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  • Cats squander two-goal lead to lose away from home

    SWINDON Wildcats surrendered a two-goal advantage to lose 3-2 against Hull Pirates. After marking their return to action with a dominant 8-2 2 win at the Link Centre on Saturday, they were hoping to repeat the heat away from home a day later.

  • FA VASE: Another Bad afternoon for Shrivenham

    INDIVIDUAL errors are costing Shrivenham dearly, according to their manager Gareth Davies in the wake of their 4-1 home defeat to Badshot Lea in the FA Vase. Shrivenham’s only goal of the game came through Josh Morse as they slipped to a disappointing

  • Firefighters tackle blaze in former Milton Road Club

    MORE than 15 firefighters tackled a blaze in the former Milton Club.  Crews from Stratton, Swindon and Westlea fire stations were called to the small fire in the derelict clubhouse shortly before 4pm.  Curtis Street was closed briefly

  • SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Highworth battle back for a draw

    JEFF Roberts was impressed with the character shown by his Highworth Town team after they snatched a Southern League Division One South draw away to Street. The Worthians found themselves 2-0 down after Street notched in the first half and the opening

  • NATIONAL LEAGUE: Guthrie goal does the trick for Bluebirds

    CHIPPENHAM Town left it late before putting Gloucester City to the sword at Hardenhuish Park. Mark Collier’s Bluebirds recorded their third consecutive win with a 1-0 triumph over their vistors, thanks to a goal from James Guthrie. The victory

  • SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Sluggish Marine pay the price

    AFTER conceding three goals for the first time this season, Swindon Supermarine manager Lee Spalding admits his players were taught a lesson by Walton Casuals. Marine arrived later than planned for the Southern League Premier Division South clash

  • REVIEW: Circus Vegas

    CIRCUS Vegas is in town and it has defied expectations with jaw dropping acts and entertainment throughout the show at the Westcott Recreation Ground. You need to see this before it packs up its bright red tent later today and moves on to its next

  • Ultra cyclist goes for LEJOG world record

    AN ULTRA cyclist from Swindon is going for a World Record attempt pedalling from John 'O Groats to Lands End. Setting off on Sunday Ian To hopes to cycle non-stop for 850 miles from the tip of England up to furtherest point in Scotland in under

  • Child arrests fall by nearly 20 per cent in Wiltshire

    THE number of children arrested in Wiltshire has dropped by two thirds over the last seven years. Prison charity The Howard League conducted freedom of information requests which showed arrests by Wiltshire Police included 778 children in 2017,

  • Scorer Luke regrets failure to achieve ultimate goal

    A FIRST goal in EFL football should have been a cause for celebration for Luke Woolfenden but the on-loan defender admitted any happiness at such a career landmark had been tempered by overall events at the County Ground on Saturday. The teenage

  • UPDATE: Diesel spill from tanker to cause long delays on M4

    DIESEL spilling from an overturned milk tanker is causing delays on the M4 following a crash this morning.  The tanker crashed at around 6.20am, blocking all three lanes between junctions 17 and 18. Highways England have told drivers to expect

  • Police warn heroin users of Fentanyl in Wiltshire

    WILTSHIRE Police have issued a warning to local drug users about the drug fentanyl, which has recently been located in the county. The intervention to issue the warning is an attempt to reduce the potentially fatal effects to heroin users. Fentanyl

  • GALLERY: Swindon Town 1 Bury 2

    IMAGES by Dave Evans from Swindon Town's 2-1 defeat by Bury in Skybet League Two at the Energy Check County Ground yesterday

  • Roald Dahl to once again inspire kids

    CHILDREN in Swindon are being encouraged to explore Westonbirt Arboretum as part of the partnership between the Forestry Commission and the Roald Dahl Story Company. This is to create the ‘most marvellous‘ forest adventure kit. The kit was launched