1+ hour, 54+ min ago   (491+ words) Universal Credit claimants can now have their bank accounts checked for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) under new government powers. This is part of new benefit fraud rules, which form part of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and…...

17+ hour, 43+ min ago   (167+ words) A POPULAR National Trust site has been closed for the day. A 'whole site closure' has been announced for National Trust's Croome Court in Worcestershire. Croome Court will be closed, including the house, garden, park, caf, and shop. Taking to…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (528+ words) More than 300 listed Victorian workers" cottages, now in use as council housing can be upgraded to be warmer and more energy efficient. Swindon Borough Council"s planning department has given the council"s housing team the go-ahead to retrofit new…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (759+ words) A rogue trader who defrauded two elderly women out of thousands of pounds and fly-tipped roofing waste has been sentenced. Tony Lloyd, 24, of Ely, Cambridgeshire, who has previously also been known as William Johnson and William Bray, appeared at Swindon…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (35+ words) Slow Flow & Restorative Yoga'Swindon Advertiser Find events in Swindon and the surrounding areas using the Swindon Advertiser local events calendar today. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services....

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (387+ words) Save Oasis Swindon has thanked everyone who helped with the fireworks display which marked the leisure centre's 50th anniversary. In a letter to the Adver, Neil Robinson wrote: "I was the event organiser of the recent fireworks display to mark 50 years…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (143+ words) A young child was left frightened after occupants of a vehicle involved in a Swindon crash became 'abusive'. Police were called to a two vehicle crash on Mead Way, Peatmoor, at around 4:25pm on Tuesday, January 13. 'Jobs at risk' as Swindon…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (427+ words) There is fury that a discussion on two Wiltshire household recycling centres closing will be discussed in secret. Wiltshire Council's environment select committee will meet on Thursday, January 15 to discuss the closure of the facilities at Purton and Lower Compton,…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (211+ words) The value of Saturday jobs for young people has been highlighted by a local opticians. Specsavers, in Royal Wootton Bassett, employs 20-year-old Bronwyn Wylie, who works weekends alongside her studies. These roles offer hands-on experience and an introduction to customer…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (171+ words) Councillors have urged the public to report litter after collecting two waterlogged bicycles and several bags of rubbish at a popular country park. Cllr Leanne Stevenson'and Cllr Vinay Manro were carrying'out a litter pick'at Mouldon Hill Country Park in Swindon…...