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  • Morrissey collapses on stage in Swindon

    MORRISSEY collapsed after a single song at Swindon's Oasis tonight. The former Smiths frontman delivered his classic 'This Charming Man' before passing out and being dragged from the stage by technical crew. Fans waited for half an hour

  • FULL TIME: Norwich 1 Town 0

    TOWN suffered back-to-back defeats for the first time this season as they went down 1-0 away at Norwich in League One this afternoon. Chris Martin's close range finish in the 32nd minute was the difference between the sides, but the margain

  • Coffee Morning and Sale At All Saints Church Hall

    A coffee morning and sale will be held at All Saints church hall in Southbrook Street on Saturday November 14th from 10am until 11am. As well as the chance for a coffee and a chat with friends, there will also be cakes, books and bric-a-brac for sale

  • Remembrance Service at All Saints Church

    There will be a Remembrance family service at All Saints church in Southbrook Street on Sunday 8th November at 10am. Refreshments will be served afterwards and all are welcome.

  • NORWICH v SWINDON: Two changes for Canaries clash

    DANNY Wilson has made two changes to his starting line-up as Town seek an instant return to winning ways this aftenoon away at Norwich in League One. In come Michael Timlin and Lecsinel Jean-Francois, at the expense of Ben Hutchinson, who drops to the

  • Pantomime at All Saints Church Hall

    Members of the United Benefice of All Saints, Saint Barnabas and the Parish of Saint Augustine will come together to perform a pantomime at All Saints church hall. 'Cinders Meets Dick Beneath the Beanstalk' has been written by Barbara Sheppard

  • Man's 'crude' and 'foolish' attempt to avoid speeding ticket

    A MAN who was caught just over the speed limit hatched a “ridiculous” plot in a bid to get off the charge. Even though he would have been able to go on a speed awareness course and thereby avoid getting penalty points, Mark Crutcher tried to claim it

  • 20mph limit makes High Street safer

    A NEW 20mph speed limit through a busy high street will help keep children safe, according to a local businessman. Mark Ingle, the owner of the Vale Hotel in Cricklade, is encouraged that lorries will now travel more slowly through the town. Pavements

  • Teenager jailed for raping 12-year-old girl

    A TEENAGER who raped a 12-year-old girl at his home has been jailed for three years. Trevor Wheatley had sex with the child after she pestered him to make love to her, a court was told. But passing sentence Judge William Hart told the 19-year-old that

  • Woman who stole £20,000 must only repay £3,000

    A WOMAN who stole £20,000 set aside for her daughter’s dance troupe to go on a dream trip to America has been told to pay back less than a sixth of the cash. Amanda Williams has been ordered to return £3,114 of the £19,398 she siphoned from the accounts

  • Wrag Barn's Sell wins Celtic Tour title at St. Pierre

    MARTIN Sell enjoyed a successful week on the Celtic Tour as he claimed the Tour Championship trophy at the St. Pierre Golf Club in Chepstow on Tuesday. The Wrag Barn pro battled through blustery winds, pouring rain and a strong, if fairly small

  • DAN THE FAN: Hartlepool display was worst this campaign

    THE worst performance of the season sums up our display against Hartlepool last Saturday, especially going forward. In the first half nearly everything went through Tope Obadeyi, a player who has just come back from injury and was clearly not fully match

  • Local Golf Round Up

    Marlborough Golf Course THE ladies’ section at Marlborough Golf Club are celebrating after they triumphed in a quadrilateral match between themselves and the male, senior and junior section. In superb conditions, the match came down to the last

  • Amankwaah-Harris row "dropped"

    TOWN chairman Andrew Fitton claims the Football Association have dropped their investigation into the Kevin Amankwaah and Neil Harris war of words. The pair clashed during Swindon’s fiery 1-1 draw with Millwall earlier this month at the County Ground

  • Will Fitton be forced out?

    ANDREW Fitton has warned that he and other football club owners could walk away from the game, as he slammed the FA’s “appalling” behaviour. Town’s chairman is still fuming at the governing body’s decision to reject their appeal against Jonathan

  • Lavrenovs and Rusic sign for Wildcats

    SWINDON Wildcats have snapped up two new faces ahead of this weekend’s English Premier League clashes with Basingstoke and Peterborough. The gap vacated by axed Canadian import Dylan Row has been filled by 27-year-old Latvian defenceman Andrejs Lavrenovs