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On this day: The Cotswolds Archive

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• Shame of the village?

  AT Wick annual parish meeting in April, a resolution was passed desiring that all debate on the Cox's new house in Wick should cease. read more

• Chance of lifetime for actor Will

  A BUDDING actor from Broadway will carry out the dreams his mother once had after landing the opportunity of a lifetime to train with the National Youth Theatre. read more

• Stop this discrimination!

  I AM writing to ask readers of the Evesham Journal to support the Mobilise campaign which is fighting to end the injustice of age discrimination in disability benefits. read more

• Tuffers toughs it out on the road

  FORMER England cricketer and star of TV's I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! Phil Tufnell strode into Bourton Cricket Club on Monday as part of his charity walk. read more

• Chairman sets out priorities

  MORETON's newly-elected town council chairman has identified his three key objectives for his year in office as parking, business and amenities for young people. read more

• Move to keep out lorries

  COMPLAINTS about the number of heavy good vehicles driving down Sheep Street in Stow have led to an attempt to have the road downgraded. read more

• We're out of patience, say road campaigners

  CAMPAIGNERS fighting for a weight restriction for lorries on the road through their village have finally run out of patience. read more

• Broadband takeover talk 'arrogant'

  CUSTOMERS of the now-defunct Whisper Broadband have accused the company that has taken over its assets of being arrogant. read more

• 'Lifestyle' barn plan is held up

  A NORTH Cotswold man who is turning an ancient stone barn into a family home has been asked to submit a new planning application following a disagreement over demolition work. read more

• Arts and crafts museum goes on show to public

  THE public had a chance to see plans for a major new £850,000 exhibition centre in the north Cotswolds last week. read more

• Police under fire over fair 'discomfort'

  STOW's deputy mayor has criticised the police for their handling of Stow Horse Fair earlier this month. read more

• Cancer sorrow spurs midwife to forest trek

  NORTH Cotswold community midwife Mary Schoen is putting on her walking boots for an epic trek through the Brazilian rainforest on behalf of Breast Cancer Care. read more

• Villagers celebrate as Millennium project is completed

  THE long-awaited Millennium footpath between Lower Swell and Stow was officially opened last week. read more

• Mark veggie week by being a 'rotter'

  NATIONAL Vegetarian Week is being celebrated this week and Worcestershire County Council is taking the opportunity to remind residents they can maximise the benefits of a veggie diet by composting their peelings. read more

• Drink ban ends spate of trouble

  A BAN on two men buying alcohol in Shipston has led to a sharp fall in the number of incidents of yobbish behaviour in the town, according to police. read more

• Law a threat to shooting

  THE Home Office consultation Controls on Firearms threatened to seriously damage shooting sports, according to the British Association for Shooting and Conservation. read more

• Head says my pupils not thugs

  THE head teacher of a north Cotswold secondary school has launched a vigorous defence of his students after some were blamed for a spate of late-night vandalism. read more

• Victims' experience

  I AM sure we were all concerned to read that, with others, councillor Barry Dare, Chair of Police Authority has become a victim of a cash machine scam. read more

• My minds not at rest

  Evesham Community Hospital - Cuts to Physiotherapy Services. In answer to the letter entitled Pledge over Staffing in last week's issue - no I'm sorry it does not put my mind at rest. read more

• Reg's reasons

  IT'S great pity that Mr Reg (Snowy) Bailey did not elaborate more about his dismay regarding the state of the river and town. He made the trip to Evesham to meet me and talk about our family as he had once had a close association with my late Uncle Steve's family and with the view to possibly moving back into this area. He would be the first to agree that the changes to Bridge Street, the Park and Waterside are for the better. read more

On this day: The Cotswolds Archive