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Gloucester Rugby: Akapusi Qera gets ready for an Exeter showdown
WHAT happens at Exeter will set the tone for next season, believes forward-thinking Akapusi Qera.The powerful flanker has challenged Gloucester to close their season in style at Sandy Park on Saturday...
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Gloucester Rugby: Momentum alone is not enough - Nigel Davies
THUMPING Saracens victory will not be enough to carry Gloucester through Saturday's brutal battle at Exeter, believes boss Nigel Davies.Gloucester hit back to form in subduing Premiership leaders...
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Pizza Hut in Cheltenham to close
PIZZA Hut is closing its restaurant in the centre of Cheltenham.The chain has now confirmed the Promenade site will close – although would not confirm an exact date.Japanese restaurant chain Yo! Sushi...
View ArticleSupporting clients and community
For the third year running, the title sponsor of the Stroud Life Business Awards is WSP Solicitors, one of Gloucestershire's leading firms of solicitors with offices in Stroud, Dursley and...
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Fun draws families to park consultation
MORE than 150 people of all ages enjoyed the community fun day at Daisy Bank in Stroud.The Friends of Daisy Bank laid on face painting, nature workshops and circus skills displays to encourage families...
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Youth club's on two wheels with slice of windfall
CHILDREN at the Top of Town Community Association Youth Club are keeping on the move on five new scooters paid for with £350 from Stroud Town Council.It was one of six groups to receive a slice of...
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Catherine has best Grand design
YOUNG Catherine Wilson proved she had artistic skills when she won the Grand Village Fete Poster Competition.Pupils from Brimscombe CofE Primary and Christ Church CofE Primary in Chalford and Thrupp...
View Article50 years flies by for ringer Brian
TIME has flown by for former chip shop owner Brian Bailey as he celebrates 50 years of ringing birds for the British Trust for Ornithology.The ex-BBC Radio Gloucestershire presenter has always loved...
View ArticlePupils at heart of Commonwealth Day
PUPILS from Archway School joined the celebrations to mark Commonwealth Day at Westminster Abbey.A group of nine pupils were among the 1,000 young people present at the Observance, which launched the...
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Stroud Valleys Project sponsored bike ride registrations open
SERIOUS cyclists and fun pushbikers are being asked to sign up for the 2013 Stroud Valleys Project sponsored ride.There will be a choice of routes to suit all ages and abilities this year, including...
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Charity is facing difficult future
THE fate of the Inishfree charity for recovering addicts hangs in the balance.It may have to close unless fundraisers can replace the £143,000 support grant cut by the Government.Inishfree in Rooksmoor...
View ArticleLet cheeses roll!
CHEESES will roll around Randwick's St John the Baptist Church as a prelude to the legendary Wap.Three 9lb double Gloucesters will be carried aloft then gently rolled around the church three times...
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Big Red Bus Bar breathes new life into Routemaster
AFTER driving a million miles through the streets of London a classic 1967 Routemaster bus is embarking on a new career – bringing beer to the people.Horsley couple Nick and Helen Honeychurch are the...
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Placard parade kicks off month-long art fest
ART met protest for a procession to mark the start of the Site arts festival."The placard procession was a chance to have a say about things people care about," said Sally Holditch of youth art group...
View ArticleBlasting forward
AS broadband provision continues to improve in the Valleys and Vale – albeit there is still more to do – we can be optimistic about the contribution to our local economy this technology will continue...
View ArticleLook out, look out, there's cows about
COWS will be appearing at the roadside to drum up cash forAmberley Parochial School this weekend.The annual Cow Hunt returns to the village this Saturday and Sunday from 1pm to 4pm.The event features a...
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Dogs raise alarm after mum's accident at home in Stroud, Gloucestershire.
DEVOTED dogs Tilly and Coco sounded the alarm when their owner Michelle Aylmer collapsed unconscious in her kitchen in the middle of the night.The concerned cocker spaniels made such a racket barking...
View ArticleFate of Slad Valley, Rodborough Fields and other green sites depends on High...
THE fate of Slad Valley and Rodborough Fields and other green sites threatened with housing could depend on a planning wrangle in Cam.Developer Gladman has confirmed it will appeal against Stroud...
View ArticleWoman, 50, charged with wounding
LYDIA Beavis has been remanded in custody charged with wounding a man with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.The 50-year-old of Upper Leazes in Stroud is charged in relation an alleged stabbing last...
View ArticleForest Green Rovers has land available for teen play area - chairman.
AN impasse over the installation of teenage play facilities by Forest Green Rovers FC has been given a kick start by the threat of enforcement action.For the past eight years land earmarked for a multi...
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