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Arthur bows out after 37 years
ARTHUR Chase resigned from Lechlade Town Council last week after 37 years of representing the town. He joined in May 1967, several years after moving to the town to run a newsagents, and has had a profound impact on the shape of Lechlade today.
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More points for local rally drivers
HIGHWORTH'S rally duo, Shelly Taunt and Julie Murphy, again scored valuable BTRDA Rally Championship points by finishing 21st out of 110 starters on the North Humberside Forest Rally. The event, based in Whitby, North Yorkshire, saw competitors from
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Local hopeful at Aintree
A LOCALLY trained horse travels to Aintree, this weekend, with high hopes for the Grand National. Ten-year-old bay gelding Longshanks, owned by Lancashire businessman Alan Halsall and trained by Kim Bailey, has won six of his 19 races. Longshanks
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Debate rages over Kingshill Masterplan
COUNCIL leaders have dismissed claims a planning blueprint for development in Cirencester was shelved due to staff shortages and financial restraints. Last week it emerged Cotswold District Council had abandoned the Kingshill Masterplan, a document
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Work to revamp town hall begins
WORK has started on a £100,000 scheme to revamp Brinkworth village hall. Disabled toilets and a bigger kitchen are among the improvements being made at the hall to bring it up to the standards demanded by new disability laws. Cash for the project
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Cotswold woman rescues eight Australians
A FAIRFORD woman has helped save the lives of eight Australians while sailing round the world with the British Army Royal Signals Corps. Captain Rachel Thompson, who went to school in Cirencester and Lechlade and learned to sail in the Cotswolds, is
