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Halfway cafe enforcement is withdrawn
THE cafe at the former Halfway House pub can stay put after the district council withdrew its bid to take enforcement action.A planning appeal over the use of the building in Box has also been...
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Quackers for Avening fete
DUCK races sent visitors to the village of Avening quackers.The annual village fete got off to a swimming start when dozens of bathtime rubber ducks floated down the stream in the afternoon...
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Memorials dedicated to Guider of 30 years Jackie
BENCHES and a tree are now permanent reminders of beloved member of the Randwick community and Guide leader Jackie Wyndow.The two seats and a rowan sapling were dedicated to the memory of Mrs Wyndow...
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Star Lisa pops in for tea on terrace
ACTRESS Lisa Maxwell joined residents families, staff and friends to celebrate the 75th anniversary of a not-for-profit nursing home.The star, who lives nearby, was at Resthaven in Pitchcombe to open...
View ArticleHealthypupils show Princess just how their garden grows
THE Princess Royal has launched the national Healthy Eating Week by seeing how Brimscombe children grow their own veg.Princess Anne was at Brimscombe CofE Primary, just down the road from her Gatcombe...
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Banned from every Tenpin after retweeting Muslim gun article
FORMER employee Tobbias Layhe said he has been banned from every tenpin bowling alley in the country for retweeting a Citizen article about a teenage worker who turned up to work at tenpin Barnwood...
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Police and Crime Commissioner on plans for the Forest of Dean
Gloucestershire Police and Crime Commissioner Martin Surl sets out his vision for policing in the Forest of Dean:THERE is no doubt in my mind that the police service remains among our most valued...
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Cheltenham A&E to close to 999 ambulance patients at night
Plans have been approved for ambulances to take critically ill Cheltenham patients to Gloucester instead of the town's A&E at night. Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has decided to...
View ArticleMiddle lane hoggers in Gloucestershire police's sights
GLOUCESTERSHIRE Constabulary has had middle lane hoggers in its sights for several years at least.Electronic messages asking drivers not to "hog" the centre lane were on display above parts of the M5...
View ArticlePick up a book to improve mental health
A NEW scheme set up to improve people's mental health through reading is set to kick off across Gloucestershire.The Reading Well scheme was given its national launch earlier this week by the Society of...
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Winchcombe cricketer makes history by becoming first girl to play for...
GENDER is no issue when it comes to a Winchcombe teenager breaking a 461-year tradition.Jo Cull, 17, has become the first female cricketer to play for Shrewsbury School.The school, founded in 1552,...
View ArticleTime for action on bad drivers
AS the summer drink-drive campaign is launched, it is interesting that there seems to be far more debate about another motoring crackdown.At last, something is going to be done about the middle-lane...
View ArticleCare homes to open doors to visitors for day
STAFF and residents at care homes throughout Gloucestershire are preparing to celebrate a national open day.Bupa care homes in the county are holding events on June 21, which is National Care Home Open...
View ArticleDramatic way to raise charity cash
AMATEUR drama players in Bishop's Cleeve are set to come together to perform for charity.Bishop's Cleeve Players is organising A Blooming Great Tea Party at the parish council offices from 10.15am on...
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Podsmead and Matson set for new homes at Jet and Whittle site
PLANS for 76 homes are set to be approved by councillors next week.Persimmon's proposal for 58 houses on a former golf driving range in Matson, and Greensquare Group's application for 18 homes on a...
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Five-year-old organises his own Race for Life event
YOU are never too young to raise money for charity.That is the view of five-year-old John Bryars, who was so disappointed that the Race for Life was a female-only event that he decided to do his own...
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Dogs given fostering chance by Cheltenham Animal Shelter
TWELVE dogs have clocked up a combined seven years in charity kennels.The long-stay pooches have been straining at the leash to attract a loving new owner, but have been passed by time and time...
View ArticleWedding path is ruled safe
A HISTORIC footpath near Cheltenham left damaged by wedding traffic is in a "safe condition" highways chiefs have said.Residents in Sevenhampton complained after the path, which dates back hundreds of...
View ArticleMum paddles for her son
FAMILY of former Cheltenham schoolboy Henry Scot Simmonds are all set to put in an oar-some effort to raise funds in his memory this week.Henry's mum Rowan Hull, right, is set to canoe from Lechlade to...
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Grandfather shows appreciation after officers save his life
AS Roger Clifford holds baby Archie in his arms, he knows that if it wasn't for two police officers, he would not be here to see his first grandchild.Roger suffered 19 heart attacks while watching a...
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