4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (874+ words) With the current trends for both protein and fibremaxxing taking over, it can be difficult to understand which one is more important. Should we focus on eating enough protein each day and hitting our targets, or should fibre be the…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (339+ words) A dedicated outdoor space for teenagers and adults with additional needs could be developed in Haydon Wick. Haydon Wick Parish Council is exploring the idea and has launched a community consultation to understand whether there is demand for such a…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (170+ words) Local volunteers are needed to help keep Wiltshire and Swindon communities connected. Link Scheme volunteers help older, vulnerable, and isolated residents across the area, ensuring they can access essential services and remain part of community life. Community First supports 42 such…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (472+ words) A wife who was "unable to walk independently" hopes to join her husband in doing a marathon. Two marathon hopefuls from Swindon have launched a fundraising campaign as they prepare to take on the 2027 TCS London Marathon. Sarah and Andy…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (354+ words) A new sports facility will open at a private school near Swindon. Padel People are set to begin opening Oxfordshire’s first indoor padel court at St Hugh’s school in Faringdon. The exact opening date to the public is yet to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (288+ words) Families and community groups have come together to mark 50 years of West Swindon, which changed the landscape of Swindon forever. It was in 1976 that the first residents moved into newly built homes in Toothill, the beginning of what later became…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (311+ words) A primary school has received a £750 donation to help replace a popular playhouse. Holy Family Catholic Primary & Nursery School’s PTFA (Parents, Teachers & Friends Association) in Swindon was awarded the funding from Swindon’s Bus Company Community Fund. The money will go…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (427+ words) Frustrated parents have been left scrambling to find school transport after a local provider cancelled planned pick-ups at the last minute. Cross Street Travel was due to provide travel arrangements for Swindon pupils of Pate’s Grammar School in Cheltenham as…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (572+ words) Wiltshire schools are performing well compared with schools nationally under the new Ofsted inspection system, councillors will be told next week. A report to Wiltshire Council’s Children’s Select Committee says 91 per cent of inspected Wiltshire schools met the expected standard…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (778+ words) More than one in 10 children aged 13 to 15 are likely to have received at least one sexual message online in the past year, a survey suggests. While most of these messages came from children of their own age, around a fifth…...