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A big band concert held in the Swindon area this weekend will raise money for the borough's newest mental health charity.

A former councillor who dedicated decades of his life to public service has died.

With the big day on Thursday, November 20, partying in Swindon began earlier that week. The local branch of the International Sequence Dance Circle held a ball at the Co-operative Hall in East Street where Princess Elizabeth’s dance, the Royal Minuet, was on the programme. And guests at the Coate Amateur Swimming Club Wedding Eve celebration paid six shillings to dance the night away to Johnnie Stiles and his Band at the Town Hall. Although the town had no official entertainment, numerous street parties had been organised and Swindon schoolchildren enjoyed a day off school. At Blunsdo...

A DAD-of-two has been shortlisted for a prestigious award to recognise his work during the pandemic. Pradeep Bhardwaj, the founder of Swindon Volunteers has helped thousands of people throughout the year by delivering free hot meals, collecting prescriptions at pharmacies, shopping for the elderly and vulnerable and helping GPs and care homes get PPE at the start of the pandemic. The 53-year-old, from Wroughton, has been nominated for the MTM Person of the Year 2020 Award which celebrates excellence and achievements of the Asian, Black, and ethnic minorities in the South West England. ...