http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/features/ Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard /news/features/ en-gb Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:37:36 +0000 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:37:36 +0000 http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/features/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/resources/images/999893/?type=rsslogo http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/features/ http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/features/5047201.Sowing_the_seeds_for_garden_success/?ref=rss The Women's Farm and Garden Association has been quietly going about the business of producing the next generation of gardeners for more than a century. Charlotte Shepherd met its director Patricia McHugh at the Cirencester head office. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:32:16 +0000 3ccbdf4e11f6a1588bdb20e0052872a4 http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/features/5047127.A_virtual_walk_down_memory_lane/?ref=rss Charlotte Shepherd met Robert Heaven, who has set up Facebook site Old Ciren to allow people to share their memories of Cirencester. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:09:36 +0000 35592cf1839819a2d22798ea171e0b4f http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/features/4846434.How_to_avoid_doorstep_trouble/?ref=rss A campaign by the Office of Fair Trading 'Your Doorstep, Your Decision' aims to safeguard vulnerable homeowners from rogue doorstep traders. Charlotte Shepherd investigates this growing problem and discovers some simple tips on how to protect yourself. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:08:39 +0000 f882c89760d556e84f258396d622f04e http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/features/4846383.Cotswold_Gym_Club_is_flying_high/?ref=rss Cotswold Gymnastics Club has just celebrated 25 years since it started life with just a handful of gymnasts. Charlotte Shepherd spoke to the founder Irene Gilchrist and two of today's coaches. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:57:50 +0000 ed612f2d894a9404ae313a2feea2e22b http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/features/4827497.Social_services_leader_to_leave_Gloucestershire_County_Council/?ref=rss AFTER almost a decade leading the county’s social services, Margaret Sheather leaves Gloucestershire County Council this week. Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:10:00 +0000 846d59ef3308f6ec33944ad0be1b03ac http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/features/4795008.Book_tells_the_tale_of_town_then_and_now/?ref=rss A new book, Cirencester Through Time, by local historians David and Linda Viner uses old and new photographs to tell the story of this vibrant market town. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:30:45 +0000 85060ac5eae0ec871232bb73d92f88fd http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/features/4794997.Celebrating_60_years_of_affordable_housing/?ref=rss CIRENCESTER Housing Society is celebrating its diamond anniversary. Charlotte Shepherd looks at 60 years of success for a society that has built its foundations on offering the personal touch. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:23:52 +0000 7ca80b89ff4b4498c152a040e8010b62 http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/features/4733199.Alexcars_celebrates_60_years_of_coaching/?ref=rss It was 60 years ago that Alexcars Coaches of Cirencester pressed into service a converted London ambulance and entered the coaching business. The Standard takes a tour through the company’s past. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:54:52 +0000 0cdf54a3644f18ae18cf26887631f14d http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/features/4733147.Cirencester_s_dynamic_Round_Table/?ref=rss With the Cirencester fireworks imminent, two Round Table members who are the driving force behind the event met Charlotte Shepherd. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:44:18 +0000 20fe56dfea32e4457795b8b76829d472 http://www.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/features/4642269.Pioneer_heart_surgery_in_Stowell_Park/?ref=rss SIXTY-five years ago in wartime Gloucestershire a collection of Nissan huts in a local park became the unlikely site of ground-breaking heart surgery. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:47:37 +0100 8a75f8057b36196ba151294343e6448c