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  • Panic at the pumps in the Cotswolds

    PANICKED drivers have been swarming the remaining petrol stations in the Cotswolds that have not run out of fuel. Queues at the Tesco filling station in Cirencester have been backed up to the McDonald's roundabout since a tanker delivery at

  • Firefighters warn against stockpiling fuel

    WITH the threat of fuel shortages looming, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service is warning the public not to stockpile petrol. Chief Fire Officer Jon Hall said the highly flammable fuel was extremely dangerous and presented a major hazard to firefighters

  • Faiford man hanged himself after struggling to find work

    A BRAIN-DAMAGED Fairford man took his own life after struggling to find a job an inquest has heard. The hearing at Barnwood Coroner’s Court in Gloucester was told Nathan Phillips, of Pleasant Row, hanged himself from a banister rail at his

  • Exciting musical day at New Brewery Arts

    NEW Brewery Arts are hosting an exciting musical day for children at its theatre in Cirencester on Tuesday, April 10. In the morning, children aged 5 to 8 will be making up and performing songs in a fun workshop, Songwriting from scratch. Then

  • Olympic themed comedy in Swindon

    WITH all the news of the Olympics in the headlines, enjoy a clown-based comedy based on the stories of the Ancient Greeks and the Olympic Games tomorrow (Friday, 8pm) at Swindon Arts Centre. It's an 'undiscovered' Aristophanes comedy telling

  • New dance inspired art exhibition in Tetbury

    THE magic of Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace's Midnight Tango appears on canvas this month in a stunning new exhibition at The Art Gallery in Tetbury. Renowned figurative painter Charles Willmott was granted special access to the two stars of

  • Squadronaires returning to Swindon

    DO YOU remember the original Squadronaires from the 1940's? Originally formed by the RAF with a view to emulating the popularity with the troops of the American bands of the day, and to help boost morale, the Squadronaires went on to surpass even

  • The World in a Spin

    RIDING Lights Roughshod Theatre Company's new production Take the World is coming to Malmesbury Abbey on Sunday, April 1. Take the World takes on our world of today, managing to destroy some modern myths and instilling an energetic spiritual

  • Pricles and fur exhibition at Corinium Museum

    THE Prickles and Fur art exhibition in the Hare Gallery at The Corinium Museum, Cirencester runs from April 2-14. The exhibition aims to celebrate British wildlife, in all of its forms, but also to raise awareness of its plight. It will feature intricate

  • Health fair in Malmesbury

    A HEALTH fair is being staged in Malmesbury on Saturday. Talks, taster sessions and information about local health services and products are on offer as well as a raffle to raise money for Bath neo-natal intensive care unit. The event in the town hall

  • Elis James to appear at Cheltenham Town Hall

    FANS of up-and-coming comedians have the chance to catch one of the most exciting acts to emerge from the Edinburgh Festival in recent years when Elis James appears at Cheltenham Town Hall's Pillar Room on Saturday, April 7 at 8pm. Elis won

  • Military students prepare to paddle 125 miles for heroes

    ARMY student James Hinwood and his friend Pete Clarke are paddling hard in preparation for a gruelling 125-mile canoe marathon at Easter. The former Malmesbury School pupil, who is expecting to join the army next year and naval cadet Pete, will set

  • EXCLUSIVE: Cirencester will be dancing on ice

    CIRENCESTER will be dancing on ice later this year when a skating rink is installed in the Abbey Grounds. Town council chiefs want Cirencester to be a number one destination for Christmas shoppers and this week exclusively revealed to the Standard that

  • Gran's ordeal sparks pothole plea in Cirencester

    A FAMILY in Cirencester have hit out at council chiefs after a grandmother needed emergency dental surgery when she tripped on a pothole. Sandra Masters, 63, was visiting family last Wednesday when she tripped on broken paving in Dollar Street. She