TOMORROW'S Royal International Air Tattoo has been cancelled. Organisers made the decision following lengthy discussions with the police and other safety services after heavy downpours over the last few days. Today's airshow had been cancelled at the
DAVID Cameron was left red -faced after defending his comments on national radio that his visit to Swindon was not all fun and games. The Tory leader dropped into Greendown School last night as part of his roadshow Cameron Direct. But he played a straight
EARLY starter David Howell was just four shots behind the leaders at the Barclays Scottish Open after a second successive 70 at Loch Lomond this morning. Howell, who had fired rounds of 69 and 70 on the first two days to easily make the cut, added another
MARLBOROUGH jockey Alan Daly was in good form at Salisbury's recent evening meeting when he rode Lord Deevert (12-1) to victory in the last race on the card. "It's always nice to ride a winner," said Daly. "Quite a few friends turned up at the Wiltshire
WILTSHIRE senior men failed to follow up their fine start to their 2008 South Western Counties League campaign. After beating Dorset away by 10 shots they were soundly beaten by Devon at Wootton Bassett. They lost by 20 shots as they went down 113-133
HAMPTWORTH tournament professional David Hutton, who recently won the Hills Wiltshire Professional Championship for the third successive year but disappointingly failed to gain a place in the final Open qualifiers, won his third tournament of the season
BROOME Manor will again fly the Wiltshire flag in this year's English Champion Club tournament, writes ERNIE NEWELL. The Swindon municipal earned the right to represent the county in next month's national championship at The Wiltshire Golf Club at Wootton
WESTLECOT were surprisingly beaten in the area final of the national Top Club competition on Thursday night. Their hopes of a return to Worthing in the competition and the chance to go one better than last year when beaten in the final by Banbury Borough
SWINDON skipper Leigh Adams will put old rivalries to one side tonight when he spearheads the Australian challenge in round one of the Speedway World Cup. Adams will captain the Aussies in Leszno - home of his Polish side the Bulls - just 48 hours after
FORMER Roger Charlton apprentice Richard Kingscote gained his first Group success of his career so far when he partnered 6-1 shot Classic Blade to victory in the Group Two TNT July Stakes at Newmarket's July Festival meeting. The young Marlborough jockey
FRIENDSHIPS and team camaraderie will be forgotten this weekend when coveted places at Worthing in the national championships are on offer. The county semi-finals in national singles, pairs, triples and fours as well as Under 25 singles will be staged
THE Queen has paid tribute to the "professionalism, skill, determination and courage" of the RAF at the launch of the Royal International Air Tattoo at Fairford. The Queen was at the Gloucestershire RAF base presenting service personnel with new Colours
When does a draw feel like a win? When you are staring defeat in the face with another eight heats to go, no reserves and have former world champion, recent British Grand Prix winner and possibly the only other rider in the Elite League that can give
ROBINS' Elite League ambitions were dealt a double blow last night. Alun Rossiter's men lost 52-41 at Coventry, hours after it was confirmed that Sebastian Alden will miss the rest of the season through injury. Doctors at Great Western Hospital revealed
SCHOOL examination papers mistakenly delivered to Swindon have been returned to their rightful owners - 170 miles away. St Andrews CE Primary School, in Blunsdon, received its standard assessment tests (SATs) Key Stage Two marked examination papers from
