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• Three local tennis club set to join forces

  A NEW partnership formed between the tennis clubs of Ashton Keynes, South Cerney and Minety is to be launched on Bank Holiday Monday, May 5. read more

• Highworth's rallying mum shows her worth

  HIGHWORTH'S high-speed mum Shelly Taunt showed her worth in last weekend's British Pirelli International Rally. read more

• Fresh blow for man in 'jail hell'

  THE "friend" accused of duping Nick Baker into carrying £1.5 million worth of drugs into Japan, is walking the streets, despite facing drug trafficking charges himself. read more

• Cup final is looming up fast for Fairford FC

  FAIRFORD Town are set to do battle with Hellenic League rivals Yate Town in next Tuesday evening's final of the Glo'shire Senior Trophy being played at the GFA headquarters - Oaklands Park in Amondsbury (7.30pm ko). read more

• Model car club members find a winning track

  RAIN on Saturday kept members of the Cotswold Model Car Club guessing until the last minute for the second round of the Stroud Tool Hire Championship. read more

• Long established cricket club looking to the future

  CIRENCESTER CC was founded in 1842 and a number of historians firmly believe that Cirencester was the birthplace of cricket in the Cotswolds. read more

• Atherstone worries mount after a loss at Town FC

  A WIN for relegation-threatened Swindon Supermarine, who continue to defy all the odds, suddenly puts Atherstone's place in the Western Division in jeopardy after a 1-3 defeat at Cirencester on Saturday. read more

• Glorious day for the rugby playing whizzkids

  OVER 100 of their supporters were witness to a most glorious weekend when all three young teams representing Cirencester RFC returned in triumph from the County Festival finals held at Coney Hill in Gloucester. read more

• Profitable winter's sailing for Parsons and Lennon

  Elliott Parsons, a 15-year-old pupil at Kingshill School in Cirencester, along with his crew Jenny Lennon, from Frensham Ponds Sailing Club, have certainly had a busy and profitable winter's sailing. read more

• "Filthy" restaurant fine is halved

  THE OWNER of a Chinese restaurant - who was fined almost £10,000 for allowing food to be prepared in filthy conditions which posed a serious health risk to customers - has had the penalty halved on appeal. read more

• School teachers axed to save cash

  MALMESBURY School is cutting six teachers from its staff in a bid to save money. read more

• Standard and council are on the ball for Tom

  caption: Standard captain and midfielder Simon Crump and Cotswold District Council's Andy Hughes challenge for the ball. Picture by Richard Pasco. read more

• Two first-half errors costs United the points

  TWO first-half errors in a league game that Cirencester United really needed to win to be sure of avoiding the relegation places cost them the points on Saturday. read more

• Cirencester golfers enjoy a pleasant day

  EASTER Monday proved a pleasant day for golf at Cirencester GC as it was fairly warm with only a light wind blowing for players in the Greensome Stableford Holiday tournament. read more

• Cullum is named as driver of the day at Snetterton

  LOCAL driver Rob Cullum experienced a great start to his Clio Cup season by collecting the Elf/Atol Driver of the Day award in his recent outing at Snetterton. read more

On this day: Cirencester Archive