EARLIER this month the Standard revealed a long lost tunnel could be used to stop Cirencester from flooding. Since then readers have been coming forward to share their memories of the town's secret subterranean world. Cirencester reporter Jenni Silver
AN ENTERPRISING teenager is one of only four pupils at her school to take on the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and achieve GOLD. It took Nicola Winning four years to complete the impressive feat, but this week she was among a handful of young people to
SCORES of Cotswold residents stood side by side with angry MPs and civic leaders from across the country in defence of community hospitals this week. Campaigners fighting to save hospitals in Fairford and Tetbury joined some 2,000 protesters in an
AS the six men who took part in the TGN 1421 drugs trial enter their second week in hospital, questions are being asked about what sort of person would have unknown drugs tested on their body. Reporter Jenni Silver spoke to Standard-newcomer Andy Woolfoot
THE Cotswold Water Park is set to become a worldwide beacon for architectural excellence after plans for eight cutting edge homes were given the green light. Designs for futuristic 'eco-homes' at Lower Mill Estate, near Somerford Keynes, include houses
PRINCE Charles often travels thousands of miles for royal engagements, but this week it was simply a matter of popping next door when he planted a tree at Westonbirt Arboretum. The historic woodland site is just two miles from his Gloucestershire home
Cirencester Town 0, Northwood 0 CIRENCESTER'S poor season petered out tamely in a scrappy game between two struggling sides, each crying out for a goal-scorer. Being safe from relegation left Town with nothing to play for, while Northwood went into
THE London Marathon produced fine runs from Cirencester Athletics Club's 11-strong contingent, with personal bests for most and great experiences for the newcomers on a perfect day for long-distance running. Club captain, Pancho Gonzalez-Diaz, led
COTSWOLD councillors literally stepped into the shoes of youngsters in the district last week as part of a youth participation day. They swapped suits and ties for hoodies and jeans for a special fashion show held at Cotswold District Council's Trinity
THOUSANDS of litres of hydrochloric acid escaped from a tank in Broadway Lane in South Cerney yesterday (Wednesday). Firefighters were on standby and police cordoned off the area after 6,000 litres of acid leaked into the ground. Residents and schoolchildren
THIS year's Cotswold Show is set to bring all the attractions of the countryside to a bigger audience than ever before. With attractions ranging from a youth motorcycle display team to a traditional rare breeds parade, the show, which takes place on
THE centre of Cirencester could be transformed into a European-style piazza if radical new plans are given the go ahead. Action Cirencester want to change the layout of the town's historic Market Place for the first time in 170 years to create a town
COTSWOLD councillors literally stepped into the shoes of youngsters in the district last week as part of a youth participation day. They swapped suits and ties for hoodies and jeans for a special fashion show held at Cotswold District Council's Trinity
PLANS to build the UK's first museum dedicated to jet planes on the edge of Kemble Airfield have been shelved after the project was deemed financially unviable. Airfield owner Ronan Harvey and Mike Collett, owner of Air Atlantique, first announced their
