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On this day: The Cotswolds Archive

The Cotswolds Archive

• Walk traces Saxon legend of intrigue and miracles

  ST KENELM'S Way is a new long distance read more

• Bunting party gives village fete a head start

  TWO tiny villages with a combined population of less than 200 have big plans for their summer fete on Saturday. read more

• BBC workers in Vale strike over job cuts and privatisation fears

  STAFF arriving for work at BBC Wood Norton on Monday were met by pickets supporting the nationwide strike of BBC unions opposing plans for job cuts and privatisation. read more

• Manor in limbo as experts study dry rot problem

  EXPERTS are preparing to visit Toddington Manor amid fears that the gothic pile may be worse hit by dry rot than expected. read more

• Hospital: Warning from boss

  COTSWOLD people have been warned that they may endanger the future of their health facilities by demanding the reopening of beds at Bourton's Cottage Hospital. read more

• Mum makes final bid for son's school place

  A BLOCKLEY mum is launching a last-ditch attempt to win a place for her son in the village school. read more

• Olympicks needs more to take part

  ORGANISERS of the Cotswold Olimpicks have sent programmes to more than 2,000 local youngsters in a bid to ensure the long-term future of the traditional event. read more

• Ex-policeman set free in clamper slapping case

  A FORMER policeman jailed on Monday for hitting a parking official who had clamped his car was freed again yesterday when he won an appeal against his 14-day sentence. read more

• Bumper crop for wine newcomer

  A COTSWOLD gardener's grape harvest has been so successful that has applied for a licence to sell his latest vintage of wine. read more

• New owner for airfield homes land

  HOUSEHOLDERS in Upper Rissington are waiting to find out how a £75 million corporate takeover will affect them. read more

• It's up to youth to make a point

  It was interesting to read in last week's Journal that Evesham teenagers are pushing for a Youth Group and their own youth club. Pershore is very fortunate in that it already has an excellent Youth Centre - the Riverside Centre - but apparently not fortunate enough to have a pressure group from local young people themselves. read more

• The life of Oscar

  ONE of the greatest literary figures of the 19th century comes under the spotlight in a drama being staged in Pershore this weekend. read more

• Delays alert on Fosseway

  COMMUTERS look set to face long tailbacks and delays as essential roadwork is carried out on a section of the Fosseway near Moreton. read more

• Firefighters brave the flames as village cottages blaze

  FIRE crews feared the worst as a blaze gutted two picturesque cottages in a Cotswold village. read more

• St John honour for life-saver Emily, 11

  A COTSWOLD girl was honoured by St John Ambulance yesterday after her quick thinking saved a playmate's life. read more

• Lovely pottery

  SHIPSTON'S Where I Fell In Love Gallery will be the venue for a festival of pottery and ceramics this weekend. Visitors to the event on Saturday and Sunday will have the chance to watch some of Britain's most renowned craftsmen at work, as well as being entertained by the Silver Bough Ceilidh Band in the evenings. read more

• Putting youth in the picture

  AN exhibition of photographs taken by youngsters in the Stour Valley will provide a snapshot of contemporary life in Shipston and surrounding villages. read more

• Ashton-under-Hill

  SCHOOL CELEBRATES: Bredon Hill Middle School's celebration and reunion dance for its 40th anniversary will be on June 18. read more

• Eckington

  THURSDAY CLUB: The outing on June 9 is to Stafford for the morning and lunch, followed by an afternoon visit to Wedgwood Visitor Centre for afternoon tea. Leave Eckington at 9.30am. read more

• Harvington

  GORDON WHITTEMORE: It was with great sadness that all those who have known Gordon Whittemore heard the news last Wednesday that he had died at his home in Finch Lane, in the presence of his family. Even by those who did not know him personally, Gordon had long been respected for the particular qualities which he brought to the editorship of the monthly magazine, the Harvington News, and it was his resignation from that undertaking which first alerted the village to the fact that he was ill. read more

On this day: The Cotswolds Archive