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  • BUZZER REPORT: Manchester Phoenix 1 Swindon Wildcats 5

    BRACES from Toms Rutkis and Jan Kostal helped Swindon Wildcats to back-to-back four-point weekends with a 5-1 win away to Manchester Phoenix. The 18-year-old Latvian, who qualifies to play for Great Britain, scored in the first and second period

  • LADIES FOOTBALL: Robertson pleased despite Coventry defeat

    SWINDON Town ladies were unlucky to come away empty handed as they were beaten 2-1 by Coventry United. Town went into the game on the back of a penalty shoot out defeat to West Ham United in the FA Women’s Premier League Plate last weekend.

  • TOOLSTATION LEAGUE: Malmesbury are doing it the C-hard way

    MALMESBURY Victoria were able to claim a point after overcoming a two goal deficit to draw 2-2 against Chard Town. After two successive defeats, Kevin Bridgeman’s team were looking for a reaction against 16th placed Chard Town. After a flat

  • Goddard happy with display

    JOHN Goddard says that Swindon Town should be positive after returning from Greenhous Meadow with a point courtesy of his first league goal. Goddard timed his arrival to perfection in the ninth minute to meet Darnell Furlong’s cross and flick the

  • FA CUP: Marine are well and truly beaten

    SWINDON Supermarine crashed out of the FA Cup after they suffered a heavy 7-1 defeat at Welling United. Their National League South hosts made a good start to this third qualifying round tie when Adam Coombes latched on to a through ball before

  • Glorious sun shines on Cricklade’s half marathon

    GLORIOUS sun shone on Cricklade’s half marathon as hundreds pounded the streets on Sunday - and organisers are delighted with the turnout and how the day went.Praise has also been heaped on the volunteers and marshals for bringing the community together

  • Doyle's world title bid hit by crash in Torun

    JASON Doyle’s bid to be crowned speedway world champion took a big hit on Saturday night after injury forced him out of the Torun Grand Prix. Swindon Robins skipper Doyle was the championship leader going into the event in Poland but the Australian

  • FA CUP: Chippenham come up agonisingly short at Billericay

    CHIPPENHAM Town suffered FA Cup heartbreak as they fell victim to a last-minute winner in their 3-2 third qualifying round defeat at Billericay Town. Mark Collier’s side were dealt a double whammy in the first 10 minutes of the game when Greg Cundle

  • Brothers to be sentenced for waste site fires

    THE Environment Agency has said it has worked hard to minimise the environmental impact in the wake of two large fires that raged at the Averies' brother's sites.It comes after the company directors Lee and David Averies pleaded guilty at Swindon

  • Nationwide bid to become a country of lifesavers

    NATIONWIDE Building Society has joined the fight for every heartbeat by announcing a charity partnership with the British Heart Foundation.The year-long collaboration with the nation’s heart charity aims to create 35,000 potential lifesavers by rolling

  • Funding boost for popular Hoof Club

    A POPULAR riding club for those with additional needs has received a funding boost of almost £70,000 which will see it be able to help even more youngsters.The team at Hoof Club CIC (Community Interest Company), based in Braydon has announced they have

  • HELLENIC LEAGUE: Brilliant Bassett bounce back

    RICHARD Hunter was a much happier man at the weekend after watching his Royal Wootton Bassett Town side claim a 4-0 win over Oxford City Nomads. Hunter had previously been disappointed with his team’s efforts after they lost 4-3 to Lydney Town

  • HELLENIC LEAGUE: Levi is the right fit for Shrivvy

    SHRIVENHAM manager Michael McNally hailed his players after their 2-0 away win over Abingdon United. McNally had previously been critical of his players as they failed to play to their potential, but saw a big improvement at the weekend as Levi

  • SKYBET LEAGUE ONE: Scunthorpe extend lead at the summit

    JOSH Morris' 12th goal of the season extended Scunthorpe's lead at the top of Sky Bet League One with a 2-1 win over Bury. David Flitcroft's side were second in the table at the start of the day following a run of five wins on the bounce, but went

  • Relay for Life to return to Swindon next year

    FOLLOWING on from the runaway success of the Race for Life, the team behind the event will be bringing back another popular format to Swindon.Relay for Life is a fund-raising event organised by Cancer Research UK.It is a 24 hour, non-athletic team activity

  • Play inspired a real thirst for knowledge

    Paul Nicholls tells the Adver about his character in The Shawshank Redemption. How would you sum up the character of Andy? He’s very pragmatic and has, I think, a beautiful soul. But he’s not just one thing – he’s also a fighter and he refuses