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  • Hullavington soldier killed in Afghanistan

    A SOLDIER based at Hullavington was today named as one of two soldiers killed in a fire at Camp Bastion. Pt Dean Hutchinson, 23, was described as "an amazing son, brother and boyfriend" by his devastated family. Colleagues at 9 Regt said his loss would

  • Bibury Jan celebrates 100th birthday

    A WELL-DESERVED card from the Queen was expected to land on Jan Bannatyne’s doorstep after she celebrated a special birthday. Janet Bannatyne, of Bibury, known affectionately as Jan, was born on February 12, 1911 and celebrated her 100th birthday in

  • FOOTBALL: Avonvale snatch top spot

    AN ALMOST disruption-free programme in the Combat Splat Paintball Cirencester League with the only postponement due to player shortage, writes Phil Smith. Three catch-up matches were played in the Alexcars Charities Cups resulting in Bibury chalking

  • Dennis Grant charged with fraud

    THE former chief executive of the Cotswold Water Park Society has been charged with six offences of fraud. Dennis Grant, 63, has been charged with six offences of fraud by false representation and one offence of obtaining a money transfer by

  • CCTV images of Cirencester theft released

    CIRENCESTER Police have released CCTV images of a woman they would like to speak to in connection to the theft of children’s clothing from a town centre shop. Between 1.20pm and 1.45pm on Sunday, November 14 2010 a woman walked into the clothing

  • GAFFER TAPES . . . Cirencester Town v Halesowen

    WHEN Jody appeared in the headband, I thought we were playing Rab C Nesbitt up front. Fair play to Jody, he got a very nasty gash near the eye at Stourbridge on Saturday. We thought it needed stitches but they glued it at Gloucester Hospital and that

  • TOWN FLIER: Welcome return for Lucas and the huddle

    I AM not necessarily a fan of the players’ huddle – it is a bit of showbiz. Would the players’ do it if they were playing a behind-closed-doors game in front of no fans? The huddle returned for Swindon Town on Saturday at Colchester, significantly

  • Cirencester man murdered - two arrests

    POLICE investigating the murder of Cirencester man Keith Soons have arrested two men in Cheltenham. A 26-year-old man and a 27-year-old man, both from the town, were arrested this morning on suspicion of murder. They remain in police custody. Mr

  • FOOTBALL: Hat-trick for Cirencester's Bevan boy

    Zamaretto Southern Premier. Cirencester Town 5, Halesowen Town 0. JODY BEVAN scored three goals – one for each of the headbands he was wearing to protect a nasty head wound picked up at Stourbridge on Saturday – as Cirencester added