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FULL TIME: Crewe 2, Town 0
TOWN’S League Two title hopes suffered a minor setback this afternoon, as they slipped to a 2-0 defeat at Crewe. Nick Powell’s 29th-minute volley was the difference between the sides at half time, and Ashley Westwood crashed low past Foderingham
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CREWE V TOWN: Fit-again Flint back in starting XI
ADEN Flint has been handed a starting berth against Crewe by boss Paolo Di Canio, after the centre-back returned from a long-term groin injury. He replaces Oliver Risser, who moves into central midfield in place of Jonathan Smith. Elsewhere
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Restaurant trip spices up youngsters’ lessons
PUPILS swapped their schoolbooks for saucepans when they visited the Ganges Restaurant for their topic on India. About 60 children from Broad Hinton Primary School visited the Indian restaurant in Royal Wootton Bassett to learn how to make
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Man and machine reunited after 50 years
PROUD Dave Kilminster sits on his beloved Sunbeam motorbike – the same machine he used for romantic trips more than 50 years earlier. The 80-year-old was reunited with the long lost bike after it was tracked down by his doting son and presented
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PREDICTIONS LEAGUE: Crewe v Swindon
SWINDON travel to Crewe on Saturday looking to pick up their third successive win in League Two. The Staffordshire side are unbeaten in six but have drawn four of those games. Please keep all predictions in this thread. Message
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Union’s High Court NHS bid is rejected
DESPITE bitter trade union objections, a High Court judge has opened the way for controversial part-privatisation of family health services by 10 NHS trusts in the south west of England. Unison went to court in London to challenge the trusts’ plans to
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STFC sweets...made in Chesterfield!
A STORE is hoping for the sweet taste of success as it prepares for Swindon Town’s trip to Wembley. Staff at Sweets Galore, in the Brunel Centre, hope they have the recipe for success as they sell STFC sweets ahead of the game. Owners
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Pubs gear up for St Patrick's Day
HUNDREDS of revellers are expected to descend on pubs and bars in the town centre to mark St Patrick’s Day today. The celebration of Ireland’s patron saint is set to be bigger this year as it falls on a Saturday and coincides with the Six Nations
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Axe-wielding man must stay in prison
A MAN who assaulted another man with an axe has been remanded in custody while a judge decides what to do with him. Steven Haggis, 51, attacked the man at a hostel in Swindon in a row about the victim inappropriately touching him And when he went to
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Owner’s fear after guide dog attacked
POLICE are hunting the owner of a bull terrier who attacked a guide dog leaving her blind owner in fear. Glynn Evans, 64, and his five-year-old guide dog Lexie had just got off the bus at the Link Centre in west Swindon when a Staffordshire
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HORSE RACING Henderson ends on a high
A SENSATIONAL one-two finish in the final race of the Cheltenham Festival capped off a wonderful week for Lambourn trainer Nicky Henderson. Having already wrapped up the coveted trainer’s title going into the meeting’s final race, Henderson made it seven
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'Bob was my inspiration'
IF IT wasn’t for Bob Kilby, current Swindon Robins team manager Alun Rossiter may never have graced the world of speedway. As a young boy, ‘Rosco’ travelled the country’s railways week after week watching the Robins with his parents, where the legendary
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SWIMMING: Dolphin crush rivals at Wilts Championships
SWINDON Dolphin dominated the Wiltshire Youth Championships as they amassed 15 senior championships, seven junior championships and a staggering 59 age group gold medals. Leading the way was 31-year-old Jon Audis who collected five championship
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BOWLS: Westlecot go out to Church
WESTLECOT failed to reproduce the form that a fortnight earlier had seen them reach the Wessex League play-offs when crushing East Region winners Carterton by 46 shots, writes DAVE EATON. Consequently they made a swift exit from the Wessex
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Winter of content for Wrag’s Martin
MARTIN Sell finished the 2012 Jamega Pro Golf Tour Winter Series on a high by winning the final event at Studley Wood by one stroke. The Wiltshire professional returned a blemish-free card that included three birdies and an eagle at the ninth for a
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LONDING CALLING: Millward 'didn't think' about making Paralympics
STEPHANIE Millward was so focused on putting in good performances at last week’s British Gas Swimming Championships that she almost forgot to appreciate sealing her place at this summer’s Paralympic Games. The 30-year-old Corsham swimmer had a successful
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Town boss has earmarked summer targets
PAOLO Di Canio has identified ‘one or two targets’ from League Two he would love to bring to Swindon in the summer, as the Town boss already begins his preparations for next season. Luke Rooney and, most recently, Lee Holmes were signed on the basis
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Robins set for Kilby Memorial
SWINDON Robins will remember one of the greatest riders in the club’s history tomorrow at the third staging of the Bob Kilby Memorial Trophy, writes ANDY WARREN. Kilby was member of the Robins’ historic 1967 British League title-winning team
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LONDON CALLING: Home support can make the difference - Rowbotham
BEIJING bronze medallist Steve Rowbotham believes the crowd could make ‘several seconds difference’ after testing the Eton Dorney Olympic rowing venue at GB trials. Swindon-born Rowbotham raced in the men’s quadruple scull last season and survived
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THE VIC MORGAN COLUMN: When Rogers outfoxed the Arsenal at Wembley
THIS WEEK I decided to remind myself of the magic of a Swindon Wembley final, appropriate because almost exactly 43 years ago came arguably the Town's greatest day. With another final appearance just eight days away, I took myself back to the
