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On this day: The Cotswolds Archive

The Cotswolds Archive

• Making music with the Celtic invaders

  TRADITIONAL musicians from across Europe are converging on Shipston for the annual Celts in the Cotswolds festival. read more

• Tycoon supports Mitchell honour

  ONE of the world's richest men has joined a Cotswold man's campaign to recognise the legacy of his inventor father - the legendary Spitfire fighter plane. read more

• Time bank saved by £10,000 grant

  THE future of a Cotswold community project has been secured with a £10,000 grant. read more

• Volunteers needed to give homes for a night

  THE search is on for volunteers in the Cotswolds to give temporary accommodation for young homeless people. read more

• Judge's anger at case dispute

  A BIRMINGHAM man who admitted breaching his restraining order had his sentencing at Gloucester Crown Court adjourned by a disgruntled judge. read more

• Free guides to business success

  GLOUCESTERSHIRE'S Business Link has produced two free guides to give straightforward advice on funding for entrepreneurs. read more

• School wins praise for 'positive' work

  GRETTON Primary School, recently named as one of the best in Britain, has won the praise of education watchdogs. read more

• Burying head in sand

  In recent weeks, letters have appeared in the Journal expressing outrage towards "Jerry Springer - The Opera" and theatre in general. It is a shame that people don't have anything more useful to do with their time than to jump onto this bandwagon of narrow-mindedness. read more

• Calm down, dear it's only Michael

  FILM director, writer, food critic and advert star extraordinaire - calm down dear, it's Michael Winner! read more

• Neighbour George is minding his business

  A TOP scriptwriter and some well-loved actors are combining forces in a new play coming to Malvern. read more

• Crowning glory replaces Vanessa

  THE Royal Shakespeare Company is wheeling out a tried and tested production to replace the much-heralded return of Vanessa Redgrave. read more

• Rape trial date

  AN Aston Magna man accused of raping a 17-year-old girl will be tried in June, Gloucester Crown Court was told on Tuesday. read more

• Bag snatcher strikes twice

  POLICE are linking the theft of a woman's handbag in Bourton with an attempted snatch in Stow. read more

• Lights are out

  THE owner of Hassan Balti Restaurant in Moreton has bowed to pressure to remove spotlights from the front of his business. read more

• Vandals break goal

  SHIPSTON Primary School faces a bill for £750 after vandals smashed a goalpost leaving children with nowhere to practice for league matches. read more

• All at sea with £28,500 grant

  SHIPSTON will again be turned into a seaside resort for one day in August after scooping a big lottery grant. read more

• Honeybourne

  WEDNESDAY CLUB: Met at the Round of Gras, Badsey, for the annual dinner and AGM. Mrs Boath welcomed everyone and after the meal, the AGM was held. Minutes were read and agreed by Mrs Miller and Mr Hitch. Programmes for the meetings had been varied and entertaining and the outings to places of interest had been a success. read more

• Pershore

  LADIES GUILD: On February 1, members celebrated their first birthday with a party. The proceedings began with the vice-chairman, Mrs A Brown, introducing chairman Kelsoe from the Macmillan unit at Evesham hospital, to whom she presented a cheque for £750 raised by the Guild members. In thanking everyone for their generous donation, chairman Kelsoe explained that it would be used towards the provision of a new kitchen for the unit. read more

• Sedgeberrow

  RBL WOMEN'S SECTION: Held their February meeting in the Betteridge Room. After the business David Cresswell gave a talk Tales of a Village Blacksmith. David was thanked by Mrs Brown. read more

• Mickleton

  MICKLETON SOCIETY: The chairman welcomed around 70 members to the second meeting of the year. the speaker was Jan Bollington, a tutor in Countryside Exploration from the WI's Denman College in Oxfordshire, who described some Surprises in Cotswold Churches. read more

On this day: The Cotswolds Archive