CONTRACTORS were working to replace ageing gas mains in West Street before the explosion. Homes in the street had been reconnected that morning. Investigators have stressed it is too soon to say exactly what caused the blast on Monday, but there
THE FA Premiership Trophy came as close as it ever will to Swindon at the weekend when it made an appearance at a pub in Malmesbury. The Kings Arms won a national competition with the league's sponsors Barclays after it produced the best replica cup
A WAR of words between walkers and a development company hoping to build a hotel complex on lakes near Fairford has escalated after a pensioner was searched by police on suspicion of vandalising fences at the site. Robert Jeans, 63, who lives in Fairford
THE Cotswold Water Park is a wonderful facility which we are lucky to have. The last few years have seen an incredible amount of development including holiday homes, wildlife preserves and outdoor activity facilities and there is no sign of it slowing
FRIENDS and neighbours of James Brown were stunned to see him picking his way out of his devastated home. Near neighbour Paul Humphreys had returned from a weekend away and only just unloaded his car in Barton Close when he heard a massive boom.
INTERNATIONAL musician James Brown was recovering in hospital this week after a miracle escape when his home blew up. The retired oboe player aged 78 suffered burns but was able to walk out of his West Street cottage after the massive blast on Monday
RESIDENTS in the Ampneys are being urged to be more vigilant and report any suspicious activity to police after a spate of ladder burglaries in the area. An increase in incidents around Ampney Crucis, Down Ampney, Ampney St Mary and Ampney St Peter
A MOTORCYCLIST has died on a notoriously dangerous Cotswold road, advertised on a bikers website, after he collided with a car. The rider of a grey Suzuki motorbike, a 49-year-old from Cheltenham, was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after the
WHAT an idle mum I am. Dramatic weather change and a shoe size jump means that daughter needs new shoes for her return to school, but I leave it till the day before to head to shoe shop. In my defence we were having too much fun in the holidays to
RUBY'S party was a great success, Ruby being a bit of a party animal even at the tender age of one. A lot of children find being the centre of attention a bit too much - not Ruby, she loves it. Daisy and I had plenty of fun too, even (perhaps especially
Three signs to tell you summer is approaching: 1. The sun comes out and the entire British public stops working, heading for the nearest patch of green. 2. News headlines about massive delays at Heathrow dominate the airwaves. 3. The major film studios
WITH his team relegated from the Southern League Premier Division, Neil Hards confirmed his resignation as Cirencester Town's manager and expressed his belief that his successor should be a local man. Hards, 45, who has commuted from his home in Portsmouth
A PUNK, a businessman and a farmer stare down on the streets of Cirencester following the renovation of the town's historic wool church. With its four 20ft pinnacles newly restored at a cost of £110,000 and the flag of St George blowing in the wind
