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Swindon battle for a draw against Coventry.

Swindon Town came back from 2-0 down at half time to rescue a point against Coventry with a 2-2 draw at the County ground. Two goals from David McGoldrick on 13 and 37 minutes sent the light blues in at half time with a lead, but goals from Gary Roberts (77) and James Collins (80) […]

Neilson Boxing Oasis Swindon.

White collar boxing.

The Neilson organisation put on a charity White Collar Boxing night at the Oasis in Swindon. A large crowd packed the leisure centre, which stood in after the original venue had trouble with its entertainment license, to watch a great night of boxing.           Gallery:

Nationwide Swindon Half MarathonStart

Swindon half record tied up by Roper.

Organisers are celebrating a record breaking year for the Nationwide Swindon Half Marathon as the event not only recorded its biggest ever turnout, it also witnessed the quickest ever time over the 13.1-mile course. A total of 1,930 runners registered for the half marathon and the race was won in record time by Dave Roper […]

Swindon's Oasis Leasure Centre.

Urgent change of venue for White Collar Boxing.

Statement from Mark Neilson confirming that the venue for tomorrow nights boxing has been changed from M.E.C.A.  to the Oasis. “Due to some licensing issues. with the MECA , we were only told Thursday afternoon,  we have had to change venues. We have been able to switch the event to the Oasis Leisure Centre, North […]

Gary Patchett statement on KO semi final KO.

Gary Patchett statement on KO semi final KO.

ROBINS bosses have moved to pacify their supporters in the wake of their Knock Out Cup tie being awarded to the Peterborough Panthers – after tonight’s meeting at the East of England Showground became another of an ever-increasing list of fixtures to fall victim to the weather. Co-Promoter Gary Patchett commented: “It is a far […]

Runners at the start of the Swindon Half Marathon.

Record breaking entry for this years Half Marathon

A record number of runners will line up for this Sunday’s Nationwide Swindon Half Marathon and organisers have confirmed that Swindon Town captain Alan McCormack will sound the hooter to get the popular event’s three races underway. A total of 1,930 runners will tackle the 13.1-mile half marathon course, beating the previous best total of […]

Speedway Swindon Robins v Kings Lynn.Start line girls.

KO cup Swindon lose on quick draw.

BRITISH Speedway bosses have reacted swiftly to the cancellation of tonight’s Action for Children Elite League Knockout Cup fixture between Peterborough and Swindon. Management Committee member David Hoggart has announced that Peterborough will proceed to the next round, having been drawn out of a hat against Swindon. The two Thursday tracks had agreed to the […]

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Kate and William meets England football squad.

William & Kate open the FA’s new training ground. The Duke of Cambridge has given the royal seal of approval to the new National Football Centre at Burton-on-Trent which it is hoped will help delivery long term glory to the England team. The Duke, who was joined by his wife the Duchess of Cambridge, formally […]

Swindon Wildcats v Guilford Flames

Wildcats snuff out the Flames.

The Swindon Wildcats gave an outstanding display last Saturday evening, as they snuffed out the the visiting high flying Guildford Flames in impressive style with a 6-2 win. The night’s fixture opened up with end to end action and although sharing chances apiece, Swindon soon opened the scoring on home ice. After being gifted a […]