Beyond Swindon
Business goes global to get 4G headstart
Swindon based company Systems Test Solutions to expand operation to Chicago
Swindon-based technology company Systems Test Solutions, which specialises in providing simulated test environments for the telecoms industry, is taking the courageous step of expanding its business s...
Felted Jewellery Course open to all adults
Wanborough Primary School - 2-23 October
New and exciting course for adults at Wanborough Primary School – ‘Felted Jewellery’. The course is being offered at a fabulous cost of only £30 only for 4 weeks. Every Tuesd...
Trampolinist cuts short prom night to compete in nationals
Georgia left class mates to party while she travelled to to Birmingham to compete at 2012 National Trampoline and DMT Championships
Georgia Clements, 16, had a little more on her mind than going to the Lydiard Park Academy prom on the weekend of 7 and 8 July as she had an important date to retain a national title. She left her cl...
Book by 100 women starts to fund projects in Nepal
Profits from 'A Day in the Life' help Nepalese women set up small cottage industries
A book about a day in the life of 100 women in the UK, compiled and edited by Rosa Matheson to raise money for women’s charities in Nepal, has started to meet its objectives. The £4,000 ...
Dover to Calais swim achieved at last
Swindon swimmers complete fundraising cross Channel swim for Aspire
After being disappointed not to complete their cross Channel swim for charity last year, Swindon swimmers Bethan Sowden from Freshbrook and Sarah Baker from Oakhurst, are delighted to have finally mad...
Supermarine Rugby welcomes new young players
Opportunities for boys and girls to join Supermarine Youth Rugby at South Marston
Supermarine Youth Rugby at South Marston are looking to recruit more players for the current season, with opportunities for boys and girls from the age of five. Explaining the training regime, youth ...
Swindon chess player needs sponsorship to make Kazakhstan trip
Lewis Martin, a deaf chess player, is looking for sponsorship to enable him to compete in world deaf chess competition
Lewis Martin, a deaf chess player who first started playing aged eight at Westlea Primary School, has been selected to play in the 15th ICSC World Deaf Men Individual Championship from 27 September to...
Young Swindon player picks up in US tennis league
Lydiard Park Academy pupil allowed extra holidays to support stars in World Team Tennis
Upcoming young tennis star Matty Morgan, 14, was allowed time off from Lydiard Park Academy at the end of the summer term to spend nine days as a ball boy for the Boston Lobsters Tennis Team during th...
Let there be light between Lesotho and Swindon
Red Oaks and Peatmoor Primary Schools raise £1,000 to provide solar powered lights to school in Lesotho
Gateway Church congregation members and former farmers Mike and Annette Derry, who travel to the southern African country of Lesotho, every three months to teach local communities how to farm, have le...
Double tribute for local food business
Helen Browning's Organic hot dogs 'highly commended' in food awards
It’s a double whammy for local organic farm and food business Helen Browning’s Organic. Helen’s pub The Royal Oak appears for the fourth year running in The Good Food Guide (2013) an...
Tour of Britain cyclists in safe hands from Swindon medic
Gary Cotterill of Wolverest Group provides first responder medical support for 8 stage race starting 9 September
Swindon-based first response and first aid training company Wolverest Group are providing medical support for top cyclists during the Tour of Britain starting on Sunday 9 September, following the acti...
If you build it, they will come says Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Trust celebrates 10 years at Langford Lake
The well-known quote from the Kevin Costner film, Field of Dreams, “if you build it, they will come” came true this week at Wiltshire Wildlife Trust’s nature reserve at Langford Lake...
Win tickets to the ultimate home improvement show
We have 10 pairs of tickets to attend the UKs leading event for home improvers at London's Olympia from 28 to 30 September
The UK’s leading event for home improvers, The National Home Improvement Show, is returning for its fourth consecutive year to a new home, Olympia, London from 28-30 September 2012. Win ticket...
Honda makes £267 million investment in Swindon
Business secretary Vince Cable visits Honda factory to mark 20th year of car production in UK and launch of new CR-V
A new Honda CR-V model started to roll off the production line at the Honda factory in South Marston, Swindon on Thursday 6 September as part of a £267 million investment programme into new mode...
Swindon Town and other league club talk to MPs about Zambia work
Three professional football clubs to talk in Parliament about innovative work at conference in Parliament on 11 September
The innovative work developed by the Swindon Town Football in the Community Team in Zambia over the past six years will be presented to a major conference in Parliament, alongside similar work by the ...
Swindon teen through to Open Mic live finals
Thirteen year old Charlianne hoping for a chance to play at the 02 Arena.
Thirteen year old Charlieanne Bradfield from Nythe has just won through to the Open Mic live finals to be held in Bristol. The lucky winner will play at a gig at the O2 Arena. Part of the competition...
Highworth Rec operating at a high standard says inspection
Recreation Centre awarded 'good' grading in Quest Plus rating.
Highworth Recreation Centre is meeting high industry standards, according to the national body that assesses leisure centres. The leisure centre was inspected by Quest, which was set up to measure co...
Discover Britain's scenary on a City to Coast bike rides: 8 to 30 September
Saddle up for a British Heart Foundation bike ride and make the most of the great British scenery.
Make the most of the great British scenery by saddling up for one of the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) city to coast bike rides The city to coast bike rides, which are supported by Santander...
Silk serves up an ace for Swindon Paralympic tennis player
Louise Hunt on the front row as Team GB enter London 2012 Paralympic stadium at games opening ceremony. See photo here
Swindon’s specialist mobility distributor Silk Mobility has announced a £5000 sponsorship programme with the towns’ top tennis Paralympian, Louise Hunt from Wanborough. Louise is...
Live Music at Riffs bar and Broad Town Big Gig
Steve Grimmett's Grim Reaper - Riffs Bar, 31st August; Coldplace (Coldplay tribute band) - Broad Town Big Gig, 1st September.
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Olympic double gold medallist to re-launch Cricklade Leisure Centre
Rower Pete Reed MBE - the man with the world's largest recorded lung capacity - visits with his medals on Sunday 9 September
A double Olympic gold medallist will be opening Cricklade Leisure Centre’s new facilities at a special event to mark the Centre’s latest round of improvements. Olympic champion, Pete Reed...
Roves Farm Visitor Centre celebrates 20th Anniversary on 8 September
Family Fun Day with lots of special activities
Roves Farm is celebrating its 20th anniversary of being a Visitor Centre with a Family Fun Day to be enjoyed by all! There will be lots of special activities including guess the weight of Napoleon th...
Dizzy Dogs Day
Who is Dizzy? - come and find out on Saturday 8 September at Farmer Gows
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Wheelchair basketball players dunk world record
Marathon game could have gone on, but for blisters, bruises and dislocated fingers
They don’t look worn out, but the pictures here show the 24 players in the South West Scorpions wheelchair basketball team AFTER they had played non-stop for 27 hours and 32 minutes. ...
Swindon Twinning Association Salzgitter visit
Bi-annual visit to Germany takes on a Royal theme in Diamond Jubilee year
Swindon Twinning Association made their bi-annual visit to Salzgitter in June of this our Diamond Jubilee year. In fact, our German hosts had watched the day-long river pageant on TV. This aptly ref...
Swindon bands wanted to busk for bears
Join a worldwide movement on a new web site and help Animals Asia
'Busking for Bears' is a new worldwide campaign looking for bands/musicians/singers who would like to donate a video of themselves for Animals Asia's new website, a site featuring videos from musici...
