SWINDON Robins won their first piece of top-flight team silverware since 1967 tonight as they lifted the Elite Shield, despite defeat at Coventry. The Blunsdon outfit went down 52-41 at Brandon Stadium, but yesterday's first leg triumph - they thrashed
PARENTS will be able to find out more about the benefits of real nappies at events in Swindon in April. Nappucinos was launched in the town in February and are nappy clinics for parents wanting to find out more. The events will be held on April 2, at
DESPITE seeing his side come away from Badshot Lea with a 4-2 win in the Hellenic League Premier Division, Shrivenham co-boss Pete Horwat has launched a scathing attack on the match officials. A TJ Bohane double, plus goals from Dave Glover and Steve
A BRIEF snow storm may have ended 10 minutes before kick-off, but Supermarine were caught cold by an impressive Bashley side as they went down 2-0 at Hunts Copse in the Southern League Premier Division yesterday. Two almost identical strikes, one with
FIREFIGHTERS from three stations descended on a Swindon home to a report of a house blaze. The crews sprung into action at 5.10pm on Sunday. The fire was believed to be in the kitchen of a ground floor flat in County Road, close to the County Ground
AN EASTER bunny is looking for a new home after being found alone and frightened by the roadside. Frieda the rabbit is now in good hands after being taken to the Swindon and District Animal Haven on Good Friday by an RAC driver named Fred Ash. Frieda
COVENTRY BEES 52: Rory Schlein (2-2*-3-1-1) 9+1, Oliver Allen (0-3-3-1) 7, Chris Harris (1-2-3-3) 9, Billy Janniro (3-1*-2*-2-3) 11+2, Simon Stead (2-2-2-3) 9, Andreas Messing (0-0-0) 0, Stanislaw Burza (2-3-1-1-0) 7. SWINDON ROBINS 41: Leigh Adams
TREASURED National Trust documents have been taken from Swindon to a special archive centre in Chippenham. The Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre was opened last year and is home to thousands of valuable documents from Swindon's history. Now the Swindon-based
A SOLDIER badly injured in Iraq has completed a gruelling Devizes to Westminster canoe race. Every Easter weekend hundreds take to the water in the Wiltshire town to take part in the 125-mile canal and river race. This year was the 60th year the race
A SCHOOL will be holding an evening dedicated to making the world a greener place. Bradon Forest School and the Purton Climate Friendly group are hosting an evening of talks, discussion and activity featuring two environmentalists and pupils from Bradon
Percy Puffs Past:.....click me Being in possession of a grand daughter aged 3 and a bit who adores steam railways, it seemed appropriate to take her to see Thomas and Friends! This event would have been fine at any normal time of the year, but this
A RETELLING of the Easter story on the streets of Highworth drew thousands of onlookers. Six churches from the town banded together to present a modern day version of the Easter story, using pop songs instead of hymns, on Good Friday. And their imaginative
SCHOOLchildren across Swindon are being recruited in a battle to warm up homes across the town. Wiltshire Wildlife Trust says thousands of households across Swindon are in fuel poverty - where 10 per cent or more of income goes on home heating. So now
A COUPLE who painstakingly organised a party for their parents' golden wedding were shocked to discover the bash was also for them. Chris and Margaret Tomes were married on March 22, 1958, at St Mary's Church in Rodbourne. Twenty two years on, their
BOTH of Swindon's MPs voted against a last-ditch effort to postpone the closing of four of the town's post offices. Anne Snelgrove, the MP for South Swindon, and Michael Wills, the MP for North Swindon, voted against a Tory motion to delay closure of
REBECCA Cole is in the running to be crowned Miss England. The accountancy student, from Stratton, was officially crowned by the current Miss England at the Old Bank on Sunday. Now the 23-year-old believes she has a chance of making the final because
HIS own son has already been tipped as a future champion, but coach John Costello admits he is equally excited about the path Jamie Cox's fledgling professional career is taking. Birmingham-based Costello was in Cox's corner - albeit briefly - to watch
If thunder is the anger of the aboveand lightning the touch of wrath.Is the sunshine the warmth of loveAnd the gentle wind the whisper of under breath.If the crashing waves are the result of struggle and strifeIs the flotsam left the residue of life.If
A clearing sky nice to have it dry, seven days after Saint Valentine's, Bullfinches and blackbirds, newly paired, chirp in bushes and on washing lines Upper Raybrook follows its winding course, through sacred garden that's in jeopardy Unfurling buds
Billie Piper looks set to conquer America. The Swindon-born star's role in Secret Diary of a Call Girl was screened on ITV last year. Now it is tipped to be this summer's big US TV hit, after high-flying New York politician Mark Spitzer was entangled
HIGHWORTH Town boss Dave Webb is looking to extend his side's unbeaten run to five matches when title dreamers Witney United visit the Elms this afternoon. Highworth had to come from behind to beat bottom club AFC Wallingford on Saturday, and Webb knows
Premier Division leaders Wroughton were held to a 0-0 draw by visitors Bromham in a lively encounter at the Weir Field. The match got off to an explosive start when Wroughton's Tom Steptoe received a straight red card following a tackle on a Bromham
IT will be a real test of motivational skills this afternoon as both Paul Burke and Chris Pethick look to inspire their players after embarrassing home defeats on Saturday. Purton were crushed 5-0 at the Red House by Old Woodstock Town, while Bassett
SUPERMARINE will attempt to make it 10 league games unbeaten this afternoon when they host old rivals Bashley at Hunts Copse. Mark Collier's men set a new club record last week when they beat Corby Town 2-0 to stretch their unbeaten Southern League sequence
ALL David Armitage knows about the person who saved his life is they were 18 years old and from Liverpool. Thirty-one years later, the first person in Swindon to receive a successful kidney transplant says he is walking proof of just how precious the
"I LOVE it when a plan comes together." Fans of the hit 1980s TV show The A-team will no doubt remember John " Hannibal" Smith's favourite catchphrase, and it certainly rang true for Swindon boxer Jamie Cox on Saturday night. Cox may have been fighting
COACH John Costello believes Jamie Cox is a champion in waiting after the Swindon southpaw marked his 100th career fight with a clinical first round stoppage of veteran David Kehoe, writes GARETH MOORHOUSE. Cox took just one minute 39 seconds to send
ALUN Rossiter has warned his riders to guard against complacency at Coventry tonight, but admits he would be "very disappointed" if Robins failed to win their first piece of silverware of the new campaign. Swindon take an enormous 22-point lead into
MADS Korneliussen had more reason to smile than most last night as Robins finally emerged from Coventry's shadow to land a crushing blow in the opening leg of the Elite Shield. Swindon lost three finals to the all-conquering Bees last year, and Korneliussen
SWINDON Wildcats had a mixed start to their play-off campaign against Bracknell Bees. After a fine 2-1 win at the Link Centre on Saturday, Wildcats were convincingly beaten 6-3 in the return at Bracknell last night. Michael Farn and Tomas Janak earned
