SAM PARKIN has Peter Eastoe's 30-year league scoring record in his sights while his manager has highlighted the youngster's role in keeping him in employment. Town's No 9 netted a hat-trick in Saturday's 4-2 victory over Wrexham, taking his League One
A DEDICATION service will re-launch a funeral home in Highworth next month. The new facility is at A E Baker and Sons, Cardinal House in Brewery Street. It is run by Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-op and will be dedicated on April 2.
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TRIUMPH International, which has its headquarters on the Groundwell industrial estate, in north Swindon has received a prestigious industry award. Associated Independent Stores (AIS) has voted Triumph the lingerie and nightwear supplier of the year a
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IN a frank interview, Swindon starlet, Billie Piper has admitted she didn't enjoy her singing career. Billie, now 22, will be seen starring alongside actor Christopher Ecclestone in the new series of Doctor Who, which starts this coming Saturday on BBC
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76552-38SOUTH Swindon MP Julia Drown will lobby parliament over the new Gambling Bill. Mecca Bingo in Regent Circus is angry that it will not be able to increase stakes and prize money when new legislation comes into force. Under the plans eight regional
A JUDGE has told a 22-year-old former crack cocaine user who burgled his father's home three times in a week that he is being given a last chance. John Lamkin was spared a prison sentence after admitting a catalogue of crime against his parents. But Judge
Leon MorrisA TEENAGER who carried out a six-month reign of abuse against a shopping centre has been banned from going there for at least two years. Eighteen-year-old Leon Morris, believed to be the ringleader of a gang of thugs, made Freshbrook Village
IN a frank interview, Swindon starlet, Billie Piper has admitted she didn't enjoy her singing carer. Billie, now 22, will be seen starring alongside actor Christopher Ecclestone in the new series of Doctor Who, which starts this coming Saturday on BBC
SWINDON is rising to the challenge of raising £1 million to help beat cancer. In just over two weeks, £8,784.83 has rolled into the Swindon Cancer Appeal account proof that Advertiser readers are keen as ever to keep the ball rolling. Our original aim
76574-103FORMER pop star and gardening celebrity Kim Wilde has opened the refurbished Wyevale Garden Centre. Kim, who had 19 top 40 hits including Kids in America, cut the ribbon and mingled with shoppers on Saturday. Caitlin Townsend, six, of Priory
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AN exhibition of railway photographs is to go on display at the Steam Museum from April 11. The exhibition, which features pictures by Colin Walker, consists of 75 large black and white prints showing work and travel on the Great Western Railway. Images
WILTSHIRE'S library users are now able to pick up DVDs of top chart performers in concert. The ever-increasing range of DVDs is available to order at Wootton Bassett, Calne and Chippenham. There are DVDs of performers from Atomic Kitten to ZZ Top to The
A LISTED thatched cottage in Easterton, near Devizes, was destroyed by fire on Saturday, despite the rapid response from local firefighters. High View, a Grade II listed building in Oak Lane, Easterton was reduced to a smoking ruin after the blaze broke
PEOPLE can learn computer skills at a library. The sessions are being held on Tuesday mornings at Rodbourne Cheney Library. A spokesman said it was a chance for people to find out about the benefits of using computers. "We will be holding a number of
FORMER Swindon mayor Stan Pajak has launched a campaign against fly-posting. He says the unsightly posters are spoiling the look of the town. Coun Pajak, pictured, is appealing for measures to combat the menace. Local residents associations and Swindon
TOP talent will come together to raise cash for Prospect Hospice in Wroughton. Bands, including Penfold and Locomotion, will perform in the Winners' Lounge at Swindon Town Football Club on Wednesday, April 6, starting at 8pm. There will also be an appearance
A GUIDE leader is appealing for people to volunteer to help out with running groups for youngsters in Swindon. Barbara Dixon, the leader of Covingham Guides, says they need people to come forward and help with the running of the Rainbow group for girls
FRESHBROOK Primary School is to be given a boost by mother of 15, Sue Povey, pictured, who has organised a fashion show this evening. Sue was inspired to raise money after her daughter, Katie, 10, told her the school needed money for its annual Year Six
The choice of scraper for the coating on lottery scratchcards has been left to personal preference until now. Experts have found the best way of carrying out the task is to use your bank card. Physicists from the University of London conducted a series
SWINDON is to launch the largest recycling initiative the borough has ever seen. From April 4, over 90 per cent of the households will receive a collection from their properties. It will be the first time many streets will have received this type of service
SWINDON Council's Transportation Services Group have roadworks over the next two weeks. The work is to improve the skid resistance of the roads and extend their structural life. All routes will traffic managed with temporary lane closures and stop and
KUNG FU cult hero, David Carradine will be in Swindon next month. Mr Carradine, pictured, who starred in the Kill Bill films, will appear at the Infinitely Better store on Thursday, April 7. Entry is free and David will sign any item for £15 and one personal
SWINDON Council is to carry out an emergency closure of Devizes Road on between March 29 and March 31. The closure will be between Joiners Lane and the junction of Wood Street where the council plans to carry out emergency road repairs. Diversion routes
LEBANON has pulled out of this year's Eurovision song contest because of the presence of an Israeli participant in the show, organisers said. A statement posted on the Eurovision Web site said Lebanon was forced to withdraw because its national television
WORK to repair the stonework on a crumbling Old Town church will begin next week. Engineers plan to begin work on the spire of Christ Church in Old Town a week on Tuesday. The Rev Simon Stevenette, vicar of Christ Church said: "The building has helped
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A TEENAGER who wears a pacemaker after doctors discovered he had an irregular heartbeat has won a prestigious art award for work inspired by his condition. Craig Loveday, 17, used the pacemaker as inspiration for his entry to the Wellcome Trust's Imagine
ELTON John fan Dennis Grant shelled out a lot of money to fly to Las Vegas to see his hero before he knew the star was coming to Swindon. The chairman of Swindon's Chamber of Commerce said: "I'm going to see him at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. If I'd
A SIXTEEN-year-old who has sacrificed everything for a place in Swindon's own Fame Academy says she will be devastated if it is forced to close. Lauren Newman left her home, family and friends behind in Birm-ingham so she could study on the two year Foundation
A KNIGHT in shining armour has saved Haydon Wick's Young at Heart Club from closure. Generous Malcolm Gayfer has offered to pay the £500 yearly rent increase himself indefinitely after reading about the club's plight in the Adver this week. And another
HEALTH Secretary John Reid could save up to 110,000 people from sudden heart attacks if he introduced vital health reforms, a Swindon MP has claimed. South Swindon MP Julia Drown has urged the Department of Health to increase the number of cardiologists
ASYLUM seekers in Swindon have completed a unique project aimed at helping them teach sport to children. They have taken part in a 12-week Community Sports Leadership Award course run by the charity BTCV. The seven young people, many of whom have escaped
WITH the sun shining in London thousands of people turned out to mark the second anniversary of the war on Iraq, writes Gareth Bethell. I would call them protesters but marching from Hyde Park, past the American Embassy in Grosvenor Square and up to Trafalgar
TWO years ago, missiles were firing and bombs were dropping on Baghdad in the first wave of strikes of the Iraq War. But even though politicians claim that the war is apparently over, the conflict and the reasons for going are still as detested today
DOLE cheat Joanne Hunter was jailed for 12 weeks after she admitted falsely claiming almost £7,000 in benefits. The 34-year-old said she claimed the cash because her husband, who was taking home £20,000 a year, was squandering the money on drugs. But
SO we are to have a third Park and Ride at Commonhead roundabout near the Great Western Hospital, fair enough. But I was gobsmacked to read that our council is considering measures to prevent hospital visitors and patients using it. Given that parking
I read with great interest the letter of Councillor C. Lovell (Friday, March 18) regarding the siting of a mobile telephone mast and the political tirade that he gave vent to. It is a pity he does not read the Council Member's Bulletin, that is published
WE owe Lord Stoddart a vote of thanks for drawing attention to the fluoridation threat (Advertiser, March 10). Your article was a wake-up call to parents who have been hoodwinked into a false sense of security about fluoride. It is an industrial waste
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MOST companies are wasting their money on PR pictures because what gets sent out is not up to scratch. That's the view of Simon Apps, a Swindon freelance photographer who set up Pixmedia last year. Pixmedia is an online picture storage and distribution
BRITISH businesses could be thousands of pounds a year worse off each a year after a European Court decision on VAT. The EC advocate general asked the court to declare the UK's VAT system illegal. The point it had picked up on was when employees buy fuel
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REGULAR meetings will be held with a housing developer to help ease Wootton Bassett residents' fears over a new build. Developer Wainhomes has put forward a proposal for land next to Vowley View and Interface Business Park. Up to 70 houses could be built
DRIVERS in Wootton Bassett had to be diverted around the High Street following a fire above a hardware shop. Firefighters were called to a blaze in an upstairs study above Trow and Son knitwear shop in the High Street shortly after 4.15pm. No-one was
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76569-15A RETIRED postman has urged a neighbourhood to clean up its act and show respect to the dead. John Oliver, 68, of Brooklands Avenue, Rodbourne Cheney, has been verger of St Mary's Church since 2000. And he is growing increasingly annoyed by litter
76575-05SPARROWS, voles and otters will benefit from the Swindon Biodiversity Action Plan. The plan, launched at Roves Farm on Saturday, aims to get people involved in wildlife conservation, protection and enhancement. The plan also aims to increase populations
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Thomas O'HanlonTHE teenager who battered a pensioner to the ground with a hammer said he just wants the chance to say sorry to his victim but under the rules of his parole he is not allowed to. Thomas O'Hanlon has been released from a young offenders'
WE are all used to seeing British Hercules fly over Swindon, but American examples will be appearing at the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford this year. A new and rarely seen American C-130J from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, is among
LETTERS have been sent out to groups in Swindon asking them to come up with ideas for Isambard Kingdom Brunel's birthday. To celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birthday on April 9, 2006 a series of celebrations are being planned across the south west
AN EASTER bonnet parade will be held at a school where a mobile classroom was gutted by fire. Pupils at Gorse Hill Infant School will hold the parade this morning. Headteacher Sue Kershaw, pictured, will be among people enjoying the event. In January,
AGE Concern Swindon is offering older people free copies of a beginners guide to the internet. Director Jo Osorio, says the 30-page full colour booklet gives people the chance to find out more about computers and how to start surfing. Copies can be collected
THE household waste recycling centre at Waterside Park, Darby Close, opens for an additional two hours daily from today. This is an extension to the normal summer hours. The centre will open 8am to 6.30pm. Coun Justin Tomlinson, pictured, lead member
AN open-air concert celebrating the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War is being held at Kemble Airfield near Cirencester in May. The event will feature the Glenn Miller Orchestra as well as vintage vehicles, a display from a Spitfire
THE Swindon Kite Festival is being held at the Wroughton Science Museum on May 7 and 8. The annual event, which is organised by the White Horse Kite Flyers will allow visitors to discover the magic of kite flying and why people such as Benjamin Franklin
BRITAIN could one day have an openly gay Prime Minister, Tony Blair has suggested in an interview for the gay magazine Attitude. He was interviewed by Johann Hari, a columnist on The Independent newspaper, which carries brief extracts of the interview
HOPES of averting a strike, which could have involved Jobcentre staff and civil servants in Swindon, have risen after a breakthrough in a dispute with the Government over pensions. Ministers offered a "fresh start" in dealing with the controversy and
THE Royal Ballet is coming to Swindon as part of a project with Swindon National Dance Agency. A programme of workshops has been set up at nine schools, including Wroughton Junior, Bridlewood Primary, Lawn Primary, Mountford Manor Primary, Eastrop Infants
A CARER who stole thousands of pounds from an 86-year-old widower she was looking after has been jailed for nine months. Susan Carter plundered the bank account of elderly Ivor Coates to fund family holidays and finance her gambling habit with numerous
THE Aldbourne Band has won the first section of the west of England Regional Championships. The music ensemble fought off competition from 11 other bands from all over the west at the Riviera Centre, Torquay. They played Comedy Overture, by John Ireland
A PAIR of young thugs who attacked another youth have been remanded in custody by a judge at Swindon crown court. Phillip Robertson, 22, and Jason Bristow, 18, have been told to expect significant jail terms for the incident which took place a week before
THREE children were injured after a school bus skidded off the road and into a ditch near Swindon. A double decker bus carrying 50 Bradon Forest School pupils ended up on its side just outside Greatfield near the Lydiard Millicent crossroads. The accident
MONDAY may be the first day of spring but it also marks the New Year for the Baha'i community. And for its members in Swindon there has been plenty to celebrate in the last year. Padraig Gaffney, a local Baha'i said: "The Baha'i New Year is also known
PACK away your woolly scarves and dig out your shorts and shades summer's here at least for the remainder of the weekend. Yesterday saw temperatures hit 16C several degrees hotter than the average for this time of year. And it looks like the good weather
76582-24TRUMPET player James Bladon has been crowned as the supreme champion of the Swindon Music Festival. He won the Stuart MacPherson Trophy on Saturday night as well as the Ken Exton Trophy for achieving the highest brass mark. The 15-year-old, of
I AM writing in response to Mr Newman's letter on the recent BNP activity in the town. As usual, Mr Newman's facts are wrong. Firstly, it was the local unit that put out the thousand leaflets in the town. Secondly, the regional office is in Bristol that
I DO like Andy Newman, his heart is in the right place, and I do sympathise with his anti-war argument. I think most people are anti-war. Unfortunately a significant number of people in the big world out there are not. They have a different view on violence
