Byrne - 'keep your hands off!'

DAVE Byrne has warned the Premiership vultures off his young Swindon talent - insisting Town's incoming owners will end the selling club' tradition at the County Ground.  more...

Davis hopeful that deal can put the fun back into football

PAUL Davis believes the Andrew Fitton era will end two years of "misery and division" - and has urged any lost Town fans to "come back home".  more...

Caton determined to live the dream

ANDY Caton insists he won't give up on his footballing dream after scoring what could be his last ever Swindon Town goal in last night's 2-0 Wiltshire Premier Shield win at Chippenham.  more...

Silence is deafening

THE silence is deafening at the County Ground as mystery continues to surround the Town takeover deal.  more...

Swindon Business Headlines

Jason branches out

The man who has planted more trees than most people have had hot dinners has doubled his business in a little more than a year.  more...

1,000 new customers for Consortium

Leading schools supplier The Consortium, of Trowbridge, has won more than 1,000 new customers. less than six months after its launch into the Early Years sector.  more...

Despite the weather the pub battled on

Despite being flooded out during the summer rains, when The Carpenter's Arms at South Marston had more than two inches of water coursing through its ground floor, the pub has still won a five-star rating for its kitchens.  more...

Setting on his sights on expansion

A Wiltshire-based man who has become one of Britain's youngest and most successful entrepreneurs has set up a new operations centre in Swindon.  more...

No drink problem for MP

Michael Wills, the Labour MP for North Swindon, can hardly be described as a wet politician.  more...

BT create 200 new jobs

A TOTAL of 200 new trainee engineers have been recruited in the south west by BT's local network business, Openreach and 40 of them will be going to Swindon and Wiltshire.  more...

Swindon hotel figures

Swindon hoteliers enjoyed a healthy October with increases in occupancy levels, rooms yield and average room rates.  more...

Charmaine goes back to the future

SUCCESSFUL businesswoman Charmaine Watts decided that having a baby wasn't going to stop her working.  more...

Sluggish start to Christmas

Retailers recorded the weakest sales growth in over a year during the critical first fortnight of the build-up to Christmas, the CBI's December Distributive Trades Survey revealed today (Wednesday).  more...

Chocks away as RAFA go commercial

The Royal Air Forces Association in Swindon has gone into the commercial property rental market.  more...

Kings of all they survey

The biggest office deal outside of London in the last six months has been completed by Jeremy Sutton, a partner at King Sturge in Swindon.  more...

Customers getting ripped off

Thousands of families across the Thames Valley area face being ripped off by Scrooge-like utility companies this Christmas.  more...

Swindon General Sport

HOCKEY: Bassett grab away point

WOOTTON Bassett Ladies 1sts picked up a welcome point when they drew 3-3 at Lydney in West Clubs Premier Division 2.  more...

Swindon News

Woman charged with assault on police officer

AN ASTHMATIC woman claims she was wrongly restrained, sworn at and assaulted by police officers at a late-night street party.  more...

Charity transport flooded with requests

A CHARITY is helping to make Christmas shopping easier for disabled people in Swindon by providing a specially-adapted car to take them to nearby towns.  more...

A big void in their hearts

WHEN the Mazzottas sit down for their Christmas dinner in a few days' time there will not just be an empty place at their table, but a big void in their hearts.  more...

Students learn about culture

THE land of the rising sun is influencing culture at a school in Purton.  more...

Air show tickets set to take off

AEROPLANE fanatics are up in arms about plans to increase ticket prices for next year's Royal International Air Tattoo.  more...

Robber made off with cash after being biten

A19-year-old with a very low IQ is facing the prospect of a lengthy jail term after viciously robbing a driver of a shop's takings.  more...

Air show tickets set to take off

AEROPLANE fanatics are up in arms about plans to increase ticket prices for next year's Royal International Air Tattoo.  more...

Painting the town red...

MORE than 100 pensioners from across the town got into the Christmas spirit when they tucked into a festive lunch with all the trimmings.  more...

Council dreaming of a green Christmas

A WHITE Christmas may not be on the cards for Swindon, but the council is hoping households will make this festive season green.  more...

Pet Idol Poppy is your top dog

POPPY the dog has finally had some good news after a difficult year.  more...

'Pino's death has left a void in our hearts'

WHEN the Mazzottas sit down for their Christmas dinner in a few days' time there will not just be an empty place at their table, but a big void in their hearts.  more...

Laptops stolen by thieves

THIEVES stole thousands of pounds worth of laptop computers and mobile phones during a raid in Faringdon.  more...

Restored masterpiece back on show

A PAINTING depicting The Holy Family at rest on their flight into Egypt is back on display at Lydiard House after being fully restored.  more...

Rising sun reflected in eyes of Purton youngsters

THE land of the rising sun is influencing culture at a school in Purton.  more...

It’s playtime thanks to lotto cash

SUMMERTIME will be playtime for youngsters in Cricklade, thanks to £65,000 of Lottery cash.  more...

Youngsters give centre a makeover

TEENAGERS in Stratton have celebrated weeks of hard work with a party at their newly-decorated youth club.  more...

Key Buddhist figure visits

ONE of the top figures in Buddhism will be in Swindon this weekend as part of his UK tour.  more...

Our town becomes a tourist trap

IT'S a town regularly mocked by those living elsewhere, but according to one hotel chain Swindon is fast becoming the place to be.  more...

Swindon Rugby

RUGBY: Plea for referees

THE Dorset & Wilts Society of RFU Referees is looking for new officials to help run the game at local level.  more...

Swindon Speedway

SPEEDWAY: Shake-up will make it tough

BSPA President Terry Russell insists the Elite League's new points system will bring increased competition in 2008, despite seeing his Robins have their wings clipped under the revised rules, writes GARETH MOORHOUSE.  more...

Aces snap up Gjedde

BELLE Vue Aces have signed Danish international Charlie Gjedde on loan from Swindon for the 2008 Elite League season.  more...

Swindon Xmas Tree Gallery

Elizabeth Grady's tree 1

The cracker of a Christmas tree is standing in the town centre home of Elizabeth Grady  more...

Elizabeth Grady's tree 2

This fine festive fir proudly stands in Elizabth Grady's , of the town centre, garden  more...

Maureen Skinner's tree

This pretty red-bowed tree belongs to Maureen Skinner  more...

Covingham library's tree

This tree is brighting up the Covingham Library   more...

Beehive's tree

Drinkers at the Beehive pub need to look upwards to see their Christmas tree - it's mounted on the ceiling!  more...

Lorna Jone's tree

This ribboned and beaded tree brings some festive cheer to the Park South home of Lorna Jones  more...

Matt Gavan's tree

Matt Gavan, of Park North, opted for a real tree this year  more...

Martina Lewis' tree

Martina Lewis, of Park North, has given her home a real festive look with this Christmas tree  more...

Cheryl Moore's tree

This pretty minature tree belongs to Cheryl Moore, of Lydiard Millicent  more...

Pauline Neil's tree

This pretty tree belongs to Pauline Neil, of Moredon. All of the baubles are hand-beaded  more...

David Webb's tree

David Webb, of Shaw, sent in this picture of his festive fir  more...

Beata Zajac's tree

Beata Zajac, of Moredon, decorated this red and gold festive tree  more...

Shrivenham Primary school's tree

This tree was decorated by the pupils of Shrivenham Primary School, using their own home made decorations. The tree was chosen by the children from a farm and blessed by the vicar  more...

Times General Sport

Trowbridge Pool League results

Trowbridge and District Pool League results for Monday December 17:  more...

Times Wiltshire News

Hotline set up for SOS calendar

A NEW telephone line has been set up by police for elderly people in Wiltshire to order a crime-busting calendar.  more...

Restaurant wins top window prize

RESTAURANT Red or White in Trowbridge was judged the winner in an annual Christmas Window competition.  more...

Goodwill to all? I don't think so...

IT won't just be the weather that's icy this Christmas, as families in the West region brace themselves for some frosty festive feuding.   more...

Trowbridge News

Skydivers raise Dot House funds

A TRIO from Trowbridge has raised £1,425 for Dorothy House Hospice by jumping out of a plane from 15,000 feet.  more...

Tributes to devoted teacher

A DEVOTED teacher at a village primary school has died.  more...

Rivals offer gift to Tesco row couple

AN elderly couple told off by Tesco for spending too much time in the store have been handed an olive branch by one of the supermarket's main rivals, Asda.  more...

£90m plan takes big step forward

THE £90 million Waterside development in Trowbridge took a significant step forward yesterday.  more...

Arson probe after blaze

A BLAZE at a property in Trowbridge in the early hours of this morning is being treated as suspicious.  more...

Woman arrested over blaze

POLICE have arrested a woman on suspicion of arson after a blaze at a property in Trowbridge in the early hours of Wednesday morning.  more...

Warminster News

Police plea after safe theft

BURGLARS stole a safe from a card shop in Warminster by digging it out of the ground.  more...

MP enters satnat routes row

WEST Wilts MP Dr Andrew Murrison spoke out during a debate on Stonehenge yesterday in the House of Commons.  more...

Attack victim out of hospital

A 20-YEAR-OLD Warminster man who was slashed from his left ear to his mouth has been released from hospital.   more...

Westbury News

Pupil's hair set alight

A SCHOOLBOY had his hair set alight in an attack in Westbury on Monday.  more...

Wiltshire News

MP's battle for Army kids

SCHOOLS in Wiltshire with students from military families are being snubbed by the government for vital funding, according to a west Wiltshire MP.  more...

Student's hair set alight

A SCHOOLBOY had his hair set alight in an attack in Westbury on Monday.  more...

Elderly couple invited to Asda after Tesco row

AN elderly couple told off by Tesco for spending too much time in the store have been handed an olive branch by one of the supermarket's main rivals, Asda.  more...

Toy Appeal overwhelmed by generosity

So many toys were donated to this year's Christmas Toy Appeal that organisers were able to donate spare toys to youngsters in army barracks near Salisbury.  more...

Woman arrested over blaze

POLICE have arrested a woman on suspicion of arson after a blaze at a property in Trowbridge in the early hours of Wednesday morning.  more...

MP enters satnat routes row

WEST Wilts MP Dr Andrew Murrison spoke out during a debate on Stonehenge yesterday in the House of Commons.  more...

Museum displays Roman coffin

AFTER a lot of struggle, a Roman coffin discovered at Boscombe Down was moved to its new home at the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum on Monday.  more...

Campaign raises nearly £1 million

AFTER six months of tireless fundraising the campaign to help premature and seriously ill babies at Bath Royal United Hospital is approaching the £1 million mark.  more...

Council raises expenses

KENNET District Council has agreed to raise councillors' expenses by £120 a year, or just over two per cent.  more...

Woottonbassett News

Toilets trashed

A GANG of teenagers are in custody after vandalising a set of public toilets and attacking a rival group member.  more...

Salisbury Journal News

Hill 'guilty' of assaulting City player-coach Widdrington

RUSHDEN & Diamonds FC boss Garry Hill has been ordered to pay fines and compensation totalling £2,575 after pleading guilty to assaulting Salisbury City player-coach Tommy Widdrington.   more...

Driver in critical condition after car park accident

A 25-year-old man from the Salisbury area is in a critical condition in Southampton General Hospital after a two-vehicle accident in Salisbury's central car park on Tuesday morning.   more...

Museum displays Roman coffin

AFTER a lot of struggle, a Roman coffin discovered at Boscombe Down was moved to its new home at the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum on Monday (DECEMBER 17).   more...

Swindon Advertiser Business

Petrol prices steady at last

Soaring road fuel prices have finally stalled after three months of constant rise that saw the cost of petrol rise seven per cent and diesel 11 per cent, says the AA. However, strikes in French refineries and military action on the Turkish-Iraq border suggest that prices could remain volatile in the short-term.   more...

Sluggish start to Christmas

Retailers recorded the weakest sales growth in over a year during the critical first fortnight of the build-up to Christmas, the CBI's December Distributive Trades Survey revealed today (Wednesday).   more...

No drink problem for MP

Michael Wills, the Labour MP for North Swindon, can hardly be described as a wet politician.   more...

BT create 200 new jobs

A TOTAL of 200 new trainee engineers have been recruited in the south west by BT's local network business, Openreach and 40 of them will be going to Swindon and Wiltshire.   more...

Swindon hotel figures

Swindon hoteliers enjoyed a healthy October with increases in occupancy levels, rooms yield and average room rates.   more...

Charmaine goes back to the future

SUCCESSFUL businesswoman Charmaine Watts decided that having a baby wasn't going to stop her working.   more...

Customers getting ripped off

Thousands of families across the Thames Valley area face being ripped off by Scrooge-like utility companies this Christmas.   more...

Chocks away as RAFA go commercial

The Royal Air Forces Association in Swindon has gone into the commercial property rental market.   more...

Kings of all they survey

The biggest office deal outside of London in the last six months has been completed by Jeremy Sutton, a partner at King Sturge in Swindon.   more...

Swindon Advertiser News

Youngsters give centre a makeover

TEENAGERS in Stratton have celebrated weeks of hard work with a party at their newly-decorated youth club.   more...

Be taxi safe this Christmas

WITH the Christmas party season in full swing, the number of incidents involving bogus taxi drivers is set to increase.   more...

Key Buddhist figure visits

ONE of the top figures in Buddhism will be in Swindon this weekend as part of his UK tour.   more...

Top surgeon calls it a day

ONE of the town's top surgeons has put down his scalpel for the last time.   more...

Our town becomes a tourist trap

IT'S a town regularly mocked by those living elsewhere, but according to one hotel chain Swindon is fast becoming the place to be.   more...

It’s playtime thanks to lotto cash

SUMMERTIME will be playtime for youngsters in Cricklade, thanks to £65,000 of Lottery cash.   more...

Rising sun reflected in eyes of Purton youngsters

THE land of the rising sun is influencing culture at a school in Purton.   more...

Ever felt you were being watched...?

BIG Brother is about to get bigger.   more...

Friends shocked by Stewart's death

FRIENDS have paid tribute to Wootton Bassett teenager Stewart Aitken, who died tragically on Friday.   more...

Train service facing delays over holiday

WARNINGS have been sounded to rail users planning to use trains in and around Swindon over Christmas.   more...

Swindon Advertiser Sport

An Ace move for quiet man Gjedde

ROBINS boss Alun Rossiter insists Charlie Gjedde must "come out of his shell" after the Dane completed a surprise loan switch to Elite League rivals Belle Vue Aces yesterday.   more...

Aces snap up Gjedde

BELLE Vue Aces have signed Danish international Charlie Gjedde on loan from Swindon for the 2008 Elite League season.   more...

The Wiltshire Gazette And Herald News

Campaign raises nearly £1 million

AFTER six months of tireless fundraising the campaign to help premature and seriously ill babies at Bath Royal United Hospital is approaching the £1 million mark.   more...

Diva the dog sends season's greetings

Diva the dog is celebrating her first Christmas in full-festive style.   more...

Council raises expenses

KENNET District Council has agreed to raise councillors' expenses by £120 a year, or just over two per cent.   more...

MP's battle for Army kids

SCHOOLS in Wiltshire with students from military families are being snubbed by the government for vital funding, according to a west Wiltshire MP.   more...

Toilets trashed

A GANG of teenagers are in custody after vandalising a set of public toilets and attacking a rival group member.   more...

St. Peter's celebrates 40 years of fundraising

PUPILS and staff at St Peter's Primary School in Devizes chose the birthday of the founder of Save the Children to celebrate their school's 40 years support for the international charity.   more...

Woman charged with assault on police officer

AN ASTHMATIC woman claims she was wrongly restrained, sworn at and assaulted by police officers at a late-night street party.   more...

Heartfelt messages from Afghanistan

HEARTFELT Christmas messages from Chippenham troops in Afghanistan have flooded in just in time for the festive season.   more...

Charity transport flooded with requests

A CHARITY is helping to make Christmas shopping easier for disabled people in Swindon by providing a specially-adapted car to take them to nearby towns.   more...

All aboard the sunshine coach

STAFF and pupils of Rowdeford School, near Devizes gathered to receive their new Sunshine Coach on Monday as part of a scheme run by charitable organization the Variety Club.   more...

Heartfelt messages from Afghanistan

HEARTFELT Christmas messages from Chippenham troops in Afghanistan have flooded in just in time for the festive season.   more...

Smoking ban creates outside noise for resident

THE ban on smoking in pubs is causing misery for one Devizes resident, a Kennet District Council licensing panel will hear tomorrow.   more...

Musicians win award

TALENTED musicians from Corsham and Box have been rewarded for their hard work with three top prizes at The National Concert Band Festival.   more...

A big void in their hearts

WHEN the Mazzottas sit down for their Christmas dinner in a few days' time there will not just be an empty place at their table, but a big void in their hearts.   more...

Devizes council tax down

RESIDENTS in Devizes will see a reduction in their Council Tax bills in the new year.   more...

Council tax to go down in Devizes

RESIDENTS in Devizes will see a reduction in their Council Tax bills.   more...

Toy Appeal overwhelmed by generosity

So many toys were donated to this year's Christmas Toy Appeal that organisers were able to donate spare toys to youngsters in army barracks near Salisbury.   more...

Students learn about culture

THE land of the rising sun is influencing culture at a school in Purton.   more...

Student's hair set alight

A SCHOOLBOY had his hair set alight in an attack in Westbury on Monday.   more...

Elderly couple invited to Asda after Tesco row

AN elderly couple told off by Tesco for spending too much time in the store have been handed an olive branch by one of the supermarket's main rivals, Asda.   more...

Woman arrested over blaze

POLICE have arrested a woman on suspicion of arson after a blaze at a property in Trowbridge in the early hours of Wednesday morning.   more...

Animal lover brings Christmas cheer

ANIMAL lover Phil Newbury and his faithful friend Frankie were filling Chippenham with Christmas cheer on yesterday.   more...

Free parking this weekend

Shoppers are being invited to take advantage of free parking in Chippenham this weekend - for the second week in a row.   more...

Free parking today and tomorrow

Shoppers are being invited to take advantage of free parking in Chippenham this weekend - for the second week in a row.   more...

MP enters satnat routes row

WEST Wilts MP Dr Andrew Murrison spoke out during a debate on Stonehenge yesterday in the House of Commons.   more...

Robber made off with cash after being biten

A19-year-old with a very low IQ is facing the prospect of a lengthy jail term after viciously robbing a driver of a shop's takings.   more...

Controversial traffic plans dropped

FAMILIES in Silverless Street in Marlborough say highways chiefs have given them the best Christmas present they could have asked for.   more...

Thieves steal engagement ring

HEARTLESS thieves stole pensioner Daphne Miller's engagement ring nine years to the day after her husband died.   more...

Air show tickets set to take off

AEROPLANE fanatics are up in arms about plans to increase ticket prices for next year's Royal International Air Tattoo.   more...

Miracle baby will celebrate second Christmas

MIRACLE baby Hayden Hulbert will celebrate his second Christmas just weeks before potentially life-threatening surgery.   more...

Museum displays Roman coffin

AFTER a lot of struggle, a Roman coffin discovered at Boscombe Down was moved to its new home at the Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum on Monday.   more...

Tree planted to honour student

THE parents of 15-year-old Amy Pottinger, who lost her brave battle against leukaemia in October, visited Lavington School yesterday to plant a tree in her memory.   more...

Wiltshire Times News

Fake beer boosts drink-drive message

PUBS in west and north Wiltshire are taking part in an innovative project to help crackdown on the problem of drink-driving.   more...

Pupils aim to beat the bullies

A PRIMARY school in Trowbridge has asked its pupils to come up with a guide to preventing bullying.   more...

Arson probe after blaze

A BLAZE at a property in Trowbridge in the early hours of this morning is being treated as suspicious.   more...

Pupils step in to save concert

A GROUP of primary school children demonstrated the true spirit of Christmas.   more...

Pupil's hair set alight

A SCHOOLBOY had his hair set alight in an attack in Westbury on Monday.   more...

Families get new home for Xmas

FOUR families will now have a nice new home for Christmas after moving into a new development built by West Wiltshire Housing Society in Warminster.   more...

Villagers in post office protest

VILLAGERS congregated around the door of their local post office with placards and posters on Tuesday in protest at its impending closure.   more...

Leisure centre opening date set

THE Calne Leisure Action Group will be reopening the town's leisure centre on Monday January 7.   more...

Post office campaign attracts support

THE Wiltshire Times' Stamp of Disapproval campaign supporting threatened post office branches in west and north Wiltshire is attracting public support.   more...

Victim's fury at 'big softie' judge

AN antiques shop owner who fended off a masked raider armed with an axe has called for a crown court judge to be struck off after he spared the culprit a prison sentence.   more...

Payout for asbestos victim's widow

THE widow of a Chippenham man who was exposed to asbestos while building homes for the local authority has won a "substantial amount" in damages.   more...

Views sought on town cash plan

PEOPLE are being asked for their views on controversial plans to use money allocated for Corsham railway station to fund other projects in the town.   more...

Film festival celebrates Africa

TROWBRIDGE Film Society is to host a second African Film Festival at the Arc Theatre in Trowbridge.   more...

Alex, 23, is a shining example

MASTER illuminator Alex Goodhind has come up with a shining example of how to raise money for a local charity.   more...

Man 'punched 60 times' in attack

WITNESSES are being urged to come forward after a vicious unprovoked attack in a Chippenham nightclub.   more...

Tributes to devoted teacher

A DEVOTED teacher at a village primary school has died.   more...

£2.65m motor park plan revealed

WORK on a £2.65m motor park in Trowbridge is nearing completion and could be open by early next year.   more...

£90m plan takes big step forward

THE £90 million Waterside development in Trowbridge took a significant step forward yesterday.   more...

Police plea after safe theft

BURGLARS stole a safe from a card shop in Warminster by digging it out of the ground.   more...

School defends high-tech investment

A SCHOOL preparing to move to new premises in 2009 has defended its decision to splash out on new computer facilities.   more...

Attack victim out of hospital

A 20-YEAR-OLD Warminster man who was slashed from his left ear to his mouth has been released from hospital.   more...

MP enters satnat routes row

WEST Wilts MP Dr Andrew Murrison spoke out during a debate on Stonehenge yesterday in the House of Commons.   more...

MRSA victim home for Christmas

CORSHAM pensioner Don Stevenson is home in time for Christmas following a six-month ordeal in hospital.   more...

DJ Tony is special Virgin guest

LEGENDARY DJ Tony Blackburn, Radio 1's Dave Pearce and some X-Factor finalists were among the special guests at this year's Virgin Mobile Christmas party.   more...

£600k Wadworth centre opens

WADWORTH Brewery has been placed on the Wiltshire tourist map with the opening of a new £600,000 visitor centre.   more...

Inside this week's Wiltshire Times

THIS week's Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News is packed with news, sport and features, plus there's a 28-page Christmas and New Year TV guide inside.   more...

Shopkeeper's booze licence suspended

A SHOPKEEPER has had his licence to sell alcohol suspended temporarily after he was caught selling alcohol to children.   more...

Plan submitted for business park

PLANS for the redevelopment of Corsham Media Park have been submitted to North Wiltshire District Council.   more...

We help to save lunch club for OAPs

A LUNCH club for elderly people in Bradford on Avon has been saved from closure after it appealed for volunteers to come forward in the Wiltshire Times.   more...

Revamp for hospital department

THE Audiology Department at the Royal United Hospital in Bath is partially closing for a two-week period from December 31.   more...

Council staff help hospital funds

STAFF at North Wiltshire District Council will be helping to support efforts to purchase a new baby heart monitor in a special Christmas fundraising event.   more...

Shed break-ins prompt warning

A SPATE of shed break-ins has prompted police in Calne to appeal to the public in the run-up to Christmas.   more...

Pub to hold January sale

A PUB in Trowbridge is holding its own version of a January sale.   more...

Who works on Christmas Day?

WHILE you are unwrapping your presents on Christmas Day, or tucking in to a hearty lunch, spare a thought for those who have to work throughout the festive season.   more...

Have your say on council services

PEOPLE are being consulted on the work being undertaken to ensure everyone can equally access services such as libraries, social care and education in Wiltshire.   more...

Woman arrested over blaze

POLICE have arrested a woman on suspicion of arson after a blaze at a property in Trowbridge in the early hours of Wednesday morning.   more...

Wiltshire Times Sport

Avon celebrates 23 rallycross titles – in just one year

Melksham-based Avon Tyres is celebrating this year as racers   more...

Trowbridge Pool League results

Trowbridge and District Pool League results for Monday December 17:   more...

Santa is a Chippenham fan

YOUNG Bluebirds fans who attend Chippenham Town's Boxing Day Southern League   more...

England elite women at RFU Premiership Academies

THE Rugby Football Union for Women and the Rugby Football Union's   more...