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• Murder... in Evesham, she wrote

  M C Beaton's latest book to be published in this country is entitled Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham. The wizard in question is a hearthrob hairdresser who captivates the heroine before being exposed as having a rather nasty sideline as a blackmailer and is eventually murdered in his own salon. read more

• Leather seats and laptops for commuters

  LEATHER seats and laptop connections for workaholic commuters are among the improvements to trains being considered by First Great Western for their key Cotswolds rail routes. read more

• Charter leaflets row erupts at meeting

  A RIGHT Royal row broke out this week over publicity leaflets produced to celebrate Chipping Norton's 400th charter anniversary celebrations. read more

• Footballer told to expect jail sentence

  A footballer who attacked a rival player during a match has been told to expect a jail sentence. read more

• Signs to help frogs and toads cross road safely

  FROGS are being decimated in Brailes due to the combined forces of weather, the environment and cars. read more

• Boy burglar signed his letter of apology

  A BOY burglar wrote a letter of apology to the Cotswold woman whose home he had raided - and then signed it, a judge was told. read more

• Riot of colour greeted visitors to village show

  MICKLETON'S villagers rose to the challenge presented by the cold start to the year to produce a riot of spring flowers for the gardening club's spring show. read more

• Angry villagers set up clean-up squad

  VILLAGERS in Blockley are so angry at drivers and litterbugs who throw rubbish along their lanes that they have formed their own clean-up squads. read more

• Medieval mayhem at centre

  MEDIEVAL mayhem came to Moreton last week when theatrical storytellers Past Imagined took youngsters back in time to hear and experience stories of knights, magic, outlaws, and mischief. read more

• Red-faced officials to remove rail sign

  GREAT Western Railway has admitted it went off the rails with its new sign for Moreton Station - calling it Moreton-in-the-Marsh. read more

• Contract snag may hit dental patients

  DENTAL patients in Shipston and neighbouring villages may find changes to NHS dental treatment charges a real pain this summer. read more

• From the archives

  100 Years Ago read more

• From the archives

  100 Years Ago read more

• From the archives

  100 Years Ago read more

• When Chipping Norton and Evesham had own banknotes

  AS a Scotsman living south of the border, I'm used to hearing cracks about the value of Scottish banknotes. read more

• The Wallace and Gromit van part of motor history

  WITH a new psychedelic Sixties display, Cotswold Motoring Museum's wheels are, like the Julie Driscoll song, on fire for the new season. read more

• Country lanes familiar to the Bard... and to tipsy air crew

  THE country lanes and byways around Long Marston are very much the same as they were in Shakespeare's England, as are the descendants of the hedgerows that still divide the lush green pasture lands. The only country feature missing is probably the majestic elm trees. read more

• Ex-Mayor's fears over Stow Fair public debate

  STOW Town Council has agreed to have a public meeting to discuss Stow Fair despite fears it might degenerate into a xenophobic slanging match. read more

On this day: The Cotswolds Archive