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  • Lechlade veteran cyclist Marchant wins time trial series

    SWINDON Road Club veteran cyclist Steve Marchant took first place overall in the Rudy Project time trial series. In fact, his ride in the last round of the national series in Staffordshire was merely a formality as he had already amassed enough points

  • An in jury to Supreme Rock is huge blow for Pippa

    NEWS has just come in from British Eventing that Supreme Rock, Pippa Funnell's Badminton 2003 winner has suffered a minor setback in his preparations and that, in his best interests, he will not compete this autumn. Pippa's immediate reaction was: "This

  • Renault Clio Cup driver achieves his first top-six finish

    LOCAL Renault Clio Cup competitor Rob Cullum achieved his best set of results so far on his second visit of the season to the Snetterton circuit in Norfolk. For in the 13th and 14th rounds, the Coln St Aldwyns driver got a seventh place in the first race

  • Badminton players are anticipating a good season

    THE Cirencester Badminton Club starts preparations for the new 2003-2004 season with the first club night being held at the Cotswold Leisure Centre next Wednesday, September 3, beginning at 7pm. A new second men's team, together with the six existing

  • Fairford Town bounce back from early setback in style

    AFTER losing their opening league game of the season, Fairford have bounced in some style with a trio of Hellenic League Premier Division victories garnered in just six days. After missing a number of key men in that first game, Fairford turned in a competent

  • Local karter Hughes just misses out on a first place

    AFTER a nail-biting affair at Whilton Mill on August 24, Richard Hughes secured second place - but he just missed out on a victory by the small margin of 900ths of a second. Following the qualifying heats, a full grid of 30 drivers lined up in the Rotax

  • It's a Blank Holiday weekend for unlucky Town

    TWO matches in the Dr Martens Western Division and not a single point from either of them meant a Blank Holiday weekend for Cirencester Town. In a dour encounter on a sweltering hot Saturday afternoon, visitors Sutton Coldfield finished as 2-0 winners

  • Wiltshire CCC end Minor Counties campaign on a high

    WILTSHIRE County Cricket Club last week completed their Minor Counties Championship programme for 2003 with a comprehensive, ten-wicket victory over Dorset at Bournemouth. Dorset won the toss and ,at one time, were well placed on 245-1 after a second-wicket

  • Unbeaten Purton FC prove victorious in local derby

    UNBEATEN Purton came from behind to defeat local rivals Malmesbury Victoria 3-1 in last week's mid-week Hellenic League Division One encounter at the Red House ground. The Vics got off to a great start by taking a seventh-minute lead in this Wednesday