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The Cotswolds | Archive | 2006 | November

Stories for 9 November 2006

Letters

Bags of sense?

CAN someone please explain to me the logic of being exhorted to shred all papers which identify me and my address and then to include an entry in the purple recycling bags. more...

Caring scheme

AT 69, I greatly applaud ABACUS Care's Scheme to help the elderly live at home independently. more...

Caring scheme

AT 69, I greatly applaud ABACUS Care's Scheme to help the elderly live at home independently. more...

Caring scheme

AT 69, I greatly applaud ABACUS Care's Scheme to help the elderly live at home independently. more...

Caring scheme

AT 69, I greatly applaud ABACUS Care's Scheme to help the elderly live at home independently. more...

Caring scheme

AT 69, I greatly applaud ABACUS Care's Scheme to help the elderly live at home independently. more...

Caring scheme

AT 69, I greatly applaud ABACUS Care's Scheme to help the elderly live at home independently. more...

Caring scheme

AT 69, I greatly applaud ABACUS Care's Scheme to help the elderly live at home independently. more...

Caring scheme

AT 69, I greatly applaud ABACUS Care's Scheme to help the elderly live at home independently. more...

SO Mrs Wendy Smith is appalled at the thought of another sex shop in Port Street. She also seems to have a problem with tattoo parlours and my so called piercing emporium Just Piercing which I would like to add is a very clean professionally run business as is Full On Ink tattoo and piercing. more...

Get the point

Seek closure

With reference to Mr Crozier's letter in the Journal of November 2, I wrote in a similar vein to a national newspaper and also to David Cameron. more...

Seek closure

With reference to Mr Crozier's letter in the Journal of November 2, I wrote in a similar vein to a national newspaper and also to David Cameron. more...

Seek closure

With reference to Mr Crozier's letter in the Journal of November 2, I wrote in a similar vein to a national newspaper and also to David Cameron. more...

Seek closure

With reference to Mr Crozier's letter in the Journal of November 2, I wrote in a similar vein to a national newspaper and also to David Cameron. more...

A tax on war!

WHAT I can't understand, given the Rev J Williams amazing revelation of this countries unique direct line to the Guy in the Sky - especially useful for calming seas during troop evacuations - hasn't so far worked for me (Journal letter November 2). more...

A Vale prayer

ON every Armistice Sunday I do a separate reading, not of the service but something relating to that time of year. more...

Helping hand to forces

BEHIND the political arguments surrounding current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, our Armed Forces are made up of individuals. They are husbands, fathers, sons, daughters, brothers and sisters and they come from every part of the United Kingdom, and some are casualties having their wounds treated in the Midlands. more...

Past

From the Archives - November 9, 2006

100 Years Ago November 10, 1906 That bad weather cannot deter Christian Endeavourers was shown at Moreton-in-Marsh on Wednesday when they turned out in good numbers to their annual rally, despite a threatening sky. The proceedings were opened by a conference held in the Congregational Church on the subject of the "Ideal Christian Endeavour Prayer-meeting." When, shortly after three o'clock, the conference commenced there was a good number present. The Rev A Wakelin (Moreton) presideded and introduced the principal speaker, Mr F N Sharratt (Birmingham) who delivered an i interesting address. Tea in the Mann Institute was much enjoyed, and after the business meeting for delegates a public meeting was held in the chapel. more...

Round-Up

Tredington - Pensioner fined over loud music

A PENSIONER from Tredington, near Shipston, was fined £100 with £50 costs for playing excessively amplified music. more...

Shipston - Massive turbine blades snatched

SHIPSTON police are appealing for information following the theft of £100,000 worth of goods from Turbine Blading Ltd in Station Road. more...

Shipston - Anger as brambles obscure memorial

SHIPSTON Royal British Legion is furious that a sundial commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War has disappeared behind a mass of brambles and weeds. more...

Willersey - Grassroots

ST Peter's Church: At a recent parochial church council meeting, an architect's report was received and any work required to be done was considered. The largest of the repairs needed was to the vestry roof. Estimates are being obtained and it is intended that a special appeal will be launched. The treasurer would be pleased to receive any donations and a coffee morning will be arranged in the new year. more...

Winchcombe - Three killed on

THREE elderly women from Winchcombe on their way to a Women's Institute outing were all killed in a car crash, an inquest heard. more...

Winchcombe - Closure proposal as council moves to end cycle of vandalism

LOCAL yobs have brought shame to Winchcombe by repeated attacks on public toilets in the popular long-stay car park in Back Lane. more...

Winchcombe - Closure proposal as council moves to end cycle of vandalism

LOCAL yobs have brought shame to Winchcombe by repeated attacks on public toilets in the popular long-stay car park in Back Lane. more...

Winchcombe - Closure proposal as council moves to end cycle of vandalism

LOCAL yobs have brought shame to Winchcombe by repeated attacks on public toilets in the popular long-stay car park in Back Lane. more...

Upper Brailes - OAP tricked by bogus police

TWO men pretending to be police officers tricked their way into the home of an 86-year-old woman in Upper Brailes. more...

Shipston - Parishioners cook up way to fund repairs

PARISHONERS at St Edmund's Church in Shipston have cooked up an inventive way to raise money. more...

Shipston - Parishioners cook up way to fund repairs

PARISHONERS at St Edmund's Church in Shipston have cooked up an inventive way to raise money. more...

Shipston - Parishioners cook up way to fund repairs

PARISHONERS at St Edmund's Church in Shipston have cooked up an inventive way to raise money. more...

Shipston - Parishioners cook up way to fund repairs

PARISHONERS at St Edmund's Church in Shipston have cooked up an inventive way to raise money. more...

Shipston - Pensioner fined over loud music

A PENSIONER from Tredington, near Shipston, was fined £100 with £50 costs for playing excessively amplified music. more...

Shipston - Anger as brambles obscure memorial

SHIPSTON Royal British Legion is furious that a sundial commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War has disappeared behind a mass of brambles and weeds. more...

Shipston - Anger as brambles obscure memorial

SHIPSTON Royal British Legion is furious that a sundial commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War has disappeared behind a mass of brambles and weeds. more...

Shipston - Anger as brambles obscure memorial

SHIPSTON Royal British Legion is furious that a sundial commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War has disappeared behind a mass of brambles and weeds. more...

Shipston - Anger as brambles obscure memorial

SHIPSTON Royal British Legion is furious that a sundial commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War has disappeared behind a mass of brambles and weeds. more...

Shipston - Anger as brambles obscure memorial

SHIPSTON Royal British Legion is furious that a sundial commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War has disappeared behind a mass of brambles and weeds. more...

Shipston - Anger as brambles obscure memorial

SHIPSTON Royal British Legion is furious that a sundial commemorating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War has disappeared behind a mass of brambles and weeds. more...

Moreton - Visiting the jungle via the pencil of top wildlife artist

MORETON'S Wold Galleries heads into the jungle for its next exhibition with work by wildlife artist Anthony Wyatt. more...

Moreton - Telecoms giant has plan for huge mast

TELECOMS giant O2 wants to build a 50ft mast in Moreton. more...

Moreton - Accident verdict over death of pilot

TWO men had a miracle escape when their microlight collided with a single-engined Cessna plane and were forced to make an emergency landing in a field near Moreton Fire Service College. more...

Mickleton - Grassroots

GARDENING club: Desires, Delights and Disasters was the title of the evening's illustrated talk and the speaker, Suzanne Shacklock, entertained the audience with her story of her Cotswold garden. more...

Longbourgh - Community is out in force to support post office

NEARLY 100 residents turned out in support of Longborough Post Office as part of a campaign to keep it open. more...

Ebrington - Village life and observations from the past

EARL Fortescue helped to launch Ebrington WI's latest book project at a special ceremony and exhibition at the village hall on Saturday. more...

Chipping Campden - Tasteful book full

REMEMBER the cheese and wine parties so popular in the 1970s?Arthur Cunynghame does, and manages not to wince at the thought of little squares of cheese stuck on the end of a toothpick with a chunk of tinned pineapple. more...

Bourton - School takes a global outlook

THE Cotswold School in Bourton will be taking a global view of lessons as part of an International Week. more...

Blockley - £180,000 plans for a museum

BLOCKLEY is aiming to put itself firmly on the historical map of the Cotswolds by building its own museum, highlighting its links back to Anglo-Saxon times. more...

Blockley - £180,000 plans for a museum

BLOCKLEY is aiming to put itself firmly on the historical map of the Cotswolds by building its own museum, highlighting its links back to Anglo-Saxon times. more...

Revamped electronic MP

NORTH Cotswold MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown has unveiled a new-look website . more...

Club ready for next event

YOUNGSTERS turned Halloween into a real drama thanks to an acting workshop staged by North Cotswolds Rotary Club. more...

Club ready for next event

YOUNGSTERS turned Halloween into a real drama thanks to an acting workshop staged by North Cotswolds Rotary Club. more...

Club ready for next event

YOUNGSTERS turned Halloween into a real drama thanks to an acting workshop staged by North Cotswolds Rotary Club. more...

Club ready for next event

YOUNGSTERS turned Halloween into a real drama thanks to an acting workshop staged by North Cotswolds Rotary Club. more...

Club ready for next event

YOUNGSTERS turned Halloween into a real drama thanks to an acting workshop staged by North Cotswolds Rotary Club. more...

Police get tough on

POLICE will be cracking down on vandalism in towns across the North Cotswolds as part of a special campaign. more...

Remembering the fallen in villages right across the Cotswolds

Remembrance Day services are to be held right across the North Cotswolds this Sunday. more...