The Wanted's Nathan hit with huge Hollywood repair bill
GLOUCESTER'S pop sensation Nathan Sykes has landed in hot water after his band were slapped with a £10,000 bill for trashing their rented Hollywood mansion. The Wanted have been out in LA working on...
View ArticleOpen verdict at inquest of teenage wrestler Kamil Ciemnieswski
"TYPICAL teenager" and wrestling fanatic Kamil Ciemnieswski died days after being rushed to hospital on his 16th birthday, a coroner heard. The former St Peter's High School pupil was found hanging in...
View ArticleTwo men in court charged with Masjid-E-Noor mosque arson
TWO men have appeared in court in connection with the fire at Masjid-E-Noor mosque on Tuesday morning. Clive Michael Ceronne, 37 and of Redwood Close in Gloucester and Ashley Henry Juggins, 20 and of...
View ArticlePilot and stuntwoman wife died instantly as plane struck mountain
A pilot and his stuntwoman wife died when their small plane crashed into a mountain side after it was rerouted by French air traffic control, an inquest heard today. James and Jacqueline Balmer died...
View ArticleCan you identify caterpillars which covered bush in huge web
Can you identify the caterpillars which weaved these spectacular web formations on a bush near Gloucester? The bush, on the Gloucester to Tewkesbury road, became engulfed by the curious silken tomb...
View ArticleA tall tale of giraffes on the loose in Chosen Hill
It may be far from a giraffe's native habitat, but this warning sign about the long-necked creatures has appeared in Gloucester. Citizen reader Rob Thomas spotted the unusual sign in Chosen Hill. He...
View ArticleLocal Charity Forest Sensory Services takes part in national auction with...
Local small charity Forest Sensory Services is participating in the annual Small Charity Week eBay auction from June 20th-30th to help raise some vital funds.The charity, which supports people with...
View ArticleThe Apprentice star Lord Alan Sugar spotted in Gloucester
Lord Alan Sugar, star of hit TV show The Apprentice, has been spotted enjoying a lunch in Gloucester. He wined and dined with business pals in the beer garden of the Robert Raikes pub, in Southgate...
View Article£590k to refurbish 16 derelict homes
GLOUCESTER is to be given more than half a million pounds to improve derelict houses.Communities minister Don Foster has announced that towns across England will benefit from £91m to refurbish and...
View ArticleWoman, 74, conned on her doorstep
POLICE have issued a warning about rogue door-to-door traders after an elderly woman from Stroud was charged over the odds.A man visited the property in Deans Quarry, Burleigh at around 1.45pm on June...
View ArticleEastgate Street car ban hope delayed by petition
THE final call on a possible full pedestrianisation of Eastgate Street at weekends has stalled after a petition of just 21 signatures against the move was submitted to city council chiefs.A trial in...
View ArticleDogs banned at vet's first cat-only clinic
VETS are preparing for a feline frenzy this weekend.Woodlands veterinary clinic in Warden Hill is holding Cheltenham's first ever cat-only clinic.Cat owners will be able to bring in their pets, free of...
View ArticleWitness appeal after man, 30, in park attack
AN assault in Cheltenham early yesterday morning left a 30-year-old man needing 10 stitches to a split lip.Gloucestershire police are appealing for information after the man was assaulted in Winston...
View ArticleDistraction thieves steal £5,000 in con on pensioner at Waitrose
THIEVES preyed on a pensioner outside a Cheltenham supermarket, causing a diversion before snatching her debit card and stealing £5,000.Police have issued a warning after the 67-year-old was duped by a...
View ArticleThe Apprentice star Alan Sugar drops into Gloucester for lunch
HE'S best known as the grumpy star of hit TV show The Apprentice.And true to his on-screen persona, Lord Alan 'You're fired' Sugar hardly cracked a smile when he was spotted enjoying lunch at...
View ArticleTwo accused of booze-fuelled 'racially aggravated' Gloucester mosque attack
TWO men have appeared in court accused of a booze-fuelled 'racially aggravated' attack on the Masjid-E-Noor mosque in Gloucester.Clive Michael Ceronne, 37, and Ashley Henry Juggins, 20, appeared at...
View ArticleOliver! star offers Paris Jackson safe sanctuary via Jeremy Kyle
ACTOR Mark Lester wants Michael Jackson's daughter to come and live with him in Cheltenham.The godfather of Paris Jackson, who lives in the town, said he believed the break would do the teenager...
View ArticleDigging deep to raise funds for school club
CHILDREN and staff in Bishop's Cleeve will show off their plants and gardening skills at a plant sale today.The Garden Club at Bishop's Cleeve Primary Academy will sell a selection of flowers and...
View ArticleWrestling teen Kamil Ciemnieswski's death a mystery
EXACTLY what led to the death of "typical teenager" and wrestling fanatic Kamil Ciemnieswski will forever be shrouded in mystery.The former St Peter's High School pupil died days after he was found in...
View ArticleCheltenham man in court on mosque attack
TWO men have appeared in court accused of a booze-fuelled 'racially aggravated' attack on a mosque.Clive Michael Ceronne, 37, and Ashley Henry Juggins, 20, appeared at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court...
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