SWINDON suffered their second Elite League defeat in as many nights as they were sunk 51-39 at Eastbourne. But Alun Rossiter’s men will be hugely disappointed not to have secured at least a losing point after pushing the Eagles for most of
A MOTORCYCLIST has died after losing control of their bike on the motorway and hitting a tree. The M4 was closed for five hours last night following the fatal accident, which happened on the eastbound carriageway of the motorway between junction
BLACKLISTED Carillion worker Dave Smith has pledged his support to the strikers at Great Western Hospital. He was speaking at a public meeting held by the GMB union, which represents the strikers who work in the housekeeping department at GWH. Earlier
MORE than 40 years after Olympic hurdler David Hemery set the world alight with his record breaking run in Mexico he is ready to light up the Olympics again. The Olympic gold medalist will be carrying the Olympic Torch through Royal Wootton
CONTRACTORS employed by Swindon Council have destroyed three historic World War Two tanks traps while carrying out road improvements. The monolithic concrete structures, thought to form part of the General Headquarter Line installed during the Second
THE SALE of stamps has crashed in Swindon’s Post Offices following sharp hikes in the cost of sending letters through the Royal Mail. A first-class stamp rose in price from 46p to 60p and a second-class stamp rose from 36p to 50p on April 30 after regulator
DANGEROUS dogs have attacked police officers in Swindon and Wiltshire on almost 20 occasions over the past three years. The worst incident involved a Staffordshire bull terrier-type breed which was destroyed after clamping its jaws around an
A LOCAL mental health charity was handed the keys to a new minibus yesterday which will enhance the services it offers its users. SUNS – Service User Network Swindon – is run by service users for service users, providing them with opportunities to talk
FURIOUS residents in Rodbourne are considering withholding their council tax until something is done about the derelict home which went up in flames in the centre of their street. On Wednesday night, 9 Deburgh Street was destroyed by fire just five months
FOR an unprecedented seventh consecutive year, Swindon Harriers’ Morgan Gascoigne took the female long jump county title in her age group at the Wiltshire Track and Field County Championships at Tidworth on Sunday, May 13. Gacoigne, 17, went on to consolidate
WESTLECOT are certainly not going to give up their title of top club in the men’s Wiltshire Four Rink League easily. Nine-times play-off winners in the last 10 seasons, they have made a great start to their 2012 campaign. They have won
PHIL Smith has opened up about his release by Swindon Town, saying he is desperately disappointed to be leaving “a big part of his life” behind as he moves on to pastures new. The goalkeeper, who made 132 appearances over six years with the
LOUISE Hunt faces an agonising wait to see if she has done enough to qualify for the Paralympics this summer, after a disappointing campaign at the Japan Open. The Wanborough wheelchair tennis star crashed out to similarly-ranked American Emmy Kaiser
COACH Sarah Moon says she is content with the 2012 competition displays of Team GB rhythmic gymnastics side as they continue their preparation for the London Olympics. The group, which includes Swindon’s Jade Faulkner and Hilperton’s Francesca Fox,
IT WAS always going to be an emotional occasion. The death of former Swindon and Lakeside rider Lee Richardson following a crash in Poland on Sunday, resulted in a huge outpouring of grief among the speedway community. Richardson was
WILTSHIRE Ladies faded in the latter stages and lost their Johns Trophy, inter-county championship trial, on Sunday. Despite leading for three quarters of the match at Amesbury, they went down by 143-116 to Wiltshire men’s South West Counties League
TWO RINKS from Purton together with one each from Westlecot and Stratton Churchway have reached the last eight in the ladies county national fours championship. They will be bidding today to become the first Wiltshire qualifiers for the 2012 Ladies National
THE risk of missing perhaps his only chance to play at Wembley proved to be the major factor in Billy Bodin’s decision to choose club over country this week. On Thursday, Bodin, who had been on standby for the Welsh national squad, was called up by manager
SWINDON Town’s Football in the Community team are on the look-out for girls to sign up to their Football and Futsal Education Programme. Town have recently secured funding from the Football League to help set up the course, which incorporates an academic
SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING: Isobel Collings admits she’ll be watching London 2012 with envious eyes after suffering Games anguish earlier this year. The Christian Malford ace’s tale of Olympic heartache saw her miss out by one spot on selection for the GB
