Fire safety tips for businesses in Gloucestershire
BUSINESSES can get tips on fire safety from the experts at free seminars. Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service is holding the advice sessions following a number of blazes at commercial premises in...
View ArticleGloucestershire Arts Organisations Promote "The 5 Ways to Well-being"
Artspace Cinderford and New Brewery Arts, Cirencester, are running two exciting new arts projects, with older people and their carers. Artspace's project 'Creative Care' is funded by the GCF...
View ArticleGloucester boss Nigel Davies calls for silverware springboard against Biarritz
CONFIDENT Gloucester must capitalise on a European launch pad against Biarritz tomorrow night. Cherry and Whites boss Nigel Davies wants his side to tee up a grandstand finish to the season, by seeing...
View ArticleGreen light for Museum in the Park £700,000 revamp
THE new £700,000 revamp of Stroud's Museum In The Park can go ahead, say planners.Stroud District Council has awarded planning permission for the scheme which will open the museum's derelict walled...
View ArticlePeople on Tewkesbury's Northway estate urged to join in community action day
PEOPLE in Northway are being encouraged to roll up their sleeves and take part in a community day of action.The event on Saturday, from 11am to 2pm, will see a range of organisations come together with...
View ArticleGreen light for Stroud Museum in the Park revamp
THE £700,000 revamp of Stroud's Museum In The Park can go ahead, say planners.Stroud District Council has awarded planning permission for the scheme which will open the museum's derelict walled...
View ArticleHenrietta Street in Cheltenham set to close for crucial road repairs
ESSENTIAL work to repair Henrietta Street in Cheltenham will take place later this month. The road will be closed for four days while the work is undertaken. The works are scheduled to start on...
View ArticleDeacs' Week: The Whole County is Proud of Newent and Drybrook
THIS is a special moment in time for both Drybrook and Newent. Both clubs will do whatever it takes to make sure it does not pass them by. These players will be friends for life now, they have reunions...
View ArticleUKIP leader Nigel Farage addresses crowds in Lydney
UKIP leader Nigel Farage swept into Gloucestershire today to plant the acorns from which he hopes "great oaks will grow".He is on the first leg of a national tour to drum up support for the record...
View ArticleTeenagers charged over alleged attack in Gloucester cellar
TWO teenagers have been charged over an attack in a cellar on a boy who allegedly had concrete poured in his eyes.The 16-year-old and 17-year-old, from Gloucester, are due to appear before youth...
View ArticleTwo men bailed by police investigating Gloucester stabbings
TWO men arrested by police investigating stabbings over the Easter break have been bailed.A 50-year-old man arrested in Eastgate Street has been bailed to April 23 after a man suffered stab wounds.A...
View ArticleGrand National: Kim Bailey's Rainbow Hunter seeks a pot of gold at Aintree
KIM Bailey believes The Rainbow Hunter has a better chance of winning the John Smith's Grand National than his long odds suggest, writes Jonathan HerbertAidan Coleman's mount is generally 66-1 to give...
View ArticleCould Gloucester MP Richard Graham live on £53 a week?
MPs admit living off £53 a week would be difficult, amid controversy over welfare cutbacks.But the county's politicians underlined the need to curb spending on benefits and pointed out the cap of...
View ArticleJason Statham named 'Hollywood's fittest' - but what about Gloucestershire?
Jason Statham has been named Hollywood's fittest man. Men's Health magazine pitted the movie industry's 50 leading actors against one another in the fitness stakes and named the Brit star of The...
View ArticleCheltenham Town video: Mark Yates ahead of Plymouth Argyle away
Cheltenham Town manager Mark Yates interviewed ahead of Plymouth Argyle away:
View ArticleCheltenham Town video: Darren Carter answers fans' questions
Cheltenham Town midfielder Darren Carter answers fans' questions:
View ArticleRoad safety warning ahead of Prescott Bike Festival in Gotherington
BIKERS and car drivers are being urged to keep road safety in mind during a huge gathering of motorcyclists this Sunday.More than 7,000 riders and other visitors are expected to attend the Prescott...
View ArticleGloucester woman injured in Tuffley hit-and-run
Police in Gloucester would like to speak to the driver of a car which was involved in a collision with a pedestrian on Stroud Road in Tuffley.It happened at around 1.20pm on Tuesday March 19 between...
View ArticleHistorical blunder for former Highnam Court composer Sir Hubert Parry in BBC...
The BBC's gritty new historical drama series, The Village, attracted several million viewers on Sunday night. But in it was a glaring historical howler. A rousing rendition of Jerusalem, composed by...
View ArticleIPad con could have hit me where it hurts - in my bank account, says Echo Editor
Echo editor Kevan Blackadder has a warning for us all about a con with a difference: It started with what seemed like a routine call to my mobile phone. A clearly concerned but polite man wanted to let...
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