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  • Artificial wickets badly damaged by barbecues

    RECKLESS revellers are being urged to be responsible after significant damage was caused to a £15,000 Moredon cricket facility. It appears thoughtless foodies have burnt the two artificial wicket surfaces at Moredon Playing Fields after cooking

  • College is the tops for adult education

    IF you are over 19 and looking to continue or return to education, you will struggle to find anywhere better than Swindon College for its type. The North Star Avenue institution has done a little digging through the performance figures made available

  • Family home wiped out by Nepal earthquake

    A FAMILY home, which housed three decades’ of memories for a Swindon man, was wiped out in minutes during Saturday’s devastating earthquake in Nepal, leaving him determined to rebuild it. Housing and infrastructure across the capital and Kathmandu

  • Don’t destroy my dog, pleads owner

    A MOTHER who owns a dangerous dog, which attacked her neighbour’s pet, has pleaded with Swindon Council not to destroy him. At Swindon Magistrates’ Court, on Friday, Natalie Guyatt, 35, of Oakham Close, pleaded guilty to owning an animal which

  • Colourful celebration as Bengali community comes together

    GLAMOROUS costumes and traditional food were among the highlights at Swindon’s Bengali new year celebration. The event, at the Broadgreen Community Centre on Sunday, welcomed hundreds of people who enjoyed the opportunity to celebrate Bangladesh

  • Grayson surprised by number of Town changes

    PRESTON boss Simon Grayson was surprised by the number of changes made by opposite number Mark Cooper as North End won out 3-0 at Deepdale.Grayson was anticipating some alterations to the Swindon side from the draw against Walsall, but did not see Cooper

  • HELLENIC LEAGUE: Fisher commits to another term with Highworth

    HIGHWORTH Town boss John Fisher has signed up for another season in the Hellenic League Premier division. Fisher took over as Highworth chief for a second time in 2012 but last week cast doubt over his future saying that he was finding the schedule

  • Clean up campaign gets boost

    LITTER pickers have had a boost after funding from Highworth Lions Club bought them new equipment ahead of their second outing in the town. Highworth Community Clean Up recovered more than a dozen black bags of rubbish at its inaugural litter pick

  • £1,000 for ideas fund

    SWINDON groups can apply for a slice of £100,000 in funding to help improve the lives of people in their neighbourhoods. Community groups are being urged to apply for cash from the Grand Ideas Fund, which will offer grants of £1,000. The fund

  • SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Collier settles for fair point

    CHIPPENHAM Town boss Mark Collier was happy to take a point in what he described as a tame end of season affair with Bideford.Both sides cancelled each other out during the 1-1 draw as the Bluebirds failed to capitalise on the visitors having ten men

  • SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Supermarine bow out with a win

    IT WAS a bitter-sweet ending to the campaign for Dave Webb after watching Supermarine conclude their Evo-Stik League Southern Division One South & West commitments with a 2-0 win over Cinderford Town.The win was a sign of what could have been for Webb

  • HELLENIC LEAGUE: Braithwaite stays on as Bassett boss

    WOOTTON Bassett Town have this morning announced that Paul Braithwaite will stay on as first team manager for next season. After a successful first season in charge, which saw Bassett secure an 11th place finish in the Hellenic League Premier Division

  • Cooper's team selection has fuelled MK Dons says Robinson

    MK DONS boss Karl Robinson was less than happy with Mark Cooper’s decision to rest seven key players against Preston North End on Saturday. Robinson would have been looking at the fixture between the sides fourth and second in the table as an opportunity

  • Disappointment, but no China crisis for Howell

    DAVID Howell took the positives from a successful two weeks in China despite bogeying the 72nd hole to lose the Volvo China Open in Shanghai this morning. Wu Ashun became the first Chinese player to win a European Tour event on home soil as Swindon

  • China Open ends in disappointment for Howell

    SWINDON golfer David Howell is still searching for his first win of the year after a bogey on the last hole of the Volvo China Open cost him the title. The Broome Manor pro went into the last hole of the weekend level with China’s Ashun Wu but