Health matters
The shocking reality of children and internet porn
Pictures of Coate Water on sale to raise money for Swindon-based charity SHOC (Stop Harming our Children) campaign against online porn
Basil Jones of Swindon-based charity SHOC (Stop Harming our Children) is displaying and selling canvas-mounted photographs he’s taken of Coate Water to raise funds for activities to protect chil...
Swindon woman set to pedal for heart charity
Still time to sign up for British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) Wiltshire Bike Ride
Kirsty Mapes from Swindon, sadly lost her father to heart disease and is urging others to join her at the British Heart Foundation (BHF) Wiltshire Bike Ride on Sunday 13 May. Kirsty, aged 24, is taki...
Wiltshire Grandmother encourages others to learn first aid
Grandparents, learn some life saving skills from the Brtish Red Cross - next course 10 May
A grandmother who regularly looks after her young grandchildren has learned some life saving skills to help prepare for an emergency, and is encouraging other Wiltshire grandparents to do the same. P...
S J Edney Solicitors
Had an accident/injured? On the road? At work? Slip? Trip? Medical negligence? Speak to a specialist solicitor.
West wellness open days for all on 4 & 5 May
Swindon Therapy Centre for Multiple Sclerosis and Swindon Yoga & Massage Centre organising first West Swindon wellness day and open weekend
The Swindon Therapy Centre for Multiple Sclerosis and Swindon Yoga & Massage Centre at Bradbury House in Westlea are organising the first ever West Swindon wellness open weekend. MS Centre manage...
Be a hero in Children’s Hospice Week
Be a hero and fundraise for Children’s Hospice Week
Children's hospices help seriously ill children who are not expected to reach adulthood, and their families. Just like superheroes, children’s hospices are there for people when they need them m...
Rotary to the rescue with new mini bus for Belarus school
Rotary Club of Swindon Thamesdown raise £22,000 for mini bus to take children to and from Ozarichi village school
The Rotary Club of Swindon Thamesdown have raised $35,000 dollars, approximately £22,000, during a two year period to enable the purchase a school mini bus for children in the village of Ozarich...
Extreme fitness classes raise hundreds of pounds for charity
14 fitness classes at Link Centre raise more than £800 for Sport Relief and Ruby's Fat Cow Fund
The Swindon Borough Council-owned leisure centre in West Swindon held 14 fitness classes on 25 March, from Aqua Zumba to Body Pump, raising £841.50 for Sport Relief and Ruby’s Fat Cow Fund...
Rest the Body... Focus the Mind... Cleanse the Soul...
A weekend of reuniting mind, body and spirit. Places booking for The Phoenix Retreat near Marlborough on 28th and 29th April
A weekend of reuniting mind, body and spirit In our frantic modern world more and more people are beginning to realize that one’s quality of life depends largely on one’s quality of mind,...
Local woman's fundraising Great Wall of China trek!
Collette takes on the challenge of a lifetime for Breast Cancer Care!
Local woman Collette O’Malley from Swindon is taking on the challenge of a lifetime! On 12 October she will join a group of 20 to 30 other people who will trek along the Great Wall which involve...
Swindon woman joins call for more dignity in care
"Loneliness is the poverty of the West; the time has come for us all to step forward and be responsible for those who have no-one," says Catherine Westcott
Following her mother’s experience of life in a care home, and her own experience of working as a volunteer in the care sector, Catherine Wescott is determined to do what she can to make life bet...
Council to introduce national food hygiene rating scheme
Customers in Swindon will be better informed when eating out, thanks to the introduction of a new scheme which tells them about the hygiene standards of food outlets
Customers in Swindon will be better informed when eating out, thanks to the introduction of a new scheme which tells them about the hygiene standards of food outlets. Swindon Borough Council have&nbs...
Prospects are looking good for charity hospice
Persimmon Homes nominate Prospect Hospice as its chosen charity for 2012
A regional house builder has announced its support for Prospect Hospice; a charity dedicated to end of life care. Persimmon Homes Wessex based in Malmesbury has nominated Prospect Hospice as its chos...
Two big milestones at MS therapy centre
Plus 2 ways to have fun and help your local MS Centre in Jubilee June
Swindon’s Therapy Centre for Multiple Sclerosis celebrated two achievements in February - the enrolment of a landmark member and the second year of occupation of its own building in Westlea. Th...
Running club to raise funds for Encephalitis Society
The Encephalitis Running Society set up by Sports Science graduate Ollie.
Having survived viral encephalitis during his time at university, performance coach and personal trainer Ollie Burt from Purton is now keen to give something back to the Encephalitis Society which sup...
Swindon MP at No 10 for International Womens Day
Reception at 10 Downing Street to mark efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls at home and abroad
Robert Buckland, MP for South Swindon, today visited 10 Downing Street to take part in a reception supporting International Women’s Day. The reception marked the increasing efforts to elimina...
Basepoint hosts prize draw for Swindon Trauma Group
Funds raised will help military veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Gulf War Syndrome.
On Wednesday 28 March, Basepoint Swindon is joining forces with licensee, Swindon Trauma Group, by hosting a raffle to raise money to support the group’s work and also to help secure funding fro...
Swindon Parkrun marks two years with pyjama outing
300 take part in Lydiard Park run on 3 March. Also 100 new runners wanted for 100th Parkrun on 17 March
Three hundred runners arrived ready for bed at 9am on Saturday 3rd March to celebrate the second anniversary of Swindon Park Run - the free 5km timed run that takes place, rain or shine, at 9am every...
Swindon continues to reduce teenage pregnancy
Latest national statistics show teenage pregnancies down by a third
Teenage pregnancies in Swindon have fallen by almost a third during the last five years, according to the latest national statistics. The borough saw a 16% reduction in the number of girls under the ...
An Evening with John Hartson 22 March
Charity evening hosted by Swindon Town FC Legend Phil King at the County Ground
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More Choices and Louder Voices for children with special needs
Swindon Parents and Carers Advisory Group annual information exhibition and conference - STEAM, 21 March, 10am-5pm
Swindon Parents and Carers Advisory Group are in the process of putting the finishing touches to their annual information day. The programme for the day, “Working Smarter Together” is bein...
Making public toilets a bigger concern in Swindon on 26 March
Professor of urban planning gets to the bottom of pressing questions
They are of interest to everybody, particularly when you're caught shot, but policy makers and planners don't think about them too much. But on 26 March Dr Clara Greed, Emeritus Professor of inclus...
Rachel Stevens looks red hot to keep hearts beating
British Heart Foundation urges the nation to go ‘Red for Heart’ during National Heart Month - wear red on National Wear Red Day, 24 February.
Rachel Stevens is getting hearts in a flutter with her red hot look to launch the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) annual Red for Heart fundraising campaign, which is part of National Heart Mont...
Opening up the discussion on death and dying
Swindon Festival of Literature in May - Liz Rothschild in conversation with Sue Brayne, psychotherapist and author. Special events at Westmill burial ground in April and June
Addressing the certainty of death is something that society tends to shy away from. That could be about to change. At the end of January London Southbank’s Festival for the Living looked ...
Learn how to run the right way
Steiner teaches youngsters the right technique to avoid injury in the future
We can teach anyone how to run and how to run faster, but young people need to pick up the right way to run as early as possible, writes Steiner Roberts who runs the Running School for Kids in West Sw...
Don't let drink sneak up on you
Be warned - drinking just that little bit more can seriously impact long term health.
People in the South West will be warned that they are at risk from serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer if they drink just a little bit more than they should, the Health Secretar...
NHS Summary Care Records support emergency care in Swindon
Quicker and easier access to key health information
Patients in Swindon who need emergency care will soon be able to ensure that healthcare staff have quicker, easier access to important information about them. The NHS Summary Care Record, which is be...
