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On this day: Cirencester Archive

Cirencester Archive

• 'Busy hospital' is adequately staffed says Trust director

  DOCTORS are becoming a rare species in the wards and corridors of Cirencester Hospital. read more

• Circus comes to town

  CIRENCESTER is in for a rare treat next week as Gifford's Circus rolls into town. read more

• Staff on strike for more pay

  THE CIRENCESTER headquarters of Cotswold District Council were fronted by UNISON pickets when around 50 staff members took part in a national one-day strike. read more

• Cocaine triggered Who bassist's fatal heart attack

  LEGENDARY Who bassist John Entwistle died from a heart attack caused by cocaine use, the US coroner investigating his death said last week. read more

• Golden jubilee concert

  BOURTON-on-the-Water's Victoria Hall will be the venue for a Golden Jubilee concert marking the 50th year of the Queen's reign. read more

• Boy takes fundraising to new heights

  FUND raising for Oaksey School's new hall scaled new heights when a pupil abseiled down the church tower, raising over £1,000 for the cause. read more

• Yobs rule, but it's not OK

  YOBS have won the Battle of the Bull Ring - the Roman amphitheatre in Cirencester which may once have been the venue for gladiatorial combat. read more

• Cotswold Arcadians stage outdoor Shakespeare

  THE Cotswold Arcadians return to the 'outdoor Shakespeare' scene this year with a new venue and a new director for the 2002 production, Love's Labour's Lost, which runs from July 30-August 4. read more

• Big brother is watching, says councillor

  LONG-STANDING parish councillor Ken Taylor is refusing to sign a new code of conduct because he says it 'stinks of big brother'. read more

• Government denies plans for a Cotswold motorway

  THE Government this week denied it had any plans to convert the A417 - A419 into a fully-fledged motorway. read more

• Builders stop for skeleton dig

  BUILDERS laying foundations for three new houses on the former cinema site in Malmesbury were forced to stop work when three medieval skeletons were found during excavations. read more

• Chipping Campden braced for Coldshot gig

  CHIPPING Campden is preparing to be blasted by the finely-honed sound of Coldshot. read more

• Week old baby abandoned in hedgerow

  A NEWBORN baby was found abandoned underneath a hedgerow in Purton. read more

• Panto fun for all the family

  THE Corn Hall will be the scene of another colourful summer pantomime when Applause Productions bring The Ugly Duckling to Cirencester on Wednesday, August 7, following the success of last year's show, Humpty Dumpty and the Queen of Hearts. read more

On this day: Cirencester Archive