TEENAGER Luke Cowley was jailed for 21 months today for killing his best friend while speeding on Marlborough Road last year.

LIFE writing group, the Ambience Writers, offered a showcase of their work yesterday as part of the Swindon Festival of Literature.

THE TOWN’S top police officer has hit back after a senior judge claimed the cocaine trade was ‘rife and widespread’ in Swindon.

THE organisers of Cancer Research UK’s Race For Life in Swindon are urging women to enter the afternoon event at Lydiard Park, as the morning event is now full.

BRITISH Rail has paid £170,000 in compensation to the widow of a former Swindon railway worker who died from asbestos-related cancer in May 2011.

THE people of Swindon have given a resounding thumbs up to the taste of crocodile, zebra and kangaroo meat.

An independent inquiry is being carried out after a man was stabbed to death by his partner in Wiltshire.

MORE than 75 people turned out to hear Lord Sainsbury’s talk yesterday at the lunchtime event on Day 11 of the Swindon Festival of Literature.

Guest editor Ross Noble solves the problems of the people of Swindon.

The family of a 10-year-old girl who died in a skiing accident raises £20,000 for a charity set up in her memory.

COMEDIAN Ross Noble is travelling around the country, visiting various locations as suggested by his Twitter followers for a new show on Dave, called Ross Noble Freewheeling. Yesterday he took over as editor of the Swindon Advertiser for the day and put the team through its paces producing his vision of the paper.

TWO women have been arrested on suspicion of keeping a brothel in dual raids on the well-known St Tropez parlour.

THE show is set to go on for the Mela after Swindon Council backed down over recently imposed limits on visitors to Town Gardens.

AN AUTHOR who came to Swindon from the Caribbean in 1961 launches a new book at his old school tonight.

THE official launch of Swindon Autism Information and Advice Service will take place on May 20 from 9.30am to 10.30am at Pinetrees Community Centre.

COMEDIAN Ross Noble enjoyed his time editing the Adver but admitted it was not something he could do day in, day out.

COMEDIAN Ross Noble is travelling around the country, visiting various locations as suggested by his Twitter followers for a new show on Dave, called Ross Noble Freewheeling. Yesterday he took over as editor of the Swindon Advertiser for the day and put the team through its paces producing his vision of the paper.

THE next meeting of the Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee will take place on June 5 in Committee Room 6 at the Civic Offices.

ORGANISERS of the Wroughton Carnival say only part of the event will be able to go ahead unless businesses come forward with funding.

Unexpected visit from Angus MacPherson to meet local beat officers, councillors and community workers