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  • Multi-vehicle crash on M4 cleared

    A multi-vehicle crash on the M4 has been cleared. Two lanes were closed on the M4 between J18 Bath and J17 Chippenham. Traffic officers and fire services attended the incident to clear debris from the crash. All lanes have now re-opened

  • More than 200 sausage dogs descend on Cirencester

    Dogs of a single shape and size - sausage - descended on Cirencester once again this morning. 207 Dachshunds of Gloucestershire headed to Cirencester Park for a morning stroll. Many of the low-bellied walkers were classic sausage dogs while

  • Swindon slip further behind in play-off chase

    Oldham 2 Swindon 2 TOWN FLIER Swindon Town's chances of clambering into the top seven must surely now have gone. They had another opportunity to hang onto Exeter City's coat-tails but missed out again with their draw at Boundary Park.

  • Drunken man arrested after getting stuck on bank roof

    A man was arrested after he got stuck on the roof of a bank in Cirencester and called 999 for help. Police were called to Barclays Bank in the Market Place at 4am on Saturday, where they found a 39-year-old man stranded on the roof. Officers

  • Motorist taken to hospital following crash in Sherston

    Two motorists were taken to hospital following a serious crash. At around 9am on Sunday, April 14, a crash between two vehicles closed Tetbury Road in Sherston. Police, ambulance and fire service attended the incident. A spokesperson for

  • Police launch CCTV appeal following theft

    Police are appealing for information following a theft in Royal Wootton Bassett. An unknown group of four males and a child entered Tesco Express between 4.15pm and 4.20pm on March 27. There, they picked up numerous items before walking out without

  • Malmesbury man to appear on TV show with Paul Martin

    A Malmesbury man and his love of vacuum cleaners will feature in a television programme on antiques and collectibles next week. Engineer Jack Copp, 32, is making a guest appearance in a new vintage-themed show, Curiosity, hosted by Wiltshire's TV

  • Beaufort Hunt cleans up the countryside

    MEMBERS of The Beaufort Hunt joined in with the Big Rural Spring Clean. Rubber gloves and black bin bags to the fore saw an intrepid Beaufort Hunt team tackle the Fosse Way. The team cleared litter from The Gibb near Castle Combe to Kemble near

  • Pupils raise £8,000 for Romanian orphanage

    Dauntsey's pupils have raised £8,000 for a Romanian orphanage. Pupils from Dauntsey's have raised £8,000 by running a Circus themed charity auction. More than 150 people attended the evening where they were entertained by live music and close-up

  • Four life-saving defibrillators installed in town

    Four life-saving defibrillators have been installed in Tetbury. The defibrillators have been installed at the Goods Shed, on the Football Clubhouse at the Recreation Ground, outside the St Marys Centre on St Mary’s Road and on the Football Clubhouse

  • This is 'PR gone nuts' one Cirencester reader tells us

    Dear Editor S106 “Benefits” for Cirencester - “The Promise” I refer to the letter in last week’s Standard from BDL (Bathurst Development Ltd) outlining the list which they “promise” will be delivered via the S106 agreement and Jeremy Handel’s