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  • PREDICTIONS LEAGUE: Play-Off Final Preston NE v Swindon

    PREDICTIONS LEAGUE: Pay-Off Final Preston NE v Swindon Who believed that we would be in this position at the start of the season? Who amongst you believed that we would be relegated? Who believed that you don’t win anything with kids?

  • Explosion heard as gang hit bank in smash and grab

    A GANG made off from Barclay's bank in West Swindon in the early hours of this morning after setting off an explosion and damaging the cash machines. Police were called to the branch on Rivenhall Road shortly after 3.15am, after members of the public

  • PLAY-OFFS 2015: Now win it for us all!

    SWINDON Town fans have united to wish their heroes luck as they attempt to secure promotion at the home of English football, Wembley. Tomorrow, fans will embark on a journey down the M4 to find out if their team can conquer rivals Preston North

  • PLAY-OFFS 2015: Garner expecting 'no-fear' Town

    PRESTON’S lethal weapon Joe Garner believes the team trying to gun down his promotion hopes, Swindon Town, will be fearless at Wembley. The Lilywhites’ 27-goal striker must be aware he is not going to get as easy a ride as he did last month when

  • PLAY-OFFS 2015: 'My play-off final' - Duncan Shearer, 1990

    WHEN I was back down at the County Ground for the 25-year reunion of the squad that played at Wembley that year, Alan Mac (McLoughlin) got up and said something that I’d never thought about before. He said that he remembered when we were at Wembley

  • PLAY-OFFS 2015: Wembley tips would be a Swift service

    JOHN Swift will seek the advice of some of his Chelsea teammates before he heads to Wembley for the first time as a player. Swift has been back and forth between Chelsea’s Cobham training base and Swindon getting treatment for a calf strain in

  • Troy revving up for Prague

    ROBINS skipper Troy Batchelor is ready to start firing on the Grand Prix circuit after blasting back to form for Swindon on Thursday. The Australian ace heads into tonight’s Czech Grand Prize in Prague at 14th in the overall standings following

  • SNOOKER: Cueing up for Jesters wins

    SWINDON’S Jesters Snooker Club hosted the Cuestars circuits finals day, where world number nine Joe Perry was the guest of honour. Fareham teenager James Budd won the Cuestars South of England Under 21 Gold Tour Championship with a 3-2 victory

  • Near-miss for Bassett and Swindon quartets

    QUARTETS from Wootton Bassett and Swindon missed out on reaching the final in the Wiltshire Women’s national fours championship last weekend at Bassett. The home rink of Carol Pugh, Charlotte Daniell, Lucy Smith & Charlie Godwin were beaten

  • Bassett duo come in as Wiltshire tackle Trophy test

    WOOTTON Bassett’s David Godwin and Neil Smith have been called up as replacements for Wiltshire side in the Balcombe Trophy (Men’s National County Top Two Fours). The duo come in as England international Graham Shadwell (Spencer Moulton) is ruled

  • Martin gets that Jamega winning feeling again

    MARTIN Sell returned to the top of the leaderboard for his first Jamega Pro Golf Tour victory of 2015 at the Bedfordshire this week. Wrag Barn's Sell, the reigning Jamega Tour overall champion, 35, finished seven under par and one shot clear of

  • PLAY-OFFS 2015: Byrne-ing desire for Wembley joy

    AFTER being left on the bench during his last visit to Wembley while on loan at Brentford, Swindon Town wing-back Nathan Byrne is hoping to go one step further on Sunday. The 22-year-old, who scored a late winner in the first leg victory over Sheffield

  • PLAY-OFFS 2015: Nathan makes case for Town's defence

    NATHAN Thompson insists Town’s back line will be fully prepared to deal with Preston’s potent attack at Wembley tomorrow. Town are one of only three sides in League One to have stopped Preston scoring this season, when they shut out the Lilywhites

  • Could you join Cricklade's on-call firefighters?

    WILTSHIRE Fire & Rescue Service needs more on-call firefighters to give cover through Cricklade and the surrounding villages. A special recruitment event, where people can find out more about the work, will take place on Tuesday, May 26, from