Our news

Laurence & Jackie Llewelyn-Bowen with Doves - launch our first Crocus Walk

Thank you to all the supporters to helped to make this joint effort between Cotswold and Wiltshire Breakthrough Groups such a success!

* CANCELLED * VIP Valentine's Show & Ball

Valentines Show and Ball at Cheltenham Racecourse cancelled this weekend. A spokesperson for the Racecourse made the following statement: "The Valentines Show and Ball at Cheltenham Racecourse, scheduled for Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th February 2011 has been cancelled. We are extremely disappointed to have to take this step at such short notice. However, our client, a third party company which is organising the event (VIP Events Europe), has failed to comply with our terms and conditions of business despite repeated requests in recent days. That being the case, we are left with no option but to cancel the entire booking for this weekend. Cheltenham Racecourse would like to apologise for the inconvenience this will cause, particularly to exhibitors, sponsors and guests who have been dealing with this third party company in good faith. We would also stress that this has no impact whatsoever on any other events taking place at Cheltenham Racecourse. We are passing the matter to our solicitors and can make no further comment at this time.” - Ends -

Breakthrough news

"Near-complete" picture of breast cancer

Scientists have revealed a 'near-complete' picture of breast cancer for the first time, after completing a project of stunning scale and scope. They have gained this unique insight into the life of the disease after sequencing the entire genomes of 21 breast cancers - and looked at every single fault which helped those tumours develop. The results are published in two papers in the prestigious Cell journal.

Nine breast cancer genes found

Scientists have found nine new genes which drive the development of breast cancer, in a major study funded by the Wellcome Trust and Breakthrough Breast Cancer.

US breast screening study

A US study has been published looking at breast screening of women in their 40s.