A supermarket supply firm has made a third of its staff redundant. And the jobs of a further 153 workers still hang in the balance. Clares Retail Equipment, which has a large factory in North Star Avenue, went into administrative receivership on Monday
ALEX Green scored twice as Shrivenham smashed five past Pegasus Juniors in the Hellenic League Premier Division tonight. Tate Hulbert opened the scoring in the fifth minute, but the home side held only a 2-1 lead until the 75th minute, when Green bagged
HIGHWORTH police officer Martin Miles has been "overwhelmed" by the good wishes sent to his hospital bed. PC Miles, the town's beat bobby, lost a leg in a horrific motorbike accident on February 22. Due to the severity of the accident, which happened
SWINDON-born explorer David Hempleman-Adams has been honoured by the Queen. The 50-year-old adventurer, who now lives in Box, was at Buckingham Palace yesterday, where he was made Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in recognition of his services
A SWINDON school is considering building a new path within its grounds after two students were attacked on their way to class. The St Joseph's Catholic College sixth formers were robbed in what police have described as a brutal assault as they walked
CAMPAIGNERS battling to keep their leisure centre open have received £60,000 from the district council. Keep Leisure in Cricklade (KLIC) have been working hard over recent weeks to win support and funding to save the town's leisure centre for the community
CHILDREN who helped create a nature reserve, which was repeatedly attacked by vandals, were delighted to see a new playground open on the site. Pupils from Longleaze primary school in Wooton Bassett braved the snow to plant hundreds of saplings at Jubilee
STUDENTS from Wootton Bassett, who have already raised thousands of pounds for poor children in Kenya, are planning to raise another £7,500. Geoff O'Flanagan, from charity Aid2Africa, visited pupils at Wootton Bassett School to show them where the £3,538
SOLDIERS, sailors and airmen who fought for the independence of Malaysia have been awarded medals at a special ceremony in Swindon. More than 200 forces veterans collected medals from Colonel Rajti at Swindon Royal Air Force Association club in Old Town
A MAN bit and punched a police officer to escape being arrested for burglary. Kevin Curran put the officer through an anxious time as he had to wait for blood test results after the bite pierced his skin, Swindon Magistrates' Court heard. The 18-year-old
A supermarket supply firm has made a third of its staff redundant. And the jobs of a further 153 workers still hang in the balance. Clares Retail Equipment, which has a large factory in North Star Avenue, went into administrative receivership on Monday
SOMETHING strange in your neighbourhood? Who are you going to call? Swindon Paranormal Site Investigators. A team of ghost hunters want to bust the myths behind Swindon's haunted houses and the council is helping in the hope it will bring people
AFTER the official and civic tributes, memories from ordinary people who knew and loved former mayor Reg Clarke have been pouring in. The ex-railwayman, who was one of the men behind Swindon's twinning link with Salgitter in Germany, died at Great Western
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Cricklade Leisure Centre have been breathing a sigh of relief. Keep Leisure in Cricklade (KLIC) has been handed £60,000 by North Wiltshire District Council to help keep the leisure centre open under new management. The
AN RAF squadron leader whose wife was treated by Prospect Hospice before she died has signed up for a 10,000ft sponsored parachute jump in memory of her. Rob Gratton, 40, an air traffic controller based at Lyneham, wants to thank the charity for helping
SHOPS have been urged to join the fight against graffiti in Swindon. Swindon Council is introducing a "responsible retailers" charter that urges shops to sign up to a series of pledges. The idea is that traders will ask anyone buying spray paints
MEMBERS of Swindon Hockey Club have asked Tony Blair to step in and save it from eviction. The club is being forced to move due to plans by Greendown Community School to remove its existing Astroturf pitch. The school has received an offer from a private
A MOTORIST who left a passenger in a wheelchair after smashing a car he wasn't supposed to be driving while under the influence of drink and drugs has been jailed. Nicholas Childs had been drinking heavily and had taken cocaine at a party before getting
CHILDREN wanting to support their marathon running teacher took part in their own mini-marathon. Pupils at Lawn Primary agreed to split the marathon between the class to help teacher Louise Nelson with her training for next month's London Marathon.
TWO childhood friends of murdered Carl James have described him as a knight in shining armour. Penny Smith and Gemma Scotford went to school with Carl and they say he always had a smile on his face. Penny started at St Joseph's School in 1998 and suffered
Are aeroplanes really as bad as we are told for the environment? Are we murdering the planet to hop off on holiday? I think not. As the air industry challenges the government in the courts over the increase in air duty, blokes in woolly pullys, sandals
