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• One law for us?

  DESPITE the ban on hunting it seems that the kill for fun brigade still feels that the laws of the land do not apply to them. read more

• College death crash pilot named

  THE pilot who died when his light aircraft collided with another plane in the skies over the Fire Service College in Moreton earlier this month has been named. read more

• End drink-drive madness

  A GLOUCESTERSHIRE police chief is appealing for people to be more responsible about drink-driving during the New Year celebrations after figures revealed an alarming rise in the number of people caught over the limit in the run-up to Christmas. read more

• £3.3m rail work delays

  PASSENGERS on the Cotswold line to and from Oxford face disruption and delays up to New Year's Day. read more

• Love my neighbour ... but vote for me!

  NEIGHBOURLY rivalry will be the order of the day for the two candidates in the district council by-election being held next month in Stow. read more

• The lion's share of the wardrobe business!

  A NORTH Cotswold furniture seller who has seen a dramatic upswing in sales believes it might all be down to a seasonal blockbuster movie. read more

• Rail fury at limits on a London day

  RAIL passengers travelling to London from the Cotswolds for the January sales will face new limits on cheap day returns and increased fares from next week. read more

• A new arts and crafts movement may take root in Moreton

  MORETON may see the opening of a new centre for do-it-yourself arts and crafts in 2006 if a local businesswoman has her way. read more

• Hospices pay price for charity overload

  AT least 12 dying children and their families in the West Midlands will miss out on vital care from New Year's Day. read more

• 2006 will be a year of farming options

  A TOUGH year but one full of opportunity and options is how Richard White, farm business consultant with Strutt & Parker in Moreton, sees 2006. read more

• Road car to be unveiled

  PRODRIVE is using the Autosport International show for the world premier of its unique new road car, P2, which will be unveiled by Prodrive Chairman, David Richards at the NEC, Birmingham on the opening day on Thursday, January 12. read more

• Movie snub explained on TV

  STOW may have missed out on movie stardom but it is destined to get some TV coverage next week. read more

• Unwanted kit put to use

  AT the start of the season, Bredon Buzzards Junior Rugby Club made a collection of boots, shirts and other paraphernalia. read more

• Business lead is slow in Stow

  Well done Stow Business Association! Who was it who said England was a nation of shopkeepers? I believe he was French and I am very inclined to believe he is right - and if he is right, that perhaps explains why so many of our attitudes and approaches to new opportunities still lie, immersed in the dark ages. read more

• The Canterbury Tales - Swan, Stratford

  ONE of the most celebrated writers in history, a genius with a unique insight into human nature and an ability to turn it into epic poetic stories which changed the face of English literature and still capture the imagination. read more

• Knife duo rob betting shop

  KNIFE-WIELDING robbers frightened staff in a Tewkesbury betting shop into handing over large quantities of cash in a Boxing Day raid. read more

• Into battle to halt leisure centre plan

  TEWKESBURY Battlefield Society is preparing itself for another battle; stopping the town's proposed new leisure centre being built on what they say is part of the site of the battle of Tewkesbury. read more

• Hundreds join hunts' big day

  LARGE crowds turned out to support Boxing Day hunts in the north Cotswolds - the first to be held since the hunting ban became law. read more

• Margaret takes on historic hotel role

  A BROADWAY parish councillor has been appointed general manager of a country house hotel in the Cotswolds. read more

• Witness appeal after intruders strike

  POLICE are appealing for witnesses after an elderly man disturbed three intruders in his home last Tuesday. read more

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