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  • Siddington FC have edge with a Harkness double

    SIDDINGTON FC emerged as 3-2 victors over visiting Cheltenham Saracens in Saturday's Cheltenham League game of contrasting halves. Although Gardiner and Sykes had a couple of changes to make, due to holidays and illness, Siddington went straight on the

  • Enthusiasm brings Town netball team a good win

    CIRENCESTER Netball Club were keen to secure a convincing victory during their recent first division clash with Lyndean, their old Division 2 rivals. Both teams were promoted to the first division in the Cheltenham and Gloucester league this season. With

  • Shortwood make short work of league leaders Rovers

    UNINSPIRED Bourton were soundly beaten 3-0 by a well organised Shortwood United Reserves side in Saturday's Northern Senior League encounter. The visitors always looked the more likely to take the three points. In fact, the game remained scoreless for

  • Chippenham are beaten as Stow RFC win in style

    STOW RFC took the points in style on Saturday with what was their best performance to date this season, defeating Chippenham by 31 points to six. Although Stow thoroughly deserved their win, the visitors were very much in the game until the last quarter

  • Local golfers tackle the fur and feather competition

    TO give as many members as possible an opportunity to play in the Fur and Feather competition for vouchers to buy Christmas Fayre, two separate competitions were arranged by Cirencester Golf Club over the weekend of October 19-20. And members who decided

  • Hughes guides kart to first championship of season

    RICHARD Hughes, from Castle Eaton, near Swindon, has convincingly won the Whilton Mill Karting Championship in the Rotax Max class, even though there is still one round to go. The championship is structured so that drivers add the points scored from their

  • Equestrian student Heather enjoys double celebration

    HEATHER Metcalfe, 23, of Duntisbourne Rous, near Cirencester, had double reason to celebrate at the Royal Agricultural College's Convocation Day held earlier this month. In addition to achieving a 2.1 BSc (Hons) degree in international equine and agricultural

  • Fashion Show pictures 3

    Click on the picture or the headline to see more pictures of the fashion show. Font: Sharon Field, Chris Hickman, Carolyn Doyle, Emma Musto Back: Richard O'Donnell and David McKinnon Modelling clothes from Bertie Wooster at The Teddy Bears' Picnic. Roger

  • Corinium cyclists brave Sunday's inclement weather

    DESPITE last Sunday's dire weather forecast, five hardy souls gathered at the Parish Church in Cirencester for Corinium Cycling Club's weekly run. But warnings of the perils of high winds did not deter Norman and Peter from setting forth with the former

  • FA awards Cricklade YFC the Charter Standard

    Cricklade YFC has become the first club in Wiltshire to be given the Charter Standard Award by the Football Association. This new scheme has been introduced by the FA to reward and recognise those clubs that can demonstrate that they meet the high standards

  • Cyclo-cross event is hit by the stormy weather

    LAST weekend's gale-force winds meant that Swindon Road Club's cyclo-cross course had to be modified as it was deemed unsafe to race through Croft woods. Otherwise, the route made full use of the Sports Centre grounds, although the earlier heavy rain

  • Stroud half-marathon goes ahead despite strong winds

    GALE force winds failed to deter many Cirencester Athletics Club runners from taking part in last Sunday's Stroud Half Marathon, which was the final round of the club's road race championship. The stormy conditions made times largely irrelevant but there

  • Vics' footballing skills put Harrow Hill visitors to flight

    MALMESBURY Vics FC emerged as 5-2 victors over Harrow Hill in what was a battle between two middle-of-the-table sides on Saturday. The Forest visitors opened the game brightly and took an early lead when a low ball from a corner was knocked in at the