field of Remembrance at Lydiard Park. When it was opened two years ago by Prince Harry, it was a very moving occasion as we met service personnel taking part
