A PROPERTY company has been ordered to pay £25,000 following unauthorised work on a listed building. Cotswold District Council prosecuted the owners of St Edwards House, The Square, Stow-on-the-Wold for carrying out the works and alterations to
A warning has been issued by police regarding scam phone calls from fraudsters. Yesterday, police say they received a number of reports from residents in the North Cotswolds who have had calls from individuals claiming to be police officers.
A WASTE management business has pledged its support to a homeless project in Cirencester. CSG – one of the UK’s largest waste management companies which operates a depot in Cricklade has collaborated with ‘The Big Yellow Bus Project’, providing
Masked thieves stole £2,000 worth of cigarettes and alcohol from a supermarket in Malmesbury. Just before 1am on Monday, three men wearing face coverings smashed the front glass window to gain access to Co-op supermarket on the High Street.
AN award-winning Cirencester restaurant is giving two WGS readers the chance to win a table for two at their special Along the Amalfi Coast dining evening on Friday, August 23. Executive chef Ethan Rodgers and head chef Dom Gower of Made By Bob
Demolition work on the Old Memorial Hospital in Cirencester is to begin next week. Last year, councillors agreed proposals to knock down the historic building to create additional parking in the town. The project started today as contractors
A motorist has been fined £500 for driving without insurance. Flynn Stronach, 46, of Cirencester Road, Northleach was found guilty of the offence when he appeared before Cheltenham Magistrates Court on July 31. He was caught on the A40 London
A JUDGE has ruled that the Crown Prosecution Service must pay almost £157,000 of the legal costs of three former Royal Agriculture University students who were cleared of rape. At Gloucester Crown Court on Tuesday, Judge Ian Lawrie said the CPS
Malmesbury Carnival is in need of more stewards to help man its procession. Every year, the carnival concludes with its incredible procession through the town. The carnival requires stewards to help man the procession route on Saturday August
BURGLARS armed with weapons threatened two people who tried to challenge them after the thieves raided a home near Cirencester yesterday evening. Police were called at around 5.10pm where three men had reportedly just left a house in Meysey Hampton
Lechlade Craft Barn celebrated five years since its launch with an open day and birthday cake. Owners Karen Holland and Jennie Rainsford launched their now thriving business in 2014 and welcomed crafters to the barn on July 24 to look around the
A drink-driver who was caught by police has been banned from driving for more than a year. Kate McGrath, 18, of Cirencester Whiteway, Cirencester, admitted driving with excess alcohol when she appeared before Cheltenham magistrates on July 31.
