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• England rugby star Dean Richards is guest of honour at Minety RFC

  LEGENDARY England No 8 Dean Richards was speaker and guest of honour at Minety Rugby Club's annual dinner on Friday, May 14. read more

• Fairford U18s round off marvellous season by winning a second cup

  FAIRFORD Town U18s completed a tremendous season by gaining a fine 2-0 win over Sutton Courtenay in the final of the John Byles Memorial Cup. read more

• Three Cirencester Cricket Club teams record a trio of victories

  AFTER two weekends lost to the poor weather, Cirencester CC launched their league season in fine style on Saturday with wins for all three teams. read more

• Schoolgirl Lucie proves a smash hit for Glo'shire badminton team

  CIRENCESTER schoolgirl Lucie Vickers starred for the Glo'shire U17 badminton team in their Inter-County Team (ICT) tournament, held recently at Nottingham University. read more

• Town can hold heads high after gallant effort in the HA Vase final

  DESPITE losing 3-7 to Eastbourne in Sunday's English Hockey Association Vase final, Cirencester can hold heads high after finishing their best-ever season as runners-up in a prestigious national competition and also winning promotion. read more

• Boxing enthusiasts enjoy Malmesbury ABC's 17-bout show

  A PACKED Studio Hall witnessed a bumper 17-bout bill when Malmesbury ABC staged their final boxing show of the season at Chippenham on Saturday. read more

• Cyclist Higgs shaves off over a minute in best-ever ten-mile time trial

  SWINDON RC's cyclist Steve Marchant collected more points with a third place in the Somer Valley CC 29-mile time trial. read more

• Fairford Cricket Club shares the honours in an absorbing tie

  FAIRFORD Cricket Club's belated start to the league season produced an absorbing tie on Saturday when both teams threw away opportunities to inflict defeat on their opponents. read more

• Firefighters Take Industrial Action

  GLOUCESTERSHIRE firefighters are only responding to 999 calls due to a new dispute over pay and conditions. read more

• Wrong set-up costs Cullum chance of good finish at Silverstone

  ROUNDS five and six of the Renault Clio Cup championship, held at Silverstone over the weekend of May 8-9, proved far from happy for Quenington driver Rob Cullum. read more

On this day: Cirencester Archive