HISTORY was made at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials when Nicolas Touzaint became the first French rider ever to win the most prestigious four-day event in the world. Having been only ninth after the dressage phase, he stormed around Hugh
IF YOU were looking for thrills and spills, the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials 2008 did not disappoint. While some of the biggest names in the sport fell by the wayside, others took the opportunity to push for Olympic selection - none more
BLOCKLEY village shop is now officially open. The shop and café, at the Old Coach House, was officially opened at the weekend by Lovejoy and Holby City actor Dudley Sutton. The opening started off May Day celebrations in the village, followed by the
POLICE were called to attend a road traffic collision just outside Chipping Camden over the Bank Holiday weekend. The incident occurred at approximately 4.30pm on Sunday May 4, on the B4035 near the railway bridge just outside Chipping Camden. Two
A KEEN gardener has been kept waiting for months for her garden waste refuse sacks because of a series of errors by Cotswold District Council. Heather Wood, who lives in Stratton, Cirencester, originally applied to sign up to the council's new waste
THE popular youth rugby sevens tournament at Cirencester Rugby Club was a success with an estimated 350 youngsters taking part. The tournament was sponsored by Cirencester-based financial advisors Kellands Cotswolds LLP, for the fourth year in a row.
VANDALS have wrecked a mural created to combat graffiti and showcase the artistic talents of Cotswolds school pupils. Chunks of plaster have been hacked out of the artwork and left scattered all over the path in the Chesterton underpass, on Tetbury Road
OFFICIALS have defended a 40 percent price hike for a Residential Parking Permit on a Cirencester street saying it is still one of the cheapest in the country. Residents of Purley Road, Cirencester, contacted the Standard after being informed by Cotswold
THE FINAL week of the season saw the completion of the League matches and the four Cup Finals. On Tuesday, April 29 at a wet and windy Corinium Stadium, Stratton United put aside their disappointment at missing out on League honours by lifting the Mills-Roberts
THE last post has been sounded bringing closures to post office branches around the Cotswolds. The confirmation of which post offices would face the axe was announced just half an hour ago by Post Office Ltd. The monumental effort from the local communities
Cirencester 69 Fairford 10. CIRENCESTER emphatically won the Stroud and District Combination Senior Cup against Fairford on Saturday. Although, on league form, Fairford were perhaps favourites, Cirencester started in top gear. An early scrummage
Cirencester III 17 Cainscross II 7. CIRENCESTER, captained by Mark Stacey, retained the Stroud Combination Bill Adams Trophy in a well-contested match against Cainscross at Stroud RFC on Saturday. The holders started strongly with good runs from their
THREE fire crews were called to deal with a blaze that destroyed a lorry on the A436 this morning. The fire began at around 4.20am near to Stow-on-the-Wold. Two crews from Stow and one crew from Moreton-in-Marsh took nearly an hour and a half to put
