Wiltshire estate to get new festival after WOMAD's departure
AN ESTATE near Malmesbury is set to welcome a new festival following the departure of WOMAD. Charlton Park Estate will host Shindig Festival, previously held in Somerset, from May 22 to 25.
Suspects charged after drugs and cash found at Wiltshire home
Two men have been charged after drugs and cash were found at a property in Chippenham on Tuesday. Saimir Morina, 45, of London Road, Chippenham, has been charged with being concerned in the supply of ...
Arrest after assault reported in Swindon Julia’s House shop
Police arrested a suspect after receiving reports of an assault in the town centre. Officers are investigating an assault which is said to have occurred in the Julia's House charity shop on Regent ...
Government on funding free TV licences for all pensioners
The government has responded to the possibility of all pensioners being given a free TV licence as soon as they reach retirement age this year. Recently, a new petition on the Parliamentary website ...
Handbag stolen in distraction theft at Swindon Aldi
Thieves stole a purse from a shopper’s handbag in a Swindon supermarket. Police are appealing for witnesses to a distraction theft in the Drove Road Aldi which is said to have happened on Wednesday, ...
'Look to Reading and Oxford for devolution' former leader tells SBC
A former Conservative leader of Swindon Borough Council, twice Mayor of the town and one of the prime movers behind the borough becoming a ...
'Swindon should consider devolution with Oxford, not Wiltshire'
Swindon will remain a unitary authority, with the vast majority of our responsibilities unchanged and most decisions being made by your Councillors in the Council Chamber.
David Beckham meets Clarkson's Farm at Chipping Norton pub
David Beckham was spotted having a chat with Clarkson's Farm star Gerald Cooper at The Chequers pub in Chipping Norton on Saturday according to a report in the Daily Mail. Fans of Jeremy Clarkson's ...
Ian Holloway on Norwich City's Dan Barden Swindon Town loan
Norwich City loan export Dan Barden has a fight on his hands to get back between the sticks at League Two Swindon Town.
How Will Wright became set piece specialist from the back
Will Wright explained how being out of the side earlier in his career helped him to become one of Swindon Town’s main attacking weapons ...
The impact of Amazon on Swindon's SEND education provision
Amazon turns out to be one of the reasons why the provision of tailored schooling for children and young people with special needs and ...
IN THE DOCK: Latest cases from Swindon Magistrates Court
The following cases were heard at Swindon Magistrates Court recently. CHIPPENHAM: Raul Aliman, of King Lane in Horton, has been sentenced for a driving offence. The 28-year-old drove a Suzuki Wagon R ...