THE 36th year of the Cirencester Youth 7s – generally regarded as the longest running youth rugby 7s tournament in the country – welcomed 32 teams on a bright sunny Sunday.Rugby (Seevns)Cirencester RFC Youth 7sSpecial awards were provided
AS the water temperatures go up and the fish feed harder so the pleasure anglers are catching large bags in almost any swim, mostly to banded pellet up in the water with a little and often feed.AnglingRidgway LakesThe fish are coming into the edge more
SEVENTEEN teams took part in the men’s competition at this year’s Minety Sevens Festival, including a side from local employer Dyson as well as two university sevens, several specialist seven-a-side teams and representatives from a variety
John Baker Cup Cirencester Town U10s 0 Malmesbury Falcons U10s 0 (aet) (Cirencester won 2-0 on pens) AFTER a hard-fought victory in last weekend's semi final against league title rivals Minchinhampton, Cirencester were clearly up for
MALMESBURY School student Jade Dando showed she was more than just a pretty face when she came runner up in the Miss Swindon contest at the weekend.Catissa Creighton from Royal Wootton Bassett took the title while Nicole Cox from Swindon won the Miss
IT’S been an eventful two weeks which has seen me taking part in the Argentinian and Spanish legs of the Moto3 World Championship, writes Danny Kent. We went into the weekend at Termas de Rio Hondo and made a big step forward to qualify third,
CHQ UTD collected their first trophies of what could be a treble-winning season with two local cup final successes in the past week. Firstly they lifted the Alexcars Senior Charities Cup after beating holders The Beeches 4-1 in the final played
A SCHEME that provides drivers to take elderly people to hospital or the surgery for GP appointments is holding its annual meeting in Charlton next month. The Malmesbury and District Link meeting starts at 11.30am in the village hall on June 10.
Cirencester Golf Club Bagendon 100 The competition, for both gentlemen and ladies, has been played on May 5 every year since 2010 to commemorate 100 years of golf at the current Bagendon course. This year saw a record entry of 111 participants
STRATTON YOUTH ROUND-UP Stratton U15s 5 Wanborough U15s 0 STRATTON U15s ended their season with a convincing win thanks to goals from Dec Selby (2), Ben Knowles (2) and Matt Pitts. Knowles finished the division's top scorer. The season
TALENTED music students from Cirencester College gave up their time to treat elderly residents in the town to an afternoon performance of some of their favourite songs. The five musicians, under the guidance of lecturer Alison Porter, delighted
THE Cotswold East Chance to Shine Cricket Project, which helps coach the game in state schools in the district for the Gloucestershire Cricket Board, ran a pre-season Indoor tournament for boys and girls from primary schools at the Fairford Sports
THE sun shone to herald the start of the 2014 season of the SweetFuels CDCA Division One, although the rain of the previous two weeks made batting a tricky prospect on some grounds. Champions Adlestrop started as they mean to go on with a comfortable
“A 14-year-old boy has just scored 50 for the Second XI. In eight years' time I want him to be having tea and cakes with the Queen.” John Bracewell has set his sights high but that visit to Buckingham Palace is more than just a dream . Bracewell
THE annual show of strength, grit and determination that is Tetbury Woolsack Races rolls into town at the end of this month.Competitors demonstrate their strength as they heave traditional sacks of wool up the merciless Gumstool Hill in Tetbury which
AVONVALE U11s rounded off their season, in which they won every game, with a 6-1 victory at Malmesbury. Malmesbury U11s 1Avonvale Utd U11s 6They took the lead early on when Benjamin Cook hammered the ball in from close range following a corner.Dom Randall
JORDAN WEAVING secured a stunning first win of the season in the British Motostar Championship race at Oulton Park, writes Alannah Fellows. The Cirencester Deer Park student started the race from second position on the grid and was in a three-way
NEW committee members are sought when Malmesbury Victoria FC holds its annual meeting on May 19. The club is struggling to survive a financial crisis following two winters of repeated flooding and current secretary Julie Exton has appealed for
A RECORD 505 turned out for the Swindon Park Run on Saturday morning with seven Running Somewhere Else runners among them.AthleticsRunning Somewhere ElseSwindon Park RunClub coach Matt Lambourne recorded another PB to finish in fifth place with a time
MAY is an exciting time to be an angler. The lakes and rivers are looking as vibrant as they ever will, and few anglers could fail to find optimism amid such beauty. And, less poetically, the fishing at this time of year is really on the up. Trout
SWINDON WILDCATS' head coach Ryan Aldridge has started his team building for the 2014-15 campaign by retaining the services of Welsh duo Stevie Lyle and Alex Symonds, writes George Royle. Former Great Britain goalie Stevie Lyle signed from Basingstoke
MEN and women from the Watermoor area of Cirencester who lost their life during the First World are to be commemorated with a permanent memorial in the community. Members of the Watermoor Community Group are planning to paint the walls of a subway
TEENAGER Victoria Wakeley-Jones has added the Gloucestershire Ladies Golf Championship title to the county’s Girls Championship she already holds. Sixteen-year-old Victoria, a five handicap member at Minchinhampton New Golf Club, beat Alex Saunders
THE next Lechlade craft and gift fair is on Saturday, May 17 from 2-5pm at Lechlade Memorial Hall. The event features a variety of stalls which sell bath treats, homewares, sweets, Bodyshop goods and more. A raffle will be raising money for
