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  • Man arrested in connection with Cirencester glassing

    A man has been arrested in connection with a glassing in Cirencester which left a man with serious facial injuries. Police were called to the Barn Theatre on Sunday, October 6 after 24-year-old Tim Unwin was hit over the head with a Stein glass.

  • RUGBY: Cirencester return to winning ways

    CIRENCESTER ended their losing streak with a 31-17 victory at St Brendan’s Old Boys. From the get-go it was the home side who caught Andy Deacon’s side cold, racing into a 12-0 lead, which was somewhat against the run of play, firstly pouncing

  • Resurgent Cirencester five points off play-offs

    BetVictor Southern League Division 1 South Cirencester Town 2 Sholing FC 1 By Dave Pyzer WHISPER it quietly, but Cirencester are now just five points off the play-offs after Bradley Gray's sumptuous strike set the template for an impressive

  • Drop in Cotswold pub trade despite national increase

    The Cotswolds saw a drop in its pub trade last year, figures reveal, despite the number of locals across the UK rising for the first time in over a decade. Industry bodies have cautiously welcomed the national increase, but have called for tax breaks

  • Police appeal after car collides into tree and overturns

    Police are appealing for information after a driver collided with a tree and overturned. A black Audi left the road, collided with a tree and overturned. The driver, a man, was not injured. The collision happened on the A429 at Northleach on

  • Drivers caught speeding as pupils leave school

    A driver has been caught speeding in excess of 45mph past a primary school in the Cotswolds. On Thursday, the community speed watch team were in Andoversford with one of Gloucestershire Constabularies new hand held speed cameras. These hand held

  • Malmesbury husband and wife admit role in drug smuggling ring

    A HUSBAND and wife from Malmesbury have admitted their part in a drug smuggling ring which saw £1million of methamphetamine brought into the UK. Paola and David Morrish have each pleaded guilty to offences relating to the smuggling, which saw the

  • Trial fixed for man involved in fatal crash near Malmesbury

    A TRIAL date has been fixed for the man accused of causing the deaths of two pensioners in Wiltshire. Nicholas Haynes has pleaded not guilty to two counts of death by dangerous driving. It followed a head-on crash on the A429 in September last

  • Cirencester golfer hits third hole-in-one of his career

    Cirencester Golf Club SIMON UNDERWOOD hit the third hole-in-one of his career in a ‘roll-up’ competition at Cirencester Golf Club last Thursday, writes Danny Hall. It was on the par 3 9th hole and Simon used a utility club. “We were playing

  • Cotswolds pensioner climbs 02 for charity

    AT the age of 83, Bourton on the Water resident Ruth Manning added climbing over the O2 Arena in London to her long list of achievements. After donning her climbing gear and getting harnessed up, Ruth, accompanied by her granddaughter Kirsty, made