A WOMAN claiming to be the mother of a newborn baby boy found under a hedgerow near Purton has come forward. The boy, believed to be around a week old, was found by a local man on a farm track in the Pavenhill area at 3.45pm yesterday. The woman, claiming
SWEEPING changes to the pricing structure on Swindon buses come into force on Monday. Thamesdown Transport, which runs eight in 10 of the buses in the borough, has reduced its four travel pricing zones to three. The move means bus fares will go up by
INTREPID cyclist Mark Rutty has raised more than £500 for charity and cannot wait to get back in the saddle. The Evening Advertiser sponsored Mark £100 to perform his own 320-mile Tour de France earlier this month. His pedal power is helping provide speech
The two latest events to raise money for Charlie's Appeal were a sponsored skateboard session and 24-hour bounce. Ten 13-year-old boys from Warneford School, Highworth, staged a skate-a-thon in the car park of South Marston Primary School a week ago between
FOUR weeks ago, Charlie Jarvis's parents were given the tragic news that their little girl's cancer had spread throughout her body. But the family returned home from their first trip to a pioneering drug clinic in America, with renewed hope for her future
THE Advertiser has been stonewalled by Swindon Council after revealing exclusively how its chief executive, Paul Doherty, is quitting his post. Labour council leader Sue Bates yesterday issued a short statement, upon which she declined to expand further
A blood donation session will be held on Thursday, August 29 at Cricklade Town Hall. Donations will be taken over two periods between 10.30am and 12.45pm and 2.45pm and 6.10pm. All old and new donors are welcome to attend and the Blood Service reassures
A People's Champion is being appointed to stand up for consumers' rights throughout the county. The successful candidate will join the county council's trading standards department next year. Plans for the appointment are being made by the authority,
YOUNGSTERS in North Wiltshire will be kept entertained over the summer holidays with a series of activities. All are calculated to stave of the boredom which can set in during the long weeks of leisure before school reopens. Cricklade Leisure Centre is
SWINDON Council's performance can be compared with the achievements of other councils through a new government website. People can compare the amount of council tax collected, the level of waste recycled and the number of GCSEs achieved by pupils at local
WILTSHIRE Wildlife Trust is urging people to donate old and unwanted cameras to help raise extra funds to protect wildlife across the county. People going abroad this summer who might be thinking about trading in their camera for a new model can help
WILTSHIRE Wildlife Trust is urging people to donate old and unwanted cameras to help raise extra funds to protect wildlife across the county. People going abroad this summer who might be thinking about trading in their camera for a new model can help
A STILLBORN baby's grave has been vandalised, leaving the child's parents grief-stricken. Barry Wood, 32, discovered the desecration when he went to visit the grave of baby Kara, who was born last August. Ornaments and trinkets left as a tribute to Kara
ORGANISERS of a Golden Jubilee street party have handed over £1,200 to good causes. The windfall for local charities was made possible largely by Swindon Council's last-minute decision to waive a planned £850 road closure fee. The party in Ermin Street
PART of Rodbourne is due to close tonight because of essential repairs. Between 11.30pm on tonight and 6am on Monday, the stretch between Kemble Drive to Church Place will be closed to all traffic. Diversions run via Great Western Way, Wootton Bassett
RAIL passengers in the South West suffered have suffered a poorer service than during one of the worst winters on record. The claim is made by the Rail Passengers' Committee (RPC) for Western England in its newly-published annual report. During the winter
BADGERS will be removed as a last resort from a Lawns estate despite the risks they pose to homes and an electrical substation. The options for dealing with the problem were outlined by Government officials at a meeting with residents, allotment holders
THE mother of Christopher White, the first boy in Swindon to be given an anti social behaviour order, has defended her son. Mary White said there was another side to the 14-year-old, who was issued with the order at Swindon Magistrates Court. Christopher
RUSH-hour traffic was delayed on the A3102 Wootton Bassett Road when a Robin Reliant overturned after colliding with the central reservation. The accident happened at 7.40am yesterday morning between the Mannington and Blagrove roundabouts. It caused
COUNCILLORS have met with officers in their bid to have the traffic lights recently installed at the junction of Newport Street and Croft Road in Old Town removed. Coun Fionuala Foley, (Lab, Old Town and Lawns) and council leader Mike Bawden (Old Town
SWINDON Town chief executive Mark Devlin has promised the club will never be late with its monthly rent so long as he is at the County Ground. His promise came after councillors unanimously agreed to end the club's lease on the ground if they are more
SWINDON TOWN manager Andy King is full of pride after discovering that a whole Swedish football team has been named after him. While Gothenburg, Malmo and Stockholm are the big guns in Sweden, a regular fixture on the Saturday results round-up is err,
SWINDON residents are being urged to have their say in the way the council prioritises its services over the next three years. And it believes that by working with partners and getting the views of taxpayers it can be among the top 25 per cent of councils
ONE of the largest vintage vehicle shows in the country will be taking place at Wroughton Airfield this weekend. Every conceivable type of car, lorry, motorcycle and bus will be at the event on Saturday and Sunday from 10am until 5pm. The gala will also
MAYOR Stan Pajak has defended his controversial decision not to wear traditional ceremonial dress when chairing full council meetings. Coun Pajak (Lib Dem, Eastcott) sparked a row when he walked into the chamber in a dark blue suit, shirt, tie and mayoral
FOUR hundred people are to lose their jobs at Motorola in Swindon, the company has announced. The job cuts will be implemented over the next six months, and the night assembly shift at Groundwell has also been cut with immediate effect. The latest round
VILLAGERS in Purton are being urged to take more care and be more considerate when parking along College Road. The parish council issued its request after complaints that refuse collection lorries cannot reverse along the street. Drivers are also being
On Saturday, August 10, Cricklade Town Council will be celebrating the official opening of the new town council offices at Ockwells. Visitors will have the opportunity to attend the ceremony and tour the new offices with members of the council.
A farmers' market was due to be held today at the leisure centre in Cirencester, offering people the chance to buy and taste locally-produced food and drink. In addition, suppliers of garden plants were planning to attend. The organisers can be contacted
MEMORIES of Commonweal School are to be rekindled at an open afternoon on Saturday, September 14 to celebrate its 75th anniversary. The Old Town school was opened on September 5, 1927. There will be the chance to view some old photographs and memorabilia
A YOUNG Wroughton chess wizard has won herself a place in a prestigious competi-tion. Thanks to her efforts, Kirsty Lafferty will be in the final round of the UK Chess Challenge. To get there, she came third in the Under-13 girls section of the age group
ANGELA Jones, who plans a charity walk on the Great Wall of China, is looking for sponsors. Angela, 37, has signed up for the challenge, which is raising money for the GWR Community Trust and the Evolution Appeal. The appeal aims to provide equipment
AS the wedding of the Bride of the Year 2002 draws nearer, preparations are continuing apace. Keeping the rings safe before the ceremony will be groom David McCarron's Intel work colleague and friend, Mick Furey. Originally from Dublin, best man Mick
CHILDREN whose lives have been blighted by a man-made disaster that happened before they were born are taking a break in Swindon. Eleven children from the town of Zaslowya in the former Soviet state of Belarus are visiting as part of a charitable Zaslowya
IT IS the subject guaranteed to get everyone talking. That is because the British weather is either too hot, too cold, too wet, too dry or too windy and as we all know you just cannot rely on the weather forecasters because they nearly always get it wrong
A SPECIAL task force could be set up to bring together the groups fighting to save Swindon's dilapidated Mechanics Institute. The idea will be put before a meeting of Swindon Borough Council's cabinet on Wednesday. The recommendation has been welcomed
