Daniel Angelini

1 week ago | swindonadvertiser.co.uk | Daniel Angelini

9 1/1 A town centre shop has closed down and is now boarded up. The Poundland store on the corner of Regent Street and Havelock Square is no longer trading, as shoppers saw the shutters pulled down over the entrance and most of the windows covered up. New signage around the front of the shop points customers in the direction of the other Poundland branch in the area, which is 352 yards away and fills the former home of Wilko on The Parade.

1 week ago | swindonadvertiser.co.uk | Daniel Angelini

Swindon Palestine Solidarity organised a march through the town centre to call for an end to Israel's attacks on civilians in Gaza. (Image: Newsquest) A march through Swindon’s town centre which saw protesters demanding a ceasefire after violence carried out by Israel in Gaza led to a heated discussion about the conflict. Hundreds of people gathered at Regent Circus over the weekend as part of a demonstration organised by Swindon Palestine Solidarity.

1 week ago | swindonadvertiser.co.uk | Daniel Angelini

The Wiltshire and Bath Air Ambulance landed in Park South on Monday morning and then left the scene at around 10.15am with no patients onboard. Neighbours observed the helicopter flying low above their homes and touching down near Cranmore Avenue. It was later confirmed that, sadly, a woman died at the scene. A spokesperson for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) said: “We were called at 8.20am on Monday, June 16, to an incident in Swindon.

1 week ago | swindonadvertiser.co.uk | Daniel Angelini

Police arrested two men suspected of sex offences. (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Two people suspected of sex offences are in custody after police raided a business at a Swindon industrial estate. Officers, a specialist search team, and forensic investigators visited a business on the Transfer Bridges Industrial Estate near the busy double roundabout on Wednesday morning. A police cordon was in place for much of the day, and it has since been removed.

1 week ago | swindonadvertiser.co.uk | Daniel Angelini

The animal ran onto the westbound carriageway in Berkshire between J12 (Theale) and J13 (Chieveley) on Wednesday evening. While National Highways and Thames Valley Police dealt with the aftermath of the collision and closed two lanes, four miles of congestion formed which caused up to 45 minutes of delays to drivers' journeys.