100 enjoy a harvest food celebration
ALMOST 100 people have tucked into a harvest celebration in Linden.Around 70 people enjoyed curries, rice, poppadoms and pickles at the harvest supper at the Church of St Paul and St Stephen, in Stroud...
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Tewkesbury to get more frontline officers in police shake-up
MORE police officers will be walking the beat in a new shake-up of policing.Gloucestershire police is restructuring its front-line policing to ensure funding cuts "don't have a negative impact on our...
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RESIDENTS of Bishop's Cleeve welcomed the news that police will be more visible.Councillor Peter Lightfoot, chairman of Bishop's Cleeve parish council, said he hoped the police officers were here to...
View ArticleBuy from reputable firms, warn auto parts traders
CHEAP car parts do not necessarily mean good value, a pair of Linden traders are warning.Paul Rigby, who owns 10 Ten Motor Factors on Bristol Road, believes that the rise of cheap auto parts and fakes...
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Highways could be in line for £10,000 per councillor for roadworks
HIGHWAYS across the borough could be in line for a makeover if plans to give each county councillor £10,000 to spend in their area are approved.Gloucestershire County Council will decide on Wednesday...
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'My iPhone glowed red and could have killed me' - Gloucester dad
PAUL James thought his iPhone was about to explode when he woke up to find it glowing red and his bedroom full of toxic white smoke.Paul, 25, from Quedgeley, had returned from a night-shift at the...
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Heroes of Rosehill Street singled out for honour
FOR retained fire fighters in the county, a call to save someone's life is always just a moment away.That comes with the territory for the volunteer heroes, who give up their spare time to be on call...
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Gloucester pub trade facing customer crisis
PUB landlords need fresh ideas on how to attract drinkers if they are to survive, says the chairman of the Campaign for Real Ale in Gloucester.The flagging pub trade needs reinvigoration as more people...
View ArticleTeen handed restraining order from his own mum
A TEENAGE son harassed his mum so much she asked him to leave the family's home in Coleford, a court heard.Anger management and drug issues were at the heart of the problems defendant Nicholas Hughes,...
View ArticleDon't dump the wrong items in blue bins
USERS of Tewkesbury Borough Council's recycling service are being warned not to dump the wrong items into their blue bins.A list of materials is online at www.tewkesbury.gov.uk/recycling.
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Jimmy Savile sex assault probe in Gloucestershire
TWO women have told Gloucestershire police they were sexually assaulted by Jimmy Savile.One assault is alleged to have taken place in the county, while the other was reported yesterday by a local...
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Let's get our little princess to Disneyland
SHE is a typical little girl, passionate about princesses, and her biggest wish is to go to Disneyland Paris to meet her heroines in person.But three-year-old Amelia- Rose has to get well first.The tot...
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Endangered water voles thriving at wildlife haven
ENDANGERED water voles are thriving at Netheridge Nature Reserve, just five years after being introduced to the site near Hempsted.Falling numbers of the semi-aquatic rodent prompted environmentalists...
View Article100 spy apprentices for GCHQ
BOSSES at GCHQ are looking for young computer gamers to train as the next generation of cyber experts.The Cheltenham- based government listening post will take on up to 100 apprentices as it tries to...
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Long life sisters just keep on going
WITH a combined age of 311, it's not surprising that Hilda Greening and her two siblings have been labelled the Duracell sisters.Mrs Greening yesterday celebrated her 108th birthday at The Grange...
View ArticleCompany wins share of £72m
GE AVIATION Systems is set to secure £1.25 million in government cash for a research facility which promises to boost jobs and the economy.The Cheltenham engine manufacturer is among seven successful...
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Assets seize in farm park case
COTSWOLD Water Park Trust can seize almost £1m from former fraudster boss.The charity has won a civil case against ex-chief executive of the then Cotswold Water Park Society Dennis Grant.The High Court...
View ArticleMy life in Gloucestershire: Paul James, leader of Gloucester city council
What's your favourite Gloucestershire day out?Aside from an afternoon at Kingsholm, I like historic houses. Sudeley Castle.And your favourite place to eat out in the county?We've got some hidden gems...
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Gloucester Rugby v Bordeaux Begles match analysis and pictures
Gloucester Rugby 25 Bordeaux-Begles 13 SWASHBUCKLING over Kingsholm's expanses, Gloucester swept to half-time control against embattled Bordeaux.But it was not with style and panache that the Cherry...
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Allen-Vanguard axes jobs as it closes its Tewkesbury operations
Redundancies will be made at Allen-Vanguard in Tewkesbury after the firm announced it will cease operations at the site.Manufacturing operations at the site will finish by the end of 2012 with just 23...
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