Who will have the final say on Gloucestershire's £500m incinerator?
Today, it's time for a 'yes' or 'no' to Gloucestershire's £500m incinerator after eight years of debate. Here, both sides give their views.NO: Diana Shirley, campaigner from Gloucestershire Against...
View ArticleDownpours due
WEATHER warnings for rain and snow have been issued for the county in the next two days.Downpours were due to begin at about 6pm yesterday and won't relent until the early hours of Saturday.It's...
View ArticleRottweiler seized after attacking two golden Labradors in Quedgeley
A DOG which attacked two Labradors, leaving them with serious injuries, has been seized because the owner could not control it.The Rottweiler attacked the two dogs on a canal path in Quedgeley on two...
View ArticleWalkinshaw motoring ahead of his maiden F3 campaign
SEAN Walkinshaw enjoyed two positive days of officially-timed European Formula Three open testing at the Circuit de Catalunya.It was the Team West-Tec driver's maiden experience of the famous Spanish...
View ArticleMontpellier traders in Cheltenham calling for more lenient traffic wardens...
TRAFFIC wardens are being asked to show more leniency on people popping to the shops.Traders in Monpellier, which has been named one of the 20 coolest places to live in the country, are campaigning for...
View ArticleOpinion divided over 100 home plan for Cheltenham's old Odeon cinema
PLANS to flatten a 1930s cinema to make way for shops and flats have split opinion.One campaigner has vowed to fight a developer wanting to tear down the old Odeon cinema in Winchcombe Street.Proposals...
View ArticleCounty derby sees teacher battle his pupil... literally
WHEN Alan Martinovic met Duncan Bell, Ben Johnson was about to cheat his way to Olympic victory in the dirtiest race in history.A quarter of a century down the line, two circuitous career routes bring...
View ArticleBe prepared for some additions to the Gloucester Rugby staff
GLOUCESTER bosses are prepared to bolster Kingsholm's flush coaching staff still further – to allow Nigel Davies a more strategic Cherry and Whites overview.The Kingsholm board bankrolled a new-look...
View ArticleWe can't rue missed opportunities: Davies
MISSED opportunities past cannot blight Cinderford's final National League One run-in, calls fly-half Mark Davies.Outside-half Davies reckons promising situations wasted at Blackheath last month and...
View ArticleTuffley pothole nightmare soon to end
MOTORISTS using a pothole-filled Tuffley road will be doing a double take when the mini-craters are filled in.Major route Podsmead Road is being transformed by a resurfacing programme due to start...
View Article'Cage fighter' Ryan Mills has got us all on our toes – Gloucester...
CAGE fighter lookalike Ryan Mills has the choke-hold defence and the strategic attacking brain to thrive almost anywhere across the Gloucester backline, believes Billy Twelvetrees.Impressed Twelvetrees...
View ArticleNew Quayside cinema opening just months away
FILM Fans are chomping at the bit in anticipation of visiting the latest Gloucestershire venue to show Hollywood blockbusters on the big screen.And the latest photos of the work carried out by...
View ArticleCheltenham avionics giant GE Aviation announces 51 redundancies at Bishop's...
ONE of Cheltenham's biggest employers has been forced to make staff redundant.Jet engine giant GE Aviation, has cut 51 positions from its workforce in Bishop's Cleeve.The multi-billion-pound avionics...
View ArticleCheltenham Town manager Mark Yates: We'll be fired up for Barnet
MARK Yates says he will fire up his players for tomorrow's trip to Barnet more than he has at any other time in his reign as Cheltenham Town manager.He has demanded that they build on last Saturday's...
View ArticleDave Mehew will concentrate on on-field matters as Gloucester City chase a...
DAVE Mehew and his squad have decided to block any off-field problems out of their minds as they seek a Blue Square Bet North best on the field.While off the field problems have hogged the recent...
View ArticleHowling winds, snow and rain hit Gloucestershire
Howling wind, rain and snow have greeted people waking up in Gloucestershire this morning.Gusts of up to 50mph have caused chaos on the roads and snowfall has been reported in high-lying areas...
View ArticleFood carrying lorry overturns on M5 near Stroud
LORRY carrying food has overturned in a ditch on the northbound section of the M5 between junction 13 for Stroud and 14 for Thornbury. Police were alerted just before 5.30am to the refrigerated...
View ArticleIncinerator up in smoke after 8 year battle
Gloucestershire's £500 million incinerator plan went up in smoke last night after councillors unanimously threw it out.An eight year battle to scrap the controversial plant was victorious last...
View ArticleWIN A SHARE OF £500 courtesy of Tesco Metro, Cheltenham!
The Gloucestershire Echo has teamed up with Tesco Metro Cheltenham to offer TEN lucky readers the chance to win £50 each!To be in with a chance of being one of our TEN lucky winners, simply pick up the...
View ArticlePromising start for Gloucestershire rowers at opening World Cup in Sydney
IT HAS been a very promising start for Gloucestershire's rowers in the heats of the opening World Cup of the season in Sydney, their first opportunity to race internationally since the Olympic Games....
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