UCAS in Cheltenham creates allotment for staff to grown own produce
FORGET heading to the sandwich shop for lunch – staff at a Cheltenham organisation have been growing their own food. Ucas, based in New Barn Lane, Prestbury, has created a purpose-built allotment in...
View ArticleCheltenham headteacher celebrates first anniversary and Ofsted results
ADJUSTING to a new way is not easy for some, but a headteacher is trailing the way for a Cheltenham school. Nikki Hill, headteacher of Greatfield Park Primary School, is celebrating her first year as...
View ArticleBaroness Thatcher's funeral attended by Conservative MPs from Gloucestershire
A MOVING and historic occasion was how one of our county MPs summed up his attendance at the funeral of Britain's longest-serving modern prime minister. Conservative MP for Tewkesbury Laurence...
View ArticleConvicted Cheltenham attacker could not get to Gloucester for unpaid work...
TRAVELLING from Cheltenham to Gloucester was too far for a 20-year-old who took part in an attack which left a man with a fractured jaw. Aaron Mitchell, from Broadway Road in Toddington, failed to turn...
View ArticleMissing Gloucester teen sparks major four-hour river and canal search operation
A MASSIVE police manhunt searched for an 18-year-old girl who told her parents she would jump off a river bridge. It is understood a row over the teen's boyfriend saw her flee her home in Hempsted and...
View ArticleAP McCoy taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital after fall at Cheltenham...
Champion jockey AP McCoy has been taken to Gloucestershire Royal after being injured at Cheltenham today. He will undergo assessment for chest injuries after a fall from Quantitativeeasing in the...
View ArticleDoctor Who in Chepstow: Matt Smith and David Tennant spotted together
Doctor Who fans had a double dose of their favourite stars when Matt Smith and David Tennant were spotted filming in Chepstow. The two timelords were pictured filming outside the imposing castle in...
View ArticleTwiston-Davies duo strike again at April Meeting at Cheltenham Racecourse
Nigel and Sam Twiston-Davies landed the big race on the final day of the April Meeting at Cheltenham Racecourse today.After scoring with Ackertac on the first day, the father-and-son team from Guiting...
View ArticleElevator research gives workers well-needed lift
Need a lift at work? Well, researchers suggest standing out of place in the work elevator can be a subtle attempt to rise above your superiors.Research carried out in Australia claims to show that by...
View ArticleGloucestershire County Council Elections 2013: St Mark's and St Peter's...
Here we meet all of the candidates campaigning for votes in the Cheltenham division of St Mark's and St Peter's Peter Bowman, Ukip I have lived in Cheltenham for twenty seven years, working in...
View ArticleGloucestershire County Council Elections 2013: St Paul's and Swindon...
Today we meet the final set of candidates contesting a county council division in Cheltenham: St Paul's and Swindon. Emily Croft, Conservative At twenty years of age, Emily is one of the youngest...
View ArticleUniversity of Gloucestershire All Golds prepare for clash against Salford...
The University of Gloucestershire All Golds face Super League opposition for the first time ever in the 13-a-side code this Sunday, against Salford City Reds (3pm), writes Niall Mann. The fixture is in...
View ArticleSpringing into action
Many of the City's green areas are currently being cultivated ready for sowing of the wild flower seeds, which received immense praise last summer.This year Gloucester will be brightened up with...
View ArticleMeasles and MMR jab advice from the NHS for parents in Gloucestershire
A measles outbreak in Wales is a reminder of the importance of MMR vaccination. It's never too late to get your children (or yourself) vaccinated against this dangerous illness. If your children...
View ArticleStroud High secure second county indoor cricket success
Stroud High School Under 15s have followed in the footsteps of their Under 13 team by winning the Gloucestershire final of the Lady Taverners indoor competition.The school cemented their position as...
View ArticleCricket coaches to deliver fair play lessons in schools
Cricket coaches in Gloucestershire will deliver lessons on fair play after a survey revealed that two-thirds (64%) of pupils in the UK are cheating during school sport due to the pressure they feel...
View ArticleStable Talk with Gloucestershire racehorse trainer Martin Keighley
Champion Court rounded off his season in fine style by winning the Macmillan Cancer Support Silver Trophy Steeple Chase at Cheltenham on Wednesday with a courageous and gutsy performance. It was the...
View ArticleWe have moved! Check out Gloucestercitizen.co.uk
The Citizen has a new website bringing you all you need to know about where you live from breaking news and sport to what's on information, property, jobs and motors.Gloucestercitizen.co.uk is also jam...
View ArticleDetectives investigating attempted sexual assault in Cheltenham release CCTV...
Police investigating an attempted serious sexual assault in Cheltenham have released a CCTV image of a cyclist they want to speak to.The incident happened between 3.30am and 4am on Saturday February 3...
View ArticleNew name for the Gloucester Railway Triangle is revealed
AS construction work at the Railway Triangle goes full steam ahead, a new name for the site has been chosen.Triangle Way will be the new home for a Morrisons superstore in September.The site, off Metz...
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