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Two arrested after man suffers head injuries outside pub

3:10pm Friday 12th March 2010

TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of assault after a man suffered head injuries in an incident outside a Bourton pub.

Fire College did not undertake risk assessment before blaze

2:50pm Friday 12th March 2010

AN Award winning training college for firefighters in Moreton did not have a current fire risk assessment when a blaze last year caused more than £1m in damage.

Thieves smash fuel caps to steal 500 gallons of diesel

2:41pm Friday 12th March 2010

THIEVES smashed the fuel caps of eight coaches and siphoned more than 500 gallons worth of diesel from the vehicles. The incident occurred overnight between Monday and Tuesday, March 8 - 9 at Andoversford Industrial Estate. Anyone with information should contact Gloucestershire police on 0845 090 1234.

Moreton man died following operation

12:49pm Friday 12th March 2010

A 78-year-old Moreton man died following an operation to replace a valve in his heart, an inquest was told.

Chipping Norton pupils to taste Olympic spirit

8:40am Friday 12th March 2010

TEN schools in the Chipping Norton area are set to get a taste of Olympic fame in the run up to 2012.

Young carers urged to help form social group

8:00am Friday 12th March 2010

CARERS of young people with additional needs are being urged to help form a new social group in Moreton.

Jailed bricklayer left with 'no assets'

7:50am Friday 12th March 2010

A 41-year-old Bourton bricklayer jailed for three years for cocaine dealing no longer has any assets available for confiscation under the Proceeds of Crime Act, a judge accepted today.

Full marks to Winchcombe School

6:50am Friday 12th March 2010

EXAM results at Winchcombe School are spiralling upwards according to a national league table.

Policeman to stand trial following man’s death

10:16am Thursday 11th March 2010

A POLICEMAN who faked his notes on an evening he allegedly left a man to die on the pavement will stand trial in October.

Councillors ‘appalled’ at Rissington judgement

10:18am Thursday 11th March 2010

ANGRY parish councillors will write to Cotswold MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown in protest at the approval of a development set to double the size of Upper Rissington.

Healthier lifestyles promoted

10:17am Thursday 11th March 2010

THE Moreton Area Centre will be a hive of activity over the next week when it hosts events on quitting smoking and improved services for the elderly.

Passengers ‘are being denied decent trains’

10:20am Thursday 11th March 2010

OTSWOLD Line passengers won’t feel the full benefit of the £72 million modernisation programme to improve services because of the UK debt crisis, Mid Worcestershire MP Peter Luff has warned.

Thriving school to take on more staff

4 Shipston High School has over subscribed by 30 per cent this year which headteacher Jonathan Baker believes is down to previous good exam results. 10mar10023a. Picture by LINDA BUTLER.

10:13am Thursday 11th March 2010

MORE full and part time teachers are to be recruited for Shipston High School now it’s almost packed to capacity.

Overturned car in Shipston

10:00am Thursday 11th March 2010

A WOMAN and her pet dog had a lucky escape when the car they were travelling overturned in Shipston after it collided with a tree.

Share your first-aid stories with charity

9:57am Thursday 11th March 2010

THE Gloucestershire branch of a leading first aid charity is appealing for people to come forward and tell how fast response skills have helped them.





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