Gloucester Rugby: Coaching staff to plot course at Camp Davies
A COACHING retreat next week will allow Nigel Davies to plot Gloucester's route forward for next season.The Gloucester boss will take his entire coaching team on a residential season review, to pick...
View ArticleGloucester Rugby: Freddie Burns on his 'shot to nothing'
WHEN Freddie Burns lined up a last-gasp drop-goal attempt at Exeter on Saturday, he thought he was taking no risk whatsoever.The Gloucester fly-half thought the Cherry and Whites had a penalty...
View ArticlePeter Butler Column: Did Gatland get it right with Sam?
GLOUCESTER boss Nigel Davies probably saw everything he wanted to see in the last game of the season against Exeter, except for the result.With the pressure off, the Cherry and Whites produced some...
View ArticleTraffic update: Roads busy in Gloucester and Cheltenham
TRAFFIC is busy but moving around Gloucestershire this morning.Roads are busy along the A38 Eastern Avenue Gloucester between the A4302 Metz Way Traffic Lights and A417 Barnwood Road.There are also...
View ArticleTemperatures in Gloucestershire set to rise again today
Sunbathers will be able to catch more rays today as temperatures are set to reach 21C in Gloucestershire.And the sunshine will continue for the rest of the week although it will dip to around 15C in...
View ArticleDriver injured after Cheltenham lamppost smash
A driver was treated for minor injuries after his car careered into a lamppost along a busy Cheltenham road.Emergency services were called to Salisbury Avenue in Up Hatherley following the incident at...
View ArticlePrivate investors to transform Coronation Square
AMBITIOUS plans have been revealed to transform rundown Coronation Square.A group of private investors have bought the lease for the shopping centre off Princess Elizabeth Way in Hester's Way.They aim...
View Article'Intelligent' burglar Lianne D'Addario jailed for one year
A 28-YEAR-old woman who burgled six homes in Cheltenham was described by a judge as "an enigma – a very rare woman".At Gloucester Crown Court, Judge Jamie Tabor QC told Lianne D'Addario he had never...
View ArticleOut of control terrier shot by police in Hester's Way
Police had to shoot an out of control Staffordshire Bull Terrier dog in Hester's Way last night. The dog had killed another Staffie and injured the owner during the incident on Welch Road at 6.35pm....
View ArticleThe Gloucestershire Echo launches new dedicated website
The Gloucestershire Echo has a new, dedicated website. We have been delivering news, sport and entertainment to readers on Thisisgloucestershire.co.uk since 2004. But one of the most common pieces of...
View ArticleGloucester Rugby lock Will Graulich signs for Cornish Pirates
ALEX Brown's recommendation helped Will Graulich seal a move to Cornish Pirates for next season. The 20-year-old Gloucester lock has completed a deal to move to the Championship club, in a bid for...
View ArticleAward winning Night Market Returns
The countdown to Gloucester's next award winning night market has begun - with just over a week to go to the next event. Shoppers will be able to enjoy a wide variety of food and craft stalls as well...
View ArticleDoor Youth Project celebrates first birthday of its Tranzform charity shop in...
FIRST birthday celebrations are planned for the Tranzform charity shop in Stroud.A successful 12 months at The Door Youth Project, at the top of the town's High Street, has seen some substantial funds...
View ArticleCharities get green token cash
GREEN token votes cast by Waitrise supermarket shoppers earned cash for six Stroud charities.The Community Matters scheme at the London Road store held a presentation evening when £6,000 was shared...
View ArticleCourt reporter prize for pupil in Stroud Schools' mock trial contest in...
BUDDING journalist Molly Reeve shone in her court reporter's role during the annual magistrates' Mock Trial competition.The 10-year-old pupil from the Croft School in Painswick won Stroud Life's prize...
View ArticleCheeses roll as prelude to madcap Wap
CHEESES rolled around Randwick churchyard in glorious sunshine as a prelude to the village's mapcap Wap.Organiser Simon Vincent said there was a huge turnout for Sunday's cheeserolling at St John the...
View ArticleCentenary of Selsley Scouts in Stroud, Gloucestershire.
SCOUTS celebrated their troop's centenary with that most traditional of fun events – a camp in the great outdoors.Members of Selsley Scouts and Cubs slept in tents beneath the stars at the local...
View ArticleOver 2,000 hunt for cows in Amberley in spring sunshine
CATTLE donned disguises and lurked in corners around Amberley as around 2,000 people set off on the fifth annual Cow Hunt.Organisers had created 32 cut-out cows, complete with pun-laden names for the...
View ArticleTrustees are needed
THE Acorn Day Centre for older people is appealing for new trustees.It has been running for 22 years and offers reasonably-priced day care.It is a friend of Age UK and runs Monday to Thursday at the...
View ArticleBuilding work starts to piece together new town youth club
BUILDING work has started on a badly-needed £170,000 youth club for teenagers in Stonehouse.The project, funded by Stonehouse Town Council, will see donated modular pods linked and clad to create the...
View Article