SOME of the 90s biggest pop sensations entertained crowds in Old Town tonight. Downsized versions of boyband Five and pop favourites S Club 7 took to the stage in the Town Gardens as around 300 people turned out for the annual Family Bowl Concert
SWINDON boxer Jamie Cox made an impressive return to action tonight at London's O2 seeing off tricky Midlands man Marcus Portman inside three rounds. Despite being out of the ring for 14 months, Cox looked in great shape and dominated the fight
A MAN who carjacked a motorist as he sat on his own drive after getting home from work has been jailed for two years and eight months. James Howells, 26, punched and threatened the driver in the drunken attack outside the victim’s home. Howells’ brother
WEST Bromwich's Marcus Portman says he is the man to end Swindon boxer Jamie Cox's undefeated record. The pair lock horns tonight at London's O2 after both have been absent from the ring for some time. Cox returns after a 14-month absence while Portman
JAMIE Cox can become a world champion, that’s the verdict of his new trainer John Costello. The Swindon boxer is due back in the ring tonight after a 14-month absence when he faces Marcus Portman in a light-middleweight clash at London's O2
COULD a Swindon icon be named Britain’s Most Endangered Building? The Mechanics’ Institute in the Railway Village is a strong contender for the one of the country’s top ten most threatened historic buildings. That is the view of preservation charity
YOU pick it up from a young age, influenced as much by your upbringing as your surroundings. The association starts off small but steadily becomes an intimate part of your life, to the point at which you readily engage in heated debates with complete
POLICE have launched a murder probe after a man was killed in the town centre. The victim, aged 40 and understood to be from the local area, was involved in an "altercation" with an unknown number of men last night, said police. It is
ALMOST four years ago Swindon boxer Jamie Cox began his professional career at London’s O2 Arena with his father Tony by his side. It was a debut to make any parent proud as the former Walcot amateur boxer won convincingly on points. Tonight the undefeated
WORLD champion David Haye is throwing his weight behind a Swindon boxing scholarship. The WBA title holder who fights IBF and WBO champion Wladimir Klitschko in July, is backing Fitzpatrick’s Boxing Gym’s new initiative encouraging youngsters to carve
SWINDON Town’s Jeremy Wray will unveil a new manager in Paolo Di Canio on Sunday, however the County Ground chairman’s thoughts may also be at Windsor Racecourse. As a member of the Comic Strip Heroes partnership, Wray will hope his syndicate’s horse
After slipping indignantly out of League One little over three weeks ago, Swindon Town were at their lowest ebb. Relegated without a win at home in 2011, it was a sad demise for a side that little over 12 months ago was just one game away from
ROBINS’ Chris Schramm failed in his bid to join teammate Scott Nicholls in the British Championship final as he bowed out in last night’s second semi. Schramm was well placed after his first race of the night at Scunthorpe’s Eddie Wright Raceway, following
PAOLO Di Canio was Swindon Town’s number one target from the moment he applied for the position, and interim chairman Jeremy Wray was thrilled to finally land his man. Three weeks of interviews came to a conclusion on Thursday, when the Italian
West Ham's loss is Swindon Town's gain. That was the response given by Harry Redknapp when interim chairman Jeremy Wray contacted the Tottenham boss for a reference as he mulled over the decision of whether to appoint Paolo Di Canio. And
