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A FUNDRAISING quiz night in aid of the Friends of Tetbury Hospital will be held at the United Services Club on Chipping Street from 7pm tomorrow. For tickets call 01666 52336 or 504039.

NEW businesses in the north Cotswolds keen to get a head-start in a tough economy are invited to take part in a unique enterprise in Moreton-in-Marsh. StartUp Britain, a company helping new businesses get started, will be running a series of pop-up

WORK has begun on the long-awaited demolition of a derelict eyesore in the centre of Cirencester despite resident’s concerns around the plans for the future of the site. Sheltered housing building Akeman Court on Cricklade Street was closed by

MORE readers have been sending in their pictures of the snow. Keep them coming! Send your pictures to wgsnews@wiltsglosstandard.co.uk or text WGS NEWS to 80360.

A FAMILIAR face at a Cirencester bakery is set to burn off the competition in a half marathon challenge in aid of a local children’s charity. Honorary Hobbs House baker boy Tim Lee is best known for giving service with a smile through his ‘hot

HOUSE builders Gleeson have claimed they were “cast aside” in Malmesbury’s neighbourhood planning process. The accusation came as chairman of the steering group drawing up the blueprint for future development, Simon Killane, was cross-examined

WITH the snow beginning to melt, drivers are being warned to be prepared for icy patches and standing water across Gloucestershire. The Met Office is predicting both rain and some flurries of snow over the next few days, although any snowfall is

A BURGLAR who went on the run the day before being convicted has been captured – on the six-month anniversary of his conviction. David Benyon, 24, of Compton Road, Cheltenham, absconded from Worcester Crown Court while on bail on July 24 last year

THE Antiques Roadshow is pulling into Cirencester’s Royal Agricultural College this summer. Fans of the BBC’s Sunday evening staple can bring along their heirlooms, bargains and treasures for free valuations and advice from leading antiques experts

A CIRENCESTER College student has won a top award for setting up her own charity to help people like her mum who suffer from a pain syndrome. Amy-May Knowles was named as the South West’s Best Young Volunteer in the vInspired National Awards, which

TRAFFIC surveys, patching roads, and new speed limits are three of the projects headed by Cotswold county councillors to benefit their communities. Each Gloucestershire County Council member has been given £10,000 to spend on road improvements

TETBURY: Alarm of Fire. Considerable excitement was caused in Tetbury about ten o’clock on Thursday night, whilst the Yeomanry Ball was in progress, by the ringing of the fire bell and the alarming report that Upton House, the residence of Major Cosmo

  THE Cameron Mackintosh production of Oliver! has arrived at the Bristol Hippodrome and delivers in so many areas that the audience seemed reluctant to leave and left this theatre-goer asking” please sir, I want some more.” Neil Morrisey as

CHRISTMAS might be over but pensioners in Fairford and Lechlade did not let that stop them having a festive knees-up last weekend. Lechlade and District Lions Club – which is celebrating its 35th year in 2013 – threw parties at Fairford’s Palmer

A FUNDRAISING prize bingo night in aid of the fraud-hit Lewis Lane Playgroup is to be held at the Golden Farm Pub on Upper Churnside, Cirencester, from 7.30pm this evening. Anyone who would like to donate or help with fundraising for the playgroup

LAKESIDE developers of a new eco-friendly second home village and leisure complex in Fairford were grilled at a public presentation evening. It has been two and a half years since Cygnet was given the go-ahead to build 77 pavilions, 63 apartments

BIRD lovers are invited to take part in a national survey of Britain’s avian population at one of the Cotswold’s most popular attractions. Visitors to Batsford Arboretum this Saturday and Sunday will be able to take part in the Big Garden Birdwatch

MYTHS and legends of what lies beneath the roads of Cirencester’s Market Place are being investigated ahead of a proposed £1million revamp. In preparation for a major overhaul of the town centre, archaeologists, architects and engineers have been