ANDY KING has enquired about Portsmouth defender Jason Crowe as he looks to further strengthen his squad, but the Town boss insists the contribution of loyal servants has not been forgotten. One such individual is midfielder Steve Robinson. The 28-year-old
WENDY ANDERSON is the only local bowler to reach two Wiltshire Women's Championship finals. The Rodbourne Cheney player will feature in both the singles and two wood singles events at finals day to be held at Spencer Melksham next Monday. The highly-experienced
THREE of Europe's largest publishers of online classifieds have joined forces to create a joint venture, FinnTech, which aims to create a European industry standard technology for the provision of online classifieds for regional newspapers. The companies
MAJOR changes have been announced to a £58 million plan to build new schools in the north of Swindon because not enough children are moving into the area. A proposed new primary school in north west Swindon has been shelved and the money saved will be
A SERIES of reforms which will have a deep impact on British farmers do not go far enough according to North Swindon MP Michael Wills. The former Home Office minister said the government needed to push through bigger changes if a "nonsense" policy of
TEACHERS and a governor have spoken out in support of Headlands School headteacher John Wells after the school was taken over by Swindon Local Education Authority. The Cricklade Road secondary school is bottom of the league table, but GCSE results have
A PLUMBER has been cleared of paralysing his girlfriend after she threw herself out of his moving car. Paul Bowell, 38, was cleared by a jury of causing 25-year-old Tracey Hurley to throw herself out of the car during a furious row. Father-of-three Bowell
CHRIS Shepherd (Lib Dem, Freshbrook and Grange Park) has launched a crusade to ensure the 6,000 pensioners living across Swindon obtain the Govern- ment's new pension credit. He has also called on Swindon Council to take note of the delay and hardship
THE Wyvern Theatre does not need rescuing and continues to fulfil a thriving need in the community, according to its general manager. Ted Doan said this after it was revealed that a flagship library, art gallery and museum could be built next to a revamped
A SERVICE to help depressed mothers has been launched in Swindon. Some 320 mothers in the town suffer from perinatal and postnatal depression each year, prompting health professionals to take action. South Swindon MP Julia Drown met with staff at the
PALS Jenny Jones and Pauline Belletty know just the way to get noticed in a crowd. The pair were among the hundreds who gathered outside the Big Brother house last night for the grand finale of the popular reality TV show. And they were both dressed as
Cleaning your teeth with roasted mice heads may sound revolting, but in the olden days it was all the rage. A Tudor 'hedge witch' will be visiting the Swindon Museum and Art Gallery on Monday to explain how people cared for themselves thousands of years
A MYSTERY bird which has an appetite for pigeons has been seen flying around Christ Church in Old Town and may have nested. Staff at the parish office in Cricklade Street say they have seen the remains of pigeons in the church grounds, which they suspect
Wootton Bassett will host today the Middleton Cup quarter-final match between Devon and Buckinghamshire on their green at Tanners Close (2pm) In the other southern quarter-final Wiltshire face Oxfordshire at Cheltenham. The winners of these two games
WILTSHIRE'S top two young bowlers, Neil Hope and Russell Francis, have been selected to represent England in the junior international series at Leamington Spa in September. Hope, 24, from the Westlecot club and the 2002 English Bowling Association's Young
WOOTTON Bassett Bowls Club celebrated their 75th anniversary with a special game against English Bowling Association president Arthur Hockley's touring side. On an overcast afternoon they were beaten 129-109. Bassett took the honours on two of the six
A PLACE at Worthing in the national finals next month beckons for the winners at Wiltshire men's championship semi-finals on Sunday. The semis at Chippenham Town were originally scheduled to be played today but have been switched to tomorrow. That is
The man who fell down the stairs of the Brunel Rooms nightclub a week ago tonight remains in a critical condition. The 23-year-old from Swindon is at the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford. Police are continuing their appeal for any witnesses who saw the incident
The latest winner of the borough's Good Neighbour Award has asked to remain anonymous. But the man who nominated her said: "She is an amazing neighbour and a friend to many people in her neighbourhood. She visits people in hospitals and care homes and
A WOMAN who stole £40,910 while working at Zurich Financial Services has had her case committed to Swindon Crown Court for sentence. Tracey Woodfield, 27, of Cricklade Road, worked in the pensions department and obtained the money by writing 25 cheques
GORSE HILL: A 31-year-old local man was robbed as he withdrew £50 from a cash dispenser in Cricklade Road on Thursday. As the man was about to retrieve the money he was pushed off balance by a woman who grabbed the cash and ran off before passing it to
Sam the parrot took a squawk on the wild side and ended up in Salisbury 45 miles from his home near Swindon. But the 10-year-old African grey has been reunited with his owner, Nicky Carp, thanks to the Evening Advertiser. Nicky, 57, from Winterbourne
SWINDON CANCER APPEAL: RETURNING holidaymakers may feel the post-summer blues but now they can cheer themselves up by helping charity. Jet setters are being asked to save their spare foreign coins to help the Swindon Cancer Appeal. Foreign notes can be
Mummy Madness is the title of a special school holiday event at the Swindon Museum and Art Gallery in Bath Road. For £3.50, children aged from five to 11 can try their hands at creating a life-sized model of an Egyptian Mummy, together with Egyptian-themed
CUSTOMS officers are warning that what may seem like attractive holiday bargains snakeskin belts, fake watches and counterfeit football shirts could be seized on arrival in the UK. Other goods prohibited from importation include pirated goods such as
BURGLAR Brian Beattie has been warned he could face a prison term after he raided a house to pay off a drug debt. The 28-year-old heroin addict claims he was bundled into the back of a van and threatened by drug dealers because he owed them £1,700. The
BASKETMAKERS, wood turners and musicians are sharpening tools and tuning instruments in time for a feast of eco-friendly delights. Swindon's fifth Forest Festival, which attracts more than 5,000 people from across the county, will be coming to town next
SEVEN-year-old David Bricknell's idea to create a crocodile sandwich won him a prize in a supermarket competition. Asda West Swindon challenged youngsters to describe their fantasy picnic sandwich. And the Oliver Tomkins School pupil drew inspiration
WHEN Corinna Mazzotta gave birth to baby Ben a year ago she didn't want to know him. The so-called maternal instinct had eluded her and she says she felt like a failure as a mother. Corinna, 30, who worked as an accountant before having Ben, explained
A widow has donated the wreckage of her late husband's motorbike to police for a hard-hitting road safety campaign. Angela Harris, 35, of Devizes. was left to look after two children when her husband Andy died at the age of 34 when he crashed his Kawasaki
OLD TOWN: Youngsters have said farewell to the woman who founded their pre-school seven years ago. Anita Ellis is moving on from Clifton Street Pre-School for a new life as a nursery nurse in Abbey Meads. Pre-school committee member Jeanette Bolton said
The new owner of the Mechanics' Institute, Mathew Singh, says he owes a big debt of thanks to two members of his family for helping him find the Grade II* listed building. In a frank interview with GILES SHELDRICK, he revealed how the historic building
