RYAN Aldridge reckons the pressure is all on Peterborough Phantoms after Swindon Wildcats hauled themselves back in the chase for qualification for the English Premier League play-off weekend. Phantoms looked to be cruising to next weekend’s big
SWINDON Wildcats mounted a brave comeback to keep themselves in with a chance of making the English Premier League play-off weekend following a narrow defeat in the first leg of their quarter-final against Peterborough Phantoms this evening. Cats
9:08pm That's your lot for tonight folks. We'll have reaction from Cats head coach Ryan Aldridge online soon, otherwise be sure to join Matt Edwards for tomorrow's second leg. 8:40pm
WEMBLEY Way will have to wait until another day to be swamped in the red and black of Highworth Town after the Worthians’ valiant Vase run was brought to an end in the North East this afternoon. Embarking on a 600-mile round trip, John Fisher’s
DAVID Howell tumbled down the leaderboard at the Trophee Hassan II in Morocco this afternoon with an error strewn five-over-par round of 77. The Broome Manor pro had headed into the weekend at Golf du Palais Royal in good shape after opening with
5:14pm There were Highworth players in tears at the end of the game but they were clapped off the pitch and rightly so after a memorable Vase run. Thanks again for following today's live coverage
TODAY is D-day for Highworth Town in its quest to reach Wembley with 1,500 supporters gathering in North Shields for the 3pm kick-off. Around 150 fans are due to be in place at Daren PerssonStadium this afternoon, with many setting off from North
HORSESHOE Boxing Club’s Harrison Pearson produced a heroic display but was unlucky to lose in the final of the All England competition earlier this month. Pearson was in action in the under-80kg class at the International Sports Arena in Sheffield
HIGHWORTH Town keeper Gary Stevens insists heading into 'the Morgue’ today will not intimidate him. The 26-year-old had to endure a barrage of abuse in the second half of Highworth Town’s FA Vase semi-final first leg and that was at the Elms.
A HOST of local players took part in the PlanetBowls North Wilts Second Open Singles tournament last weekend. Mike Titcombe Jnr, Neil Smith and Dave Snell fared the best, with all three reaching the last 16. Titcombe went down in a tie-break
SUNDAY will be an extra special occasion for one of Swindon Town’s quartet of Young Lions. Jack Stephens, a Torpoint boy, is in line for his first appearance at England Under 20 level, as they take on the USA. The big deal for Stephens will be
WILDCATS forward Jonas Hoog says that his side have to execute their game plan to a tee if they wish to emerge victorious from their two-legged play-off quarter-final showdown with the Peterborough Phantoms. Swindon got things spot on when they
RYAN Aldridge may be preparing for his final shot at leading the Swindon Wildcats to play-off glory but the Link Centre chief isn’t about to change his pre-match superstitions any time soon. The Wildcats stalwart, who is set to step away from his
THE BIGGEST challenge for the new-look Swindon Robins line-up might well fall at the feet of the two reserves, Charles Wright and Lewis Rose. Whilst the Robins’ other new riders - Gregorz Zengota, Adrian Miedzinski and Kyle Howarth - can all draw
I’M having a serious case of deja vu as I sit writing this, as the last time I penned my Iron Lady column I had my feet up in a hotel room preparing to race and here I am again… feet up in a hotel room getting ready to race! Two weeks ago I was
THE Smith family endured mixed fortunes in the first block of the annual Westlecot Indoor Club Championship finals staged at the Old Town club last weekend. Neil Smith and his youngest daughter Katy, 18, retained their respective men’s and ladies
KATE Jacobs continued her excellent start to 2015 with another sparkling personal best, writes KEVIN FAHEY. The 38-year-old Swindon Harrier from Stratton St Margaret smashed her personal best in the B&Q Eastleigh 10k road race last Sunday with
MARCH 28 has not been the best of days for Swindon Town in recent years, with only one victory recorded in the last ten games on this date - and none in the last seven. In 1959, it was Easter Saturday and Town met today’s previously scheduled opponents
SWINDON Robins skipper Troy Batchelor has conceded that losing Peter Kildemand in the off-season will be a loss but he has backed the team’s new recruits to step up to the plate. Former number one Kildemand topped the Robins’ averages alongside
A GRIEVING mum has spoken of her heartache after being told to strip her baby daughter’s grave of sentimental items – due to council regulations. Laura Kirby-Deacon’s daughter Iashia, was tragically stillborn at just 31 weeks on December 6, 2011
THE Midcounties Co-operative Funeralcare has been working on a new series of DVDs and books which are aimed at helping those children who are struggling to cope with the death of a loved one. The group is working with charity CHUMS, who support
IMPROVEMENTS are needed at Eldene Surgery after the Care Quality Commission slammed some of its practices. A report was released on Thursday following an inspection at the surgery, in Colingsmead, in October. The commission has four options
A TEENAGER is due to be be sentenced next month after 22 wraps of heroin were alleged to have been found in his boxer shorts when he was picked up by police officers earlier this month. Fuze Munye, 19, had come to Swindon from his native Buckinghamshire
