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The year Eurovision came to town

The year Eurovision came to town

5:25pm Wednesday 30th May 2012

TONIGHT Englebert Humper-dinck aims to score the first British Eurovision victory in 15 years.

Memories of Mr Dann... and his apprentices

5:10pm Wednesday 23rd May 2012

MORE than two dozen people have got in touch with the organisers of a forthcoming Works Training School reunion after reading about it in Remember When.

This is no mug’s game for David

This is no mug’s game for David

5:15pm Thursday 17th May 2012

IN a cabinet in a Swindon living room, two Diamond Jubilee mugs are separated by a couple of inches of shelf space and 41,986 days.

Town not quite the Best

4:37pm Friday 11th May 2012

Having despatched Queens Park Rangers 6-1 on aggregate, Town then faced Manchester United in the FA Youth Cup Final, played over two legs 48 years ago this week, in April 1964.

Why the show must go on

Why the show must go on

4:36pm Friday 11th May 2012

FOR 57 years the Empire Theatre Swindon stood on a 115ft x 90ft plot at the corner of Groundwell Road and Clarence Street.

Success for Town on Italian adventure

4:32pm Friday 11th May 2012

The npower League Two title having being secured last weekend, another piece of silverware will soon take residence in the club’s trophy cabinet. This week in May 1970, a journey began which would add a second European cup to their collection.

The likely lads

The likely lads

3:18pm Wednesday 18th April 2012

IF you are one of these long-haired young men, pictured one late summer day in 1970, a reunion beckons.

Super jock Jock was a rock in Town's defence

3:19pm Wednesday 18th April 2012

The days immediately prior to the First World War were some of the most successful during Swindon Town’s long history.

When Town were on the up

4:15pm Wednesday 11th April 2012

With Town currently leading the pack of League 2 promotion contenders, there are high hopes that the club will emulate the title-winning achievement of the 1985/86 squad, who clinched promotion on Tuesday, April 8.

Cheer Up... It's Easter time

4:14pm Wednesday 11th April 2012

SHOULD you find yourself in a traffic jam on the M4 this holiday weekend, you are contributing to a tradition stretching back at least 40 years.

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