A COTSWOLD computer company has been fined £128,158 after burning cars following a demolition derby and covering Sherston in a cloud of toxic smoke. Zycko Limited, based in South Cerney, appeared at Chippenham Magistrates Court on Monday after the
HIGHWAYS chiefs have bowed to pressure from schoolchildren in Northleach and agreed to look into installing a new crossing in Market Square. Proactive pupils from Northleach Primary School decided the town centre was too dangerous and conducted a survey
STOW-on-the-Wold's youth club has had a massive boost in membership following a £95,000 makeover. The youth club, on the Fosseway, has been fully refurbished into a modern internet café for young people. Before the refurbishment membership had dwindled
SAILORS from five Cotswold Federation clubs met at Bowmoor Sailing Club to compete in their annual regatta. The clubs represented at the Cotswold Federation Regatta were Bowmoor, Frampton, Cotswold, Whitefriars and South Cerney. Conditions were
WENDY Jones defied extreme, unseasonable conditions, at the Rotterdam Marathon, to achieve a fantastic top ten finish against a high-calibre field in one of the world's most historic races. Temperatures, soaring before the race began, continued climbing
LITTLE Grimley Amateur Dramatic Society is in trouble. Membership is down to four, audiences aren't much bigger. Two One Act Comedies follow the attempts of Gordon, the long suffering and suffered Director, as he tries to inspire his flagging actors
CIRENCESTER'S retiring town clerk is set to hand over the reins to his successor, who says he cannot wait to take up the position. Andrew Crook, 62, is retiring to Cyprus with his wife Hazel after holding the post for nearly a decade. The new clerk
BANKS and other big businesses should contribute to the funding of the Citizens Advice Bureau in Cirencester, according to a town councillor. Last week the Standard reported the advice centre in Cricklade Street was closing on Wednesdays following
DESPITE the recent uncertainties over the future of Cirencester Hospital the local communtiy is continuing to rally to its support. The League of Friends, made up of volunteers, announced this week it has raised £100,000 in the past two years - enough
A CHELTENHAM man was arrested for outraging public decency after a 23-year-old woman caught him trying to film up her skirt while she was using a cash point. The woman, from Chalford, near Stroud turned round after she felt the 48-year-old man standing
EX-NEWSREADER Angela Rippon, the new host of the BBC's Cash in the Attic, is returning to Cirencester tomorrow for another day of shooting at Moore Allen and Innocent's Norcote saleroom. The filmcrew are attending the auction with a fresh batch of
