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• Crowds flock to Moreton show

  SWELTERING sunshine helped draw in a bumper crowd at this year's annual Moreton-in-Marsh Show. read more

• Gold medal in Japan has rower Reed in raptures

  OXFORD Blue rower Peter Reed raced to glorious gold at the world rowing championships in Japan as his 'oar-some foursome' produced a devastating display of racing from the front, writes Nick Hartland, from Japan. read more

• Minety RFC first team are back with a vengeance

  MINETY RFC 1st XV announced their return to the Dorset and Wilts first division on Saturday with a comprehensive 24-nil defeat of Westbury. read more

• United show both sides of their Jekyll and Hide character

  CIRENCESTER United have only themselves to blame for Saturday's lack-lustre Hellenic Division One 2-0thome loss against Letcombe. read more

• Bibury CC prove triumphant in the Robertson Bowl

  ON a wonderful warm and sunny day on Sunday, Bibury CC claimed the Graeme Robertson Bowl at Barnsley Park, beating Barnsley Beeches by 49 runs in the final. read more

• Labradors get new leading light

  LABRADORS have always been her favourite dogs and now she has the chance to work towards their welfare. read more

• Fox-Pitt picks up a hat-trick of victories at Burghley

  THE WEATHER was perfect, the going was good and Mark Phillips's course at the 2005 Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials last weekend came in for much praise. read more

• Town shrug off defeat to prepare for the FA Cup

  BRIAN Hughes, the Cirencester Town manager, will be putting aside the disappointment of last Friday's league loss at Merthyr Tydfil to concentrate his efforts on this weekend's serious challenges of the FC Cup. read more

• Popular path stays on track

  A POPULAR path through the Bathurst Estate near Cirencester will remain on its present course. read more

• John's long sojourn at the 'Standard' is finally over!

  QUITE honestly, I'm finding it difficult to grasp that this is my final edition as sports editor at the Standard. read more

On this day: Cirencester Archive