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UKIP in profile: 'A force to be reckoned with'
The UK Independence Party (UKIP) has made stunning gains in the local elections, winning at least 42 seats so far. In the biggest surge by a fourth party in England since World War Two UKIP, headed by...
View ArticleStable Talk with Gloucestershire racehorse trainer Martin Keighley
THE 2012/2013 season finished last Saturday and the new one promptly started 24 hours later! After a difficult winter with many race meetings being abandoned due to waterlogging and those that were on...
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Cheltenham Town video: Paul Baker's thoughts and post-match pitch invasion at...
Cheltenham Town chairman Paul Baker's half-time thoughts at Sixfields: Northampton Town fans stream onto the pitch after the final whistle:
View ArticleArt marks efforts to sort brook
THE completion of work to improve Horsbere Brook will be celebrated next week.Brockworth villager Rosemary Clark will unveil the first brook information board at a ceremony on Friday, May 10.She was...
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New tanning salon opens in Barnwood
WHEN Jamie Tredgett and his daughter Sophie looked around their area, they felt there wasn't much in the way of facilities.So the pair set up The Tanning Beautique salon on Armscroft Road, in...
View ArticleZebra crossing in Cheltenham not a black and white issue as residents voice...
POSITIONING of a new pedestrian crossing in Cheltenham has been criticised by residents, who say it will be underused.The zebra crossing was installed in Charlton Lane last month outside the new...
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Nike factory store to close at Gloucester Quays
THE flagship Nike store at Gloucester Quays is set to close.Nike, one of three key stores at the Quays along with Next and Marks & Spencer, will shut its doors on May 31 and 14 jobs will be...
View ArticlePower in coalition council in Gloucestershire lies with minority parties
A COALITION administration in Gloucestershire will require 27 councillors in order to hold a majority.For the Conservatives to keep their place in power they will have to find four councillors to join...
View ArticleGangs in Barton, Tredworth and White City will be broken up by police
GANGS of youths in Barton, Tredworth and White City are being broken up.This week police authorised dispersal orders in all three areas.It allows police officers or Police Community Support Officers...
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Bridge blaze 'was deliberate'
A BROADWALK bridge on a Stroud nature reserve was partly destroyed in an alleged arson attack by juveniles.Police believe the wooden bridge near Hyett Road in Cashes Green was set alight...
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Lap dancers accused of kidnapping customer who owed £42,000 in Cheltenham
FOUR lap dancers have been accused of kidnapping a man who allegedly failed to pay them £42,000 for their services at a Cheltenham club during Gold Cup week.They faced charges at Gloucester Crown Court...
View ArticleTeen tearaway banned from the whole of Matson
A TEEN tearaway who spread fear throughout Matson has been banned from the area after abusing people and smashing property.Robert Hiam, 18, is said to have verbally and physically abused his...
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Is this a chicken nugget I see before me? Macbeth filmed in McDonalds
IT was more a case of Big Mac(beth) than Shakespeare.And it isn't perhaps the way the playwright envisaged his tragedy to be played out.But for Hartpury Primary School pupils their contemporary take on...
View ArticleCar defects alert
DRIVERS in Abbeymead have been ordered to sort out dangerous car defects or face a fine during a police operation in the area.Police carried out the initiative after concerns some motorists in the area...
View ArticleMore cars left attacked by vandals close to GCHQ
CARS parked close to GCHQ have been attacked by vandals.Criminal damage was caused to four vehicles which had been left in Cornmeadow Drive.Scratches were made along the cars, apparently on purpose.It...
View ArticleGloucestershire weather outlook with Ian Thomas
THE Bank Holiday weekend is here and for once I can promise some decent weather.Today will start off with the remnants of the overnight cloud and rain which will clear away to leave a day of sunny...
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Woman speaks of sex assault in effort to catch attacker
A STUDENT has spoken of her terrifying ordeal when a man pinned her to the floor, tried to rip her clothes off and rape her.Three months ago today, the 22-year-old from Cheltenham was subjected to the...
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Hamilton: I'll never forget picture perfect moment as I scored against London...
Jim Hamilton thinks captaining Gloucester could prove his greatest rugby achievement.The proud lock still cannot quite believe he will leave Kingsholm for Montpellier this summer.BUNDLING over the line...
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Billy: It's time to prove we can be a top-four side
IF GLOUCESTER really want to win the top trophies, now is the time to prove it, believes Billy Twelvetrees.The versatile playmaker has challenged the Cherry and Whites to set a precedent for next...
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VIDEO: Drugs kingpin splashed cash on speedboat, cars and holidays
A drugs kingpin who spent his profits on a lavish lifestyle is behind bars. Mark Dainty from Gloucester was jailed for nine and half years yesterday for his part in a cocaine-running conspiracy...
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