SWINDON Town striker Eoin Doyle could have been forgiven for thinking it was not to be his day with the score at 1-0 to Exeter in the dying embers of Saturday’s League Two clash at St James Park. But after seeing a first-half effort crash against
Adver Sport assess the performances of the Swindon Town players after their 1-1 draw with Exeter City in League Two. Luke McCormick - 6 Distribution was questionable at times. Not a lot could be done to prevent City’s goal. Strong mentally
WHEN a man has got to go, a man has got to go. Richie Wellens – suffering from stomach ache – vowed to never take a pee-break during a game again after missing Exeter City’s goal for an impromptu trip to the toilet. Cheers from the grandstand
ONE of the rising stars in Boris Johnson’s government – and one who is very close to home – will speak at Swindon Chamber of Commerce's working breakfast next month. South Swindon’s Conservative MP Robert Buckland was only elected for the seat in
ST JAMES’ Park has been a rotten hunting ground for Swindon Town since the turn of the millennium – but a point was salvaged at the death against Exeter City this afternoon. Fresh from signing on loan the day before, striker Eoin Doyle made a name
AN organisation whose members’ nimble fingers have provided warm clothing and blankets for the homeless is celebrating its 100th birthday. Ermin Street Women’s Institute marked the occasion with an afternoon tea party and invited Threshold Housing
The people of Wroughton have spoken. And they have come out decisively in favour of building a new, improved pavilion at the playing fields in Maunsell Way. A poll of all the villagers was held on Wednesday on the matter – 714 people voted for
SWINDON Town manager Richie Wellens has pointed all praise in the direction of chairman Lee Power after completing the signing of striker Eoin Doyle on loan. Irishman Doyle sealed a season-long switch to the Energy Check County Ground from Town
DELLEAH Belgrave has soared to the top of the UK rankings for U15 girls in the long jump after producing a stunning performance at the weekend, writes KEVIN FAHEY. The 14-year-old Swindon Harrier leapt to 5.62m, smashing her previous best by 28cm
WESTLECOT, who won the North section of the county men’s four-rink league, have qualified for this year’s semi-finals in the competition. They booked a last-four place at the end of the month with an emphatic 94-32 quarter-final victory over South
SWINDON Town full-back Rob Hunt likes the direction his new team is heading in and has backed Richie Wellens’ outfit to continue to improve as the games go by. The former Oldham Athletic man has played every minute of Town’s campaign so far as the
RICHIE Wellens says the emphasis remains on his own team as Swindon Town go hunting a third win from three in League Two today. Town are one of just a trio of teams to have collected six points in the league over the opening two weekends – although
SWINDON Robins skipper Jason Doyle will hope to recreate his heroics from 2016 when returning to Grand Prix action in Sweden tonight. Doyle won the Scandinavian Grand Prix three years ago – albeit at the Friends Arena in Stockholm – and another
SWINDON Croquet Club’s Golf Croquet team recorded their second successive league title following a hard-fought draw away at Weston-super-Mare. With the hosts leading 10-8 going into the final two games, the contest was on a knife edge. However
Office blocks in an area of central Swindon will not be converted into flats without planning permission, the council has decided. Until recently, under government rules developers have been able to turn offices into housing without getting specific
TWIN singers Billy and Louie Hughes recorded and released their first single Changed while studying for GCSE exams. The 16-year-old duo have have had a busy year performing gigs including Swindon and Wiltshire Pride in the Old Town Bowl and the
Wiltshire Air Ambulance is calling on people to show their support by turning the town yellow and green this September. The charity is asking people, community groups, schools, colleges and businesses to do something dun during National Air Ambulance
WILTSHIRE Police bosses paid tribute to a policeman killed while responding to reports of a burglary. Thames Valley Police arrested 10 men aged from 13 to 30 as part of an ongoing investigation into the murder of PC Andrew Harper in Berkshire.
Quite often at the moment I find myself being asked by the public and the media about the 20,000 police officers promised by prime minister Boris Johnson and what it means for Wiltshire. It is not particularly clear at this stage and I don’t know
More homegrown bands will be heard on Swindon 105.5 as the Youth Matters team moves to a new time slot. The show will be on air in a new 7-9pm Tuesday slot in order to gain an hour to allow for regular live music. Luke Jones, one of its presenters
A SPORTY pensioner could be the oldest footballer in town as he prepares to celebrate his 70th birthday. Len Ainsley of Cricklade still plays competitive five-a-side football every Tuesday and Saturday with friends. He’s the oldest player in the
A SECOND year of funding has been secured by the Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Cadets. The Hills Group initially provided funding for the 2018/19 intake of cadets, who recently celebrated their passing out at parades in Swindon and Trowbridge, where
A FESTIVAL-STYLE event is set to return today after it was cancelled last year due to the family’s home and car being burgled only weeks before it would have taken place. The event is known as Millfest, named after organiser Millie Humphreys, who
A SOCIAL worker from Swindon has been honoured again for his sports, charity and community work. Steve Stephenson MBE, from Nythe, was presented with a Special Award by the Friends of the Caribbean Organisation at a dinner in Milton Keynes. “
A NEW website hopes to bring more tourists into town by showing off a range of Swindon’s famous attractions and hidden gems. Old Town-based design agency Jazzbones Creative partnered with Reuben Digital, Swindon Borough Council and the Switch On
Nationally, politicians and police commentators have warned of the danger new stop and search powers could be seen to target particular groups. In Wiltshire in 2017/18, black people were nine times more likely to be stopped and searched by officers
VOLUNTARY groups from all over Wiltshire and Swindon are being invited to the Wiltshire Community Foundation’s fifth annual funding conference. On October 9 the Corn Exchange in Devizes will host a day of discussion sessions, workshops and networking
The Swindon-based Chartered Institute for IT known as BCS welcomed the news that more A-level students are opting to take computer science. Director Julia Adamson said: “Congratulations to this year’s computer science A-level students, their teachers
A DISPUTE over a road which could have caused a lengthy delay costing millions to the New Eastern Village development has been won Swindon Borough Council. For now. The row, settled in the High Court, was between the local authority and DB Symmetry
Drug crime in 2018 rose from the numbers in 2017 but remains lower than it originally was in 2013. According to statistics from the police data archive, there were 453 drug related crimes in Swindon last year, an increase from the 314 in 2017 but
THE writer of a new drama based around a Wiltshire Police detective quitting the force after breaking police conduct to get a confession from the killer of two Swindon women called it 'a moral conundrum for our age'. Jeff Pope wrote ITV series
A GIRL was stamped on as she was jumped on at the school gates by two older girls, a court heard. The teen who stamped on her victim’s head outside the Swindon school has been given a youth rehabilitation order by magistrates. The other aggressor
