Speedway in Swindon has been thrown a lifeline. A Swindon Council planning meeting tonight had been due to reject plans for the Abbey Stadium redevelopment after concerns about the number of houses to be built around the revamped speedway track.
The stepfather of Devizes stabbing victim Matthew Baggott has spoken warmly of the friendly, helpful and talented lad he was proud to call his son. Jim Talbot, who married Matthew's mum Susan when Matthew was nine years old, said the town had lost a
Tommy Bridewell will return to race in the British Superbike Championship next week, two months after his brother was killed on the track. Ollie, 21, died in July at Mallory Park in Leicestershire, practicing for round nine of the Championship. Tommy
Former Trowbridge and Chippenham police officer Tim Swinburn has resigned from theWiltshire force. PC Swinburn was suspended from duty while at the centre of an investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Wiltshire Police confirmed
A mum of three who cheated the benefits system out of almost £30,000 has walked free from court. Ceri Ashbolt claimed income support, housing benefit and council tax relief for six years despite holding down a job. But the 32-year-old's solicitor
Parents are being encouraged to apply online for the school they would like their children to attend next September. Applications can be made at the Wiltshire County Council's website www.wiltshire.gov.uk. The county council is receiving applications
Businesses are invited to learn more about the multiple award-winning Heelis building in Swindon, home to the National Trust. Firms can find out exactly what went into the design and construction of the green building and learn how they can apply some
The Wiltshire Heritage Museum has won funds for much-needed improvements to visitor access. It has been awarded £11,000 from a £4m Government grant for capital projects in museums and galleries across the country. The Department of Culture, Media
I thought we played well and kept going right until the end against Corby on Saturday. It was a great goal from them, a fantastic strike, but in the second half we really dominated and had the chances to win. We are disappointed to lose a couple of
A 12-year-old boy involved in a road accident in Devizes last week has died. Hugo Hawkes, 12, passed away at 6pm last night in the intensive care unit of the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. He was transferred there from Swindon's Great Western
In form Corsham Town warmed up for their trip to Devizes Town tonight with a 3-1 win at home to Brislington on Saturday It was the fifth win in a row for Mel Gingell's side as they sit third in the Toolstation League Premier Division. They could go
A quartet of local drivers will be fighting to determine the outcome of the West Country's most significant championship titles at the Castle Combe Circuit's MG Raceday on Saturday. The final round of the Melton Concrete Products Formula Ford 1600 championship
An 81-year-old woman has drowned after slipping into a river in Christian Malford. The pensioner, who has not yet been identified, is thought to have been walking alongside the river bank when she slipped and fell in. Chippenham Police were alerted
Hidden inside a converted coal shed in St Albans is the world's most intricately designed miniature cricket ground. Breath-taking for its sheer wealth of detail, the wee Howard's Wood Cricket Ground has all the trappings of a major Test arena without
The south of France produces a vast array of delicious wines of all types and varieties and always provides great value for money. This is a selection of classic favourites that always go down well. Includes three bottles each of the following four
My parents-in-law are, to all intents and purposes, teetotallers. So I was more than a bit surprised when Brian's mother popped her head round her conservatory door this weekend asking, 'how long does champagne normally last for?' Of course, it
Chairman deignate Jim Little has hailed Swindon Town's new general manager Jose Veiga asthe club's own Jose Mourinho. He says promotion is the club's goal and Paul Sturrock is part of his plans and saus promotion is trhe , working in tandem with Paul
Swindon Town chairman in waiting JimLittle is hoping the dream of a new multi-purpose stadium in Swindon will start to be realised within six months. Hhis new foreign consortium, which should finalise the takeover in the next couple of days, have the
Swindon speedway boss Terry Russell says he hopes councillors will look favourably on plans for the stadium tonight. Swindon Council's planning committee meets to discuss the plans for the Abbey Stadium at 6pm at the Civic Offices in Euclid Street.
Swindon Town administrator Andrew Andronikou claims Swindon Borough Council and the club's supporters trust played a role in putting its existence at risk. Andronikou is confident the payment of the outstanding £1.2million Company Voluntary Arrangement
A Mexican man who kidnapped his baby son from Swindon mum Samantha Lowry is sending hundreds of hate emails about her family. People in Swindon have received alarming emails from international fugitive Daniel Pavon-Cuellar, in which he slurs the Lowry
Staff and students are in shock following the death of a popular sixth former. Kristian Milsom should have started his second year at New College this week, but his classmates have been left reeling after learning he may have taken his own life.
He spent nearly six years unable to see his son grow up - but this morning, former Wootton Bassett man Jody Aggett was reunited with his boy Ryan. The emotional scene played out at Heathrow Airport, as Jody finally set foot on home soil after being released
This year's Emergency Services Show has been hailed as the best in its three-year history. Thousands of people enjoyed the chance to speak to their local heroes and watch them in action on Sunday. A number of different branches of the emergency
Today's the anniversary of the even that, to all intents and purposes, triggered the War on Terror. There has been a lot written about what happened that day. To me, one of the more moving responses comes from country singer Alan Jackson in "Where Were
Swindon Speedway has announced the signing of thirty-year-old Damian Balinski, who helped Poland to victory in the World Cup Final at his home track, Leszno, a little over seven weeks ago, on 21 July. Balinski, who has ridden for Unia Leszno since
