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• Kate and Sam try again for porch extension

  TITANIC star Kate Winslet and her film director husband Sam Mendes have resubmitted plans for a new porch on their home at Church Westcote. read more

• Village is in top six

  COLD Aston has reached the final stages of the Bledisloe Cup, the annual search for Gloucestershire's best kept villages. The Cotswold village is now pitted against Blaisdon in the Forest of Dean. read more

• Marcliff

  SALE: A trash and treasure sale will be held on Sunday, between 10.30am and 3pm at Temple Farm. read more

• Long Marston

  SHOW: The flower and produce show will be held on Saturday at the village hall at 2.30pm, including raffle and bring and buy stall, cake stall and refreshments. Admission 30p, children free. read more

• Honeybourne

  WEDNESDAY CLUB: Members met on August 4 when Mrs M Boath presided. The garden party was cancelled due to the bad weather so everyone gathered in the village hall as usual. Birthday cards were distributed, a number of members are on the sick list and the club wish them all a speedy recovery. The evening drive takes place on Tuesday, August 17 when the coach leaves the village hall at 6pm with supper at Harvest Home, Greet. read more

• New couple keep up their pub's charity tradition

  A POPULAR charitable tradition at a Shipston pub carried on last week despite a change of management. read more

• D-Day great success

  ON behalf of Stow-on-the-Wold Royal British Legion I wish to thank everyone involved in making the D-Day commemoration weekend such a great success. read more

• Rivals inflict reverse

  STRATFORD'S promotion hopes suffered another jolt when old rivals Kenilworth Wardens inflicted a four-wicket reverse on the Swans Nest Laners. read more

• Welshmen stand in way of victorious village campaign

  THERE were tears, texts and tumultuous celebrations after Exhall had booked a date at Lord's on Sunday, August 22 when they will face Welsh outfit Sully Centurions. read more

• Les hits first ton

  FORTY years after making his bow as an Ashton player, Les Haines has recorded his maiden century for the club. read more

• Team boss's sudden death

  TOM Pidgeon, Stratford Cricket Club's coach and manager, collapsed and died at his Kenilworth home last Saturday evening from a suspected asthma attack. read more

• Jazzband come home for gig

  THE Antique Six Jazzband will be returning to home territory during a nationwide tour in August for a gig at Wootton Wawen. The band will be performing at the Navigation Inn on Monday, August 23 at 8.30pm. read more

• Campaign steps up

  WILLERSEY residents were hoping their campaign to stop heavy lorries rumbling through their village streets would move up a gear after a meeting last night. read more

• Time to send in the clowns

  THE Roses Theatre will be sending in the clowns to provide a fun afternoon for all the family. read more

• Artist Mary makes her mark at 72

  BROADWAY amateur artist Mary Brain has won a national prize for one of her paintings at the age of 72. read more

• From the archives

  100 Years Ago August 13, 1904 read more

• Skittled!

  VETERAN Neal Radford did his best to inspire Evesham last Saturday but hosts Redditch proved too strong. read more

• Hurrells a hit as Jon's ton opens up title race

  A CENTURY for Jon Gregory and a triple helping of the Hurrells has left the battle for the Cotswold Hills League title firmly back in the melting pot. read more

• Tim's in tip-top form

  SCORING 89 with fluency and reaching 50 with a well-struck boundary, Andrew Phillips worked with his partner Tim Peachey and watched him reach a magnificent 113 and bring the North Cotswold Young Cricketers in with 224-0 in an Under-17 clash with Charlbury. read more

• Chance for teenagers to change is ruined

  WOULD you believe it? Teenagers are sometimes 'a pain in the butt' - some more so than others! Great - so what's new? Always have been, always will be! Most grow out of it, especially when treated with respect and given something positive to be motivated about. read more

On this day: The Cotswolds Archive