SWINDON WIN BONUS POINT Reading 35: Matej Zagar (0-4-3-1*-3) 11+1; Krzys Buczkowski - rider replacement; Janusz Kolodziej (1-0-2-2) 5; Mark Lemon (0-1-0-1*-0) 2+1; Travis McGowan (1-2-2-2-0) 7; Jonas Davidsson (2-3-0-1*-0-0-1) 7+1; Chris Neath (1-0
SKIPPER Leigh Adams hailed Robins' "awesome'' travelling support as Swindon confidently won their key local derby showing great style at Reading last night. In posting their sixth away win of the season, Robins took the first of three must-win away matches
THE Last Post played as one by one the bodies of the three soldiers killed in Afghanistan were carried from a C17 at RAF Lyneham. Private Aaron McClure, 19, of Ipswich, Private John Thrumble, 21, of Chelmesford, and Private Robert Foster, 19, of Harlow
LITTER-LOUTS could be given £80 fines when a team of council wardens starts patrolling Swindon's streets on Saturday, September 1. The council's Environmental Improvement Team will be able to hand out fixed penalty notices to anyone spotted dropping
HEADTEACHER posts are being filled in Swindon primary schools, despite a national shortage of applicants for the jobs. A number of headteachers in the borough left their jobs at the end of the summer term, but Swindon Council has filled all these posts
A SWINDON man has been arrested after shots were fired at a police car during a routine stop-check. Bullets were fired at the patrol car when it stopped to check a blue L-registered BMW 3-series parked in a lay-by near a garden centre on the B4008, just
SEVEN young men accused of taking part in a hammer attack on a boy at his Swindon school will appear in court in November for a hearing to discuss the progress of the case, a crown court judge directed today. Amjad Qazi, 19, of Broad Street, Swindon,
A MOUNTAIN of rubbish has formed in Haydon Wick, as recycling bins are stuffed to bursting point. Residents can no longer put their recyclable waste into the bins at the Haydon Wick Community Centre, as rubbish is spilling out from them. Some people
A PROFESSIONAL DJ is calling on his home town to back his bid to be named one of the world's best. Mark Eteson still counts Swindon as home and lives in Upper Stratton when not travelling around Europe as a professional club DJ. Mark, 24, is a resident
WE'VE all heard about road rage, but running rage? C'mon! I don't know what it is about this one particular race, but for the past couple of years I've been at the centre of running rage. The Hayling 10 is a quaint ten-miler which always takes place
WE'VE all heard about road rage, but running rage? C'mon! I don't know what it is about this one particular race, but for the past couple of years I've been at the centre of running rage. The Hayling 10 is a quaint ten-miler which always takes place
WE'VE all heard about road rage, but running rage? C'mon! I don't know what it is about this one particular race, but for the past couple of years I've been at the centre of running rage. The Hayling 10 is a quaint ten-miler which always takes place
TEACHER Geraldine King was determined not to let age stop her cycling 1,000 miles to help a project close to her heart. Geraldine, of Sunnyside Avenue, Swindon, and her colleague from Nylands School, Fiona Chappell, are having a well-earned break after
YOUNGSTERS have been kept busy by neighbourhood wardens in Walcot, who have been laying on free entertainment. The wardens want to build relationships and trust with children so they know who to call if they need help. About 50 youngsters flocked to
WOULD you absent-mindedly pick up those extra carrier bags at the shops if doing so hit you in the pocket? At Pulse in Curtis Street the staff think not, and are encouraging people to sign up to a national campaign that could levy a 10p charge on every
A COUPLE have admitted cashing in more than £10,000 of stolen Post Office savings stamps. Michelle Lawrence, 20, and Daniel Thomas, 25, both of Spinney Close, Liddington, cashed in hundreds of the savings stamps, worth £5 each. They were stolen from
AN ANNUAL charity ball has helped secure the future of charities providing vital services for people in Swindon. The charities to benefit from this year's Swindon charity ball, which raised £47,000, have been presented with their money. One of the top
DESPITE all the hoo-ha surrounding the banning of cigarettes from pubs - yes, the Man may have called it banning smoke but that's the same logic as saying that speed cameras are in fact safety cameras - you rarely heard anyone on Team Fag's side saying
I am very disappointed by your coverage of the story and subsequent leader column regarding Audrey Vant who was admitted to the Great Western Hospital with MRSA. It gave a misleading view of the situation and implied criticism of things over which
HAVE you a good reason to remember a visit to Dawlish or Dawlish Warren? If so, Dawlish Museum is looking for holiday memories for a new display in 2008. Please write your memory, whether momentous or fantastic, life changing or just funny, and send
In 1997 Gordon Brown's first act as Chancellor was to increase tax on pension funds by £5bn a year. He continued taxing pension funds at this higher rate for the next 10 years. Most final salary pension funds have since closed to new members but those
I must respond to the article on Saturday's front page Madness". While I applaud retailers putting responsibility before profit I must question whose responsibility? I query the culture of making others responsible for your actions. From my own experience
Further to Alistair Flockhart's letter (Adver Aug 28) Anne Snelgrove's ID event is a response to the wider debate staged earlier this year Whose Identity Is It Anyway, which Mrs Snelgrove was too busy to attend. While we welcome any debate on the Government's
BEAUTY is in the eye of the beholder, they say, but if you eat at the Nightingale Hotel at South Marston it ends up in the stomach too. From the cute baby pears wrapped in their parma ham coats, to the heap of chunky chips piled up Jenga-style, the
THE bodies of three servicemen killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan will be flown into RAF Lyneham today. Private Aaron McClure, 19 of Ipswich, Private John Thrumble, 21 of Chelmsford, and Private Robert Foster, 19, of Harlow were killed on August
HE may be impatiently waiting to become a father for the third time, but Alun Rossiter has warned his Robins riders not to hang around at Reading tonight. The bleary-eyed Blunsdon chief's already-hectic schedule is set to get heavier with wife Julie
CONFIDENT Mark Collier insists his Supermarine side will not be travelling to Bedford Town tomorrow just to make up the numbers. Six points from their opening four fixtures represents a solid start to life in the Southern Premier Division and the manager
DARREN Beasant is determined to finish the season on a high when Swindon draw swords with high-flying Biddestone tomorrow. The County Ground captain is still smarting from last week's shock defeat at the hands of rivals Marlborough and is looking for
YOUTH football returns to Swindon this weekend in the shape of the enormously successful North Wilts & District Youth & Minors League. From tomorrow morning, playing fields around the town will come alive with the sound of more than 4,500 youngsters
PAUL Burke insists he won't even take a second glance at the league table on Sunday afternoon when FA Cup action returns to Rylands Way. Wootton Bassett lie a lowly 15th in Division One West with just four points from as many matches, but Burke says
Westside boss Marc Simpkins has his eyes set on three points against visitors Shrewton tomorrow. "We've played the top five clubs in the league so far this season but despite that we have collected five points and hopefully we can start getting a good
NO self-respecting footballer was seen without one during the 1970s. And now the moustache is making a comeback at the County Ground. Players from Swindon Town are throwing away their razors from today to support the Everyman Male Cancer charity's campaign
WHEREVER drugs are taken, horror and danger are sure to follow. The discovery by nine-year-old Jake McGowan of a dirty syringe at McDonald's in Canal Walk is a new outrage but not an unexpected one. Any premises used by the public, and which has toilet
NINE-YEAR-OLD Jake McGowan's mother took him to McDonald's for a Happy Meal as a final summer holiday treat. But their trip to the restaurant in Canal Walk, Swindon, turned sour when Jake found a dirty syringe in the toilets. His mother Michelle was
