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300 festival tickets stolen

1:30pm Thursday 18th March 2010

ABOUT 300 Cheltenham Festival tickets were stolen from the site this morning.

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Peaceful St Patrick's Day at Cheltenham Festival

1:10pm Thursday 18th March 2010

ST Patrick’s Day at Cheltenham Festival passed off with only a small number of police incidents.

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Top award for centre

11:44am Thursday 18th March 2010

BASEPOINT Business Centres Ltd, which operates Evesham Business Centre in Vale Park, has won a best business award for its customer services.

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Cufflinks commended

11:44am Thursday 18th March 2010

A MASTER craftswoman from Bishampton has received a commendation for her hand-carved quartz cufflinks.

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Teams in kitchen

11:45am Thursday 18th March 2010

ECKINGTON Manor and Farncombe Estate have joined forces to offer a wider range of courses. The partnership has resulted in the launch of the gastro team building package, which combines cookery with craft courses. For details, visit eckingtonmanor. co.uk or farncombeestate.co.uk.

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Coach firm grows

11:45am Thursday 18th March 2010

A VALE bus firm has added a new vehicle to its fleet. Dudley’s Coaches based in Radford, now has 19 vehicles, which will help them expand as the business even further. Managing director Chris Dudley said: “It is the first new vehicle we have bought for some time. It is a step forward and will raise our profile. We are very optimistic about the future.

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Pet lovers dream

11:46am Thursday 18th March 2010

AN animal lover has taken over the running of an Evesham pet store. Julia Glass recently took over Petmad in Bridge Street, after the shop’s previous owner moved on to pastures new. She said: “I have cats, dogs, guinea pigs, rabbits and chickens at home and am a real pet lover. The previous owner of the shop had been here a long time and I want to continue her good work. We have been very busy over our opening few weeks.”

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Scheme to restore rail line proposed

11:22am Thursday 18th March 2010

HONEYBOURNE Station could become a far busier stop-off point on the Cotswold Line if plans to reinstate a former rail route are approved.

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Plan for a roller skating rink in summer holiday

11:22am Thursday 18th March 2010

ROLLER skating could be coming to Evesham this summer following the success of December’s ice rink.

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‘Shortchanged’ on hospital plan

11:24am Thursday 18th March 2010

A LACK of consultation about proposals to change the way Vale hospitals are run has been described as “disgusting”.

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Game event to last for a fortnight

11:27am Thursday 18th March 2010

THE British Association for Shooting & Conservation (BASC) has extended its Taste of Game week into a fortnight-long event from November 6 to 20.

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Launch of organisation for agricultural women

11:27am Thursday 18th March 2010

A voluntary organisation has been launched aimed at offering a fresh viewpoint on the agri-food industry – with a hint of pink.

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Flock competition

11:27am Thursday 18th March 2010

THE Cotswold Sheep Society is organising a flock competition this year. The large flock section will be for flocks with more than 20 ewes of breeding age, shearlings and older, and the small flock section will be for up to 19 ewes of breeding age. Judges will visit flocks in July to see how they are managed, judge breeding and marketing strategies and hear about ambitions for the future. “It is a wonderful opportunity to show off your flock and your knowledge to the judges,” said Angela Reid of the society.

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