ANDY KING views the play-off fight to the finish unfolding in the final six games of the campaign once those who demonstrate their staying power shake off the mere 'hopefuls'. He also believes that should his team end the campaign in a top six slot then
WESTLECOT will contest four of the national ladies indoor championships events which are being staged in Nottingham over the next seven days. They have representatives in the last 16 in the triples, over 50s two wood triples, under 25 singles and champion
30226/1CHIPPENHAM NEWS EXCLUSIVE: A MOTHER told by doctors nine years ago she would be unlikely to ever have another baby, has discovered she is pregnant. Michelle Thomas-Mewse, 35, manager of Sir Audley Arms in Chippenham, has stunned friends and family
76227-26A RODBOURNE lorry driver is delighted he took part in the Your Swindon Your Verdict survey. The Evening Advertiser conducted the major survey at the end of last year and this month we have been publishing the results. We offered £100 to one lucky
76232-29THERE are still at least three months to go until the general election but Swindon has already started to show signs of election fever. And to underline the Labour message Anne Snelgrove, the candidate hoping to take over from Julia Drown, retiring
COMMUNITY spirit shone through at an open day in Penhill. Scores of local groups and societies took part in a community fair to recruit new members. Marilyn Beale, right, who helped organise yesterday's event at the John Moulton Hall, said: "We wanted
SWINDON will soon have its own branch of the Alzheimer's Society. The group will be officially launched in June, providing an opportunity for sufferers and their relatives to pass on tips and discuss topical issues relating to the disease. Joe Culkin,
INTERNATIONAL Women's Day is being held on March 5 and Swindon's Women's Coalition is organising a series of events to mark the day. The events, which will be on the theme of Women's Health and Well-being, will be held from 11am to 4pm at the Broadgreen
SWINDON is a comparatively small town compared to our many large cities. You would expect the crime figures to reflect this. Is it my imagination or is crime increasing? On picking up the Adver recently I read about two men being viciously assaulted and
THE decision to admit an extra 27 children to a Swindon school will cause massive problems, says the chairman of governors. John Booth, the chairman of the governors at Bridlewood Primary School, says Swindon Council's move to increase admission numbers
IT is something out of a science fiction novel a house that thinks for itself and looks after its occupant's every need. And the organisation at the forefront of this technological advancement is Swindon Council. The Smart house, developed in partnership
WOOTTON Bassett's amateur dramatic group is presenting Perfect Wedding, a comedy by Robin Hawdon, at the town's Memorial Hall from March 10 to 12. Tickets, at £5 or £4 concessions, are available from the post office in the High Street, or on the door.
FOLLOWING the Hercules crash in Iraq, the station commander and staff at RAF Lyneham want to thank everyone for the donations they have received. A fund has been set up to help the families of the ten servicemen who lost their lives when their Hercules
A FAIRTRADE roadshow is coming to Swindon as part of national Fairtrade fortnight. The roadshow will visit the Co-op Store in High Street, Old Town, on Friday It will be based in a Mitsubishi 4 x 4 vehicle, sponsored by Motorworld in Oxford. At the car
A SWINDON student will spend four hours in a bath of baked beans today to raise money for the trip of a lifetime. Gemma Innes, 18, who studies at New College in Swindon, will sit in the bath of cold baked beans at the entrance to Sainsbury's, in Stratton
I READ with alarm in the Evening Advertiser on February 23 that Stratton Parish Council is to increase their precept in the next financial year by 37.9 per cent. Are they mad? Are they bad? Or are they just downright inefficient? This contrasts with Swindon
NORMAN Wisdom has retired at the grand age of 90 years but, many years ago, he appeared at the Swindon Empire on the same bill as Frankie Howerd. At around the same time we had some big names here and these included performers at the very popular Sunday
THE squeals from the officials who write Michael Wills' letters are getting more shrill, as well they might, because later this year they face the prospect of redundancy. Their latest attack on county councillors suggests that Swindon could be regarded
I READ with interest Keith Ratcliffe's letter (EA, February 22) about the rapid growth of employment in Swindon during the 1980s, and he also made a reference about a sensible MP that was living locally. Well, I too recall living in Swindon in the 1980s
I CAN well understand the frustration suffered by E Collins (Going Nowhere, EA February 21) when passed by a Not in Service bus when he is anxious to get home from a night shift. There are two reasons. Firstly, buses in service obviously need extra journey
WE now know that the Worcester Sauce contamination fiasco has affected over 400 well known products that are purchased regularly by ordinary families. The Food Standards Agency apparently knew of the problem two weeks before they did anything. All the
