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Rosehill Street rescue

Rating: 3

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May 14th 2012

Cotswold-based retained fire-fighter, Iain Robertson, who is publishing a new chapter of his forthcoming book every fortnight on the Cotswold Life website, was one of the first on the scene at Friday’s explosion in Cheltenham’s Rosehill Street...

Adam Henson helps Stow Black and Whites go green

Rating: 2

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February 24th 2012

Adam Henson popped in to Stow Rugby Club recently to help install solar PV panels on the rugby club roof

Young Dressage riders set to make their mark in 2012

Rating: 3

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February 21st 2012

Leading Gloucestershire-based Dressage riders Tess Harwood and Casey Stickland put the finishing touches to their spring competition preparations

Ollie flies into the record books

Rating: 3

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February 8th 2012

A Cheltenham schoolboy celebrated his 16th birthday recently with a helicopter flight with a difference

Prestigious award for Francesca

Rating: 2

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February 7th 2012

A talented Gloucestershire woman has scooped Silver at the prestigious South West Tourism Awards for Outstanding Customer Service

Adam Henson: Local legends

Rating: 2

January 18th 2012

‘The ingenuity and spirit of Cotswold folk never ceases to amaze and inspire me’

Farmer turns popstar

Rating: 3

December 16th 2011

Oxfordshire Farmer Colin Dawes put down his pitch fork for a day and picked up a microphone, all in the duty of making a video with his staff to thank his customers for their loyal service and wish them a happy Christmas

Domonic White - raising money for Prostate Cancer

Rating: 3

December 1st 2011

Cotswold Life is proud to present to you a short film of around 5-7 minutes long from local film-maker Domonic White. It's a light hearted piece about male mid-life crisis and is raising money for Prostate Cancer.

Caring at Christmas

Rating: 3

November 16th 2011

This Christmas, one group of children has a very special request on their wish-list. Sadly, it’s not likely to be granted. Katie Jarvis meets two of Gloucestershire’s young carers

Joe Henson MBE: A year to remember

Rating: 2

November 16th 2011

The Henson family celebrate with Joe’s MBE and the 40th anniversary of Cotswold’s beloved Farm Park.

Filming for charity project begins in 'Movember'

Rating: 3

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September 24th 2011

Have you ever felt like life is passing you by? If so, you are not alone… and now a budding film maker from Stroud is putting his take on the proverbial ‘mid-life crisis’ on screen in a move to raise money for charity

Quite interesting chaps: TV's Qi comes to the Cornbury Festival

Rating: 3

June 24th 2011

Kate Jarratt catches up with the founders of TV’s 'Qi' and Great Tew residents John Lloyd and John Mitchinson, and finds out what treats they have in store for this year’s Cornbury Festival

Witney Book Festival

Rating: 2

June 8th 2011

Local author Jo Eames celebrates an honourable tradition for the Witney Book Festival with an invitation to the pub

Tributes paid to Gloucestershire-based soldier killed in Afghanistan

Rating: 2

May 26th 2011

FRIENDS and family have paid moving tributes to a Cheltenham soldier killed while leading his men in Afghanistan.

Cotswold Character: Air Vice-Marshal David Walker

Rating: 2

May 18th 2011

Air Vice-Marshal David Walker’s idea of a perfect weekend starts very early on a bright June morning. Words by Katie Jarvis, photography by Shaun Thompson.

Terrific Tetbury!

Rating: 3

September 9th 2010

Former Mayor of Tetbury Stephen Hirst tells Katie Jarvis about his Cotswold life - and the town's Food and Drink Festival from September 23-26

Cotswold character: Sit-com scriptwriter Maurice Gran

Rating: 2

September 2nd 2010

As writer of some of our best-loved sit-coms, Maurice Gran is always looking for inspiration, though real life isn’t always that forthcoming...

Cotswold character: Sit-com scriptwriter Maurice Gran

Rating: 2

September 2nd 2010

As writer of some of our best-loved sit-coms, Maurice Gran is always looking for inspiration, though real life isn’t always that forthcoming...

Kate takes to the skies for charity

Rating: 2

August 31st 2010

Kate Martinez Hewat is taking to the skies to help raise money for a charity that helped support her late mother Theresa

GRAND DESIGNS LIVE BIRMINGHAM LAUNCH SEARCH TO FIND MIDLANDS ‘GREEN HEROES’

Rating: 2

August 23rd 2010

The award-winning consumer home show, Grand Designs Live, has launched a new initiative entitled ‘Midlands Green Heroes’, a search to identify the very best eco innovations, home products and green building designs from the Midlands.