SWINDON Town manager David Flitcroft conceded his side lacked a cutting edge at either end of the pitch after falling to a late 1-0 defeat at home to Lincoln City last night. Sean Raggett’s header seven minutes from time was enough to snatch the
CALLUM Parsons 86th-minute penalty secured Highworth Town's progress in the Wiltshire Senior Cup tonight after a 2-1 victory over Wessex League Downton. The Worthians, leaders of the Hellenic League Premier Division, trailed to a penalty just after
AN APPEAL to allow two 10 metre-high chimneys connected to biomass boilers to be built at the site of a waste site with a chequered history of fire has been met with disapproval by councillors who already gave it the thumbs down. Members of Stratton
Adver Sport give their assesment on Swindon Town's narrow defeat at home to Lincoln City. Reice Charles-Cook -7 Not much for the Town stopper to do in what was a dull encounter at the Energy Check County Ground. Ben Purkiss - 6.5 Provided
SWINDON Town will have to go back to the drawing board after Sean Raggett's late header condemned them to a dreary 1-0 defeat at home to Lincoln City. Manager David Flitcroft opted for an unchanged XI, for the third time this season, after the
A MOTORCYCLIST from Swindon has died in a crash in Oxfordshire.The collision between his Suzuki machine and a car happened in Faringdon Road at Cumnor near Oxford at 2pm yesterday. The rider, who was in his 30s, sustained fatal injuries and died at the
Director Jeremy Herrin is the Artistic Director of celebrated theatre company Headlong. His work also includes the Royal Shakespeare Company’s hugely successfully and multi award-winning world premiere of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall/Bring Up the Bodies
With a chill in the air, it's time to switch styles and choose a more robust, full bodied wine.With the trees changing colour and the landscape dotted with fiery reds and oranges, we pull the cork on some breezy whites and lip-smacking reds for a
A ROBBERY victim suffered a cut head after she was targeted by a man in a white estate car in Peatmoor.The 21-year-old woman was in Swinley Drive at 9.30am on Saturday when a man pulled up and asked for directions before getting out of the car, threatening
SWINDON 1951: The forthcoming Avebury Ploughing Match was expected to be a major attraction. The annual event was held in conjunction with the Wiltshire Agricultural Executive Committee. It drew competitors from across the county who were assessed
GREAT Western Hospital is expected to pay £12.5m this year to the companies who built the place. I seem to remember being told back in the 1990s that Private Finance Initiatives were the way forward when it came to funding our infrastructure.
A BBC snooker star has publicly thanked hospital doctors and nurses who “barely had time to eat”. Commentator Rob Walker’s three-year-old son, Arthur, was rushed to Great Western Hospital last month. The youngster had fallen ill with a serious infection
A MEADOW in Shrivenham which has remained untouched by modern farming is being auctioned next week.The 12 acres of grassland adjoining Camden Farm at Eastern Hastings and bordering the River Thames, known as Grafton Lock Meadow, is expected to fetch around
More than 80,000 Monarch holidaymakers have been repatriated to the UK as part of an operation expected to cost £60m.The Civil Aviation Authority put on 567 flights which brought back 83,875 passengers to the UK after the travel company went into administration.The
TO DATE the Switch On To Swindon campaign has been focussed on working with businesses already in the borough, building an ambassador network and developing resources. Now we are going to get a lot more proactive in taking our message outside of the borough
Adrian Embling, 57, is the manager of DASH – Discovering Austistic Spectrum Happiness. The Swindon charity, which supports adults with Asperger’s and autistic spectrum conditions, was recently in the news thanks to a near-£90,000 boost from the Big
Duncan Macmillan, writer of People, Places & Things is an award-winning playwright whose memorable adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984, delighted Bath audiences when it toured to the Theatre Royal in 2015. His play People, Places & Things is
At the heart of the Brexit debate is Swindon South MP Robert Buckland. He has been the MP for the constituency since 2010 and is the current Solicitor General for England and Wales. Among his duties is helping the redrafting the laws of the land
Sometimes when the end of the week comes you just need that change of scenery to get your weekend off to the right start – even if it is just 30 minutes down the Great Western Main Line.“It’s only been open a week, but literally everyone I have spoken
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The Soil Association has released its annual survey into the country’s most popular restaurant chains to find out the healthiest places for our children to eat. SARAH SINGLETON reports on some surprising findingsFAST food chain Burger King, which has
POORLY patients have been left pirouetting, as hospital physios aim to get them moving. Every week, physiotherapists on Great Western Hospital’s trauma unit spend 30 minutes blitzing through dance routines and exercise moves. Those behind the scheme say
SWINDON Supermarine’s Wiltshire Senior Cup clash with Ludgershall Sports has been called. The reigning champions were due to hosts the Wiltshire League Premier Division outfit tonight. However, Marine, who had a number of injury concerns going
THE country's first conference aimed at tackling hate crime will be hosted by Wiltshire Police on Thursday. The spotlight on hate crime comes amid a rise in racially aggravated offences since the Brexit vote. The event will bring together police
TWO men charged with an alleged stabbing at the Esso garage in Fleming Way have been remanded in custody by magistrates. Nico Bayes, 20, of Bow Court, and Dean Bradbury, 35, of Swindon Road were both charged with causing grievous bodily harm with
DORCAN will fall into North Swindon and Even Swindon lost to South Swindon in new parliamentary constituency changes published today. There will be no change to the overall area represented by Swindon’s two MPs. However, each constituency will
Rising from the ashes of the Lechlade Memorial Hall, that burned down last year, comes a new theatrical venture. Six fire crews from Fairford, Cirencester, Faringdon, Burford and Cricklade battled the fire, and an aerial appliance was rushed from
A MEMBER of the NSPCC team in Swindon has celebrated 14 years with the charity by doing a skydive over Wanborough last Wednesday.Lisa Strode, team manager at the NSPCC centre in Old Town, jumped out of a plane and landed on Redlands Air Field to raise
A MAN who has harassed a former girlfriend for ten years launched an appeal against the length of his jail term only for it to be made longer.David Waite was challenging the 48 week sentence magistrates imposed for three breaches of a restraining order
A MAN who engaged in online discussions about child abuse over his smart phone has been spared jail. Mark Strange conducted the vile conversations with others while also downloading films and pictures of youngsters being raped. But after hearing
A MAN accused of a stabbing outside Tesco in Ocotal Way is to face trial by judge and jury. Carl Thomas, 36, pleaded not guilty to wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and possessing a bladed article when he appeared at Swindon Crown
Graham Carter - the voice of age and experience THE champagne corks are popping in Carter Towers after it emerged that I am going to be a father-in-law. In other words: my son has only gone and got engaged. So we are looking forward to
As we mark this year’s National Hate Crime Awareness Week (14th – 21st October) this is an important time for local communities, local authorities and local police services to come together to raise awareness of Hate Crime, writes ROBERT BUCKLAND.
A JEALOUS thug who left his girlfriend with a badly broken finger in a vicious and cowardly attack has been jailed for two years and three months. Jay Stokes, 25, had been drinking when he bent the woman’s finger back because she got back late,
FURIOUS drinkers have threatened to oust a charity committee that they say have closed their bar. Dozens gathered in Freshbrook pub The Windmill to discuss the closure of the bar at the Toothill Community Centre. The bar closed on Thursday
AN IT manager and motivational coach has branched out into inspirational literature. Ayo Jimmy, 42, an Army veteran and PhD student who lives in Parks, is the author of Inspiration And Wisdom and The Power Of Words. Inspiration And Wisdom contains
THE importance of money and personal finance will soon be taught to students at Royal Wootton Bassett Academy .Chosen to join the Centre of Excellence programme in financial education which forms part of a ground-breaking partnership between the UK’s
The Volkswagen brand won various design and innovation awards at the Frankfurt International Motor Show this year including the Plus X Award for the most innovative 2017. This award is for technology, sport and lifestyle and is presented in recognition
Unsigned music acts and artists from Swindon are being invited to take part in a national Battle of he Bands competition is back for another year featuring Orange Amplification and Wolf Alice bassist Theo Ellis. Firestone’s Battle of the Bands
PARKING restrictions have left residents playing a game of 'Russian roulette' which costs them hundreds of pounds. Now people living in Duke House and the Paramount Building flats on Princes Street want the council to extend parking zones to cover
DAVID Flitcroft says his Swindon Town troops must get their defensive duties right first and foremost before “earning the right” to be more adventurous against Lincoln City this evening. Flitcroft is preparing his troops for a physical and direct
THE mother of Sian O’Callaghan hopes to use her experience of losing her daughter to help support other grieving families who have also seen their loved ones murdered. Elaine Pickford, who lives in Old Town, wants to spread awareness of the national
WROUGHTON took over the leadership of the Wiltshire League Premier Division with a 3-2 victory over Corsham Town Reserves on Saturday. With previous pole sitters Cricklade Town seeing their match against Westbury United Reserves postponed, the
A DEPLETED Swindon Supermarine begin their defence of the Wiltshire Senior Cup tonight with a visit from Ludgershall Sports. Dave Webb’s side were already missing Aaron Woodley and top scorer Josh Parsons through injury before Jon Else and Ash
MIDFIELDER Amine Linganzi believes Swindon Town have the creative talents to counter whatever is thrown at them in League Two. David Flitcroft’s side held up well to the long-ball tactics used by Mansfield Town at the weekend and claimed a memorable
REIGNING Swindon Sunday League champions Greyhound maintained their perfect start to the season with a 5-2 victory over Rodbourne Real. Dave Hawkins’ men have won their opening three matches of the campaign, with this latest success coming thanks
PLAYER-manager Andrew Lach is hoping to make his Wheatsheaf side a real family affair before hanging up his boots. The 55-year-old took charge of the side at the start of this season and brought two of his three sons, 20-year-old Sam and 18-year-old
DAVID Flitcroft is not surprised at how the League Two table is shaping up and admits Swindon Town are playing catch-up to some of the division’s pace setters. Flitcroft has only been in charge at the Energy Check County Ground since the summer
Manager: Danny Cowley Top scorer: Harry Anderson (3) Form guide: LWDWD Last match: 0-0 draw v Cambridge (H) - oct 14 Last Town match: 3-2 Town win- March 2007 Match odds: Town win 29/20; Lincoln win 2/1; Draw 5/2 LIKELY LINE-UP
