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  • Air Cadets mark 75th birthday

    SWINDON Air Cadets braved threatening skies to host a fun day celebrating their 75th birthday.The ATC in the town was one of the first in the country to be formed shortly after the national organisation was born and they wanted to mark the occasion in

  • Young boy's dementia fundraising campaign passes £500 mark

    SWINDON youngster Ryan Turner’s campaign to raise money for dementia awareness and the hospital ward where his beloved great grandmother is cared for has passed the £500 mark. Ryan, who is just nine years old, won the hearts of Advertiser readers

  • Town clash at home to Bristol Rovers abandoned

    SWINDON Town’s clash at home to Bristol Rovers in League One this afternoon has been abandoned due to adverse weather conditions. The score was still goalless at the County Ground when referee Oliver Langord called the game off just before the

  • Youth in court for taking dad's cars

    A YOUTH accused of unlawfully taking two cars belonging to his father without consent could be given a conditional caution.The 16-year-old appeared before Swindon Youth Court on Tuesday along with a boy of 17 who was charged with allowing himself to be

  • Dominic Cooper is taking liberties in Restoration England

    Star of stage and screen DOMINIC COOPER to play legendary rogue in THE LIBERTINE as Stephen Jeffreys’ indecently entertaining tale of excess opens in Bath's Theate Royal prior to West End Desired, debauched and disgraced, the most notorious rogue

  • Jazz targets Tokyo

    HAVING completed a life-long ambition of making it onto the podium at an Olympic Games, few could blame Jazz Carlin for wanting to hang up her swimming goggles and calling it a day. However, retiring from the sport is the furthest thing from the

  • LADIES FOOTBALL: Robertson Spurs on his team

    SWINDON Town ladies boss Steve Robertson is hoping that his side can quickly come to terms with playing in the FA Women’s Premier (Southern) League. Town suffered a 4-0 defeat at Charlton Athletic on the opening day of the campaign last Sunday

  • Everything turns out Grande in Rio for Jazz

    THE road to Olympic success has not been an easy one for Jazz Carlin. Having been left feeling hollow after the chance to compete at a home Olympics four years ago was taken away from her, due to an untimely bout of glandular fever, the Swindon

  • ‘I’M BRAD ALL OVER’

    SWINDON Town wing-back Bradley Barry has come a long way since being released by boyhood club Brighton and Hove Albion little over a year ago. The 21-year-old joined last summer after impressing on trial and went on to make 38 appearances for the

  • Doyle heads to Gorzow in fine form

    JASON Doyle will look to continue his fine form in the Speedway GP as they move on to Poland tonight. The Swindon Robins skipper is currently third in the standings, level on points with reigning world champion Tai Woffinden, following his second

  • AROUND LEAGUE ONE: Rovers stock up ahead of Town derby

    BRISTOL Rovers have brought in two new faces ahead of today’s trip to the County Ground. Swansea City defender Connor Roberts joined the club on a six-month loan deal. The 20-year-old Wales Under-21 full-back made 45 starts on loan at Yeovil