THE search for the Evening Advertiser's Bride of the Year has started in earnest, and dozens of girls are already filling in our entry forms. They hope to be the lucky woman who will win not only our title but prizes worth more than £6,000 which will
THE reason Professor Glynis Breakwell left her prestigious academic position in Surrey was to develop Swindon's university. She knew she liked the town because she spent eight years here in the 1980s and 90s doing psycho-logical research into sexual behaviour
The Lower Shaw Farm project was born in 1997, as the five urban villages which make up West Swindon's housing mass, were beginning to take shape. Among the individuals behind it was the council's far sighted community development chief Andrew Hake, who
HELICOPTER pilots flying over West Swindon might think they've lost their bearings when they look down and see fields, ponds, a flock of hens and black mountain sheep. A farm is not the kind of feature you expect to find in a modern 'town' with 11,242
POLICE are hunting two men who tricked Swindon pensioners out of hundreds of pounds of savings. The conmen targeted two pensioners in their 80s and a 74-year-old woman, in Penhill, Liden and Rodbourne. In all three burglaries, the men claimed to be water
MOTOROLA has admitted that part of its plan to shed hundreds of jobs in Swindon is likely to involve the closure of two of its four sites in the town. The fresh revelations come amid a claim from a shopfloor worker that the jobless total could be higher
THE parents of a Greendown School pupil feel their son is one of the victims of Swindon Council's failed Ofsted inspection. Leon Adams, 13, was diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) four years ago. He has been suspended twice
THE sponsored parachute jumps by the Reverend Robin Cardwell and his churchwarden David Gent had to be called off owing to gusting wind speeds exceeding 20 knots. Subject to weather conditions, the jumps will now take place tomorrow at about noon. The
Town have been drawn away at Colchester United in the first round of the LDV Vans Trophy. The match will be played at Layer Road on either Tuesday October 16 or Wednesday October 17. Town will be hoping to repeat the good run they had in the competition
THE secret of a long and happy marriage, according to Leslie and Gwen Barnes, is to "work hard and work together and don't expect everything to come easy". This weekend the couple are celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary, with a party for their
ROY EVANS has told his players that the 'high' of recent results will not be enough to earn three points at Chesterfield today. The game sees two of the division's 'form' teams facing each other. Town are unbeaten in five league games while the Spireites
BOBBY HOWE runs out at Saltergate today hoping to produce more 'sexy football' for fans who would gladly have seen him playing for a pub team just a few weeks ago. The 27-year-old Geordie has been at the heart of Town's impressive run with some quality
SWINDON Town Ladies travel up the M4 on September 23 to play Reading in the South West Combination League. It will be third against fourth as Reading are three points behind the town. The Town Reserves play at Ballards Ash, Wootton Bassett against Chippenham
A SERVICE of remembrance for babies who have died before the full term of pregnancy, during birth, or within weeks of being born, will be held tomorrow. The idea is to bring together people who have experienced the grief of losing a baby through still-birth
A CAMPAIGN to raise £5 million for equipment in Swindon's new NHS hospital will be launched on Monday. The aim of the Evolution cam-paign is to get cash from the public and businesses to pay for the latest hi-tech equipment at the £148 million Great Western
AN artist's impression could help lead police to catch one of the men thought to have attacked an Asian woman with a baseball bat. The 19-year-old victim told the Evening Advertiser she thought she was going to die in the attack, which was believed to
REDUCING the number of court buildings in Wiltshire could cause inconvenience and extra cost to local people, county councillors claim. Members of Wiltshire County Council's policy and resources committee were asked for their views about an ongoing feasibility
THE latest adventurer to take up the Atlantic Rowing Challenge is an ex-Royal Navy serviceman. Former Highworth Warneford School pupil Tony Day, 56, will fly out to Tenerife on Tuesday. He decided to attempt the world's toughest rowing race from Tenerife
Special forces have begun a secret mission to capture or kill Osama bin Laden, the prime suspect in the US terror strikes. Senior US and Pakistani officials said the Special Operations Forces had begun moving into countries bordering Afghanistan, where
A DOLLS' house that was built by two unemployed men has been raffled for the Prospect Hospice. The men live in Stonham House, a housing association home with eight male occupants between the ages of 18 and 60. Kim Chadwick, project manager at Stonham
A SWINDON coach company has been suspended from operating for ten days after being brought to a public inquiry over the maintenance of its vehicles. Miles Coaches (Swin-don) Ltd, based at the Marshgate Trading Estate in Stratton Road, has been told by
STEVE ROBINSON has laughed off the fact that Town's last Second Division championship success came at Chesterfield. While history shows Steve McMahon's team clinched the 1995-96 title with a 3-1 win at Saltergate, Turbo doesn't care. He said: "No disrespect
BOBBY HOWE runs out at Saltergate today hoping to produce more 'sexy football' for fans who would gladly have seen him playing for a pub team just a few weeks ago. The 27-year-old Geordie has been at the heart of Town's impressive run with some quality
ROY EVANS has told his players that the 'high' of recent results will not be enough to earn three points at Chesterfield today. The game sees two of the division's 'form' teams facing each other. Town are unbeaten in five league games, while the Spireites
Supermarine Ladies rugby team's line-up at home to St Albans on September 23 for the start of their league campaign is: Theresa Bickell, Jaclyn Carter, Fran Brewer, Tracey Scott, Shona Watt, Joanne Bartlett, Rachel Brinn, Rachael Bagnall, Kirsty Hudson
