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The most magical pantomime of them all

20/09/2019

Now the holidays are well and truly over (oh yes they are!) the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham is urging people to snap up tickets for their annual family-friendly pantomime early to avoid disappointment.

The show enjoyed record sales last year, and this year is back bigger and better than ever before!

Could you be the Cotswolds' next big food and drink creator?

11/09/2019

Co-op Midcounties is announcing the return of its Food Glorious Food competition and is calling all food and drink producers from across Gloucestershire to put their produce to the test, to be crowned the 2020 winner.

Budding entrepreneurs that enter could be in with the chance of securing a £10,000 cash injection and an exclusive listing in selected Co-op Midcounties Food stores as part of the Best of our Counties Range.

Global parkrun phenomenon arrives in Stroud!

11/09/2019

The global running phenomenon parkrun has come to Stroud. The district council has brought the weekly 5km timed runs to Stroud's Stratford Park.

Parkruns will take place every Saturday at 9am and it’s free of charge. All ages and abilities are welcome to the runs, including walkers, dogs on leads, babies in buggies (although only all-terrain buggies are suitable at Stratford Park) and children.

Janet Watson Art in the Cotswolds

08/09/2019

Contemporary artist Janet Watson Art is very happy to be in her beloved Cotswolds with her contemporary artwork and designs.

You can see Janet’s artwork in the lovely London House Antiques on Moreton-in-Marsh High Street (below).

Janet Watson Art can be seen at London Road Antiques in Moreton-in-Marsh.

Crowds set to celebrate 70 years of Moreton Show

05/09/2019

Moreton-in-Marsh Show - the traditional, one-day agricultural show - is celebrating its 70th birthday on Saturday (September 7) and there’s anniversary action all over the showground.

High-flyers Broke FMX top the bill in the Grand Arena, which also hosts the mounted games, the team relay, top class show jumping and the heavy horses.

Tribute to Mavis, Lady Dunrossil’s years of public service in Gloucestershire

04/09/2019

Mavis, Lady Dunrossil, former chairman of Gloucestershire County Council, yesterday (Tuesday) cut the ribbon to open the newly completed Gloucestershire Heritage Hub.

A new training suite within the Heritage Hub, the Dunrossil Centre, is named after her. It will be used for archives and community training, as well as for hosting public events including several community events during the forthcoming Gloucester History Festival.

Queen's Award for 'charity within a charity'

19/08/2019

Volunteers from Roundabout, the furniture reuse charity, were presented with the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) at a ceremony held at the Roundabout premises at Blackminster, near Evesham, on Friday July 19th.

The award - the MBE for volunteer groups - was awarded by Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Holcroft LVO OBE CStJ, Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire in recognition of the dedication and commitment of the Roundabout volunteers over 25 years.

Head to the Wild West this weekend!

19/08/2019

This year's Show at Brockhampton on Saturday (August 24) is the 73rd such event and is taking on a 'Country and Western' theme.

Residents of the parishes of Sevenhampton, Hawling and Charlton Abbotts pool together to stage the annual event traditionally held on the Saturday preceding August Bank Holiday Monday.

Westonbirt School to perform at Edinburgh Fringe Festival

08/08/2019

Westonbirt School will be performing its popular 'Ghostly Tales' at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year.

Students at the school near Tetbury have created a thrilling and spine-chilling show consisting of short stories from Victorian tales of the supernatural.

Task group set up to examine leisure facility closures

31/07/2019

A task group has been set up to look into the two recent closures of leisure facilities in Tetbury and Fairford.

The closure of sports facilities at Sir William Romney School in Tetbury and the proposed August closure of the gym at Farmor’s School in Fairford was discussed by Cotswold District Council’s Overview and Scrutiny Committee.

European hockey championship selection for Cotswold businesswoman

21/07/2019

Rebecca Denyer is off to The Netherlands after being selected to represent Scotland 40s in the 2019 European Hockey Masters Championships.

Rebecca, who runs Chipping Campden-based creative agency Red Lemon, will be swapping her Mac and visual storytelling hat for her hockey stick and Saltire as she represents Scotland at Masters level.

Polo day at Beaufort Polo Club raises £38,000 for Alzheimer’s Society

18/07/2019

Earlier this month, one of England’s best polo players, Luke Tomlinson, and Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador Rupert Adams welcomed guests to a special charity polo day at Beaufort Polo Club.

The jam-packed event was held in support of Alzheimer’s Society, raising more than £38,000 for the charity which provides information and support, funds research, campaigns to improve care and creates lasting change for people affected by dementia in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

RESTAURANT REVIEW: Bill's, Cheltenham

14/07/2019

I've never been to a Bill's restaurant before, but what better way to try one out than by having lunch there as a 57th wedding anniversary treat for my parents.

We ventured to Bill's Cheltenham restaurant in the bustling Regent Street which is home to several other eating and drinking establishments.

Countdown to Cornbury Music Festival

18/06/2019

There's less than three weeks to go until a galaxy of stars appear at the 16th Cornbury Music Festival.

The festival takes place at Great Tew Park, near Chipping Norton, from July 5 to 7.

Memorial vandalised - appeal for witnesses

18/06/2019

Vandals have caused serious damage to a Cenotaph in memory of those people from Stroud who sacrificed their lives for their country.

The Town Council's Green Spaces team discovered the damage to the Cenotaph in Park Gardens, Slad Road, early yesterday (Monday) morning.

Unsung heroes honoured by the Queen

17/06/2019

Fifteen people from around Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire have received awards in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for their services in a range of areas, including education, policing and voluntary work.

A Royal treat in Chipping Norton

17/06/2019

To celebrate the birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, guests are invited to McCarthy and Stone’s latest Retirement Living development, Watson Place in Chipping Norton, for a royal garden party to remember.

To be held this Wednesday (June 19) from 12 noon-3pm, guests will have the opportunity to toast the Queen’s birthday with a very British cup of tea or glass of Prosecco and a selection of cakes.

New festival will showcase Americana acts

13/06/2019

The beautiful Oxfordshire countryside is destined to become immersed in the world of Amerciana this summer, at the first-ever Over the Hill festival.

Proudly presented by Glovebox Live, Over the Hill festival will take place on Bank Holiday Monday, August 26, at the picturesque Cogges Manor Farm, Witney.

Daylesford festival celebrates 'Summer of Love'

04/06/2019

The Daylesford Summer Festival, which takes place on Saturday, June 8, from 10am to 5pm, has fast become the highlight of the year at the organic farm in the Cotswolds.

This year’s Summer Festival theme is “Summer of Love” and Daylesford invites the guests to wear 1960s fancy dress, flowers in the hair and celebrate the arrival of summer.

'Redcoats' relive the Butlins holiday dream