LOANEE Brad Smith could be available to Town as early as next Saturday’s clash with Crewe after the diagnosis on his knee injury was better than first feared. The Liverpool youngster was taken off at half-time in Town’s 2-1 Capital One Cup victory
MARK Cooper was left feeling a mixture of frustration and pride after his side’s 1-0 loss at Crawley this afternoon. Despite controlling the game and having close to 30 efforts on goal, Izale McLeod’s penalty early in the second period was enough
A RED card for midfielder Louis Thompson proved costly for Swindon Town as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at Crawley this afternoon. After dominating the contest, and having significantly more efforts on goal than their opponents, Town were beaten by
A SUSPECTED crack den could be closed down for good after police raided two addresses in Toothill last week and uncovered Class A drugs, cash and a number of sim cards. On Sunday 10 August two teams of officers conducted warrants in Edington Close
TROY Batchelor will have to wait a little longer for his first crack at the Latvian GP after tonight's meeting was postponed. Safety concerns after heavy rain in Riga has seen tonight's meeting cancelled, with the Grand Prix switched to Daugavpils
5:21pm That's it from us here at Crawley, but we'll be back for Tuesday night's trip to Gillingham. Hopefully see you then. 5:20pm No players giving interviews this evening
SWINDON Town have been handed an away tie at Newport in the opening round of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy. The game will be played week beginning September 1.
The Village newcomer Tom Varey says he couldn't believe his luck getting cast as Maxine Peake and John Simm's son. Tom has joined the cast as an older version of Bert Middleton, taking over from previous actor Bill Jones, in his first job since leaving
CHILDREN enjoyed an activity day at Studley Grange last week, where animals and butterflies took their mind off the wet weather which hung around. More than 2,000 people visited the Hay Lane facility in Wroughton during the first week of August
RELATE has revealed that one in five people did not feel loved in the two weeks before taking its latest survey. The latest report from the relationship charity offers a glimpse into the state of Swindon’s personal relationships in 2014, revealing
MORE shoppers are visiting businesses in Sussex Square since a dispersal order came into effect last month. Since April, more than 30 complaints have been made to the police concerning a group of up to 30 youths aged between 12 and 20 who had been
CARL Baker has said that his Swindon St George side need to play the game of their lives to win the West of England Premier League grand final against Gloucester Warriors today. St George caused a huge upset as they won only their second game of
DAVID Howell failed to make the cut at the Made In Denmark tournament after dropping three shots in his last five holes. A disastorous first round on Thursday saw the 39-year-old start his second round five over par for the tournament. However
MONEY might soon eclipse food as Swindon Foodbank’s biggest need in the coming weeks, as Andrew Hill draws up a plan of attack for the harvest festival season. The project manager has been in his new post two months today and after recently pulling
MOTORISTS will be unable to use the car park at Stratton Wood for nine months from September 1 as Southern Electric moves in to install a new cable. The Woodland Trust has been left with no option but to close the car park to public traffic while
A TEENAGER from Swindon has admitted two counts of sexual offences with a girl under the age of 16 after skipping police bail. Richey Afonso, 19, of Medgbury Road, pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual activity with a child involving penetration
HREOD Burna Urban Forest group are on the hunt for a new lawnmower to help clear and ready the allotments at the site. The green open space is on the site of the former allotments at Pickards Small Field and Kembrey Grass in Gorse Hill, which was
YOUNGSTERS took a trip 2,000 years back in time when they took part in a Roman activity event at the Swindon Museum And Art Gallery, in Bath Road. The museum has been displaying the collection of Roman brooches that were discovered in Wanborough
SWINDON Town manager Mark Cooper has been delighted by the way his inexperienced backline has stood up physically to their opponents in the opening week of the new season. Prior to kick-off against Scunthorpe United last Saturday neither Jordan
A MAN has been arrested in connection with four burglaries in the Highworth area. Between August 7 and 10 residents reported a series of burglaries to police where unsecured properties had been entered and items stolen. A 45-year-old man, from
Carol and Danny Gibbon and their neighbours Ann and Ian Handy have demonstrated their support for Prospect Hospice by inviting local people to visit their beautiful gardens and raising almost £900 for the charity. The Old Town residents were joined
THOUSANDS of aid packages being dropped over Northern Iraq have been airlifted out of Cotswold Airport near Kemble. Last week the Prime Minister visited the airfield, north of Malmesbury, which is at the centre of the UK’s humanitarian aid mission
WITH a little more than a fortnight of the summer transfer window remaining, manager Mark Cooper has insisted that he is not worrying about losing any of his Swindon Town stars. Wes Foderingham, Nathan and Louis Thompson, Yaser Kasim, Massimo Luongo
ROBINS’ skipper Troy Batchelor believes the next two Grand Prixs will decide whether or not he will retain his place for next season The Aussie currently sits 13th in the standings, 10 points behind Krzysztof Kasprzak who holds the final spot in the
THE Rotary Club of Swindon has had a visit from the organisation’s top man in recognition of the amount of charitable work the group does in the town. Nigel Henham, president of the Rotary Club Of Swindon, welcomed national president Peter King
THREE former Ferndale Secondary School pupils put their heads together at Twelve Oaks Golf Club yesterday to mastermind their plan to reunite ex-schoolmates. Jenny Weeks, Alan Moss and Douglas Grant, who owns the leisure facility, met up to discuss
ALEX Jacobs has become Wiltshire’s latest winner of a national championship outdoor bowls title. The Box player clinched the Over 55s singles crown on Sunday afternoon at the 2014 English National Championships at Bowls England Headquarters at
ROYAL Wootton Bassett start their pre-season with their firsts and seconds taking on Chippenham in a pair of friendlies today. Head coach Alan Low believes it will be a good test for his side to go up against an experienced National League team
SWINDON College Old Boys may be starting the new season in a lower league but they have big ambitions according to new head coach Mark Lea. Old Boys struggled last season in Southern Counties North and resume their league season in the Berks/Bucks
DESPITE efforts to put the people of Swindon on a healthier path, the town remains the fat capital of Europe with more than 70 per cent of adults described as carrying excess weight. According to the latest figures released by the local authority
COMEDIAN Michael McIntyre had such a welcome from Swindon audiences for his warm-up gig last year that he has decided to come back. He will be judging the Swindon crowd’s reaction to some new gags before his arena tour next year. Tickets to
MORE than 150 mourners gathered at Kingsdown Crematorium yesterday to commemorate the passing of former National Hunt jockey and jockey’s valet Richard ‘Dixie’ Floyd. The family were taken aback by the sheer number of people packed into the building
POLICE have confirmed that debts owed by Swindon Town are beginning to be paid back after a sum totalling around a quarter of the outstanding funds was paid yesterday. Earlier this week it emerged that the club still owed Wiltshire Police a substantial
TWO of five men accused of taking part in football violence after a Swindon Town home clash with Bristol City late last year will stand trial in January. Andrew Bailey and Michael Brennan stood accused of charges of affray when they appeared in
REMOVAL of waste from the Averies Recycling centre in Marshgate should begin early next week as the company continues to use their second yard for operations. On Thursday the Environment Agency were called on by Environment Minister Liz Truss to
