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• Breakfast feast in aid of Cancer Research UK

  PARENTS and pupils at Kempsford Primary School had a big breakfast in aid of Cancer Research UK on Friday. read more

• Cheltenham's Gold Cup lives up to all expectations

  THE FIRST four-day Cheltenham Festival was deemed a success by Edward Gillespie, managing director of Cheltenham Racecourse, though there were some who felt that the usual atmosphere was lacking on the first three days when crowd numbers were down by approximately 10,000. read more

• Local karter escapes injury in Shenington pile-up

  CASTLE Eaton's Richard Hughes was lucky to escape injury in a big pile-up at Shenington on Sunday. read more

• Corinium Cycling Club kicks off a new season

  CORINIUM Cycling Club kicked off its 2005 racing season on Saturday with the staging of the annual two-up ten-mile team time trial. read more

• Highworth Town still pursuing championship dream

  HIGHWORTH Town's pursuit of the essential three points to continue their chance of a possible Hellenic Premier championship became a reality in a 3-1 win on a glorious spring day at Henley Town. read more

• Cirencester RFC lose out to Painswick in District Cup

  CIRENCESTER RFC first team conspired to lose a Stroud District Cup match on Saturday that they seemed to have complete control of before suffering a painful loss against old rivals Painswick. read more

• RAF Lyneham servicemen released for burial

  AN inquest into the deaths of Tetbury serviceman Richard Brown and his colleagues in a plane crash in Iraq has been opened. read more

• Four new cups for local shooters to fire for

  CIRENCESTER and District Air Rifle and Pistol League secretary Tony Clack has told members that there there is likely to be four new trophies to compete for next season. read more

• Cirencester and District Football League round-up

  THE race for the Division One title in the Cirencester and District Football League looks as though it will go to the wire this season. read more

• Town set for crunch game against Merthyr Tydfil

  HAVING gained just a point in a goal-less draw at Hitchin on Saturday, Cirencester Town hopes of making the Souther Premier play-offs could well depend on the results of this weekend's 'double header'. read more

• Wife of Who legend dies at 43

  THE girlfriend of the late Who bassist John Entwistle has died in America, aged just 43. read more

On this day: Cirencester Archive