Jonjo O'Neill's three-time Cheltenham Festival winner Albertas Run is retired
Jonjo O'Neill today announced stable star Albertas Run has been retired after being pulled up at the Cheltenham Festival.Now 12 years old, Albertas Run has been a huge favourite at O'Neill's Gold Cup...
View ArticleTickets are now sold out in Gloucester for the Rick Wakeman concert
Tickets to see Rock legend Rick Wakeman this year in Gloucester are now sold out.The concert will take place at the Blackfriars on Saturday June 15 at 6pm and 8.45pm.However there are still some...
View ArticleSinger Lily Cooper 'nearing completion' of new album
Singer Lily Cooper says she is nearing the completion of her new album.The Gloucestershire-based singing star told fans she is hard at work finishing the latest album over the Easter break.But she...
View ArticleThe Vamps, Bo Bruce and The Feeling all coming to Gloucester's star-studded...
Star of hit TV singing show The Voice, Bo Bruce, is coming to a Gloucester festival.She will perform at the Sportsbeat music and sport festival which comes to the city's Oxstalls Sports Park from July...
View ArticleMiss Gloucester 2013: Running
Eric Thomas once said, "If you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe then you'll be successful." You suddenly realise how badly you want to breathe when you're running. When it seems easier to...
View ArticleGloucestershire Royal Hospital patient claims county NHS in 'crisis''
A PATIENT who has had three operations postponed at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital has launched an attack on the state of the NHS in the county.From his hospital bed, he told The Citizen he had been in...
View ArticleJilly Cooper working on latest steamy novel over Easter
Author Jilly Cooper will be busy working this weekend on her latest novel.Jilly, whose home is in Bisley, is writing about the world of flat racing, no doubt with a steamy side order of the private...
View ArticleClimber plunges 20ft from cliff face sparking dramatic rescue operation
A climber who plunged 20 feet off a cliff face has been rescued during a dramatic operation in the Forest of Dean.The man fell at Symonds Yat, near Coleford, and has suffered leg injuries after hitting...
View ArticleCheltenham Town video: Top three hopes dented by hat-trick hero Tom Pope
Port Vale 3 Cheltenham Town 2 Cheltenham Town's top three hopes suffered a hammer blow as the most deadly marksman in League Two put Port Vale on course for automatic promotion this afternoon. Tom Pope...
View ArticleCheltenham Town: Fan's view of Port Vale defeat with Laurie Cleevely
After the 3-0 trashing of Rotherham United and a clean sheet in tough conditions at Barnet, we went to Vale Park in high hopes of a victory that could see us move a step closer to automatic promotion....
View ArticleGloucester 17 Harlequins 15
A WEEK after admitting his charges would need a lot more than resilience against Harlequins, Gloucester director of rugby Nigel Davies saw them find much, much more against the reigning Premiership...
View ArticleVIDEO AND PICTURES: Abi passes halfway mark in 250-mile Isle to Isle challenge
It was a beautifully sunny if chilly morning in Tewkesbury yesterday, when super woman Abi Bentinck-Hinton embarked on the next leg of her 250-mile Isle to Isle Challenge.Joined by her friend Julie...
View ArticleBrain drain fear as Gloucestershire GP says too many doctors are "disheartened"
CHANGES to the way GPs operate in county surgeries is leading to a 'brain drain' of talent as newly-trained doctors flee abroad.Dr Chris Good, a GP in Ruardean, fears for the future of patient care...
View ArticleGardening celebrities in Gloucester for popular three-day home and garden event
A BUNCH of top gardening celebrities are descending on Gloucester Quays this weekend.The shopping centre will be blossoming with thousands of people as the likes of Ground Force's water feature expert...
View ArticleLittle disruption to bin collections
CHANGES to waste and recycling collections over the Easter Bank Holiday will be minimal, Cheltenham Borough Council has said.There will be no collections on Monday, with collections delayed by a day...
View ArticleJockey JT MCNamara paralysed after Cheltenham Festival fall
Jockey JT McNamara has been left paralysed following his fall at the Cheltenham Festival. The 37-year-old was riding Galaxy Rock when they fell at the first fence in the Jim Muir Challenge Cup. A...
View ArticleGloucester Rugby: Big Jim Hamilton says Mike Tindall can still be a force...
REJUVENATED Mike Tindall will continue to be a vital part of Gloucester's playing squad next term, tips Jim Hamilton.Gloucester player/backs coach Tindall this week revealed he is close to signing a...
View ArticleThree vehicle collision on M5
A lane of the M5 was closed this morning following a three vehicle crash.Police arrived at the scene and cordoned off the lane in the southbound carriageway near Junction 12 at around 9am.Nobody was...
View ArticleVIDEO: 'Sexy' Charlie Dimmock and Tommy Walsh at Gloucester Quays garden party
Gardening goddess Charlie Dimmock says she never thought of herself as a 'sex symbol'.The water feature queen of TV's Ground Force brushed off her sexy status in the gardening world as she launched the...
View ArticleGloucester Rugby players bake pretty fairy cakes
Fairy cakes were whipped up by Gloucester Rugby players this week in aid of charity.Six of them swapped the rugby pitch for the kitchen to raise funds for Comic Relief and Restart – the charity that...
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