KEVIN Amankwaah has extended his County Ground stay by a further two years. The full-back, who missed Town's goalless draw at Leyton Orient today because of a hamstring strain, has been in superb form this season. Amankwaah's contract was due to run
TEACHERS are to be balloted for industrial action with a view to boycotting this year’s Key Stage 2 SATs. Yesterday the executive of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Council of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) announced that
SWINDON Town's League One encounter with Leyton Orient at the Matchroom Stadium ended in stalemate this afternoon. On a difficult playing surface, still recovering from a drenching in mid-week, Town were far from their fluent best. The
DANNY Wilson makes one change to his Swindon Town side to face Leyton Orient at the Matchroom Stadium this afteroon. Gordon Greer returns to captain the side after recovering fully from a twisted ankle. The Scot comes into the 11 in
CHILDREN from all over the country got together to get a different perspective on space. The first ever ULT Science Challenge Day at the Swindon Academy involved 10 academies from as far away as Lincoln and Sheffield. Teams from each school were at
PARALYMPIC star Ben Rushgrove was in Swindon to inspire disabled children to follow in his footsteps. The 22-year-old sprinter, from Bath, who won a 100m silver medal at the Beijing Paralympic Games in 2008, said it was important for children with disabilities
IAN JEFFERIES thought his rink had won the Area 16 final in the National Fours Championship and qualified for the latter stages in the competition at Nottingham in mid-April but their 18-15 win has been put on hold. The reason being that the final against
rail fares between Swindon and London have risen to the highest in Europe, according to a Parliamentary report. The study, by the South West regional committee, contains warnings that the cost of travel to the capital is “significantly hindering economic
TOWN'S League One fixture away at Leyton Orient this afternoon is on, after the Matchroom Stadium pitch passed an inspection. Heavy rain in London had caused doubts over whether the fixture could be played, but referee Craig Pawson has deemed the playing
KELVIN Young and Andrew ‘Macca’ McCaffrey are working on their final preparations at the Horseshoe Gym ahead of their next ring assignments for Swindon-based promoter Keith Mayo in Devon on Saturday, March 6. Trainer Islan Eltuyev has ordered them to
THE Swindon-based helpline at the centre of the Downing Street bullying row is to be investigated by the Charity Commission. The revelation comes as the National Bullying Helpline reopened after being temporarily suspended following the scandal. A spokeswoman
I WAS sad to hear that John Paget stepped down as Fairford Town manager this week. In the two and a half years he was there, I think he did exceptionally with what he had. All the money went and he stepped in when it was all about to collapse. He
CHIEF executive Nick Watkins believes Town’s impressive form on the pitch is the reason behind the club’s encouraging start to season ticket sales. For the last fortnight, fans have been able to commit to their County Ground seats for the 2010/11 campaign
POPSTAR Cheryl Cole is being offered a free divorce from Swindon-based Divorce-Online. Divorce-Online yesterday offered to deal with Cheryl’s divorce from Chelsea star Ashley Cole for free in order to highlight the fact that UK consumers need not use
TOWN manager Danny Wilson is confident Charlie Austin will not get carried away with his sensational start to professional life, admitting the front man is a “level-headed boy”. Austin has struck 13 goals in 16 starts since arriving at the
Once again huge crowds, including a large Irish contingent, will be heading for the Cotswolds for the four-day Cheltenham Festival due to get underway on Tuesday, March 16. Local
ANOTHER team performance helped Town’s unbeaten run continue last Saturday, and Billy Paynter and Charlie Austin continue to turn heads all over the country with their consistently good displays in front of goal. It’s great to see Charlie getting all
DANNY Wilson has urged his Town side to get back to their defensive best, starting this afternoon away at Leyton Orient. Despite a run of impressive form which has seen them become serious contenders for promotion from League One, Swindon have only kept
