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  • Nick wasn't set up says "friend"

    THE man accused of duping convicted drug smuggler Nick Baker says the former Cirencester sandwich shop manager knew what he was doing. But Nick's mother Iris says she won't be swayed by James Prunier's claims and has vowed to continue the fight to secure

  • Are our market towns becoming too touristy?

    The popular Cotswold town of Stow-on-the-Wold attracts thousands of tourists and visitors every year but what do residents and traders think about this? Simon Crump reports... STOW-on-the-Wold's inhabitants could be forgiven for thinking their town is

  • Nick wasn't set up claims travelling companion

    With pic of James Prunier Caption: James Prunier by Paul Bull Cirencester THE man accused of duping convicted drug smuggler Nick Baker says the former Cirencester sandwich shop manager knew what he was doing. But Nick's mother Iris says she won't be swayed

  • "Axe CTEP!" say Standard readers

    AXE the Cirencester Traffic and Environment Plan! That is what YOU the public have overwhelmingly voted through the Standard's 'for or against' phone poll. A disappointingly low number of people called to place a vote but we thank all those who did. And

  • Can you dig this talk?

    GARDENING guru Joe Swift of BBC's Gardening World comes to the Bingham Hall, Cirencester on Thursday, September 11 to give the Royal Horticultural Society Regional Autumn Lecture in conjunction with Stratton and Baunton Horticultural Society. He will

  • Nick wasn't set up says travelling companion

    THE man accused of duping convicted drug smuggler Nick Baker says the former Cirencester sandwich shop manager knew what he was doing. But Nick's mother Iris says she won't be swayed by James Prunier's claims and has vowed to continue the fight to secure

  • Jake and Elwood are out on parole

    THE Blues Brothers are out on parole and they're hitting the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham for one last time from Monday to Saturday, September 8-13. For the final time ever, Jake and Elwood will be cruising into Cheltenham for a fantastic musical party

  • Free health course for Ten Ton Challengers

    DO you want to lead a healthier lifestyle? If the answer is yes then why not join a new, free course which is being supported by Ten Ton Challenge organisers. Health for Life will help anyone over the age of 16 to become more aware of a healthy lifestyle

  • A wealth of entertainment at Stroud

    STROUD Fringe Festival, now in its eighth year, presents a week of music, dance, drama and comedy, plus street entertainers, a children's festival, a procession, markets and a new Sunday Craft Fair, at various venues in and around the town. The programme

  • Join Flook at Brewery Arts

    JOIN Flook, one of the most popular groups on the live music circuit, in a feast of contemporary celtic music, at Brewery Arts on Friday, September 12 at 8pm. The flutes of Brian Finnegan and Sarah Allen, the guitar of Ed Boyd and the bodhran of John