Catch up on news from Cirencester and learn about local events and celebrations in the Capital of the Cotswolds.
Snowmen Spring Up In Town’s Abbey Grounds
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A gathering took place in Cirencester's Abbey Grounds at the weekend but the police were not needed to deal with it.…
Town FC Put On A Good Cup Show…
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Cheltenham Town FC fell out of the FA Cup running at the weekend. But the local lads had no reason to be down about…
Birth Centre Closes At Local Hospital
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The Aveta birth centre at Cheltenham General Hospital has been temporarily closed. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS…
One Cotswold Home Or A Whole Village?
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Calling all Cotswold residents lucky enough to live in £1 million plus properties. If you're fortunate enough to be in…
Council Bid To Get Help For Flood Victims
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A bid has been made to get more help for Cotswold families affected by recent flooding. The leader of Cotswold District…
Pandemic Pressures Hit Local Hospital
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Swindon's Great Western Hospital declared a "critical incident" a few days ago after facing increased pressures. This…
Cheltenham Faces Historic FA Cup Clash…
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Corinium Radio's news team is looking forward to a memorable up-coming football clash. We're talking, of course, about…
Let’s Keep Christmas Cheer Going For Longer…
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English Heritage has been urging people to leave their Christmas decorations up longer than usual. In a bid to bring…
Cash Refunds Offered To University Students
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Cirencester university students could benefit from a cash-back deal. The town's Royal Agricultural University has been…
New Council Chief Takes Up His Role
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The New Year saw a major change at the top of Cotswold District Council. Robert Weaver was welcomed into his new role…
Cotswold Water Park Wins Special Status
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Cotswold Water Park has been given greater protection by Natural England. All of the Water Park has been given Site of…
Corinium Radio Hit By Electrical Problems
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Corinium Radio has been hit by an electrical problem and as a result our normal variety of shows cannot be broadcast…
Take An In-depth Look At The “Lockdown”
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Volunteers at Corinium Radio are anxious to help during the latest lockdown. As the newest restrictions begin to bite…
Historic Tree Is Spared The Axeman…
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An ancient local tree has been saved from the chop! Gloucestershire County Council recently confirmed that the Cedar of…
Miserable End To Old Year – But Hint Of Hope For The Future!
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The end of the Old Year brought misery for a group of Cotswold residents. A number of South Cotswold locations were…
Council Gives Motorists A Parking Christmas Present…
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Cirencester drivers were given an unexpected present this Christmas. Cotswold District Council decided to open the new…
Join Our Big “Thank You” To Local Businesses!
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Corinium Radio is saying a big "Thank You" to our local and independent businesses. Listeners can join our reporters…
A Chance To Release Your Inner Hippy
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Corinium Radio hears that the latest technology is being used at one of the country's most historic sites. The Winter…
Marriage Creates Festive Name To Remember…
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This festive-flavoured tale was enough to warm the hearts of volunteers here at Corinium Radio. Young sweethearts Mr…
Christmas Services in Cirencester…
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Christmas is coming to Cirencester and there's news of services at the town's Anglican churches. Corinium Radio is…
Time To Dream Of A Carbon Neutral Christmas!
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Gloucestershire County Council has cut its net corporate CO2 emissions by 97 percent since 2006/7. That's according to…
Help To Make Shopping Safe For Christmas
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A festive helping hand is being offered to shoppers in Cirencester in the countdown to Christmas. A new team of town…
Warning To Drivers About New Cameras…
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Local drivers have been warned that extra enforcement for bus lanes in Gloucestershire is being introduced.…
Team Effort To Help Vulnerable Gains Praise.
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Cotswold District Council has successfully made contact with thousands of Clinically Extremely Vulnerable local…
We Heard This One Through The Grapevine!
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Corinium Radio heard this tale about a nearby stately home through the grapevine. We were told that a team of pickers…
Extra Help for Locked-down Cotswold Businesses
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A new scheme to support local businesses affected by the national lockdown (5 Nov-2 Dec) is set to go live from 9am on…
New Way To Cast Out Those Coffee Pods!
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Cheltenham residents will be able to recycle their coffee pods in their kerbside recycling collections next year. The…
‘Knitivity’ Welcomes Festive Season
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A 100-year-old resident of a sheltered housing scheme in Combe Down in Bath is bringing a little festive joy to…
An Historic Project At Town’s Parish Church
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Corinium Radio's Exploring History show this month highlights an ambitious project being carried out at Cirencester's…
Cultural Quarter Plans Get Go-Ahead!
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Culture is on the cards for Swindon in a big way. The borough council's Cabinet met recently to discuss proposals…
Join In Town’s Christmas Wish
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Cirencester's "Christmas Wish" can now be seen on screen. A promotional video of the town entitled A Christmas Wish is…
Posties Deliver Help From Stroud Council
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Stroud District Council is writing again to every household in the the district to help everyone stay safe during the…
It’s A First-class Christmas For This Local Church.
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An historic Cotswolds church is spreading the Christmas cheer this year. St Andrew's Church, Coln Rogers, near…
Cirencester Author Lends A Helping Hand In Japan
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Corinium Radio introduces a remarkable local author who has been helping to re-build Japanese Communities. Presenter…
Kemble Provides A Home Fit For A Queen
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An iconic British Airways 747 'Queen of the Skies' is to be preserved at Cotswold Airport. The Kemble airport will be…
Armistice Day Memories Linger On…
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Armistice Day stirred memories for volunteers at Corinium Radio. It was all thanks to a piece of music composed by…
Sofa Sing-a-longs Prove A Big Hit!
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Older isolated people across England and Wales are singing on their sofas every week with the Golden-Oldies Charity.…
Council Phones Home To Help Vulnerable
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Cotswold District Council is this week starting the process of contacting people deemed to be ‘clinically extremely…
Scary Times for Corinium Radio
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Corinium Radio has been living through scary times. Listen to our Community Today show and hear all about Stratton's…
Meet A Founding Father of Celtic Rock
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Nick Brook has something really special for Corinium Radio listeners on Monday November 9th. Nick's Retro 33 1/3rd Show…
Don’t Forget To Remember The Fallen
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Despite lockdown, Corinium Radio is urging listeners not to forget to remember the fallen on this year's Remembrance…
Christmas support for Cirencester Businesses…
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Cirencester Town Council is supporting local businesses this year by producing a Shopping Guide and a promotional…
Decorate Your Pets For Christmas!
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Pets across the Cotswolds are getting in the Christmas mood thanks to Corinium Radio. We're running a competition aimed…
Corinium Radio Remembers…
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Corinium Radio will be recalling a special time in the recent history of Cirencester on Remembrance Sunday. We're…
Cirencester Goes On Safari!
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Cirencester folk aren’t talking about the elephant in the room. No, they’re too busy discussing the elephants in the…
Helping Manage Bingham Legacy
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Cirencester's Bingham Library Trust Ltd has been seeking to make new appointments. This is a newly formed charity and…
Another New Show From Corinium Radio
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Corinium Radio is launching another new monthly Show starting on the 5th November at 4-30pm. Qing Lin talks to our…
No Flies On The Cotswolds!
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A new fly-tipping reporting service is on offer in the Cotswolds. Residents will be able to report fly-tips more…
Make-over For Cirencester Road
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As part of the county council’s £150million investment in Gloucestershire’s roads, the A417 London Road in Cirencester…
Local Teenager Wins National Award
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Emily Allen, 19, has won an ‘Outstanding Achievement Award’ at this year’s national Fostering Excellence Awards, hosted…
Six Steps to Help Slow Virus Spread
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A six-step plan has been introduced across the county as local action continues to slow the spread of Covid-19. The…
Link To A Local Theatre Production.
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Corinium Radio is pleased to be able to link listeners to a cracking piece of community theatre. The show comes from…
A Christmas Cancellation…
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Cirencester Town Council has announced that the extended Advent Market has been cancelled. The council says it has…
Centre Is Good To Go!
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Cirencester's Local Information Centre (LIC) has achieved the Visit England 'We're Good to Go' standard. This confirms…
Welcome to our New and Newsy website!
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Corinium Radio has launched a new website which includes the exciting addition of local news. We've designed the new…
Tune in to two new shows
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Corinium Radio is all set to launch two brand new shows during October. One of the shows is called Limelight and the…
A Right Grand Lift-off!
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Wallace and Gromit's moon rocket launched over Bristol for a grand morning out. The famous duos' very first invention,…
Top Council Job Confirmed
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Robert Weaver has been confirmed as the new Chief Executive for Cotswold District Council. His appointment was…
Landmark Building For College
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Cirencester College has received the go ahead for a brand new £4.48 million Digital Skills Centre. Jim Grant, Principal…
Kids go full steam ahead!
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Youngsters in Tetbury are on the right track for fun thanks to a new railway-themed play facility in the town. Tetbury…
Church pair hit their stride
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A Cirencester vicar and verger duo are getting ‘on their bikes’ to raise some much-needed cash. On Saturday 12…
Splashing out at local pool
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Cirencester’s open-air pool is celebrating its 150th birthday after a coronavirus set-back. Because of the virus…
Cotswolds Cafe Culture
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Cotswold District Council has launched a streamlined application process which will help expand local café culture.…
Area aims for ‘global stage’
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Exciting times are ahead for a local £400m super development plan. Cheltenham’s Golden Valley development has taken a…
The National Theatre At Home
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Corinium Radio, your local community radio station would like to tell you about a great opportunity to experience a…
VE75 Day in Cirencester
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In Cirencester, just like any other market town, city or village, people have been asked to commemorate VE Day by…
Introducing: Cotswold Connect
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Listen to Cotswold Connect in association with Corinium Radio. Join Gary Dean on Fridays at 6pm and on Listen Again as…
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