SWINDON Town manager Mark Cooper felt that his side could have defeated Coventry City this afternoon. Town were left to rue another soft goal that ruined an otherwise solid performance in their 1-1 draw with Coventry City this afternoon. Following
RAPHAEL Branco was Swindon Town’s hero for the second time this season as his goal earned his side a point. The Brazilian defender, who salvaged a point for the Robins at Gillingham, headed Town level after Josh McQuoid had given Coventry the lead
ROADWORKS to upgrade the surface of the A420 close to Shrivenham have been completed a full week ahead of schedule to the relief of residents. The programme from Oxford County Council began on 23 July and had been expected to last for seven weeks
6:07pm Cooper said that he didn't really have to say too much during the interval today. He said: "It was easy really (the half-time team talk). "I thought that we were playing really well, we were creating chances,
NATHAN Byrne is the latest Town player to praise teammate Yaser Kasim in the wake of the Iraqi’s excellent recent form. Byrne is perhaps better placed than most to comment having known Kasim since a young age as they came through together at Tottenham
SWINDON Spitfires ladies kick off their league campaign on Sunday and hope that this season will see them mount a serious title challenge. The team finished third in the South West Women’s League Premier Division last term, having only won promotion
Town boss Mark Cooper revealed just how big a loss Nathan Thompson would be today against Coventry when he compared his captain to two greats of defending, Alan Hansen and Franco Baresi. Thompson saw red in the last action of last Tuesday’s League
WILTSHIRE Police officers will be on high alert along the M4 next week as delegates make their way to and from Swindon for the NATO summit in Newport under threat of disruption from activists. A massive security operation is under way, stretching
POLICE staffing levels are holding at just over 1,000 bobbies on the beat as new funding help the force provide improved services. Half a million pounds from central government, in addition to a two per cent increase in the police precept in council
A WOMAN who took part in a benefit scam totalling almost £25,000 has been jailed for 18 weeks. Rukhsana Dastagir, 43, of Torrington Court, admitted 12 counts of benefit fraud at various points stretching back to 2005. In total she claimed just
THE company which is set to take over the town’s leisure facilities has reassured current staff it is not looking to make sweeping cuts. Greenwich Leisure Limited was announced as the preferred bidder earlier this year and is set to take over all
A WARDEN at sheltered accommodation who plundered thousands from the bank account of an elderly widower, who has since died, walked free from court. Bingo addict Angela Barefoot helped herself to the cash after getting her hands on the card and
THE Steam Museum, the Designer Outlet Village and the Magic Roundabout are among locations being praised for an increase in international tourists visiting Wiltshire. Figures released this week by VisitBritain show international visits to Wiltshire
STUDENT Cerianne Pidgeon has been left devastated after her trip to climb to the roof of Africa was cancelled despite raising thousands of pounds for charity. The 21-year-old from Nythe, who was to climb Kilimanjaro with Student Adventures, is
SWINDON Women’s Aid staff have become the latest to take part in the Ice Bucket Challenge sweeping the country. On Thursday afternoon seven members of staff at the charity trekked to Westlea Fire Station to receive their dousing of ice cold water
NEW services to support victims will be commissioned in Swindon from April next year as part of the updated Police and Crime Plan. The needs of victims and the vital role volunteers can play in tackling crime and anti-social behaviour are highlighted
RAPE crimes being settled by community resolutions have been branded unacceptable by the police inspectorate in a report into data handling. An extensive assessment of crime recording practices within Wiltshire Police was published this week and
BLIND musician Trev Taylor has recorded an album in support of the Wiltshire Blind Association. Trev, 69, a retired Swindon Council surveyor, took up the guitar when he was 15 after his father gave him one as a present. The new album, titled
STAFF at a nursing home in Purton have celebrated its 30th anniversary by recreating a photograph that appeared in the Swindon Advertiser three decades ago. Keith and Mary Trowbridge, who are both registered nurses with almost 80 years of care
A PENSIONER who had his shotgun certificate confiscated by the police over fears about his grandson has been allowed to have it back. Richard Stent’s permission to hold a gun was removed the day after police went to his house earlier this year
ARNIE Peter Rogers has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving in the horrific collision which took the life of 33-year-old Paul Winters in May. Early on the morning of May 25, Paul had been a passenger in a Nissan Almera travelling
