ROBERT Key has heaped praise on Swindon seam bowler Jon Lewis after the pair's duel during Gloucestershire's Frizzell County Championship Division One match with Kent at Bristol. England man Key managed a 322-ball 164 during Kent's first innings on Thursday
15954/4WANTING to make sure their unborn child had the best possible start in life, Paul and Tracy Simms paid £120 for a special scan to make sure everything was running smoothly. The 12-week scan, which shows if a baby is likely to have Downs syndrome
SWINDON Council is congratulating itself on a reduction in sales of cigarettes to under 16-year-olds. The council entered into an agreement with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in 2002 to reduce sales of alcohol and cigarettes. Trading standards
77217-272THE Prime Minister marches about bossing people around and acting posh, according to Swindon resident Melissa Mason. But luckily for Tony Blair it will be eight years before Melissa can vote. As reported in the Adver last week Melissa, 10, and
77217-272ADVER, APRIL 30: THE Prime Minister marches about bossing people around and acting posh, according to Swindon resident Melissa Mason. But luckily for Tony Blair it will be eight years before Melissa can vote. As reported in the Adver last week
BLUNSDON Youth Club are through to a national boys five-a-side final. Their under 14 side will represent the southern region in the last stages of the Clubs for Young People five-a-side football competition. The English finals are at the JJB Soccer Dome
Tony Blair and Gordon Brown have appealed for a "voting majority" to put them back in Downing Street. The two maintained their united front, urging Labour voters not to desert the party. The Liberal Democrats highlighted their policies for pensioners,
Michael Howard believes it is time to "move on" from the rows over Iraq which have seen him brand Tony Blair a liar. The Conservative leader will continue to make the Prime Minister's character an issue in the run-up to polling day. His party has unveiled
Frances Blake, 18, has created pictures for Ridgeway Hospital in Wroughton. The art student from St Joseph's School spent hours designing the patterns. The paintings, in place next to the hydrotherapy pool, are all in aquatic colours. Hospital spokeswoman
THE owners of two £1.6 million winning lottery tickets are urged to come forward before the General Election or see their cash donated to charity. The tickets, from the National Lottery's £10 million jackpot-only Birthday Draw on November 6, were bought
COUN Brian Ford, lead member for community safety, has congratulated Swindon's Youth Offending Team on achieving a prestigious award. The YOT has been named the best in the country after coming first out of 156 teams for cutting youth crimes. Coun Ford
OVERWEIGHT Swindon residents are being given the chance to manage their weight effectively, thanks to new classes being run by the council. The Weight Management classes will take place at the Croft Centre from Thursday, May 5. They will combine ideas
RESIDENTS in Swindon are being encouraged to donate their used printer and toner cartridges to an environmental campaign. Cartridge World, which has a store in Faringdon Road, is aiming to plant 6,000 trees in return for receiving the used goods. Thousands
PUPILS of Ridgeway School are entering a national competition to design healthy school dinners. On the back of Jamie Oliver's campaign for healthier school dinners, the pupils will be entering the Hotpoint Schools Cooking Challenge. They will be asked
FURTHER to Mr Osorio's letter in the Evening Advertiser, I would like to point out to Councillor Bennett that, to our knowledge, Voluntary Action Swindon does not filter money to other groups. Or, if they do, we have never been the lucky recipients. As
MANY thanks for the article in the Evening Advertiser highlighting the work done by Swindon Tenants Voice. As I said to your reporter last week, partnership between Swindon Council Housing, its tenants and leaseholders is central to all the work we do
WILTSHIRE needs a university providing a broad spectrum of arts and science degrees. What Swindon does not need is Bath University destroying prehistoric features and a medieval ridge and furrow fields at Coate through a poorly thought out project. Universities
PENHILL youngster Kyle Lapham was poised for his senior debut at Huddersfield Town today. Yet to convince Andy King that he should be offered a professional deal, the 19-year-old is in pole position to take advantage of an injury to Terriers old boy Steve
77215-8ANXIOUS residents have stepped up their campaign to make a Swindon road safer. About 85 per cent of residents living in Southbrook Street signed a petition which was handed in to Mayor Peter Stoddart at the Civic Offices yesterday. They hope this
77212-9SWINDON mums have rubbished claims that children don't play outside anymore for fear of getting dirty clothes. They say the Positively Dirty study, which states that a third of children avoid outdoor games to keep their clothes clean, is rubbish
Dom JolyIT IS time to roll out the red carpet with famous faces such as Julian Clary, Dom Joly and William Hague on their way to Swindon. This year's Festival of Literature kicks off tomorrow at 5.30am with the Dawn Chorus in the Lawn Woods, Old Town.
FORMER Cabinet Minister Clare Short, will be giving her opinion on how the country is run when she appears at Swindon's Arts Centre. She will be drawing on her new book An Honourable Deception for the talk. The book is about how Britain has been run since
SWINDON youngsters are being offered a new way to get fit. The Base Moves project has been created by Swindon Council's lifestyle development team and consists of fitness activities for all age groups. This is aimed at combating inactivity and obesity
AN IRISH dance night will be held tonight at the Thistle Hotel in Fleming Way. The evening, which lasts from 8pm to 1pm, will include music from Derry Air and Ricky Denim, as well as displays of Irish dancing. Tickets for the Moloney School of Irish Dancing
MYSELF, like many others in certain parts of Swindon, have been frustrated by ITV's postcode review and changing satellite channel 103 from HTV to Central. A Keith Blake at Carlton TV told me that Central South would replace Central Birmingham some time
Swindon postcode: SN2 8AU. I would like to bring it to the attention of the people who live in the above post code, that the grass borders are for decoration and not for their dogs to use as a lavatory. I believe that it is still against the law not to
WITH reference to Shirley Mathias's article in Saturday's Evening Advertiser, I would like to think Derryck Evans is being deliberately controversial to encourage healthy debate about the Christian faith. If he is not being deliberately controversial
AS I was walking along Idovers Drive on Sunday, April 24, I noticed a black mound on the grass verge. On further investigation this turned out, very sadly, to be a dead black cat. As I was looking at this poor creature another lady came over to me and
