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  • Row over funding bid for waste disposal site

    A BID to secure private sector funding for a waste disposal site in Gloucestershire has sparked a row. A decision by the county council to prepare a bid for PFI (Private Finance Initiative) funding has been slammed by opponents. A PFI bid potentially

  • From the Archives - May 1, 2008

    100 Years Ago May 2, 1908 The Beale Browne School at Stow-on-the-Wold is likely to be closed, the headmaster having received a notice from Col Beale Browne that it will not be continued after Whitsuntide next. No reason is assigned. We believe that

  • Gipsies bid to win approval for camp

    ROMANY gipsies are trying to win the seal of approval for their unauthorised encampment near Shipston. Under the name of Ernest Willson and Families, they have applied to Stratford District Council for planning permission to construct 16 caravan pitches

  • Plan to ‘team-up’ councils scrapped

    CULTURAL differences have been cited as the reason why Cotswold District Council scrapped a proposal to team-up with its Tewkesbury counterpart. Tewkesbury Borough Council expressed disappointment with the Cotswold council's decision. Cotswold District

  • Flood group hopes to create drain wardens

    WINCHCOMBE residents could soon take the plunge by becoming drain wardens. Each warden would be allocated certain Winchcombe drains to keep an eye on and would alert relevant authorities if their drains become blocked or overflow during flooding. They

  • Charity ball in memory of tragic meningitis baby

    MEMORIES of a baby girl who died of a terrible disease 21 years ago will be evoked at an event in Chipping Norton. A charity ball at Chipping Norton cricket ground on Saturday, June 21, will not only celebrate the 21st anniversaries of both the Meningitis

  • Centre receives £1.2m for food packaging reduction

    A CHIPPING Campden Research Centre has received £1.2 million of funding that will thrust it to the forefront of the high-profile national campaign to reduce food packaging in shops. Campden and Chorleywood Food Research Association (CCFRA) has received

  • Rugby coach sets sights high

    WARWICKSHIRE'S new head coach John Widdowson has set his sights on making an immediate impression on the Bill Beaumont Cup, the top flight of the County Championship. Warwickshire secured promotion last May and also won the County Championship Shield

  • Six on target as Inkberrow take trophy

    INKBERROW Reserves lifted the Stratford All-iance Cutler Division Three Cup final after a 4-2 defeat of Alcester Town. The match boasted half-a-dozen different scorers with Gordan Beauchamp, Nathan Davies, Jack Jarrett and James Morrall on target for

  • West seals deasl for next season

    THE empty champagne bottles haven't yet been recycled but Paul West has already started putting together his squad for next season, writes Mervyn Collins. Mark Owen, Anthony Watson, Joe Clarke and Nathan Vaughan are all committed to Evesham United's

  • Rowers face early starts on the Avon

    ONE of the country's biggest and most popular regattas takes place at Evesham this weekend when 537 rowing crews from all over the country will descend on the town vying to win one of Evesham's coveted pewter tankards. Racing starts at 8.30am on both