Youngsport: Leckhampton Rovers Legends U-16s see off Southside U-16s
Southside Under-16s 1Leckhampton Rovers Legends Under-16s 3Southside took on Leckhampton for the third time this season in a top-of-the-table clash at a freezing Priors Playing Fields.And once...
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Youngsport: University of Gloucestershire and Police to host school football...
The University of Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire Police are joining forces to give primary school children a chance to showcase their footballing skills.Both organisations have been working...
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HUNGRY punters had no beef with chomping on horse as they watched the races yesterday.Bookmakers Paddy Power set up a stall in Evesham Road to hand out free horse burgers.They started handing out the...
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Cheltenham Festival Day 3 live updates: Pippa Middleton steals the show
Keep track of all the main events and talking points from the day with our live updates below. 2.30pm Fashion watch: prize for the best Wednesday outfit is between a man in a purple velvet suit and...
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Badger cull is only way to halt rise of bovine TB in the Westcountry
Farming Minister David Heath says for the sake of the farmers we have to act on badger cull."The figures out this week are a stark reminder of the scale of the challenge we face from bovine TB, and why...
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Van driver sentenced for M5 death of Tuffley grandmother
A VAN driver who missed two warning signs collided with to a grandmother, whose broken down car was stranded in the middle lane of the M5.Today Worcester Crown Court heard how motorists narrowly missed...
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Cheltenham Festival: Bryan Cooper in dreamland after Benefficient victory in...
Jockey Bryan Cooper was in a dreamland after springing an upset aboard Benefficient in the Jewson Novices' Chase. The 20-1 chance outstayed hot favourite Dynaste, ridden by Tom Scudamore, in the...
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Campaigners against incinerator out in force at Javelin Park
Over 200 campaigners were at Javelin Park today to protest against a £500million incinerator there.Chants were sung while signs were hoisted aloft as members of Gloucestershire County Council's...
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Justice minister in visit to Gloucester's run-down court buildings
Criminal justice minister Damian Green has seen for himself the run-down state of Gloucester's courts today.He visited the city on the invitation of Gloucester MP Richard Graham, who has been pushing...
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Stroud MP Neil Carmichael calls for action on asbestos
Neil Carmichael has called for local authorities, governing bodies and responsible partners to develop better management plans and training for the management of asbestos in our schools, following an...
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Cheltenham Festival: Jonjo O'Neill hails jockey Richie McLernon after...
Jonjo O'Neill hailed jockey Richie McLernon after they teamed up to land their first winner at this year's Festival with Holywell in the Pertemps Hurdle. Wearing blinkers for the first time, Holywell...
View ArticleCar collides with coach load of children in Tuffley Avenue
POLICE have closed Tuffley Avenue to traffic after a car collided with a coach carrying school children this afternoon.Around 30 children were on board at the time the white Volvo coach collided with a...
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Cheltenham Festival: Victory on Cue Card is right on cue for Joey Tizzard in...
Jockey Joe Tizzard saluted the chilled-out Cue Card after his red-hot performance in the Ryanair Chase which could prove to be Festival favourite Albertas Run's last race, writes Jonathan Herbert....
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Cheltenham Festival Day Three Results
The Cross-Country Handicap Chase was won by Big Shu. Second was Shakervilz, third was Outlaw Pete and fourth was Bostons Angel. The race was postponed because of an injury to JT McNamara. The renowned...
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Prestigious award for Forest of Dean District Council
Forest of Dean District Council has scooped a prestigious national award.The authority won the Most Improved Council category of the Local Government Chronicle Awards 2013, announced last night.It was...
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Cheltenham Festival: Perfect tonic for Paul Carberry in Ladbrokes World...
Top jockey Paul Carberry enjoyed the perfect tonic on his comeback from injury – winning the feature race on the third day of the Festival, writes Jonathan Herbert. He tuned up for his ride aboard...
View ArticleAmateur jockey JT McNamara air lifted to Frenchay Hospital after bad fall at...
An amateur jockey is being flown by air ambulance to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol after falling from his horse on the third day of Cheltenham Festival. JT McNamara fell badly from Galaxy Rock in the...
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"Horse meat came from Vestey's company" - Sodexo names firm as mince supplier
Former Cheltenham Racecourse chairman Lord Vestey has been accused of supplying beef laced with horsemeat to one of the UK's biggest catering firms.Caterer Vestey Foods, which is run by Lord Vestey,...
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Cheltenham Festival: JT McNamara taken to Frenchay Hospital after fall from...
JT McNamara was airlifted to hospital after being injured in a fall at the Cheltenham Festival. The renowned amateur rider was partnering Galaxy Rock for trainer Jonjo O'Neill in the Fulke Walwyn Kim...
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Cheltenham Festival: Ryan Hatch celebrates first Festival winner on Same...
The popular Ryan Hatch rode his first Festival winner of his short career and proclaimed: "It's a magic feeling." A close pal of trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies' son Sam and Willy, the 20-year-old gained...
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