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• Tony's in frame for Wales call

  TONY Spedding upped his profile in his bid to represent Wales at Ultra distance by racing the Pontypridd Reverse 10 mile on Sunday. read more

• Student Simon is heading out to Africa

  NINETEEN-year-old north Cotswold student Simon Neill was disappointed when his plans to go diving during his gap year fell through because of his epilepsy. read more

• Food critic returns to face the music

  SUNDAY Times' food critic AA Gill - who recently caused an outcry in the north Cotswolds when he dubbed Stow as "the worst place in the world" - is braving the wrath of local people to speak at a dinner in the area later this year. read more

• Walks

  SUNDAY: Ramblers Association - Vale of Evesham Group - Ilmington/Larkstoke/Foxcote, meet at Red Lion, Front Street, Ilmington, (main village through road), for a six mile undulating walk. Details: 01386 765572. read more

• Call to alter free travel times

  BUS passengers using the new free countywide bus pass scheme in Winchcombe and the nearby villages stand to get a raw deal if the borough opts to restrict use to travel after 9.30am, according to Winchcombe Town Council. read more

• Pershore and District U3A

  SHIPPING over 200 years was the topic on the programme for the February meeting of the Pershore and District U3A, however there was a typing error and this should have read 'Shopping over 200 years'. Bernard Mills will be talking about this subject on Tuesday 21 February at their regular monthly meeting held at the Civic Centre in Pershore. read more

• Staff attack registration service changes

  STAFF have launched a blistering attack on a planned shake-up of the registration service in Gloucestershire. read more

• Moreton

  FLOWER CLUB: The AGM was held at Broadwell Village Hall in January when the present committee were returned and two further members were elected. This was followed by Katherine Kear demonstrating the uses of oasis and containers plus several flower arrangements, making a most interesting evening. read more

• Paramedic's anger at being hit by a drunk

  A NORTH Cotswold paramedic has spoken out about violence against ambulance crews after being hit in the face by a drunk. read more

• Police put Harleys to test

  POLICE could soon be cruising around the rural areas of south Warwickshire, after the local force put Harley Davidson motorcycles to the test. read more

• Vigilant villagers help foil burglars

  SHARP-EYED villagers have been praised by police for helping them arrest a burglar. read more

• Council to get tough on village green use

  BOURTON Parish Council is to get tough on organisations using the village green in a bid to protect the grass from damage. read more

• Free Valentine's dance

  A FREE Valentine's Tea Dance is being held at the Townsend Hall, Shipston, on Monday, February 13 from 2pm to 4pm. read more

• Pupils enjoy healthy start to day

  PUPILS at Newbold and Tredington School are so enthusiastic about food they had a whole day featuring it, backed by local producers and products. read more

• Experts share festival forum

  RACING fans have a chance to get information from the horse's mouth at this year's Cheltenham Festival Preview Evenings. read more

• Worcs first up for Twenty20

  TWENTY20 Cup Cricket is back and Gloucestershire have a special offer for fans wanting to see them in action. read more

• A great star is re-born

  MOUTHPIECE Theatre Company is bringing With A Little Bit O' Luck, a show tracing the career of Stanley Holloway, arguably one of Britain's greatest stars, to Worcester. read more

• Beware the wages of sin

  A JACOBEAN tragedy about to open at Stratford has a theme which might easily relate to the present day rather than 400 hundred years ago. read more

• Time to get on the map

  The news for Evesham is not good. The much needed High Street revamp is delayed. The grant for the crumbing Regal cinema is revoked. And still the old Town Hall in the very centre of the town is dirty and neglected, a very public eyesore in a very public place. read more

• Medals galore as youngsters shine

  TEWKESBURY Swimming Club members have started 2006 as they mean to go on. Members were in action in the first block of the Gloucester County Championships when ten swimmers competed in the 1500m and 800m freestyle events bringing home six medals. read more

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