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  • Sell poised for second day challenge at Mentmore

    SWINDON golfer Martin Sell has made a good start at Mentmore as he finished the day in tied fourth after carding a five-under-par first round. The Wrag Barn Pro won at the same course, in Leighton Buzzard, earlier this year in the Challenge Tour

  • PREDICTIONS LEAGUE: Swindon Town v Oldham Athletic

    Swindon Town v Oldham Athletic Jonathan Obika marked his return to the red of Swindon with two great goals before half time to give the Town their first – of many, hopefully – league win of the season on the road. It’s early days still, but

  • Chief Constable investigated by IPCC

    PAT Geenty, chief constable for Wiltshire Police, is being investigated along with an inspector and a detective constable after claims the handling of sexual abuse allegations were covered up. The allegations relate to a case of historic sexual

  • FA CUP: Marine handed showdown with ex-cup heroes

    SWINDON Supermarine are set to take on a set of former cup heroes in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup. Dave Webb's side have been handed a trip to Havant & Waterlooville, who famously took a 2-0 lead against Premier League giants Liverpool

  • REVIEW: What the Ladybird Heard was great to see

    What the Ladybird Heard Wyvern Theatre Saturday, September 13 By Kelly Jobanputra A SHOW based on the award winning picture book called ‘What the Ladybird Heard’ was a great success for little ones and parents alike when it came to Swindon

  • Averies Recycling fire is finally out, it has been confirmed

    57 DAYS after it started, the fire at Averies Recycling is finally out, it has been confirmed. The Marshgate fire has been fully put out by Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service, Swindon Council confirmed this morning, with crews from the fire service

  • Add a little bit of light and pass it on

    Josie Williams, 55, is a community arts development officer based at Commonweal School. She lives in Old Town with husband Victor, a pensions analysis officer, and has three grown-up children and a grandson   “My job is about developing the arts

  • Cool hand Wes shrugs off penalty woes

    WES Foderingham admits that he had to find his composure to produce a man-of-the-match display at Bradford City after a penalty decision left him fuming. The 23-year-old stopper was adjudged by referee Richard Clark, the official who sent off Troy

  • BRADFORD CITY 1 SWINDON TOWN 2: Progress on parade

    IF Swindon Town are to go on and achieve anything this season, then it will be down to days like the one at Bradford City on Saturday. Backs against the wall for the opening 15 and final 10 minutes, conceding a dubious penalty and finding themselves

  • Spurred on to success

    NEW Swindon Town hero Jon Obika admits that the Tottenham Hotspur connection at the County Ground helped make him a fan even before his deadline day move. The 24-year-old striker marked his debut for the Robins with a first-half double at Bradford

  • Students learn new skills on summer course

    A COURSE offering youngsters the chance to learn new skills during the summer holidays has been hailed a success. A group of 31 students from Swindon College gathered for a graduation event after the four-week adventure programme, run by the National

  • Crowds turn out to enjoy weekend railway events

    THOUSANDS of people got on board with two family rail events over the weekend. Blunsdon at War was held at Swindon and Cricklade Railway, while the Steam Museum hosted Swindon Railway Festival. Swindon and Cricklade Railway, based in Tadpole

  • Churchfields celebrates its birthday

    HUNDREDS of people flocked to Churchfields Academy in Salcombe Grove to celebrate the school’s 50th birthday. Former students and teachers enjoyed reminiscing on the decades past and enplorng the stalls and activities on offer, including stands

  • 29-year-old woman due before Bristol court on murder charge

    A WOMAN has appeared in court charged with the murder of Michael Redpath after a fire in Swindon last week. Patricia Louise Hindle appeared at Swindon Magistrates Court on Saturday charged with the offence after the blaze at a property in Albion

  • Pals join forces to launch new brand

    ENTREPRENEURS Kara-Jay Matthews and Nicki Silvanus have set their sights on turning a house of junk into an empire. House of Junk is the name of the brand the pair has dreamt up to wage an assault on the fashion industry, with their passion for

  • Ann thanks GWH's life-saving sepsis team

    ANN Brady was guest of honour at Great Western Hospital’s event to mark World Sepsis Day and she thanked the centre’s staff for helping her overcome the condition. Ann, 74, was struck down by the illness, also known as septicaemia or blood poisoning

  • Drug dealer avoids jail

    A DRUG dealer caught with hard drugs in a Gorse Hill alleyway has been spared jail after a judge heard it had taken more than a year for police to charge him. Sumon Gurung was found in possession of crack cocaine after police spotted him off Cricklade

  • Archbishop sees town treasure on tour stop-over

    THE Archbishop of Canterbury made a visit to one of Swindon’s best kept secrets when he viewed the famous St John Polyptych in St Mary’s Church. The Most Rev Justin Welby visited the church, in Lydiard Tregoze, as part of his whistle-stop tour

  • Offenders scheme will ‘save millions’

    AN award-winning service working with offenders within the community has pledged to save millions for partner agencies. The One Swindon: 5 wards project, which helps rehabilitate offenders by working with them on projects in the community, has

  • High speed chase driver walks free

    A MAN obsessed with cars who led police on a 60mph chase through town centre streets before abandoning his vehicle has been spared jail. James Blackman, 23, of Oakham Close, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, failure to stop after a road traffic

  • Headteacher fears GCSE change will be unfair

    A HEADTEACHER has raised concerns about the top grades of a new-style GCSE going to only three per cent of students. Only the top three per cent of GCSE English and maths papers will be awarded the grade when the new papers are sat in 2017 following

  • A second chance at love for pensioners

    AS Tom Weaver will testify, you are never too old to find love – and it can come right out of the blue. After his wife of 38 years lost her battle with illness and two of his children passed away, he felt desperate and admits he was on the brink

  • Fate of Phones4U staff uncertain after firm 'collapses'

    Phones 4u is to go into administration - placing more than 5,500 jobs at risk - after network operator EE joined Vodafone in cutting ties with the retailer. The company said its stores will be closed today pending a decision by the administrators