SWINDON Robins boss Alun Rossiter reckons the return of Darcy Ward to Wimborne Road gave Poole Pirates all the motivation they needed to inflict a heavy defeat on his side. The Robins were sunk by a swashbuckling performance by the Elite League
SWINDON Robins were sunk by a swashbuckling performance from Poole Pirates tonight as they were handed a heavy defeat by the Elite League champions. The Pirates produced a dominant display to win 12 of the 15 heats at Wimborne Road in what was
FOLLOWING British success at the Tour de France, Swindon cyclists are being urged to get on their bikes for an event closer to home. On Sunday, a Sky Ride Local event will take place, setting off from the Oasis leisure centre, in Hawksworth Way
MUSEUMS in Swindon are laying down a quiz challenge for young people. The town’s five museums are hosting a special quiz trail throughout the summer holidays which is aimed at bringing a history of innovation and creativity to life. And youngsters
10:01pm So it's a crushing win for the Pirates as Swindon are beaten 54-36.
IT has emerged that Angus Macpherson, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Wiltshire and Swindon, has contacted the Independent Police Complaints Commission in response to its investigation into former Wiltshire chief constable Pat Geenty. However
JUST days after bringing home his new European title, Swindon boxer Jamie Cox was called into action again, but with a different kind of opponent this time around. The 28-year-old was boxing clever when he visited Draycott Sports Camp at Oakhurst
POLICE have been urged to take a common stance to criminal record disclosures after the NSPCC warned that children may be at risk from harm. Figures obtained under Freedom of Information requests to police forces show information has only been
HE climbed the equivalent of five Everests, rode nearly 3,500km and raised nearly £4,000 for charity, but Jeremy Redford didn’t find the Tour de France as tough as he expected. Jeremy, from Watchfield, has been back at work as an executive officer
While some can't wait to retire, others want to keep working for as long as possible - and it might be helping them stay 'young' Depending on your personal circumstances, retirement can be seen in a number of ways: a necessity perhaps, a luxury
LAST week I met up with Justin Tomlinson MP at the GoSkyRide event at the County Ground, writes ROB DERRY of Swindon BUG (Bicycle Users Group) Steering Committee. This was the first ride of its kind in Swindon and was open to riders of standard
Once upon a time, women used to buy gym memberships so they could shrink their bodies. But these days many are looking to upsize, and it’s one area in particular getting most of the attention — the booty. I can no longer hold a personal training
Question: I’VE just got my first steady boyfriend and he’s really nice. The other girls are telling me I’m so lucky, but I think there is something wrong with me as I don’t feel anything when he kisses me. It just all seems a bit messy – am
BBQ pet safety, by David Jones, store manager of Pets at Home Swindon Summer means longer evenings, trips to the beach and hopefully a BBQ or two. But whilst you’re out in the garden enjoying a burger or two, don’t forget to consider your four-legged
Mum Aisling Roberts tells MARION SAUVEBOIS about her young daughter Darra’s fight for life HER daughter would not survive her first birthday. As this death sentence was pronounced, Aisling Roberts leapt from her seat in the consultant's office
VETS in Swindon undertook pioneering surgery to save yellow-billed kite chick Beaky – by reconstructing his beak in an emergency operation. Just nine days after Beaky hatched, immediate action was required as he had grown too big for his shell
A FAMILY-run after-school club in Shaw has been praised by inspectors for its range of activities, exemplary staff, child behaviour and parent partnerships. The Big Adventure Club has a number of units across Swindon, but the latest to be inspected
AN EIGHT-year-old Liverpool fan from Swindon has delayed his family’s holiday after being selected from a national ballot to be the Reds’ mascot for a match at the County Ground on Sunday. Lucky Joseph Beavis was selected from thousands of names
THE fight against ticks this summer is being backed by Swindon vets. Research has shown that blood-sucking ticks are feeding earlier in the year and for longer, putting dogs and their owners at risk. Tick bites can transmit serious infections
EXOTIC creatures have pirouetted their way into Longleat promising to give the zoo’s wild animals a run for their money in the thrills stakes. The Sichuan Chunmiao Acrobatic Troupe has landed at the park with a high-flying show Za Ji, which means
Stylist Shan Williams shows you how to get double the style for your money with this season’s co-ordinates. So come on, mix and match — or mix and clash — to your heart’s content WHEN I work with my clients giving them advice on what styles/colours
At about the same time as our school terms ended for the summer, the House of Commons’ sittings also ended until September. The Recess is often wrongly described as a “holiday”, but the reality is that we carry on working in our constituencies,
A SUSTAINABLE travel project is making it easier for Wichelstowe families to get out and about in the town. In an initiative launched by the Swindon Travel Choices project, Wichelstowe residents can sign up to receive a free Thamesdown multi-rider
UK economic growth accelerated in the second quarter of the year, helped by a big jump in oil and gas production, official figures have shown.The UK's economy grew by an estimated 0.7% in the April to June period, the Office for National Statistics (ONS
FOREIGNERS must be stopped from buying UK homes with plundered or laundered cash as part of a global effort to defeat corruption, David Cameron has said. Mr Cameron has vowed to expose the use of anonymous shell companies to buy luxury UK properties
IT MAY barely be August, but Swindon-based brewery Arkell’s is already preparing for a new Christmas event. On Tuesday, the brewery announced plans to host a special Christmas Market to celebrate the colder seasons at the Kingsdown Brewery in Kingsdown
PARANOID schizophrenic Timothy Crook could spend the rest of his days in hospital after being handed a life sentence for the brutal killings of his elderly parents eight years ago. At a second trial examining the events of the weekend of July 7
A CHARITY clothes shop has helped out a Third World project after enjoying a customer boom on opening its doors. Trade at the Emporium of Loveliness has been so brisk in its first three months after setting up in the Tented Market that it has been
PRIMARY school pupils have pitched in and run their socks off for charity by taking part in their own Race For Life event. Pupils at Mountford Manor Primary School in Walcot pounded the field at their Bothwell Road premises to raise money for Cancer
THE PROSPECT of being talked at for near on two hours in a triptych of monologues can test the zeal of even the most seasoned theatregoer. Monologues, while shoehorned as a cheeky or poignant aside in a play, are a welcome addition, but it is easy
IT was tipping buckets on that dreary November morning but the elderly lady in the brown sheepskin coat, her grey-white hair bundled into a patterned head-scarf, hardly seemed to notice as she trawled around Old Town, a heavy carrier bag in tow.
A MAN who admitted driving a Renault Clio dangerously is to face a trial of issue over the facts of what took place. Dean Bird admitted being behind the wheel of the 13-reg vehicle on Saturday, March 14, when it was driven dangerously on Oxford
FORECASTERS are predicting a warm and largely dry day in Swindon and across Wiltshire today. The Met Office prediction is for sunny spells through some cloud to beign with, before better conditions later in the day. A forecaster said: "It will
SWINDON Wildcats will start the new English Premier League season at home as they take on Peterborough Phantoms at the Link Centre on Saturday, September 12. New head coach Stevie Lyle takes his side on the road for the first time the following
DARRYL Ritchings is set to make his comeback in Robins colours tonight for the first time since his horrific accident against Coventry Bees in April last year. The crash, that required the Purton rider to be put in a medically induced coma, came
SWINDON Robins team boss Alun Rossiter is not getting carried away by his side’s recent good form as he prepares for a tough trip to Poole Pirates this evening. The Robins lifted themselves back into the play-off places on Monday night with an
TEAM manager Jakob Kauusberg is optimistic that Swindon St George can get themselves back into the winners’ enclosure again before the end of the season. St George have triumphed just once so far this term – a 42-16 success over Somerset Vikings
A PARK South man is listed to appear at Swindon Magistrates’ Court this morning charged with four driving offences and drugs possession. Conrad Hendricks, 49, of Cranmore Avenue, is due in the dock for a series of offences committed on June 24,
WHEN it comes to an education in football Dave Hockaday can claim to have learned from two of the best. The former Town right back, who was nicknamed ‘The Professor’ by his teammates, studied under Lou Macari and Ossie Ardiles during his seven-year
LEADERS Royal Wootton Bassett bounced back from their surprise defeat to Box seven days previously to wrap up a five-wicket triumph over struggling Beanacre & Melksham on Saturday. Bassett maintained their lead over second-placed Urchfont,
A MAN has been detained in hospital after an organic personality disorder led to him attacking his 81-year-old grandmother, threatening to kill his brother and smash up social services. Bobby Ferraro, 29, of East Wichel Way, admitted making threats
A SWINDON surgery has pledged to focus on recruiting more doctors days after a letter claimed it was at risk of losing all GPs in a NHS staffing crisis. On Monday, an open letter posted on Swindon-based health champion Healthwatch’s website on
