CAR parking charges in the Cotswolds look set to rise for the first time in four years next April. Cotswold District Council members meeting on Tuesday (dec 18) were due to consider a recommendation from cabinet to increase charges across the district
SHIPSTON Town Council has expressed concern at the decision to temporarily close two wards at the town's Ellen Badger Hospital. Warwickshire Primary Care Trust said it has been forced to close the 12 beds temporarily due to staff shortages. But town
EVESHAM United manager Paul West says his side still have plenty to improve on despite climbing the British Gas Business Southern League Division One Midlands ladder. A 1-0 victory at Bedworth United on Tuesday stretched the Robins' record to seven wins
A BIT of history came to life for pupils at the Cotswold School this week when they were visited by a Civil War expert. David Lord, a member of a Civil War re-enactment group and a nationally-renowned Civil War expert, brought along a variety of weapons
AN INQUEST has been opened into the death of Stow man Mervyn Pratley, who died when his car was in collision with a bus earlier this month. The collision happened on the A429 Stow Road near Bourton just before 7.45am on Wednesday, December 5, as 54-year-old
THE NATIVITY story is taking to the road in the north Cotswolds this year. Rev Fred Dawson, whose parish includes Mickleton, Aston sub Edge, Weston sub Edge, Saintbury and Willersey, is taking the Christmas message out to the various villages on his
A CAMPAIGN to tackle domestic violence over the Christmas and New Year has been launched by Gloucestershire police. The campaign will run until Sunday, January 6, and is based on research showing a link between increased alcohol consumption and a rise
