Burglaries drop substantially in Barton and Tredworth
Taking the security message to the doorsteps of over 1000 homes in Barton and Tredworth has delivered a substantial drop in burglaries.Officers working on Operation Joshua before Christmas pounded the...
View ArticleParents 'unsurprised' by resignation of Newent headteacher Jane Steele
PARENTS have welcomed the resignation of Newent Community School headteacher Jane Steele, four weeks after it was placed in special measures.Letters went out yesterday telling families she would not be...
View ArticleMy Life in Gloucestershire: Sarah Churchill, of the Artisan Kitchen, Barnwood
What's your favourite Gloucestershire day out?A day off spent with the family, walking our dog Scamps up at Crickley Hill, amazing views over the county and beautiful scenery.And your favourite place...
View ArticleWeather takes turn for worse
RAIN, sleet and freezing temperatures return this weekend, signalling an end to our fling with spring.The Gatcombe Horse Trials, set to take place in Gatcombe Park in Minchinhampton, have already been...
View ArticleHomeless man admits Hempsted assault
A HOMESLESS man has admitted attacking a woman as she walked on the canal towpath last month.Matthew Williams, 27, pleaded guilty at Gloucester Crown Court to assaulting Janice Giles, causing her...
View ArticleFormer priest who was sent to Stroud is jailed for assaulting teenage boys
A PRIEST who was sent to Stroud after abusing teenage boys has been jailed again.Former Catholic priest Patrick McCabe, 70, abused two boys more than 30 years ago and yesterday was sentenced to 18...
View ArticleCountryfile's Ellie drops in to Nailsworth
NAILSWORTH'S newest shop opened its doors for the very first time yesterday.And English Heretic had a special visitor among its first customers.Countryfile presenter Ellie Harrison, who grew up in...
View ArticleWoodmancote man jailed after threatening Cheltenham student with BB gun
A FATHER has been jailed after bursting into the home of a tenant of his father and threatening him with a gun.Andrew Barton, 44, told Adewunmi Ajibola "I'm going to blast you" as he pointed a gun at...
View ArticleStore answering request for horse
HORSE is on the menu at an Italian supermarket in Cheltenham.Steve Hampton, 28, owner of Mutina Italian Supermarket in London Road, has started selling horse lasagne.The Cheltenham-born chef started...
View ArticleSue Oppenheimer, of campaigners GlosVAIN, on their incinerator battle
I'M still on cloud nine after the unanimous decision by Gloucestershire County Council's (GCC) planning committee to refuse planning permission for the incinerator.The councillors proved democracy can...
View ArticleNo to incinerator: Haresfield mum Claire Card's rural walk saved
MUM-OF-TWO Claire Card loves walking to the Haresfield Beacon with Martha, 10, and Ellie, 13.But that country walk for the Haresfield family could have been very different if the incinerator had got...
View ArticleDefiant waste bosses to appeal incinerator refusal as campaigners rejoice...
DEFIANT waste bosses will appeal a decision to throw out their £500million incinerator plans.The green pastures of Javelin Park at Haresfield will remain untouched – for now – after 18 county...
View Article'Countryfile' star, Ellie Harrison, drops in on new Nailsworth shop, English...
The opening of a brand-new store in Nailsworth attracted a very special shopper yesterday.BBC Countryfile's very own Ellie Harrison dropped in with her two young daughters to see for herself the...
View ArticleCampaigners relief at Javelin Park incinerator decision - but battle is not over
CAMPAIGNERS are sighing with relief after plans to build a huge incinerator were rejected - but the battle over the controversial burner is not over yet.Gloucestershire county councillors voted...
View ArticleBishop's Cleeve residents win four year battle for double yellow lines
PARKING misery for residents in Bishop's Cleeve could come to an end after a four-year battle for double yellow lines.Residents have been complaining about employees from nearby firm Capita parking...
View ArticleChris Huhne moved from Wandsworth to HMP Leyhill
Disgraced MP Chris Huhne has been moved to HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire.The former cabinet minister spent just seven days in Wandsworth prison after he was sentenced to eight months in jail...
View ArticleBarnet v Cheltenham Town: Game ON
Cheltenham Town's match at Barnet this afternoon is on after a 9.30am pitch inspection. You can follow all the action on thisisgloucestershire.co.uk
View ArticleFrom Arms Park chart to Kingsholm identity
Technology, statistical method and fashionable ideas change day by day.Gloucester coaches Nigel Davies, Rob Thirlby and Alex Brown explain how the central principles of leadership always stay the...
View ArticleGloucester Rugby: Nigel Davies on leadership
UNBREAKABLE Kingsholm identity will take another year to cement, believes Nigel Davies. Clear, simple, fast and effective – that's leadership and communication the rugby way. And Gloucester rugby...
View ArticleWeather: Sporting fixtures postponed
The weather is once again taking its toll on sporting fixtures for Gloucestershire teams.Gloucester City FC's away game against Bishops Stortford in Blue Square Bet North at Woodside Park is...
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