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Hunt for serial criminal
A NATIONWIDE hunt is underway for a serial criminal believed to have committed hundreds of burglaries throughout the Cotswolds and the south of England. A £1,000 reward is being offered for information on the whereabouts of 33-year-old Peter Sonny Martin
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Stow nursery celebrates birthday
CHILDREN and staff at Stow Nursery School celebrated the nursery's first birthday this week. The nursery, which currently has a full complement of 24 children aged 2 to 4, marked its founding on February 26, 2007, with a party and a cake. Nursery manager
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Top marks for local students
GLOUCESTERSHIRE'S 14-year-olds have some of the best results in the country in Key Stage 3 results announced yesterday. Councillor Joan Nash, Gloucestershire County Council cabinet member for schools, said: "I would like to congratulate the pupils and
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New bike rack for Moreton
CRIMEBUSTERS are putting the brake on bike thefts in the north Cotswolds with the installation of a new cycle rack in Moreton. The rack next to the public toilets in the town centre follows a spate of bike thefts in the area. Between April and December
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£3m for affordable homes
MORE than £3 million will be invested in new affordable homes in Gloucestershire, the government's national affordable homes agency the Housing Corporation announced this week. This first allocation from the corporation's National Affordable Housing
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Backing for £3m sports plan
PLANS for a £3million indoor sports facility in Shipston have been backed by local residents. Around 70 people turned up at a public meeting on Tuesday to discuss the proposal for the facility, which would be built on land at Shipston High School. Meeting
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Shipston council tax
COUNCIL taxpayers in Shipston and the surrounding area of south Warwickshire face a 4.65 per cent increase in their overall council tax bill from April. Excluding the amount for town and parish councils, the bill for an average band D council taxpayer
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Plea to attend skateboard meeting
MEMBERS of the public are being urged to attend a meeting in Moreton next Thursday to discuss plans for a skateboard park in the town. The meeting at the Redesdale Hall 7pm is an opportunity for local residents to comment on the proposal to build the
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Total opposition to PO closures
THE government's consultation process over post office closures has been condemned as "nothing more than a pre-determined sham" by Cotswold District Council. A meeting of full council on Tuesday passed a unanimous motion expressing total opposition to
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Villagers to carry out brook survey
BLOCKLEY residents are to carry out their own survey of a local water course in an effort to prevent future flooding. About 50 villagers attended a meeting last Friday to discuss the future maintenance of the village brook and its 10 mill ponds. During
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From the Archives - February 28, 2008
100 Years Ago February 29, 1908 THE Medical Officer of Health in his monthly report to Campden Rural District Council stated that he had received two notifications of scarlet fever, one at Mickleton and the other at Hidcote Bartrim. Both were in a peeling
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Aquatics shop on road to recovery after theft
A SHIPSTON aquatics shop left high and dry after raiders stole £40,000 worth of exotic fish, reptiles and equipment last month is on course for a full recovery. Avon Aquatics on the Tileman's Lane industrial estate was back in business five days after
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New garden waste service is launched
GARDENERS in the Cotswolds are urged to sign up for the district council's new paid-for garden waste collection service. The current free fortnightly green waste service is due to stop in April when the new weekly service, which costs £30 a year, will
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Wardens will becomes "eyes and ears"
TRAFFIC wardens in Stratford district, which includes Shipston, are to become the "eyes and ears" of the police. Stratford District Council and Warwickshire Police announced last month (feb) that the community safety accreditation of 20 Stratford district
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Children's services "on track"
GOVERNMENT inspectors have judged services for children and young people in Gloucestershire as "being on the right track". A recent Ofsted inspection of agencies in the county dealing with children and young people, including the county council, district
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Objection to storage plan
MORETON town councillors have objected to an application for storage containers on the Cotswold Business Park, London Road, Moreton. The council said the containers at Cotswold Seeds were unsightly. "Councillors don't want it to become an industrial
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Emergencies working party
A WORKING party to look at the handling of civil emergencies is to be set up by Stow Town Council. The working party, which has been proposed by Councillor John Kennel in the wake of last summer's floods, would look at providing a list of halls and accommodation
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New dog bins on the way
STOW town councillors have agreed to buy four new dog bins to tackle the problem of dog fouling near the town's primary school. Parks committee chairman Patricia Herbert said two of the bins, which cost £149 each, would be placed near the school and
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Two out of one WILL go!
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to convert a bungalow in Chipping Campden into two homes has been given the go-ahead by planners despite objections from local residents. Members of Cotswold District Council planning committee approved the scheme for 19, Cherry
