TROY Batchelor was unable to retain his Elite League Riders Championship on Saturday night, finishing fourth in the final as Jason Doyle claimed victory. Swindon Robins skipper Batchelor headed to Leicester with relatively low expectations of repeating
PARDONING the cliché, John Fisher reminded his Highworth Town players that it’s only half-time in his side’s FA Vase semi-final showdown with North Shields. The Worthians suffered a 1-0 defeat in front of a sell-out crowd at the Elms on Saturday
HEAD coach Ryan Aldridge hopes that his Swindon Wildcats side have dealt a significant psychological blow to play-off opponents Peterborough Phantoms after thrashing the Cambridgeshire side 6-2 at the Link Centre this evening. The Wildcats are
THERE is still hope for both sets of fans who packed the Elms today to watch Highworth Town’s FA Vase semi-final match against North Shields. Around 1,200 fans watched the tie, which finished 1-0 to the visitors, knowing the winner over two legs
THE SWINDON Wildcats laid down a marker ahead of their play-off showdown with the Peterborough Phantoms by putting them to the sword at the Link Centre this evening. In a performance built on relentless intensity, Ryan Aldridge’s men put on a show
10:07pm Jason Doyle is crowned 2015 Elite League Riders Champion. Swindon Robins skipper Troy Batchelor made the final but could only finish fourth. 10:06pm FINAL: Doyle,
5:25pm Thanks for following FA Vase Live this afternoon. We'll have a full match report and reaction online later on swindonadvertiser.co.uk/sport and in Monday's Swindon Advertiser. 5
SWINDON Town have sealed the signing of Wales international defender Sam Ricketts on loan until the end of the season. The 33-year-old, who has made more than 50 appearances for his country and is in Chris Coleman’s squad for Wales’ upcoming Euro
KYLE Howarth believes Swindon Robins’ plans for a new stadium factor into an exciting time for British speedway. Manchester’s Belle Vue Aces are set to move into the new National Speedway Stadium in 2016, which will become only the second speedway-specific
FORMER Swindon Robin Simon Gustafsson has decided to call tian end to his time in Kevlar after losing his passion for the sport. Gustafsson was part of Alun Rossiter’s side that reached the Elite League play-offs last season, but the Swede himself
SWINDON Robins ace Nick Morris is out to spring a few shocks at the Elite League Riders’ Championship today. Morris will join Robins skipper and fellow Australian Troy Batchelor in the 16-strong field for the annual event, which is this year being
NEIL Smith just missed out on making a successful defence of his planetbowls.com Ipswich Open Singles title last Sunday. The Westlecot indoor bowler and 2014 Ipswich champion lost on the last end of a tie-breaker in the semi-finals to Dave Attwood
QUARTER-FINAL hero Callum Parsons says he cannot imagine what it would be like to fire Highworth Town into the FA Vase final at Wembley. Parsons got the only goal of the game as the Worthians upset the odds to win their quarter-final replay away
VIOLENCE which marred Highworth Town’s cup win a fortnight ago will not be repeated at The Elms today and spectators will be safe, according to secretary Fraser Haines. Fraser and the club committee have been working frantically for the past two
THE Swindon Robins Speedway team will have a £5m new home in 2016 after plans for a new stadium were announced yesterday. Work could start as early as May on the new venue, which will not only have new facilities for the riders but is being designed
AN alliance with Avon and Somerset Constabulary is expected to plug the black hole in police finances during the next five years, according to the Police and Crime Commissioner. This week the guiding principles were agreed between Wiltshire Police
FORTY-FIVE years ago today Ashton Gate staged a dramatic tussle that saw six goals shared, after Town had led twice in their bid to end the campaign in the top two and ultimately stage top-flight football in 1970/71. But 15 minutes from the end
Swindon Town play their last FA Women’s Premier League Division One South West match of the season at Exeter City tomorrow. Town must win to keep their promotion hopes alive, with the Grecians in fourth place with an outside chance of promotion
NORTH Shields boss Graham Fenton admits his own experiences at the top level of English football will not necessarily prove an advantage as his side look to end Highworth Town’s FA Vase adventure. Fenton, who twice commanded transfer fees in excess
A SWINDON civil servant has been jailed for selling information about Army disciplinary investigations and sex scandals to The Sun. Bettina Jordan-Barber, 42, from Shrivenham, was sentenced to 12 months in prison, in January, after pocketing £100,000
“SWINDON will be the place everyone wants to visit” is the bold claim being made by those behind proposals to regenerate the North Star area. Yesterday, Moirai Capital unveiled its latest plans to bring a huge leisure complex to Swindon and is
A NORTH Swindon surgery with 12,000 patients is neither practising safely nor vetting employees’ criminal records before appointing them, according to the health watchdog. Taw Hill Medical Practice was the subject of a planned, announced inspection
SWINDON Wildcats forward Aaron Nell has said that is it important they reverse their fortunes at home to Peterborough Phantoms tonight to gain home advantage in the play-offs. The Wildcats have had a torrid time of things at home to the Cambridgeshire
THE annual Westlecot Indoor Club Championship finals will be staged at the Old Town club over the next week. All 11 finals were scheduled to be played and completed today and tomorrow, but that plan has had to be shelved as essential maintenance
A PRIMARY school ordered by Ofsted to pull their socks up days after topping the local league tables feel vindicated after inspectors praised their efforts to improve. The education watchdog rated Stratton’s St Catherine’s Catholic Primary School
A ‘CONTROLLING’ man who launched a violent, ‘vindictive’ attack on the teenage mother of his children has been jailed for two years. Kane Jones burned, whipped, punched and kicked his girlfriend during a sustained attack when he flew into a drunken
DIAMOND wedding couple Audrey and Gordon Baxter believe a little give and take is the secret to a happy marriage as they celebrate 60 wonderful years together. The Baxters, who live in Snowdon Place, Upper Stratton, met at The Heart in Hand pub
