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A SWINDON father-to-be who committed a string of violent attacks has avoided an immediate trip to prison.

Loughborough Lightning head coach Vic Burgess was proud of the way her players battled after early setbacks in the Vitality Netball Superleague…

A man is set to host a charity concert in his garden to help support research into fighting cancers affecting children and young people.

A SWINDON man who smashed a casino window will now spend six weeks behind bars after he failed to engage with the probation service.

A SWINDON man who smashed a casino window will now spend six weeks behind bars after he failed to engage with the probation service.

By Advertiser Reporter Screenshot from video taken of the Halifax fire Picture: SUBMITTED A TOWN centre man has appeared in court accused of setting fire to the Halifax bank. Charles Bacchus Laforest, 58, is said to have poured accelerant and set the fire that caused £17,000-worth of damage to the Bridge Street branch. Prosecutor Rachel Bailey said the bank was shut for at least seven days after the fire on February 1, 2020. She a...

By Advertiser Reporter Pictures: PEXELS A HOMELESS man ended up in court over an argument sparked by the speed with which a Tesco customer was scanning in a pack of crisps. Michael Ashton, 47, was said to have been in a hurry to reach a hostel in Chippenham so he could warm up his food before spending a night on the streets. He was behind his victim at the self-service checkouts in the Tesco Metro in Emery Gate, Chippenham, on Octobe...

By Advertiser Reporter Sainsburys Trowbridge and, inset, Swindon Magistrates Court Pictures: GOOGLE/ADVER A WOMAN threatened to stab a Sainsbury’s worker with a hypodermic needle, a court heard. Melanie Shawcross, 42, threatened the male member of staff at the Trowbridge supermarket after he challenged her about stealing alcohol. Graham Dono, prosecuting, told Swindon Magistrates’ Court the woman said: “I’ve got a needle in h...

Wilko, Greenbridge Pictures: ADVER/PEXELS A SERIAL shoplifter who stole a Wilko pressure washer just three days after being given a suspended sentence or burglary has been jailed. Beau Houghton, who has 83 theft offences on his record, was spared an immediate jail sentence by the district judge on Monday, March 1. The 44-year-old had admitted stealing a Japanese tea grinder in a non-dwelling burglary at the Paramount Buildings on Princes Street, opposite the magistrates’ court, and als...

By Advertiser Reporter Covingham Park, where the boy ran down his victim; inset: a McDonalds sign Pictures: GOOGLE/PIXABAY A BOY who ran down a 69-year-old woman in front of her two grandchildren then drove away laughing was branded “out of control” by a Swindon judge. The 14-year-old, who cannot be named as he is under 18, was sentenced to 18 months in custody for a string of violent offending dating back to November 2019.  Sen...