Alex Lane-Kieltyka

4 days ago | swindonadvertiser.co.uk | Alex Lane-Kieltyka

Wiltshire people lost £100,000 in ticket sales scams in 2024. (Image: PA Wire) Wiltshire Police have announced that people in the county lost £100,000 due to ticket sale scams in 2024. According to Action Fraud, there was a total of £9.7 million lost in the UK due to scams, with insight suggesting that a large proportion of this took place in June and July in 2024.

4 days ago | swindonadvertiser.co.uk | Alex Lane-Kieltyka

5 1/1 One of Swindon's most iconic buildings and enduring leisure centres is celebrating a huge milestone this month. As well as hosting a swimming pool, ice rink and other activities, the Linkk Centre is also the home of the Swindon Wildcats Ice Hockey team. But on April 26, the Link Centre will be marking 40 years since it first opened in the town.

5 days ago | swindonadvertiser.co.uk | Alex Lane-Kieltyka

An Air Ambulance chief pilot has revealed the ins and outs of life as a helicopter pilot for Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance. Matt Wilcock, 49, has been at the air ambulance charity for a decade, being called to emergencies all over the county and the city of Bath. Matt spoke about the beginning of his career as a pilot, saying: "I learnt to fly at 16 via the RAF and joined the army as a pilot for 17 years. I flew all sorts, like Apaches, and that was how it all started.

1 week ago | swindonadvertiser.co.uk | Alex Lane-Kieltyka

A man from Swindon has broken a darts world record and raised around £3000 for Prospect Hospice. The Advertiser recently reported that Tom Barkham, a cover manager in Fairford, would aim to score a record-breaking amount of points in twelve hours as set my Guinness. On Saturday, 11 April, Tom was successful in setting a world record by hitting a whopping 166,612 points in half a day. Over the space of 12 hours, Tom threw 8985 darts in total to beat the record.

1 week ago | swindonadvertiser.co.uk | Alex Lane-Kieltyka

The air ambulance had to abort due to children running towards the helicopter. (Image: Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance) An air ambulance helicopter had to evade landing for an emergency after children ran towards the vehicle. A crew from the Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance charity were sent to a trauma injury incident in Swindon on 30 March when a group of children forced the helicopter to abort after chasing it to the landing zone.