MY WEEKEND did not go to plan at Eyton-on-Severn near Shrewsbury, where I had four nice rides lined up. The course had been flooded all week and after running the third race, racing was abandoned due to ground and safety issues. Very frustrating for
POOR OLD Italy! The very week after they might have beaten Ireland, they were put to the sword by an England side that would have sent warning (and alarm) bells out to the rugby world. This Twickenham victory was a cutting-edge example of what
COTSWOLD Stage School welcomed Belinda Bertie from national cancer charity Hope For Tomorrow and presented her with a cheque for £527.25. The stage school raised the money at the charity concert in December, which also included 'Blue Notes' jazz group
AN ELDERLY couple were the victim of a distraction burglary after £2,500 was stolen from their Cirencester home. At approximately 5pm last Tuesday, February 8, a man visited the home of the couple and stated that he needed to go in to check the electrics
Berks, Bucks & Oxon Premier. Gosford All Blacks 19, Stow-on-the-Wold 19. STOW fought back well to gain a last-gasp penalty equaliser but will rue their slow start to the game. Both sides traded penalties and Gosford took advantage to lead 3-0. Frustration
CREATIVE students from Rendcomb College Junior School have won a Corinium Radio writing competition. The poetry section of Write Out Loud was won by Matthew Hansel and Timothy Chandran and Rebecca Breare were runners-up. India Ross was winner of the
Tribute Western Counties North. Cirencester 21, Barton Hill 26. SOME poor defensive play in the backs division, which presented Barton Hill with three unanswered tries and two conversions, left Cirencester with too much to do. Town started brightly
SCHOOLS are encouraging parents to sign up for free school meals if they are eligible to help increase their funds. This comes after it was announced that the Government’s new Pupil Premium will be allocated according to the number of students at a
POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a serious car crash near Siddington on Friday, February 11. The accident happened at 9.30pm on the road between Ashton Keynes and Siddington, near Cirencester, when a red Honda Prelude left the road and
Uhlsport Hellenic Div 1 West. Malmesbury Victoria 2, Cricklade 1. A SPIRITED and hard working Malmesbury side proved too strong for Cricklade, who put on a lacklustre display, especially in the first half. Malmesbury deserved
Dorset & Wilts Div 1 North. Minety 41, Cricklade 5. CRICKLADE competed well up front but had no answer to the pace of Minety’s three-quarters. The visitors started well. Scrummaging powerfully and looking determined in the loose
THE Royal Wedding Celebration Committee in Tetbury has met with community leaders to firm up plans for a town tea party. The committee, in association with Tetbury Town Council and Tetbury Chamber of Commerce, is co-ordinating the Tetbury Town
GOVERNMENT funding for the building of four new community fire stations and a Life Skills Centre in Gloucestershire has been confirmed. The government reviewed all Private Finance Initiative (PFI) bids as part of its Spending Review in October and
