DOG lovers will be able to show off their pooches’ greatest assets once again as the dog show returns to Lydiard Park this summer. Last year’s event was such a success, the park has again teamed up with Eastcott Vets to host the show, which will
CROWDS went quackers for the 15th annual bank holiday duck race yesterday. The Rotary Club of Swindon Old Town held the traditional event at the Westcott Recreation Ground, which saw a digger drop the field into the river Ray for the quarter-mile
MASSIMO Luongo and Ben Gladwin’s landlord could be looking for a new set of tenants as Aston Villa are looking to take Town’s midfield pair away in a double swoop. The Australian international and former Marlow man are flatmates in Swindon and
WORK is set to begin on a £500,000 scheme to reduce the flood risk to Junction 16 of the M4 next week. It will affect the westbound side of the motorway. The work will take two months to complete and will result in some lane closures but Highways
SWINDON songbird Sarah Covey ensured the UK tasted Eurovision success this weekend - despite her home country’s entry scoring just five points - but is now back working at Specsavers. The 28-year-old represented Belgium as a backing singer in the
HIGH profile stars as rich and varied as Batman and Hilda Ogden lent their support to Wanborough’s Beer Race after fears this year could have been the end of the 60-year tradition. Almost 50 runners took on the whistle-stop tour of five pubs, along
THE Woodlands Edge pub has re-opened after undergoing a makeover – including the installation of TV screens in selected booths. Work on the pub, part of the Hungry Horse chain, began on May 5 and was completed in just over two weeks. On May
BRAVE Rosie Clift not only had her head shaved on Saturday but also had the logos of two Swindon organisations traced on her scalp in a bid to raise awareness of epilepsy. The 61-year-old, of Rodbourne, who has suffered with epilepsy since she
A SPRING garden sale fundraising for a horticultural charity which helps improve the lives of adults with learning difficulties was held this weekend. The sale, at Church Bush Hall in Purton Stoke, was organised by the Jubilee Gardens Project charity
A MUM whose daughter was diagnosed with diabetes when she was just two years old will cut off her waist-length hair to raise money for charity. Viv Elliott will slice off her luscious locks on July 5 to raise money for Juvenile Diabetes Research
ADRIAN Miedzinski’s Swindon Robins comeback has been pushed back until after the World Cup, team manager Alun Rossiter has revealed. Swindon have been without the services of Polish number one Miedzinski since he suffered a serious hand injury
A TOWN centre landlady is angry with the Regent Circus developer for not repairing damage caused during the building of the leisure centre. Antoinette Kerrigan runs Byron’s bar, next to Regent Circus, which opened in the spring. She claims
RESIDENTS in East Swindon are being urged to make their views heard on a planned major housing development. Last week a formal application was submitted to build 2,600 homes near Lotmead Farm, with the plans also promising a primary school and
TRAUMA parenting specialist Jane Evans is the new patron of the West Swindon Children’s Centre. The globally-renowned speaker and trainer, who recently appeared as a parenting expert on the Channel 5 series My Violent Child, has agreed to support
SOON after his diabetes diagnosis, David Parks vowed not to allow the condition to define him. The damage was done and he would have to deal with the condition for the rest of his days. “You can’t get rid of diabetes,” said the father-of-two
TRAIN operator First Great Western has been forced to issue an apology after a member of staff made an inappropriate onboard announcement. Last week a number of trains were held up after someone was hit by a train between Slough and Reading, with
THEY may not have had the impact he wanted, but Swindon barber Guy Awazi was keen to share his pride in being a part of the Swindon Town squad at Wembley. The 30-year-old Drove Road-based cutter was invited to the squad’s pre-match meal on Saturday
ROYAL Wootton Bassett's move across to rugby's Southern Counties South will see them travel for an opening day Wiltshire derby against Marlborough a the start of the 2015-16 season in September. Alan Low's side have changed divisions from Southern
AS THE dust begins to settle on Swindon Town's play-off disappointment at Wembley, we want your verdict on, not only the 4-0 defeat to Preston, but also the season as a whole and what the future holds for the County Ground men. Where and why did
SWINDON Town's Massimo Luongo has been called up into the Australia squad for their 2018 World Cup qualifier against Kyrgyzstan. The 22-year-old, who played the full 90 minutes in yesterday's crushing League One play-off final defeat to Preston
FOR one supporter at least there was a silver lining on what was a soul-destroying day to follow Swindon Town. After weeks of waiting, organising and fundraising Jay Collett was able to see his 8,000-fan mosaic come to life on the biggest stage
THERE was a strong air of optimism in the air as Swindon Town’s fans descended on the capital in their masses. Wembley Stadium and the surrounding streets were awash with red and white shirts, scarfs, hats, flags and banners in the build up to
A FORMER Domino's Pizza worker who was topping up his income by drug dealing has been spared an immediate jail term. Jack Finch was finding it hard to make ends meet on fast food wages when he got his own flat so branched out into peddling cannabis
SWINDON Robins have brought in 2014 team member Dakota North for tomorrow night's televised meeting against Coventry Bees at Blunsdon. Boss Alun Rossiter has called in North as cover for the injured Peter Kildemand, with Adrian Miedzinski still
DORSET & Wilts will have to wait another year if they are to run out at Twickenham for a third time after suffering a 49-15 defeat against Leicester in the RFU County Shield. A mere glance at the teamsheet made obvious the enormity of the task
HUMILIATIONS do not come much more complete than this. From the first minute to the last Swindon Town were schooled by a Preston team with bags of experience and, in Jermaine Beckford, the outstanding player on the pitch. In the defeat at Deepdale
ENGLAND star Mike Brown believes Swindon’s Jonny May can reclaim a spot on the wing in time for the World Cup. May has 13 England caps to his name but lost his place in the side during the SIx Nations and with the likes of Marland Yarde, Jack Nowell
SWINDON Robins star Nick Morris feels he is in the form of his life after turning in another exceptional showing at Blunsdon last week. Young Australian Morris claimed three heat wins from five rides against Leicester Lions last Thursday, with
