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Cats suffer first-leg play-off defeat
SWINDON face an uphill task to make the English Premier League play-off semis after losing 2-1 to Manchester in the teams' quarter-final first leg tonight. Slava Koulikov opened the scoring for the Phoenix at the Link Centre with 34 seconds
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Survey reveals Swindon has a terrible image
SWINDON is an ugly, average town according to research by the company charged with its regeneration. Forward Swindon, the council-funded economic development firm, paid £10,000 to survey 300 corporate business gurus on what they thought of the town as
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Bid to gain village green status fails
A COMMUNITY group has failed in its attempt to have a popular open space made into a village green. The Swindon Walcot and Parks Group sought the status for Buckhurst Field, between Buckhurst Crescent and Chickerell Road, but their application was rejected
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Hospital gets police team as hub opens
POLICE officers will now have a regular presence at the Great Western Hospital following the opening of a new facility. The police hub, which has opened inside the GWH thanks to funding from a police community project, will improve relationships between
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THE GARY ROSE COLUMN: It's goodbye by me
ANOTHER win and another three points closer to securing promotion. Yesterday's performance against Morecambe, certainly in the first half, was far from one of the better ones this season but at this stage it is all about picking up those crucial
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Benson on hand again to fire Swindon a step closer to promotion
PAUL Benson scored his 10th goal of the season for Swindon last night to secure a 1-0 win at Morecambe that moves them another step closer to a return to League One. After a scrappy first 45 minutes, Benson fired home a minute into the second
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Early taste of Olympic Park for quartet
FOUR colleagues from Wiltshire and Swindon Sport, the County Sports Partnership, completed a five-mile race around the new Olympic Park on Saturday. The team, who are playing a key role in delivering the Olympic legacy for local people, were invited
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ROWING: Rowbotham in GB squad for opening world cup
SWINDON’S Steve Rowbotham has been selected as one of five names for four seats to race in the GB men's quadruple scull at the opening world cup of the season in Belgrade from May 4-6. Rowbotham, who won bronze at the Beijing Olympics in the men's double
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SWIMMING: Will Hannah have an extra reason to celebrate her 23rd?
AT THE Beijing Olympics Hannah Miley’s birthday fell on the same day as a party she couldn’t attend, but four years on she’s planning to celebrate turning 23 in style. Swindon-born Miley saw her 19th birthday coincide with the day of the opening
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Benson hails travelling Swindon fans
PAUL Benson thanked the Swindon fans for their support at Morecambe yesterday and believes it was they who ultimately ensured the Robins snatched all three points. The veteran striker scored his 10th goal for the club soon after half time to
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Kildemand inspires Swindon Robins to another win
PETER Kildemand inspired Swindon Robins to a superb 53-37 away victory at Birmingham Brummies last night as Alun Rossiter’s side sent out an early warning to the rest of the Elite League. The young reserve scored 15 paid 16 from six rides at
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Di Canio tells his players to buck their ideas up despite win
PAOLO Di Canio has demanded that some of his players stand up and be counted after the Town boss expressed his dissatisfaction with Swindon’s performance in the 1-0 win at Morecambe yesterday. Paul Benson scored the only goal in a largely forgettable
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HORSE RACING: Henderson delights the crowds at Lambourn Open Day
“I SHALL keep going forever, or for as long as they want me to keep going.” Standing in the middle of Nicky Henderson’s stables at Lambourn, it’s easy to see why the 61-year-old has no plans whatsoever to quit the racing game. Plum in
