HANS Andersen failed to make the semi finals of the Czech Grand Prix this evening. The Dane ended the night on six points from his five rides, with his one and only victory coming in heat 14. The Swindon captain sits 11th in the World Championship table
MEMBERS of a ruthless drugs ring responsible for supplying thousands of pounds worth of crack cocaine and heroin in the town have been jailed. After a painstaking 18 month investigation, Wiltshire Police finally infiltrated a criminal network peddling
THE Conservatives’ wafer-thin majority on Swindon Council is set to undergo its first test with a motion against plans to build nearly 250 homes on green space in Gorse Hill. Haboakus aims to build 241 homes, including 106 affordable houses
A pub will be remembering a special little boy who lost his battle with cancer at the age of seven. Zak Hobbs died in September after being diagnosed with neuroblastoma, an aggressive form of cancer which affects about 100 children each year. In tribute
HEAVY rainfall has meant more draconian restrictions on water use will not be imposed this year, even though the hosepipe ban will remain. The wet weather has led to Thames Water ruling out the need to apply for a Drought Order which would widen the
PLANS for a new £600,000 church hall at Christ Church have been submitted to Swindon Council. If the plans are approved the local community will benefit from a modern, spacious hall with improved facilities which will replace the current 43-year-old
The next meeting of Chiseldon Local History Group is on Wednesday, 16th May at 7.30pm in the Holy Cross Church Hall, Butts Road, Chiseldon. Our speaker is archaeologist Jim Leary from English Heritage, who will talk about Silbury Hill and the Marlborough
WINGER Lander Gabilondo is determined to make a success of himself in English football even if he is not offered a new deal with Swindon Town. The 25-year-old is out of contract after signing a one-year deal with Town in August last year following
JOHNNY Haines has been handed a tough draw against Mark Webster in the second round of the UK Open, which takes place at the Reebok, Bolton in June. Webster, a former Premier League player who is nicknamed ‘Spider’, was BDO world champion in
SWINDON Dolphin’s national qualifier numbers swelled to eight last weekend at the South West Regional Youth Championships as the girls’ 4x200m freestyle team recorded a time that earned them a place at the National Youth Championships in July. A squad
WRAG Barn’s Katie Warren is the new Wiltshire ladies county golf champion. The 16-year-old, who holds a handicap of four, played almost flawless golf in the championship’s final round at Cumberwell Park on Sunday to beat last year’s champion
LONDON 2012 ultimately proved too soon for Craig Harris but following his most impressive meet yet, his coach says the Rio Paralympics in 2016 are a ‘realistic target’. Harris, 13, charged to triple gold at the Sainsbury’s 2012 School Games - held at
WESTLECOT will field almost their entire 2011 Four Rink League play-off championship-winning team for the traditional Middleton Cup trial against Wiltshire men. They make just two changes to the side that beat Wootton Bassett 73-68 in the final
SWINDON Town Ladies Under 14s suffered their first Oxford Girls League defeat since November 2009 in their top-of-the-table clash at Oxford Bluebirds. Knowing a victory would seal a second title in two seasons, Town struggled to come to terms with Oxford
DEVIZES judoka Tom Reed has targeted a strong showing at this weekend’s British Open – but accepts winning a place at the London 2012 Olympics remains a long shot. The 26-year-old will join the entire 28-strong Great Britain Olympic squad for
