SIX points safely bagged in the space of five days and successive wins recorded for the first time in a year left Iffy Onuora to reflect on a great week'. Victory over Doncaster Rovers lifted Town to within a point of escaping the relegation zone.
CHARLIE Comyn-Platt emerged from the tunnel hobbling on crutches but it wasn't enough to wipe the smile off his face as he basked in the status of being Town's match-winner against Doncaster Rovers. The youngster controlled a terrific flick from Jamie
PAUL Smith hailed the appearance of two non-strikers on the scoresheet as an encouraging sign in the fight for survival. His only disappointment was that he hadn't made it a midfield hat-trick by netting himself. He knows from bitter-sweet experience
RICKY Shakes was thrilled to finally open his Swindon Town scoring account and immediately praised Iffy Onuora for his tremendous show of faith in him. The 21-year-old headed home the opener against Doncaster Rovers and said the longer his run in the
SKIPPER Sean O'Hanlon insists Town are blessed with two of League One's finest wide boys' and has hailed Ricky Shakes as the catalyst for the team's winning form. The central defender feels his side are improving by the week with a growing menace developing
BOXING: DISAPPOINTED Jamie Cox promised to come back stronger than ever after his 17-16 defeat in the Four Nations light-welterweight final while his England coach Terry Edwards slammed the judges for what he described as a travesty of justice'. Both
BOXING: British boxing star Amir Khan has tipped Swindon's Jamie Cox to bounce back from his Four Nations heartbreak and win a medal in next month's Commonwealth Games. Athens Olympic silver medallist Khan was watching at Dublin's National Stadium
IFFY Onuora will strive to bag both his Bolton boys' on new deals at the County Ground although he was sweating anxiously on the scan results for one half of the dynamic duo today. Ron Atkinson may be heading out of the County Ground after the plug
Willowbridge Construction report that only two trade counters and two small industrial units are left on the Devizes Trade Centre. Devizes Trade Centre follows on the back of the successful freehold schemes in Chippenham, Westbury and Swindon and comprises
The results of Britain's favourite duos have caused something of a shock. A survey commissioned by Intel, the electronic giant with Swindon connections, to mark the launch of its Intel Centrino Duo mobile technology, has found that the top duo are comedians
Jeremy Pelczer, the CEO of Thames Water, is to take up the additional role of managing director of Thames Water Utilities, the company's UK regulated business, serving 13 million customers across London and the Thames Valley. The appointment follows
The surge in retail sales at Christmas failed to be sustained into January, but retailers' expectations for February are the best for eight months according to the latest snapshot of the high street by the CBI. While just over a quarter (28 per cent
Martin Barnes worked as a piano remover 17 years ago. Today he's got his own shop selling them. Martin, who is 40, lives in Highworth and has opened Barnes Pianos in Newburgh Place, also in Highworth. Putting a piano shop in the middle of a housing
BUSINESSES and elderly people's champions in Swindon say they are shocked that gas bills could rise by a quarter. The price hike by British Gas thought to be the largest single increase ever will be announced later this month in letters to its 11m
MEMBERS of the Dorcan Performing Arts Group were thrilled to receive a letter from the mayor congratulating them on a recent performance. Coun Ray Fisher, pictured, enjoyed the group's variety show in January so much that he put pen to paper to tell
A PROSTITUTE who stole from a vulnerable client has been put on a drug treatment and testing order a few months after she failed on another. And after the court heard Glenice Cottrell did not succeed because she was living in Manchester Road she has
A SWINDON breast cancer sufferer is challenging the town's health authority in the courts today. Ann Marie Rogers, 53, from Haydon Wick who is suffering from the early stages of an aggressive type of breast cancer is going to the High Court to launch
G SCOTT may well regret the expansion of Swindon. So, it used to be a nice friendly little town? If nothing had been done, it would still be a little town, not so nice, with everyone unemployed or leaving to look for work elsewhere. If he was
IN reply to BR Logan's letter last week. If you were born in Swindon you should be ashamed of yourself. There are always opportunities to put some things right if you feel strongly about it. But I suspect you're not a real Swindonian. If this is
I AGREE with Don Reeve (SA, January 19) that when Maggie was in power senior citizens only got a £10 Christmas bonus and some bus tokens and that all other benefits were means tested. However, when Labour came to power we were promised so much more
IT is rare for me to take up pen and paper and write to the letters page but the comment from Andy Newman (SA January 25) to the effect that Michael Wills has neglected his job as MP by penning a successful novel last year, is plainly unfair. Not only
I'M all in favour of the flyover being built on the Commonhead Roundabout to ease traffic congestion. However, all the Highways Agency are doing will be moving all the traffic jams up the road to the Turnpike Roundabout at Blunsdon which is already
READING E Jones' letter concerning the County Ground (Monday January 16) his observations about Nick Martin being a once every four years football fan could easily be aimed at many people. After all, how many of the 35,000 Swindon fans that made their
A HAYDON Wick councillor has urged residents in his ward to contact him if they have any further problems with rubbish collection. Coun David Renard's (Con, Haydon Wick) comments come after recent complaints about green waste and cardboard not being
THE manager of a homeless hostel in the town centre is angry at plans to build a new nightclub on their doorstep. Phil Smith, from Threshold Housing Link, says the club, which is due to have a licence to open till 6am, will make life hell for those
A DRUG dealer has been jailed for 21 months after he was caught with hundreds of ecstasy tablets. Christopher French, 46, was also found to have a cocktail of amphetamines and cannabis at home which he used to self-medicate his depression. Lynne
TWO Swindon youngsters got their birthday celebrations on track with the help of First Great Western trains. It is 10 years since the company was set up and staff decided to share their landmark with two children who turned 10 on the same day. Joan
A SWINDON pub has assured the legacy of one of its best customers. Former dustman David Barrett, 69, has been a regular at the Sun Inn at Coate for 45 years, walking or cycling in from his home in Welcombe Avenue in Park North five days a week to enjoy
PROPERTY tycoon Harry Hyams, who lost millions in Britain's biggest burglary has said he is not specially bothered about the money. Antiques worth up to £20m were stolen in a raid on the reclusive magnate's 17th century mansion in Ramsbury, near Marlborough
RESIDENTS say an Old Town street needs to be pedestrianised before someone is killed. The residents, who live in Belle Vue Road in Old Town, say that Union Row, which connects their road with the main Victoria Road should be closed to through traffic
SWINDON Town's small screen adventure is over after an amicable decision was reached between all parties to pull the plug on a television project. A six-part, fly-on-the-wall programme fronted by Ron Atkinson was due to be aired on Sky One later in
THE Advertiser's Loud And Proud campaign took to the County Ground on Saturday to get behind Swindon Town. The boys beat Doncaster 2-1, their third home win in a row, to lift themselves a place up the table. And, helped by the Loud And Proud campaign
A PLANNING decision on proposals to build 46 flats on land next to the Test House roundabout on Kemble Drive has been delayed. Swindon Council's planning committee was asked to consider plans for the flats in one block. As well as the six-story
A SWINDON grandmother has won more than £105,000 playing bingo. The 62-year-old woman, who doesn't want to be identified, won at the Gala Club at the Greenbridge retail park. She said: "I can't get my head around it. I haven't slept properly since,
THEATRE group Judgement of Angels has cancelled its February performance at the Swindon Arts Centre. The group, which tells stories about faith and belief in the 21st Century, pulled the plug on the group's entire tour. The much-anticipated show
CONSTRUCTION students from Swindon College fly out to Africa today with a message of hope. Ten students will head out to the remote town of Gunjur in Gambia, to assist in the restoration of two infrastructure projects. The development will be led
WILTSHIRE Police will have to wait until March for a response from the Government on its ideas about amalgamation. In December the force submitted a report on plans for a regional force and expected a reply in February, but this has been put back a
POLICE have launched an investigation in to the death of a young man who collapsed and died after an 18th birthday party just hours after being released from police custody. Paul Campbell had been out with friends at Swindon Rugby Club in Greenbridge
