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A selection of photographer Dave Evans' pictures from Swindon Robins' Elite League fixture at home to Poole Pirates on Monday, August 22, 2016.

SWINDON Robins plucked a display straight from the top drawer to dispatch rivals Poole Pirates and hand their Elite League play-off hopes another crucial shot in the arm tonight. Inspired by a domineering performance from Rohan Tungate, who rampaged

A MAN has told of his frustration after a mystery driver is believed to have crashed a van into his garage wall leaving it in desperate need of rebuilding. Now he is appealing for help to find whoever might be responsible. Keith Iles, 70, of

THE team at St Mary’s Church in Lydiard Park are hoping a new lottery funding bid could be the answer to their prayers. If successful, the funding would pave the way for vital renovation work and a programme of further additions and improvements

CRICKLADE Town marked their return to the Wiltshire Senior League with a 7-1 destruction of Bromham. Ben Carter, who was the record goalscorer for Cricklade before they folded in 2013, didn’t take long to get himself off the mark this term as he

A TEENAGE ballet sensation has successfully auditioned for a leading dance company for the second year running and will perform at a top London theatre in September.For 15 year-old Karis Wilkinson, from North Swindon, two years of hard work at the National

OFFERS of help have poured in to repair a Swindon war memorial that was desecrated by vandals.The damage, which featured in last Tuesday’s Advertiser, shocked readers including stonemasons who have now volunteered their skills for free for a day in a

THE second of the community groups to enter the bidding contest to take control of Lydiard Park and House have revealed their line-up of trustees.The Love Lydiard Trust, referred to in earlier stages of the process as the ‘staff led bid’, is seeking to

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after two vans were targeted.A Vauxhall Vivaro van parked in the Holiday Inn Express car park on Frankland Road, was broken in to between 6.30pm on Monday, August 15, and 7.15am the following morning. During the raid

POLICE investigating the assault of a man in Swindon town centre have issued CCTV stills of people they would like to speak to in connection with the matter. The incident happened at around 4.15am on Saturday, August 6, at the junction of Fleet

A TEENAGER threatened a boy before making off with his red BMX bike.The boy was not hurt during the robbery, which took place in Liden Park on Sunday, August 14.Police say the offender is described as white, aged 13-14, tall, with a pale face, dark brown

THE parasites that prompted the closure of the Oasis have caused at least 30 people to fall ill in Swindon so far, with a third of those cases potentially linked to the popular pool. Swindon Borough Council, Public Health England and the pool operators

SEVERE weather warnings led to the much-anticipated Festival of Flight being cancelled. Organised by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, the event was due to be held at the trust’s Blakehill Nature Reserve at Cricklade. But after serious weather

A LOOMIS security van has been surrounded by police after breaking down on Thamesdown Drive, near Asda. A recovery truck arrived and officers from Wiltshire Police were at the scene until the van is taken away.

FANS of Murder, She Wrote and those hoping to catch up on Corrie during the omnibus on Saturday morning will be in for a disappointment this weekend after ITV announced all seven of its channels would be shut down for an hour.ITV is switching off their

A 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty to being drunk and disorderly in public but has denied damage to a shop mannequin. Michael Sheehan, of Raleigh Avenue, Walcot, appeared before magistrates and was fined £100 and told to pay a £30 victim surcharge

STUDENTS are being warned not to get sucked into becoming a money mule by the lure of quick cash. Officers at Action Fraud have issued a warning to students in Swindon and Wiltshire that many are being recruited, sometimes unwittingly, as “mules

Swindon Town’s season has got off to a reasonable start, two home wins, two away draws and just the one defeat. The month will be rounded off with the first local derby of the season, when Town welcome Bristol Rovers to the County Ground for the

A TEENAGER has been arrested following an assault on a man in his thirties last week. The 17-year-old boy from Swindon was arrested on suspicion of causing greivous bodily harm following the town centre assault on a 36-year-old man from Swindon

A CHARITY coffee morning to provide support to families of babies born prematurely was held over the weekend.The event in aid of Bliss, was held in the Orbital Shopping Park office of North Swindon MP Justin Tomlinson.Sarah Woods, who lives in Oakhurst

POLICE are urging residents to be vigilant following a report of fraud involving an elderly couple in Swindon. On, August, 17, the couple - aged 79 and 82 - received a call from somebody claiming to be a police officer. He gave credible details

THE environmental health team at Swindon Borough Council was warned there could be harmful bacteria in the pool at the Oasis - which turned out to be a microscopic parasite - more than three weeks before it was closed. Now the woman who raised

If you are anything like me, you will have been glued to the TV for the Olympics over the past 16 days, writes GRAHAM CARTER. But in our house it has been painful to watch. You see, there was one problem with this year’s Olympics: they weren

HUNDREDS of music fans entered our competition to win a pair of tickets for Reading Festival and the lucky winner was Mitchell Levi.Mitchell, 20, from Swindon, entered the competition for the sake of his partner whose favourite band is the Red Hot Chili

Two musicians fed up with the town being a backwater for touring bands tell MARION SAUVEBOIS how they are planning to shake up the music scene with their new venture DESPITE a few inroads from the likes of Kasabian, Paul Weller and Will Young,

CANDLES were lit and prayers said at a vigil for seriously injured teenager Courtney Thurman yesterday (AUG 19) Friends, family members and well-wishers gathered in The Circle, Pinehurst to send best wishes and healing thoughts to the 17-year-old

A BEGGAR who sleeps outside a Co-op store threatened to stab a security guard with a needle after being told to move out the way of customers, a court has heard. Daniel Abrook, 20, didn’t take kindly to the request and got to his feet and told

A YEAR 13 student at UTC Swindon has secured an apprenticeship with Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains at Brixworth, Northamptonshire. Ed Gamble will be involved in assembling and testing engines for Mercedes AMG Petronas, Sahara Force India

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STEFAN Nielsen will continue to push through the pain barrier as he looks to make up for lost time with the Swindon Robins. The 21-year-old reserve injured his thumbs when he crashed out whilst a leading a heat in the Robins’ victory over the Wolverhampton

WING-BACK Bradley Barry was delighted to get his goals account up and running with Swindon Town during their 1-0 win over Port Vale on Saturday and believes that competition for his place with Darnell Furlong will only serve to benefit him. In

"The last time we won our first match, lost our second and drew our third, we went on to get to the play-off final." Those were the words of Swindon Town skipper Nathan Thompson in his captain’s notes in the programme prior to his team hosting

THE task of a midfielder is a complex one and, like the line-up of the best dog in show at Crufts, they often come in many different shapes and sizes. At Swindon Town, the role of the midfielders is an important one as they provide an outlet for