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  • Two people hospitalised in road traffic collision

    A ROAD traffic collision near Barnsley has left three people injured, with two requiring hospital treatment. Fire crews from Cirencester and Fairford were called to the incident on the B4424 and were forced to extricate two people from vehiclles

  • GET HOOKED: Autumn chill no help to my weekend fishing

    I WENT fishing on Saturday. As a weekend angler, with a demanding job and various non-piscatorial commitments, I have to take my chances when I get them. If that means getting out when conditions suggest I will be wasting my time, so be it.

  • CRICKET: Composed innings from young Robbie James

    Readers Glos CCL Div 3. Tetbury 147 all out Poulton 148-4 . POULTON got their promotion charge back on track with a comprehensive six-wicket win against Tetbury. After winning an important toss on a green pitch, Poulton put Tetbury in to

  • Cirencester summer fete a roaring success

    HUNDREDS of party-goers enjoyed a day of fun in the summer sun in Cirencester earlier this month. The Beeches Community Group annual fete was held at the Golden Farm pub on Sunday, June 9 and saw around 300 residents enjoy entertainment including

  • Flying the flag in Lechlade for annual festival

    THE flags are now flying in Lechlade for the town's annual flag festival after rain delayed the display for a short time. New flags for 2013 are making up the 40 bought and hand-made flags which go up in the Market Square and St Johns Road including

  • Guide to benefit changes

    FAMILIES with a disabled child aged 16 or above are encouraged to prepare for the change in benefits which could have a big impact on their lives. Disability Living Allowance (DLA) was replaced on June 10 by new benefit, the Personal Independence

  • Guide to the Cotswolds' finest gardens

    THE 50 finest gardens in the Cotswolds have been put together in a colourful new book by author and broadcaster Tony Russell. The Cotswolds' Finest Gardens is a beautifully-illustrated guide showing off the huge variety of gardens the Cotswolds

  • Eight month old crowned baby of the year at hospital fete

    BONNIE babies and tiny tots went head-to-head to prove who was the most adorable at the annual Cirencester Hospital Fete. The event saw eight-month-old Oakley Norris crawl away with first place in the both the five to eight months category and

  • SPEEDWAY: Threadbare Robins seen of by Coventry

    Sky Sports Elite League. Coventry Bees 56 Swindon Robins 38. SWINDON’S patched-up team put in plenty of effort but were eventually beaten 56-38 at Coventry on Friday. The champions were forced to field a unrecognisable team because their

  • Fire crews called to Gloucestershire pub fire

    FIRE crews were called to a Gloucestershire pub fire in the early hours of Sunday morning. A total of 10 fire-fighters, from Gloucester South and Gloucester North fire stations, were called at 1.50am to the blaze at the New Victory Inn in Tredworth

  • Former Tetbury mayor leaves town council

    FORMER mayor of Tetbury Rob McCorkell has resigned from the town council over work commitments. At Monday’s meeting of the town council new mayor Cllr Liz Farnham, who was elected to the post last month, read out a letter from her predecessor in