WE reach the last leg of a season where the survival of the football club itself had been in question on a number of occasions. While not mathematically certain of staying up at the start of the month one could at least look at the league table with a
A VERDICT of accidental death by drowning was recorded at an inquest into the death of Wiltshire yachtsman Leslie Foulkes. Mr Foulkes was killed in the early hours of Wednesday, April 10 in Alderney in the Channel Islands. The Court of Alderney heard
Potential full-time students are invited to an open evening at Swindon College on Wednesday, May 8. The event, from 5.30pm to 7.30pm at the Regent Circus and North Star campuses, will enable parents of school leavers to chat to lecturing and advice teams
PAUL EDWARDS has denied reports that he is preparing to sign for Blackpool with Andy King also adamant that he has had no contact with Seasiders' boss Steve McMahon. The 22-year-old winger is looking to move to a club nearer his family in Manchester and
ANDY KING was desperately hoping for a case of 'second time lucky' as he looked to tempt Nottingham Forest's Andy Gray to the County Ground last night. The former Scottish Under 21 international has been given a free transfer by the First Division side
ANOTHER bitter boardroom battle is brewing in the High Court after the current Swindon Town board announced it intended to sue the previous regime. Danny Donegan was ousted from his post last November by the Willie Carson consortium and now the two parties
DONATIONS continue to arrive for the Evening Advertiser's memorial garden campaign. The latest donations include £100 from Arkells Brewery which together with donations from individuals boosts the total to £6,731. We want to build a garden for victims
Wiltshire Air Ambulance is urging supporters to think about leaving a legacy in their wills to help the appeal. The charity receives no funding or grant aid from local or national statutory bodies and does not qualify for National Lottery funding, so
HI-TECH message signs providing better, more accessible information to road users are being piloted on the M4, between junction 12 at Theale and 14 at Hungerford. In a national first, 36 'next generation' signs, being installed now and scheduled to come
MALMESBURY will not be celebrating the Queen's jubilee. The town council confirmed that the only major event, which was being organised by the town's football club, has been cancelled because of a lack of cash. Edward Ferguson, town clerk said: "The football
WORLD-famous children's author Dick King-Smith visited Wiltshire to read to youngsters. The author of The Sheep Pig, which spawned the Academy-nominated film Babe, travelled from his home near Bath. His visit was part of a book week at Calne's Fynamore
TOILETS in a Swindon Park have been closed after cleaners found them littered with drug addicts' syringes. Swindon Council's direct services division swooped at the Town Gardens on Thursday after being alerted to the danger. With summer coming, there
LIDEN and Eldene shopping centres could be the latest to benefit from CCTV cameras. Swindon Council has allocated £6,500 from its £41,000 government crime-fighting fund towards developing a scheme to cover Eldene. And Liden Councillor Pete Brown (Lab)
ELDERLY people in Swindon are being warned about an increase in crimes involving thieves posing as workmen. Geoff Snowball, of Swindon's trading standards department has warned that now is the time that bogus workmen, door-to-door salespeople and rogue
SHE maybe Swindon's superbabe but former page three model Melinda Messenger's days as a blonde bombshell are over. When she turned up for a photocall in London yesterday to launch a bid to raise cash for children's charity Barnado's, she was sporting
A TWO-YEAR survey has just been completed into Swindon's outstanding architectural sites. If that sounds like a long time to devote to a borough not renowned for its architectural splendour then think again. There are no fewer than 28 areas of special
FORMER council leader Sue Bates has her eye on the prize once again, following what she considers to be a vote of confidence from the electorate. The Labour leader says it is becoming a strong possibility that her group will put itself forward to take
THE beds are changed every day, the rooms have a certain rustic charm and there's 24-hour room service to cater to every whim of the pampered residents. Rodent's Retreat is Swindon's only hotel for guinea pigs and hamsters represents the height of luxury
MOTORISTS eager to get a jump ahead of Bank Holiday traffic were caught up in a town centre snarl up. Fleming Way was brought to a standstill as more traffic than normal attempted to pass through Swindon. It was possibly a hint of things to come for the
Relegation-threatened Bath have suffered a major blow with Iain Balshaw ruled out of their final two games of the Zurich Premiership season. The fly-half twisted an ankle in training and damaged ligaments that will take between six and eight weeks to
ANOTHER bitter boardroom battle is brewing in the High Court after the current Swindon Town board announced it intended to sue the previous regime. Danny Donegan was ousted from his post last November by the Willie Carson consortium and now the two parties
OLD TOWN: Two men are to face trial at Swindon Crown Court to each contest a charge of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Bradley Lodge, 23, of North Street, Old Town, Swindon, pleaded not guilty to the alleged offence against Richard Solari on
PINEHURST: Carl Thomas, 21, denied a robbery charge when he appeared at Swindon Crown Court. Thomas, of The Circle, Pinehurst, Swindon, is alleged to have robbed Anton Perry of £72 cash on February 26 this year. The case was adjourned for a further hearing
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a young boy claims he was approached by a woman who asked him to get into a car. The boy, aged nine, told police that at 7.15 on Sunday evening, he was walking along Windsor Road, Swindon, when he was called over
SWINDON'S cycle snatch robber has struck again, bringing the total number of attacks to seven in just over a week. The man has been preying on Swindon's elderly since April 25. In each case he targets pension-ers, approaching them from behind and snatching
SWINDON Council has been accused of "deplorable incompetence and mismanagement" over the West Swindon schools admission crisis. The attack has come from David Williamson, the chairman of Bradon Forest School's appeal board. He has been given the job of
Andy King admits he is a member of the 'old school' when it comes to players' diets. He said: "All this talk of England taking Jaffa Cakes to Japan doesn't concern me. Ability is what interest me most of all. The good professionals look after themselves
KITES of all shapes and sizes will be featured when the Swindon Kite Festival takes place at Lydiard Park later this month. Organised by the White Horse Kite Flyers, the show has taken around three months to organise. Returning to Lydiard Park after a
ARMED with a map, compass, plenty of sandwiches and an illuminated scroll, a group of ramblers are already celebrating the Queen's Golden Jubilee. Five keen walkers set off from Brinkworth for Buckingham Palace to congratulate Her Majesty on a long and
SWINDON villages have turned their backs on the annual Best Kept Village Competition, with Blunsdon being the only one prepared to enter the event. The contest is organised by the Wiltshire branch of the Council for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE
THE LAST of the world's steam locomotives are the subject of an exhibition by a renowned railway photographer at the Steam Museum this weekend. Large colour images depicting an array of smoky, fire-spitting trains from all corners of the globe are Colin
A VERDICT of accidental death by drowning was recorded at an inquest into the death of Wiltshire yachtsman Leslie Foulkes. Mr Foulkes was killed in the early hours of Wednesday, April 10 in Alderney in the Channel Islands. The Court of Alderney heard
POLICE want to speak to a man suspected of trying to trick his way into homes in the Cirencester area. A man called at two homes in Elizabeth Way, Siddington. He knocked at the front door of an elderly woman's house and told her she was due a rebate on
THE first organic beer brewed by Arkell's has been awarded a top prize in the West Country Food Awards. The Swindon brewer prides itself on using only pure natural ingredients in its range of ales. But Bees' Organic is the first time the company has made
SWINDON Harriers Athletic Club could be given the go-ahead to erect a security fence within a fortnight. Repeated acts of vandal-ism have cost the club more than £50,000 over the past six years. The club became so sick of the damage that earlier this
THE life of Ryan Preston, which was tragically cut short at Christmas, has been marked by a memorial tree. The tree, a mountain ash, was planted near the River Churn off Abbey Way, Cirencester,to coincide with what would have been Ryan's 19th birthday
