Adver Sport look at Swindon Town's next opponents, Plymouth Argyle. Manager: Derek Adams Top scorer: Graham Carey - 3 Form guide: WDLLLD Last match: 1-0 Win V AFC Wimbledon - Oct 6 Last Town match: 3-2 Plymouth win - Oct 2014
SWINDON Town defender Dion Conroy admits he has been left frustrated by a knee injury that has seen him sidelined in recent weeks. The central defender missed the vast majority of last season with a cruciate ligament injury. But after an operation
PHIL Brown was tight-lipped today when questioned about reports linking the Swindon Town manager with what would be a sensational return to Hull City under former club chairman Paul Duffen. Duffen is understood to be in the process of putting a
Online estate agents Housesimple.com has reported an 18 per cent rise in new properties coming to market in September totalling 72,593 – a rise from 61,472 in August. Although this supply boost can be attributed partly to the previous lull over the
WHETHER you are a motorbiker or a ukulele player, a photographer or a writer, a dancer or an archer, the U3A offers an extraordinarily wide range of activities for people who have retired from full time work. In fact, from Monday to Friday, morning
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A grenade has been detonated in a controlled explosion near Chiseldon. Police were alerted after the grenade was found by a member of the public in a field near to Cambrai Road. A spokesperson for Wiltshire police confirmed: "We received a call
SWINDON Town chairman Lee Power admits Lawrence Vigouroux's current spell out of the Swindon Town starting line-up has thrown the goalkeeper's longer term future at the Energy Check County Ground into some doubt. Vigouroux, who has jetted out to
DAVID and Carole Bent are not just participants in and supporters of art - they are also passionate advocates. Both are strong backers of what is becoming known as the STEM to STEAM movement. This is the belief that while STEM subjects - science
MEMBERS of the Swindon Soroptimist Club have been thanked for carrying out a three-month project observing domestic abuse cases in Swindon and Chippenham courts. The project followed one that was started in Northumbria by Dame Vera Baird QC, who
NORTH Swindon police found stolen motorcycles while out on patrol in Penhill over the weekend. Officers conducted high-visibility patrols in the area when they discovered an unsecured garage on Heddington Close. PCSO Hamid and PC Skerten noticed
A REVAMP of the Weighbridge Brewhouse promises to bring modern fine dining into a building packed with history. Built in 1906 the weighbridge, on Penzance Drive, was originally used to weigh the cargo on trains. After that it became a brewery, before
SWINDON Robins Adam Ellis has been spared the bizarre situation of riding for both team's in the SGB Premiership play-off final after the sport's bossess made a u-turn today. The Swindon rider had been set to guest for Lynn at Poole tonight before
Homebase thief COURT: A man who stole a gazebo and a pressure washer has been jailed for two weeks by Swindon magistrates because of his previous criminal record. Shane Watson, 36, of Burnham Road in Park North, pleaded guilty to stealing the
YOUNG mathematicians in Swindon could be in with a chance of winning top toys. Children's tuition company Explore Learning, which has a centre in the town, is looking for teams of four primary and secondary school pupils to enter the 2018 National
THE Highworth Emporium has unveiled its Christmas room of festive gifts. This is the third time that the shop's owners Aga Gabrysiak and Richard Marsden have spent hours redecorating and restocking s side-room of their shop. The room has once
PROFESSIONAL services firm Optimum has appointed a new head of its legal team. Solicitor Iain Mason has taken over from Director of Legal Services, Mary Hoffman, who is retiring after a long and successful career in conveyancing, wills and probate
OVER £120,000 of funds left over after the West Swindon Family Centre closed has been given to two good causes. Steve Elliott of MHA Monahans, who was appointed by the centre’s former trustees to deal with the centre’s closure, split the money between
SWINDON and Wiltshire's Police Crime Commissioner is demanding fairer funding from the government. The county’s force, which has had to save £19 million in the last five years, is systematically underfunded by government by around £20 per person
NOVA Hreod Academy has turned a disused piece of land into an outdoor classroom with the help of volunteers from a West Swindon employer. Arval UK has been partnering with the academy for just over a year to help students with interview skills,
Summer weather will make a brief but welcome return over the next two days. Sunny skies and temperatures in the high teens and low 20s are expected today and Wednesday. The Met Office have forecast highs of 18C today and 21C tomorrow, with lows
A CARE home for people with dementia in Blunsdon has been placed in special measures after a damning report. Inspectors highlighted concerns over mishandling of medicine, poor accident investigation and not enough staff at Abbey House. The home
A SUPERMARKET scheme to encourage shoppers to hand back plastic bottles in exchange for money may not come to Swindon because the store’s previous recycling bank was badly abused. Tesco is about to trial a programme, where customers are rewarded
A SWINDON artist had his work on GWR exhibited in Swindon's branch of John Lewis ahead of an art auction for Brighter Futures on October 25. John Webb painted and sketched parts of the old railway works after being inspired by his late father, who
CPR and defibrillator training will be taught at Shrivenham Memorial Hall tomorrow from 7pm. Shrivenham's defibrillator is located outside the One Stop in the town's High Street. The awareness training by a community responder from the South
This map shows the possible areas of growth for Swindon over the next decade. It is the latest version of the Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment put out by Swindon Borough Council. It identifies sites thought to be
MISSED appointments cost Swindon’s hospital more than £1 million in just six months. Official NHS figures show that over 8,630 people failed to turn up to their outpatient appointment at GWH between January and June this year or arrived too late
A CRICKLADE rogue trader has been told to pay tens of thousands to his victims, including a Stratton woman. Daniel Collins of Bourne Lake Park, Cricklade, was jailed for three and a half years in 2016 after he admitted to six fraud and unfair trading
THE Great Western Brick Show returned to wow crowds with all manner of marvellous models. Thousands flocked to STEAM over the weekend to see creations that included a football stadium, a robot wars arena, a skyscraper of superheroes and a model
SWINDON could compete with the likes of Truro and Penzance at the South West in Bloom competition next year. Judges were so impressed with Swindon’s entries in the It’s Your Neighbourhood category in this year’s competition, which judged more than
SWINDON Town have plenty of work to do and are behind schedule in their quest to earn promotion from League Two, admits manager Phil Brown. Town are without a win in their last three league outings having been held to home draws against Oldham and
SWINDON Town boss Phil Brown gave his verdict to the media after his side's 1-1 draw with Northampton Town at the Energy Check County Ground. Watch our video to see what Brown had to say.
BACK in the first game of the season, Swindon Town required a Michael Doughty hat-trick to pull off a dramatic comeback to claim all three points against newly-promoted Macclesfield Town at the Energy Check County Ground. While many supporters were
