DESPITE the frustration of seeing his team’s season-opening double-header curtailed by the elements, Alun Rossiter is taking heart in the fact that his Swindon Robins will still start their campaign against reigning champions Poole Pirates. The
SWINDON Robins’ season-opening home meeting against the Poole Pirates will take place on Easter Monday at 4.30pm after being rained off this evening. Alun Rossiter’s side were geared up for a double-header against last season’s Elite League champions
Bearded Eurovision star Conchita Wurst has said she is "not comfortable" with being seen as a gay icon. The Rise Like A Phoenix singer, who won the competition last year, said she preferred to be herself. "I'm not really comfortable (with it) if I'm
NETWORK Rail has put the brakes on 'Hogwarts Express' operator West Coast Railway Company after one of its locomotives missed a 100mph collision by seconds near Royal Wootton Bassett in one of the 'most serious cases this year'. The unprecedented
PROBLEMS at Swindon’s Great Western Hospital were discussed during last night's televised political leaders’ debate. The programme saw seven party leaders debate topics such as the economy and immigration in a televised debate watched by millions
SO Easter is upon us once again and it is that time of year when traditionally we buy fish for the Easter weekend. For us at the Wood Street Foodhall it is a particularly busy time of the year and we have many varieties of fish and shellfish in
A PERSONAL trainer has used his experience of surviving a serious motorbike crash as motivation to set up a new business aiming to get groups of friends fit.Max Luckes, 19, began his fitness Maxercise classes at The Lawns this week, working one-on-one
Market manager Kardien Gerbrands talks about Swindon’s farmers’ markets UNFORTUNATELY for all you Swindon folk there won’t be a farmers’ market at the Designer Outlet this Sunday as we take a rest for Easter Sunday. It’s the only other Sunday
A YOUNG man desperate to give something back to his community by setting up a local charity shop has seen his dreams dashed at the last hurdle after a communication bungle left him without a sitewhere to set up shop. Last month, enterprising Adam
A HUGE cake will mark a Highworth care home scooping a top prize after being named one of the South West’s best. The Grove Hill Care Home came 12th in a study of the region’s 2,318 care homes by website www.carehome.co.uk, and Swindon’s best provider
CHILDREN had an egg-straordinary time during an Easter workshop at Explore Learning on Tuesday. The centre, in Ashworth Road, laid on the free sessions for children aged between five and 14. The workshops included sessions in creative writing
AS a teenager George French battled the SS and Wehrmacht across Europe with his comrades, discovered a hidden German battleship and demanded its surrender. He saw the aftermath of Nazi atrocities and witnessed the joy of countless liberated people
HONDA Civics made in Swindon will be exported to America, the company has announced.The new, five-door Civic going to America will be built at Honda of the UK Manufacturing (HUM), in Highworth Road, South Marston.Honda North America revealed the news
With a cocktail shaker, some classy stemware and a few basic ingredients, these gin and vodka based cocktails are easier to make than you think - and best of all, very straightforward to drink too... VODKA :: SPRING KIWI KICK Celebrate
Raymond Blanc isn't afraid to get his hands dirty in the garden - and neither is his 94-year-old mum. Jeananne Craig meets the green-fingered chefOn a recent trip to France to visit his 92-year-old mother, Raymond Blanc was woken by a noise in the garden
PrezzoRegent Circus, Swindon, SN1 1FATel: 01793 486477HAVE you been down to the new Regent Circus development yet? Yes, yes... I know it’s not strictly ‘new’ any more, having been open for months now, and I know that in the interests of journalistic curiosity
THE COUNTY GROUND HOTEL115 County RoadSN1 2EBTel: 01793 423343WHAT’S LIKERegulars of The County Ground Hotel celebrated a special anniversary in November 1997 when the pub notched up a century of service to Swindon drinkers. Arkell's bought the land
STRAP on your lederhosen and get your German phrase book ready – Swindon’s answer to Oktoberfest is back this month. For the third year running, BeerfestUK will be filling out the MECA in Regent Circus on Saturday, April 18 for an evening of beer
Matt Fox, 31, from North Swindon is the founder of Madam Renards Mini Fringe.Do you cook a lot yourself? What is your failsafe dish?My wife Jessie and I share the cooking pretty much 50/50. My failsafe dish will be something involving lots of chillies
4:49pm Labour's Chuka has criticised Nigel Farage over his comments on HIV in last night's TV debate. The shadow business secretary, pictured above right during a visit to Swindon this week, tweeted: "Unsurprisingly
SANGRIA flowed and paella steamed while crowds packed out a new tapas bar in Royal Wootton Bassett on opening night. Casa de Pico – loosely translated to ‘house of Spike’ in honour of owner, Anthony ‘Spike’ Pulsford – officially opened to the public
ORDERS to cut the amount of planning red tape needed for solar panels at selected sites in Swindon will go before councillors this month.On Tuesday, April 14, Swindon Borough Council’s Planning Committee will consider the introduction of Local Development
THE first leg of Swindon Robins’ season opening double header against Poole Pirates has been called off due to the wet weather. Alun Rossiter’s men were scheduled to kick off the new Elite League season against reigning champions Poole at Wimborne
AFTER 15 months of pregnancy, a labour lasting 10 minutes saw the Cotswold Wildlife Park’s first male rhino arrive in the world - just in time for Easter. The baby white rhino was born at the park at about 12.30pm on March 27, and the dramatic
COMMUTERS are reminded that they will face delays today travelling by train to London. As part of the ongoing redevelopment work at Reading train station, to increase capacity, work will cause disruption to services to and from London Paddington
AS Swindon fans endure a football drought at the County Ground, it’s the seven international players who have been under the spotlight. Massimo Luongo hasn’t enjoyed the best international break with an injury hampering his time with the Australia
SWINDON’S overachievement this season has come at a price this weekend as seven of Mark Cooper’s team go and represent their country at senior and youth level. That has resulted in an 18-day break between games, adding extra pressure into the penultimate
MORE Swindon children are taking and passing their GCSEs early, according to data released by the Department for Education this week.According to the statistics, more than 60 per cent of pupils who will be aged 19 at the end of the academic year 2016/
ADVER Sport's guide to Swindon Town's next opponent: MK Dons The Chalkboard KARL Robinson’s teams are well known for their attacking intent and this Saturday will be no different. Dons took the game to Town in the reverse fixture and overturned
WITHOUT Wayne Allison’s goals in the 1995/96 season Swindon Town would not have been promoted, but ‘the Chief’ believes the real secret behind that team’s success was the group’s friendship. Allison’s thoughts are an encouraging sign to the current
MK DONS boss Karl Robinson has described the Easter weekend as crucial in the League One promotion shake-up. Robinson brings his Dons side to the County Ground tomorrow to take on Town. If Swindon get the win they could be just a point behind Preston
AHEAD of the final week of his side’s campaign, Fairford Town manager Gareth Davies is hoping that this term, the foundations have been laid for a bright future at Cinder Lane. After spending last season in charge of Malmesbury Victoria, Davies
SWINDON Town striker Andy Williams has called on his teammates to make the final sacrifice as they make the final push for promotion. With Swindon Town sitting third in the League One table, having hung in or around the automatic play-off places
POOLE Pirates rider Dakota North is looking forward to getting back on a bike but is not concerned that he will be facing his former employer. The 23-year-old was a key member of the Robins side that reached the Elite League play-off semi-finals
GRZEGORZ Zengota can’t wait to take flight as his second stint as a Swindon Robin gets underway today against Poole Pirates. The 26-year-old spent two seasons at the Abbey Stadium but has spent the majority of time since then racing outside of
‘CHAMPIONSHIPS are not won on the first day,’ says Swindon Robins manager Alun Rossiter as he prepares his side to face last year’s champions Poole Pirates for today’s double-header. The Robins bring the tapes up on their season at Wimborne Road
THE season came to a disappointing end on Sunday with defeat to Peterborough but on reflection, looking back at the season, I feel we have made another step in the right direction. As a team, we made the cup semi-final and finished fifth in the
AS THE season nears its end, Paul Braithwaite recognises that for the majority of teams, there are no tangible rewards left to play for. But the Wootton Bassett Town manager has thrown down the gauntlet to his players and challenged them to maintain
SUPERMARINE boss Dave Webb has admitted that his squad is too thin for him to have the luxury of rotating his side with two games in the space of three days. Supermarine start their Easter weekend with a trip to Tiverton Town, a side who sit just
LAWRENCE Bennett’s manager Steve Goodwin is hoping to have the Bad Boy installed as the mandatory challenger for the English cruiserweight title next week. The 32-year-old, who successfully defended his Southern Area crown last month with a first
RYAN Martin must stay his guard when he faces Matthew Ashmole in Gloucester this month. The rising welterweight star takes on the Welshman, who has yet to taste victory in his 24-fight career, at the GL1 Leisure Centre on April 18. And while
SIMON Belcher says that he can’t wait to be back behind the wheel of his Toyota Avensis ahead of the start of the new Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship. The Swindon driver, who is targeting a strong start to his second BTCC season, is
A KIND primary school student cut almost nine inches off her hair – and raised £700 in one week for a children’s cancer charity.Six-year-old Keeley Corcoran from Redhouse had 8.5 inches of her long blonde hair chopped off – and donated it to the Little
AS THE election campaign entered its fourth day, the issue of children’s centres yet again came to the fore.This week saw the closure of seven across Swindon, as the council looked to save almost £800,000 in the face of heavy budget pressures.In their
KINGSMEAD Care Home has been inspected by the Quality Care Commission and told it has been ranked as good across the board.The organisation rated the home, in Prospect Place, Old Town, following an unannounced inspection in January. When assessing a healthcare
