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The Cotswolds Archive

• District councillors are also tax payers

  IT is sometimes forgotten that district councillors not only have to set the council tax and make arrangements for its collection, but also have to pay it themselves. Some of us are pensioners and share a problem with other pensioners that the percentage tax increase is every year greater than the increase in pensions. read more

• Making every effort to monitor spending

  I REGRET that family commitments prevented me from personally attending the council taxpayers meeting held at the Stratford Town Hall on January 31. read more

• ...and watching our taxes spend on wars

  WELL folks, residents of the valiant Vale, hear yea this! Lately yours and my taxes have been profligately spent on much warmongering, especially featuring our very own and peculiarly nasty, "cluster bombs", guaranteed to kill and maim children and innocent Iraqi civilians. read more

• Changes are unnecessary

  PROPOSED changes to the Merstow Green area shown in an artist's impression are, in my opinion, unnecessary, positively detrimental, even dangerous. read more

• Incensed and upset by your front page

  Re: Front page Evesham Journal, February 5 - Rescued Eden. read more

• Catch the culprits and do likewise..

  YOU ask what do we think of this despicable act of wanton cruelty, well I just cannot put into words what I feel about it, poor poor animal it looks so distressed, I only hope someone can give it a good home. read more

• No holds barred on the fit punishment

  Re Injured Dog. I believe that anyone who inflicts pain purposely on any animal should have exactly the same thing done to them in punishment. No holds barred! read more

• We all had a real ball

  THE Mayoress, Mrs Jean Lowe, and I would like to express our thanks to everyone who contributed , in any way, to our Mayor's Charity Ball last Saturday. read more

• Factories turn off TV for neighbours

  NEW factories being built in Shannon Way are making relaxing in front of the TV impossible for local residents. read more

• Balloon goes up in the name of love

  LOVE was in the air over Tewkesbury this week. read more

• Five-star show as hosts ruin rearguard's record

  Evesham 5, Redditch 3 read more

• Ice stars add thrill to chill

  STAFF at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham will be keeping their winter woollies on indoors as temperatures drop in the auditorium. read more

• Fredz are favourites with celebs

  FEW tribute bands can count their namesakes among the celebrity fans who attend their gigs, but Fred Zeppelin has widespread appeal. read more

• Recital by acclaimed tenor is 'a rare treat'

  ST JOHN'S Church in Charlton, Pershore, has been host to a very exciting and ambitious chamber music project since 1998. read more

• Return of talented twins

  CHIPPING Campden will see the long-awaited return of Peter and Zoltan, the Budapest - born Katona Twins on February, Tuesday, 17. Their breath-taking classical guitar playing includes music by Vivaldi, Rossini, Tedesco, de Falla, Rodrigo and Piazzolla. The concert will be held at the school hall at 8pm. For tickets, call 01386 593085 or buy on the door. read more

• Farmers moving into non-food ventures

  MORE and more farmers are now diversifying into non-food businesses such as horse-riding, farm shops and tourism. read more

• Winters are expected to get even warmer and wetter

  SUDDEN bouts of snow and frost are still likely to occur, but overall winters are expected to become warmer and wetter. read more

• Inkberrow

  STAR PERFORMANCE: The heavy clouds lifted over Inkberrow last Friday night to reveal a brilliant full moon as on the village hall stage the curtains parted on a rising star. read more

• Town shocked as 250 jobs go

  THE people of Chipping Norton were devastated this week by the decision of furniture maker Parker Knoll to pull out of the town at the end of the year, with the loss of 250 jobs. read more

• Drivers face missile peril

  A TEWKESBURY woman had a lucky escape when a metal object shattered the windscreen of her car. read more

On this day: The Cotswolds Archive