Luke McCormick – 7.5 Blame cannot be pinned on McCormick for the goal. No doubt picked up a confidence boost. Some great saves and catches were strong too in tricky conditions Tyler Reid – 5.5 First touch wasn’t particularly great, and
RICHIE Wellens is unlikely to ever be happier after losing a game following last night’s one-goal defeat to Bristol Rovers in Town’s Leasing.com Trophy Group F finale. The club’s fate had already been sealed in the competition following earlier
A MAKESHIFT Swindon Town XI concluded their Leasing.com Trophy campaign in losing fashion at the Memorial Stadium against Bristol Rovers on Tuesday night, going down 1-0. Mark Little’s second half tap in provided the game’s only goal as Rovers
A COUPLE have retired from the GP practice where they have worked for 26 years. Doctor Trevor King and Doctor Lucinda King took over Burbage practice in 1993 after moving from Cambridge. They are keeping it within the family as they hand the
A portable building has been ditched at the side of a road leading to the Ridgeway. Swindon Borough Council is investigating the appearance of the dilapidated unit, which has fallen apart on the verge, exposing contents including cupboards and
A REGULAR bus-user is angry at Swindon’s Bus Company for not putting on more buses to and from the town centre. Karen Edwards lives on Okus Road and has to catch the number 22 bus in and out of town. But she says if she stays out late in town
9:35pm FULL TIME: BRISTOL ROVERS 1 SWINDON TOWN 0. Full time from the Memorial Stadium, Swindon fall to defeat.
CABINET minister Matt Hancock came to Devizes on Wednesday to pledge the government’s support to build a new health centre on Marshall Road. He met Conservative candidate Danny Kruger, who is the son of Bake Off judge Prue Leith, to confirm the
A bike has been stolen from a locked shed on Endeavour Road in Covingham. Police have released images of the three people they want to speak to after the incident on Sunday. The lock on the shed was broken at Waterfall House and one bike
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SWINDON is on flood alert, with heavy rain forecast for the whole of Thursday. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the town lasting until 10pm. A spokesperson for the Met Office said: "Persistent rain may bring disruption
A CHIPPENHAM student is urging people to try veganism to combat climate change. Luca Wolfe-Murray, who is vegan himself and does all of the cooking at home, converting his dad Rupert to veganism in the process, wrote to the town council shortly
Maintaining the Honda site as a 'brilliant' industrial site and marketing it to other companies even while the car company is still there could be crucial to Swindon's economy says expert James Lockhart. Mr Lockhart is a partner in commercial estate
THIS shocking picture shows a teenage thug using a homemade flamethrower to explode an aerosol can. Police released the image and have urged the youngster to come forward. The CCTV snap caught the yob red-handed as he set fireworks and deodorant
A CRASH between two cars caused queuing traffic along the A419. Police were called to the scene at 7.50am today, with the crash seeing traffic backing up past the Lady Lane junction. Wiltshire Police reported that there were no injuries
A DRUG dealer found with cocaine and cannabis with a street value of up to £16,500 has been jailed for more than three-and-a-half years. Armed police swooped on the Burbage Road home of Ryan Welland’s runner Daniel Smith in September 2017, having
ROTHERHAM United remain in regular dialogue with Jerry Yates, although Swindon Town’s on-loan striker has only one target on his mind this season – to win promotion under Richie Wellens. The 22-year-old has received several text messages of congratulations
APPALLING conditions confined Royal Wootton Bassett to a draw at Banbury on Saturday as Alan Low’s in-form side were made to pay for a series of handling errors. Following a week’s break for the Rugby World Cup final, Bassett returned to South West
INJURIES to Lloyd Isgrove and Keshi Anderson mean Kaiyne Woolery can expect a busy run up to Christmas. And while Swindon Town manager Richie Wellens couldn’t fault the forward’s work-rate in Saturday’s 1-1 FA Cup first-round draw at Cheltenham
A REDUNDANT visit to Bristol Rovers this evening in the Leasing.com Trophy is not being viewed as a totally worthless exercise by Swindon Town manager Richie Wellens. After losing their opening two Group F fixtures to Chelsea U21s and Plymouth Argyle
DIALLANG Jaiyesimi’s progression since returning from injury has been hailed by Richie Wellens, who was keen to grant the Norwich loanee a full 90 minutes against Cheltenham on Saturday. Playmaker Jaiyesimi completed his first 90-minute stint of
The former candidate for the Brexit Party in North Swindon approves of Nigel Farage’s decision to withdraw him from the election. On Monday Nigel Farage announced the party would not contest the 317 seats held by the Conservatives, in order to avoid
THIS is the moment a driver wrapped his personalised number plate Mercedes around a lamppost. Christopher Moss gunned his Mercedes CLA down Fleming Way shortly before 9pm on July 12 as he made off from police. Now, the 27-year-old Cricklade
SWINDON estate agents Castles has been shortlisted for the 2019 Best Agent West Region Award by Relocation Agent Network. The annual prize is awarded to the agent who consistently demonstrates the Relocation Agent Network principles, including quality
FORGET Fifa and Fortnite – retro video games are among the most valuable on the market as children of the 1980s and 90s try to relive their youth. That's according to avid computer games collector Peter Holmes, who says old consoles and cartridges
AN inflatable bird taller than an African bush elephant toured Swindon yesterday for BBC Children in Need. The bizarre blow-up great bustard – Wiltshire’s county bird – is touring towns around the county this week – and it’s being pulled by BBC
SWINDON is enjoying a 'mini-boom' and is officially one of the healthiest places in the UK for economic growth. The town ranked eighth out of 42 towns and cities - higher than big cities Leicester, Cambridge and Plymouth -in the latest Good Growth
PARK NORTH: Brandon Rouse-McCue, 22, of Lyndhurst Crescent, admitted using threatening, abusive or insulting words our behaviour intending to cause a woman harassment, alarm or distress. He also pleaded guilty to taking a Vauxhall Astra without
AN AWARD winning poet will be making an appearance at Royal Wootton Bassett Arts Festival this weekend. The festival is celebrating its tenth anniversary and has invited Coral Rumble along. Coral has had three poetry collections published and
THE mayor of Swindon is preparing for a song and dance showcase next week to support good causes close to his heart. A night packed full of live performances will raise money for the mayor’s chosen charities CALM - Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia
Swindon Borough Council will not be seeking compensation from the firm that mistakenly sent out thousands of letters telling people they couldn't vote in the general election. Electoral Reform Services has apologised for the error, which saw 3,000
SWINDON and Wiltshire are among the country's best spots for buried treasure, with fortune hunters and hobbyists making hundreds of discoveries in recent years. The British Museum says the scale of artefacts unearthed across the country exceeds
THE Beehive pub is hosting an art exhibition to support a homelessness charity. Marlborough Artists members donated paintings to Patricia Mather to help her organise the exhibition for Christmas Care. All money raised will be used to give shelter
Christmas is coming to the REME Museum in Lyneham a month early. On November 23 the museum will host a community winter craft fair featuring more than 35 independent stores selling everything from jewellery to children’s books. Organiser the
A DOG spooked by fireworks ran into the road before being killed by a car. Her owner Hilary Kirkup has told of her devastation over Cocoa's death. Now Hilary wants loud fireworks to be banned and displays restricted to only one night. The
A STRESSED pensioner claims that a mystery menace has been knocking on his door and windows in the middle of the night for the last three years. Richard Fry of Thornford Drive in Westmead has increased his blood pressure medication and struggled
Local authority-owned and maintained housing doesn’t always have the best reputation in the UK. But pride was one of the main emotions when councillors, council officers past and present and tenants young and old gathered at the civic offices in
The Brexit Party will have no candidates standing locally in the December election. Leader Nigel Farage told all candidates standing in Conservative-held constituencies to stand down, including Swindon North and South. Here’s what you said on
PARENTS have the chance to remember the babies they have lost at Sands’ candlelit service. The stillbirth and neonatal death charity has invited parents and families along to the service next month. Chief executive of Sands Clea Harmer said:
Over Christmas last year, more than 350 calls were made to the RSPCA on it's animal cruelty line in Wiltshire alone. This year, the charity is asking people to donate to it's Stock the Sleigh campaign to help the animals that the charity cares for
STAFF at a Swindon business received the highest of accolades for their work in international trade and the multi-million pound growth of their company. Clarendon Specialty Fasteners has been recognised with a Queen’s Award for Enterprise crystal
