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Opening of school after multi-million pound revamp
A SCHOOL threatened with closure seven years ago has been taken full circle after governors unveiled its new multi-million pound facilities.Staff and pupils at Alderman Knight School were celebrating...
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School hit by computer raid in Stonehouse
STUDENTS who had work stored on computers at Maidenhill School in Stonehouse have been hardest hit by a burglary.Although the full extent of the loss is not yet known, it is understood many of the PCs...
View ArticleA 41 year-old pedestrian has died in Brierley in the Forest of Dean
POLICE are investigating after a pedestrian died in a collision with a car in the Forest of Dean.The incident happened on the A4136 at 10.25pm on Thursday.The collision happened between Brierley and...
View ArticleLord Somerset denies beating wife
A MEMBER of one of Britain's most elite aristocratic families has denied repeatedly beating his wife.Lord Edward Alexander Somer set, the son of the Duke of Beaufort, pleaded not guilty to six counts...
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The Harry Hill movie, written by Cheltenham writer, starts filming
WILL a film about TV comedian Harry Hill penned by a Cheltenham writer be any good? There's only one way to find out...No, the answer is not to fiiiiight TV Burp style. The solution, of course, is to...
View ArticleAncient Southam oak tree blown over by wind
ONE of Gloucestershire's oldest trees has been blown over by strong winds.An ancient oak tree, believed to be around 350 years old in Newlands Park, Southam, was blown over on Thursday as winds reached...
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Cheltenham man jailed for part in cocaine supply gang
A CHELTENHAM man has been jailed for his role in a drugs gang which plotted to supply £250,000 of cocaine into the county.Mark Clemmens, 43, was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison at Bristol...
View ArticleCounterfeit clothing seized in £10,000 Stow Fair bust
THOUSANDS of pounds of counterfeit clothing has been seized by trading standards officers.Gloucestershire County Council's Trading Standards team confiscated counterfeit items worth £10,000 from...
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PJ Maguire: The cheeky chappy who thought he could beat the cops
MY first, albeit indirect, contact with Patrick 'PJ' Maguire was when some years ago I interviewed his sister Sue about an unrelated Jermaine Robotham, the father of her children.Then and over...
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Seven years behind bars for 'controlling' drugs baron PJ Maguire
NOTORIOUS Gloucester gangster Patrick 'PJ' Maguire has been jailed for seven and a half years for masterminding a £200,000 cocaine conspiracy.The 41-year-old, described by police as the 'controlling...
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Newent travellers allowed to stay after planning inspector agrees with appeal
TRAVELLERS will be allowed to stay in Newent after winning a long-running planning saga.The group, which set up camp in Southend Lane during the Whitsun Bank Holiday in 2009, heard yesterday it had won...
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Gloucester Railway Station's lift opens after £2.9million spend
AFTER a 173 year wait, Gloucester Railway Station has finally been given a timely lift, thanks to an investment of £2.9million.Gloucester MP Richard Graham was on hand yesterday to officially open the...
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Fox Elms Road residents celebrate return of their post box
FOX Elms Road residents are celebrating after their post box was returned.A box has stood on the Tuffley street for more than a century but Royal Mail removed it in December, saying not enough letters...
View ArticleLifting the curtain on that first kiss
TALENTED students will be taking their adolescent experiences onto the stage in Coleford this week in a double performance of musical 13.Gloucestershire College's musical theatre students will portray...
View ArticleDid you witness foiled bag snatch?
POLICE are searching for a man who tried to snatch a pensioner's bag.He grabbed it so hard that he broke the bag, but escaped empty-handed.Police in Wotton-under-Edge are appealing for witnesses to the...
View ArticleA song and celebrity support for UKIP votes
GLOUCESTERSHIRE'S newly elected UKIP councillors have received some celebrity backing.Popular broadcaster Des Lynham has endorsed the party, revealing he voted for them on May 2 and even penning a song...
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Concert to raise money for Sophie, 11, who has leukaemia
TEENAGER Emily Stephens was horrified when she found out her close friend had leukaemia.Now she is trying to help in any way she can.And that includes raising money for charity Clic Sargent by...
View ArticleYoungsters given link to skills help
HUNDREDS of young people not in education or employment are being given a helping hand.The Young Gloucestershire charity launched The Link, a drop-in service for Neet, (young people not in education,...
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Eastgate Street closure could kill takeaways say owners
TAKEAWAY owners are campaigning against shutting off Eastgate Street to traffic due to concerns the move could force many out of business.A three-weekend trial of pedestrianising the street from 11pm...
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Mum's mad dash to give birth at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
GERMAN cars are famous for their roomy interiors.And it was just as well when new mum Jacqueline Turley almost gave birth in the passenger seat of her VW in the car park at Gloucestershire Royal...
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