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SportBeat Festival organisers take double-decker bus to Gloucester Docks
ORGANISERS of this year's SportBeat Festival rocked out at Gloucester Docks yesterday in a red London double-decker bus.The event, taking place at Plock Court on July 5, 6 and 7, will feature the likes...
View ArticleBaby Olivia gives parents a shock by arriving on holiday - three months early
BENJAMIN and Hannah Markham thought one last holiday before welcoming their first child into the world would be no problem.But the couple, who grew up in Gloucester, will have quite a tale to tell when...
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Cheltenham campaigners protest over 4,500 greenbelt homes plan
DOWNPOURS couldn't dampen the spirts of a Cheltenham community walking to save their local farmland yesterday.Save the Countryside campaigners braved the rain in protest against plans to build...
View ArticleMan charged with attempted murder after doctor was "stabbed"
A MAN has been charged with attempted murder after a doctor was stabbed following a visit to a patient in Tewkesbury.The victim, a 58-year-old doctor at Church Street Surgery in Tewkesbury, was being...
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How Gloucester Rugby can secure Premiership play-off place
Sometimes you have to look down to go up.If Gloucester want a play-off battle next season, they only need to beat everyone below them in the Premiership.BEATING the best does not guarantee a play-off...
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Staffies are lovely dogs - in the right hands
MOST people think of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier as a dangerous dog, but it is far from the truth, as reporter Michael Yong discovers.ARMED police officers shot and killed a Staffie in Cheltenham on...
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MP: Closing A & E at night will lead to deaths
PLANS to divert critical overnight patients from Cheltenham to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester will lead to deaths, consultants in Cheltenham have confided to their MP.Two physicians held...
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Gloucester Rugby: Nigel Davies calls for top form every match
NIGEL Davies has told Gloucester to stop raising their game against their Premiership top-four rivals.The Kingsholm rugby director is frustrated with Gloucester's trend of beating the league's best,...
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Elmore Court 'Glastonbury' festival claims allayed by owner
THE owner of the stately home Elmore Court has countered claims it could become a festival destination as feared by parish councillors.Anselm Guise, owner of the imposing house and grounds in the...
View ArticleRugby silverware donated to City
Three historic pieces of local rugby 'silverware' are being donated to the Gloucester Folk Museum. The North Gloucestershire Combination represents some 17 local clubs and was originally set up around...
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Iconic May Hill trees view may be saved
The iconic view of the May Hill trees in Gloucestershire may not be decimated after all. Only around 20 younger trees may have to be culled after the disease Red Pine Needle Blight was diagnosed on the...
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50 things to do in Gloucestershire before you die
The Citizen, Gloucestershire Echo and Stroud Life have come up with the definitive county 'bucket list.' From taking a balloon flight over Sudeley Castle to chasing a Double Gloucester cheese down...
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Outstanding Ofsted report for Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham
Pate's Grammar School in Cheltenham has received an impressive ofsted report. The school was judged to be 'outstanding' in all areas. It is the latest accolade for Pate's which was recently best as the...
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Abbeydale yoga teacher urges Gloucester folk to get flexible
YOGA teacher Lara Bricknell is encouraging more people in Abbeydale to get fit and flexible.Lara teaches the Hatha yoga in Abbeydale Sports and Community Centre on Fridays at 10.15am.She said: "Yoga...
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Police: 'We'll get dealer PJ Maguire's drug money'
ILL-GOTTEN gains banked by drugs baron PJ Maguire could soon be seized.Maguire, 41, of Thomas Stock Gardens in Abbeymead, was sent down for seven-and-a-half years on Friday for masterminding a £200,000...
View ArticleMarket's appeal to budding businesses
STROUD'S Shambles Market, held indoors and outdoors, will be supporting the national Love Your Local Market campaign later this month.This year, Stroud District Council is inviting budding...
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VIDEO: Musicians with £180,000 cello on board have BA flight 'nightmare'
PROFESSIONAL musicians feared cancelled flights could have put their careers in jeopardy.Emma and Matthew Denton had been building up to a major performance in the USA for more than a year but came...
View ArticleMy Life in Gloucestershire: StroudFM presenter and councillor Andy Read
What's your favourite Gloucestershire day out?A long walk across the Stroud Valleys via a pub or two with my wife Debbie and our dog Suki.And your favourite place to eat out in the county?I'd like to...
View ArticleFunds have been raised for the upkeep of a church in Abbeydale
VITAL funds have been raised for a church to keep going.Christchurch in Heron Way, Abbeydale, raised £279 from a movie night, which saw staff and members dress up as characters from movies.Money raised...
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It's all about McFly for Gloucestershire couple's wedding
THEY'VE got the McFly albums, they've been to their gig and now they want to get married with their music.Gloucester's young love Ben Gaytten, 28, and Emma Brown, 29, are both big fans of the boy...
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