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Council donates £10,000 for new community centre windows

8:20am Sunday 5th September 2010

WINCHCOMBE Town Council has given £10,000 towards replacement windows at the Abbey Fields Community Centre.

Replacement railings to be funded by town council

8:20am Saturday 4th September 2010

DAMAGED railings in Winchcombe’s Abbey Terrace are to be replaced by the town council after Gloucestershire Highways said it was unlikely to be able to do the work soon.

Rare rhino horn sells for £16,000 at Cotswold antique auction

5:40pm Friday 3rd September 2010

ANTIQUES auctioneers in Cirencester did a roaring trade last week, with lions, leopards and rhinos making some of the top prices of the day during a Sporting Sale that tipped the scales at over £81,000.

Gloucestershire carers urged to take part in nationwide consultation

4:55pm Friday 3rd September 2010

CARERS in Gloucestershire are being encouraged to take part in a national consultation.

Town councillors rescue Winchcombe play area scheme

9:10am Friday 3rd September 2010

COUNCILLORS have stepped into the breach to rescue a new play area for Winchcombe youngsters.

Green bin charges

10:49am Thursday 2nd September 2010

RESIDENTS in Stratford district may have to pay for their green garden waste collection service in future. Stratford District Council cabinet members are discussing whether or not to charge for the green bin collection at their meeting next Monday. Currently the council only charges those households with more than two green bins, with fewer than 20 households in the whole district paying for the service. The cabinet is now to consider providing one green bin free and charging for a second green bin or making a charge for a maximum of two green bins. The charges being proposed are £40 a year for a second 240-litre bin and £30 for a second 140-litre bin. The charge for the option of a maximum of two bins to be collected would be £40 a year. If approved, changes to the fortnightly collection service would be introduced on December 1.

Councillor resigns after ‘abuse’ in town pitch row

10:49am Thursday 2nd September 2010

A TOWN councillor has resigned in the wake of the Winchcombe artificial pitch row, saying he can no longer cope with the level of abuse and intimidation he claims he has encountered.

Business parking tax ruled out in Gloucestershire: council takes out advert to attract new firms

7:30am Tuesday 31st August 2010

The LEADER of Gloucestershire County Council has ruled out taxing local businesses for their parking spaces as a way to balance the authority’s budget.

Equipment stuck beneath Cotswold hill after gas pipeline drilling plan abandoned

8:50am Monday 30th August 2010

PLANS to drill through a hill as part of the massive engineering project to lay a gas pipeline in the Cotswolds have been abandoned, leaving equipment stuck underground.

County council accused of "softening up" public for future cuts in library service

9:00am Sunday 29th August 2010

GLOUCESTERSHIRE County Council has been accused of “softening up” the public for library closures following the release of figures showing a dramatic drop in the numbers of people visiting libraries in the county.

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