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8th September 2018    10th September 2018

  • Cats sink Streatham twice to complete perfect pre-season

    SWINDON Wildcats rounded off their preparations for the new campaign with home and away wins over Streatham in their final pre-season challenge matches. Aaron Nell’s side were 4-3 winners at the Link Centre on Saturday and followed that up with

  • FA CUP: Marine burn Woodbridge to progress

    LEE Spalding says an inspired team talk was the reason behind Swindon Supermarine’s whirlwind second half as they scored five times to thrash Woodbridge Town 7-1 in the FA Cup. Supermarine were 2-1 at the Webbswood Stadium at the interval of this

  • How Swindon are you? Take our quiz to find out

    There are about 220,000 Swindonians. And we’re all very proud of our often unfairly derided town, right? Right? But how much is the town truly in your blood? Take our fun quiz to find out exactly how Swindon you are. A Honda. As driven

  • HELLENIC LEAGUE: No Flack for Bassett after Heath are beaten

    ROYAL Wootton Bassett boss Sam Collier believes his side made a statement by securing back-to-back wins in the Hellenic League Premier Division. A 2-1 victory at home to Flackwell Heath at the weekend was their second in as many games, with Rob

  • Crowds cheer as 2,000 runners finish the New Swindon Half

    IT’S a lovely day for a run. More than 2,000 people took part in this year’s New Swindon Half, including politicians, fundraisers, fitness fans and first-timers. The town’s main roads were full of colourfully-clothed runners pushing themselves

  • NATIONAL LEAGUE: Smith goal is key for Bluebirds at Torquay

    CHIPPENHAM Town manager Mark Collier says Saturday's 1-0 win over Torquay United is the perfect illustration of the progress the club have made in recent years. Matt Smith got the only goal of this National League South game as the Bluebirds stretched

  • Shrimps triumph is tasty for Taylor

    SWINDON Town’s 1-0 victory away at Morecambe on Saturday was their most satisfying to date this season, according to player-coach Matt Taylor. After a long trip north to face the Shrimps, Town found themselves ahead in the first half after Elijah

  • Overturned caravan blocked M4 westbound

    A CARAVAN which tipped upside down blocked the M4 by Junction 16 on Sunday morning. Traffic was at a standstill a on M4 Westbound from J16 A3102 Spittleborough Roundabout (Swindon West) to J17 Stanton Saint Quinton Roundabout (Chippenham).