SWINDON Robins team manager Alun Rossiter pin-pointed a ‘poor decision’ by referee Phil Griffin as the turning point in his side’s 49-41 SGB Premiership Supporters’ Cup final first-leg defeat by Belle Vue Aces on Thursday night. With the Robins
A selection of photographer Les Aubrey's images from Swindon Robins' 49-41 Supporters' Cup Final first leg loss to Belle Vue Aces.
SWINDON Robins will have to overturn an eight-point deficit at the Abbey Stadium next week if they are to hold the SGB Premiership Supporters’ Cup aloft following a 49-41 defeat to Belle Vue Aces on Thursday night. While the first part of the meeting
SUE Dunmore has long been convinced that volunteering benefits volunteers at least as much as whoever they volunteer for. “Where to start!” she said with a laugh. “It can be a way of keeping active, it gives you a sense of purpose, a routine
THE Swindon area has always punched well above its weight when it comes to producing pioneers. This week 40 years ago a pub landlady and tireless charity fundraiser called Ann Evans joined the ranks of those people when she became the town’s first
THIS Swindon building was first seen in about 1700 and last seen in 1964 when the wrecking ball came for it. Just visible at the left of the image is a clue to its location - the corner of High Street and Newport Street. Part of the Co-op now
A WAR hero and former train driver was treated to a trip down memory lane for his 100th birthday. Gordon Pritchard passed his first railways tests in Swindon in 1937 and returned to the town in the driver's cab of one of GWR's new bullet-style express
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Next week letters will be sent to all households in Swindon asking for their views on how often they would like to go to the polling stations to vote for their local councillors. As readers will know, Swindon currently uses the ‘by thirds’ election
DAVID Howell endured a disastrous opening round at the KLM Open in the Netherlands as he shot a five-over score of 77. Swindon star Howell’s round included four bogeys and a double alongside just one birdie and left him last on the leaderboard at
Almost one in six new doctors joining the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust come from developing countries where recruitment is banned. A leading health think tank has warned NHS trusts not to stray from ethical recruitment guidelines
THREE Wiltshire eateries have been named among the very best places to eat in the UK. The cafes and restaurants have been added to the 2020 Good Food Guide. Alongside the finest dining establishments in the country, the Good Food Guide, owned
DAVID Howell resumes his 2019 European Tour season this morning when teeing off at the KLM Open in Amsterdam. Swindon star Howell will begin his challenge alongside Scotland’s Marc Warren and South African Zander Lombard when the trio get under
YOUNG Swindon motorcycle racer Charlie Nesbitt has received support in his career with the provision of a van by M4 Van Centre. Teenager Nesbitt currently competes in the British Superbikes Championship series, racing a Yamaha 600 in the British
HISTORY could be made in the next eight days as Swindon Robins bid to become the first-ever champions of the SGB Premiership Supporters’ Cup. Backed by a coachload of travelling fans, the Robins make the journey north this evening to face Belle
DAVID Farrell hopes Swindon Town U18s’ heavy defeat to Plymouth Argyle on Saturday will serve as a wake-up call ahead of this weekend’s Youth Alliance visit to Forest Green Rovers. Off the back of an eye-catching 1-1 draw against Premier League
YOUNG Malmesbury racer Louis Harvey produced a superb performance at this weekend’s Motorsport UK’s British Karting Championship – claiming pole position and one top-10 finish. The practice sessions went well and Harvey had the second best time
SEAN Wood’s second-half penalty proved decisive for Highworth Town as they made progress in the Southern League Challenge Cup with a 1-0 victory at home to Mangotsfield United on Wednesday night. Wood lashed home from 12 yards on the hour mark at
The sixth and final round of the UK’s biggest motocross series is heading to Swindon this weekend. The grand finale in the Michelin MX Nationals series will take place at the revamped Foxhill Motocross Track, with 30 races being held across Saturday
TEENAGE Swindon race ace Elliot Pinson claimed two wins and a second during round six of the Dickies British Junior Supersport series at Cheshire’s Oulton Park circuit last weekend. Once again stamping his authority on both grid and podium with
ROYAL Wootton Bassett Town Ladies started life in the South West Regional Women’s Football League in dominant style at the weekend, emphatically beating Marine Academy Plymouth 5-0. Following their 7-0 FA Cup victory over Chipping Sodbury a week
TENNIS enthusiast Ralph Harding is not letting his ninety plus years getting in the way of him still enjoying the game. Mr Harding, who is a member of Devizes Tennis Club, celebrated his 93rd birthday with friends from the regular Monday afternoon
THE WOMAN in charge of hospital fundraising says she has been overwhelmed by the town’s response to GWH’s multi-million pound appeals. Over the last few years generous Swindonians have donated millions of pounds to successive appeals, helping the
BMW says it is unsure of its plans for the Swindon plant in the event of a no-deal Brexit. The sister plant in Oxford, which the Swindon factory produces parts for, is currently scheduled to shut down on October 31 for two days to allow for Brexit
RAYCHEM Netball Club members have just celebrated the club’s 40th year anniversary. The team was set up in 1979 by five former employees of Raychem – a company that sells technology. Mo Squires had only been at the company for a few weeks before
IF YOU were in Swindon town centre this weekend, you may have seen a number of suspicious looking pantomime characters strutting their stuff on a red carpet. I, alongside Mayor Cllr Junab Ali and others donned wigs and make-up to raise awareness of
AN INTERNATIONALLY renowned organist will give a recital this evening - Thursday, September 12 - at Holy Rood Church in Swindon's Groundwell Road. The 7pm performance by Paul Hale, who has played across Europe and America and received an award from
BUILDING works will close a road in Rodbourne for nine nights. Neighbours along Rodbourne Road have been notified of the temporary closure. While a six-month period has been advertised, the council anticipates a much shorter period of disruption
The number of free NHS dental treatments in Swindon has fallen significantly over the last five years. Dentists in the Swindon Clinical Commissioning Group administered 22,487 free courses of treatment to adults in 2018-19 according to NHS Digital
THE STAR of ITV’s primetime drama following the murder case that shocked Swindon talked about playing the Wiltshire Police detective who got the killer of two women to confess. Martin Freeman plays Steve Fulcher in A Confession and explained that
JUSTICE finally prevailed for Highworth when a disastrous ballot counting error was fixed after a lengthy legal process kickstarted by the town’s voters. Dozens of people rallied to fundraise a petition pushing for a recount after the town council
MEN have joined forces in a new brotherhood to show others it's not weak to speak up about their mental health. Following a six-month pilot scheme Men’s Mental Health in Swindon is kicking off a new talk club next month with the help of Wiltshire
IT all began when the election results were counted and published online on May 3 2019. Voters quickly realised that a mistake had been made because the total number of votes for every candidate vastly exceeded the number of registered voters in
THE landlord of a popular railway village pub celebrated his 12th consecutive appearance in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide. Jonathan Crisp of the Glue Pot said he was over the moon to see his pub featured in the Campaign for Real Ale’s 2020 guide once
This week's Reader Recommends looks at where the best places in Swindon are to get a good cup of coffee. 1) THE Olive Tree Cafe at Manor Garden Centre came out the clear winner as the best place to get a coffee. Many people plumped for the
ONE player has been beside Mo from the very start of Raychem Netball Club. Pat Glanville was an employee of Raychem when Mo joined the small office. After finding out that Mo played netball in her spare time in 1979, Pat and her colleagues encouraged
Swindon legend Glenn Hoddle is set to return to the town he took to the Premier League next year. Arriving in January, Hoddle will be taking part in a ‘one night with…’ event at the Wyvern Theatre. A spokesman for the event said: “Glenn will
The debate rages over the use of mobile phones in school, with pupils in Swindon getting mixed messages. A uSwitch survey showed 49 per cent of parents want their child’s school to ban mobile phones. Dorcan Academy has a no phones policy, while
Wiltshire Police have recruited a new batch of mini-police officers. Swearing them in at Moredon Primary School, Elroy Rodriquez, the force’s representative, welcomed the 20 new 'officers' to the police family. Applauded by their parents, the
A MUGGER said to have robbed her 75-year-old victim of her independence has been jailed for more than two years. Diane Ponting was on her way to steal goods from the Co-op on the morning of November 15 last year to pay off a drugs debt when she
A PARALYSED pensioner has told how he was left suicidal after being left lying in his own filth and without food and drink for almost 60 hours. Steven King claims he was told by care agency Agincare the firm had to stop his care as it did not have
A trade union’s criticism of a Swindon nursery school, and the borough council which runs it has been called”very unfair”. The GMB union for the area has hit out at Penhill Nursery School and Swindon Borough Council for allowing the nursery to
SEVEN YEARS after putting pen-to-paper on his first professional deal in British speedway, Adam Ellis is on the verge of landing his seventh club honour. Born in Marmande – a hotbed for grasstrack racing in the south-west of France – Ellis’ gradual
