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Little pirates hunt for library treasure
YOUNGSTERS were yelling "yargh" and "shiver me timbers" when a library's pirate week set sail.With parrots on their shoulders and eye-patches fixed firmly in place, the junior pirates swung their way...
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Meet the incredible shrinking family!
THE Lonsdale family is shrinking!Parents Simon, 44, and Caroline, 46, and daughter Mary, 15, weighed a combined total of almost 45st before they decided to take action and sign up to a Slimming World...
View ArticleSea cadets go on parade for Trafalgar Day
SEA Cadets welcomed comrades from around their Severn District to Stroud for the annual Trafalgar Day parade and service.The Stroud Sea Cadets were proud to host the march through town, followed by...
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Leeds United thug Aaron Cawley banned from Elland Road for life
NOTORIOUS football thug Aaron Cawley was jailed for four months after admitting assaulting ex-England goalkeeper Chris Kirkland in a televised match.A court heard the 21-year-old, from Hester's Way,...
View ArticleMy Life in Gloucestershire: Delroy Ellis, mock mayor of Barton
What's your favourite Gloucestershire day out?Gloucestershire Docks, with all its history, shops and cafes.And your favourite place to eat out in the county?Prezzo in Gloucester and Cheltenham, and the...
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Fears over future of the Cheltenham Festival of Performing Arts
THE oldest festival in Cheltenham is under threat again, two years after the Gloucestershire Echo helped to save it.Organisers have expressed fears about the long-term future of the cash-strapped...
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From frontline in Afghanistan to breadline in Britain for Rifleman
RIFLEMAN Johnathan Leach claims he is less of a priority for rehousing than alcoholics and drug addicts.The 27-year-old Quedgeley dad, who fought on the frontline in Afghanistan, is being made...
View ArticleCycling for a healthier future.
With the success of the Tour De France and the Olympics, its clear that people are far more aware of the sport of cycling. What's not so clear is the shear number of different types of cycling these...
View ArticleGreat work done by all
THE Royal Navy is both modern and traditional and these two valuable qualities were on display in the Valleys and Vale this week. The first big event was the parade through Stroud and church service in...
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300 Sea Cadets mark Trafalgar Day
SEA Cadets welcomed comrades from around the Severn District to Stroud for the organisation's annual Trafalgar Day parade and service.Stroud Sea Cadets were proud to host the march through town,...
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Volunteer aid offers double
VOLUNTEERING has soared in Stroud over the past year with more than double the number of people offering their unpaid help.The charity Volunteer and Community Action (Stroud District) Ltd (VCA) had...
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A chutney challenge
PICKLES tickled the judges fancy at the Crown and Sceptre's grand autumn chutney challenge.After chewing over the entries in the Horns Road pub's "Pickle Off" a quince jelly made by Martin Mason...
View ArticleBadger cull postponed
BADGERS in Gloucestershire have been saved from culling after a dramatic Government u-turn delayed it.After Environment Secretary Owen Paterson announced the halt to the cull in the House of Commons...
View ArticleIt is hard to keep 'your' money apart
LUCY Webley, Head of Family Law at Lexel-accredited Leigh Young Solicitors, answers common questions surrounding family law.Q: Before I married, I set up a very successful business and owned my own...
View ArticleKittens pose for calendar
A FIRST calendar has been produced this winter to collect cash for the 5 Valley Cat Rescue charity.Featuring cats and kittens recently rescued, the calendar for 2013 will be sold at the charity's...
View ArticleBadger crimes in the spotlight
THE Gloucestershire Badger Group is holding a public meeting in Stroud to highlight Operation Meles, an intelligence-led UK-wide police operation gathering evidence of badger persecution and targeting...
View ArticlePostmaster helps nab £1.3k con man
DETECTIVE work by a post mistress helped catch a fraudster with fistfuls of dodgy foreign bank notes.After Painswick sub-postmaster Karen Judd was ripped off by con man Damien Fell, she handed over his...
View ArticleOwner set to re-open shut pub
THE beer will be flowing again at The Ram in South Woodchester when it re-opens this weekend.There was consternation in the village when its only pub abruptly shut earlier this month.But now The Ram...
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Amy appointed team manager at The Property Centre
Amy Locke has been appointed as a team manager at a county agency and is covering Stroud and Gloucester areas.Amy now leads The Property Centre's sales progression team.The team communicates with all...
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Realistic pricing essential for home sellers, says expert
When vendors are realistic with their asking prices more property is selling and at figures closer to that asked for, says county property expert Richard Powell.Richard, co-founder at Naylor Powell...
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