Hundreds gather for Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in Gloucester...
Servicemen and women, war veterans and the general public from across the generations congregated in Gloucester to pay their respects on Remembrance Sunday.Under cloudless skies at the Cenotaph in...
View ArticleGrill fire in Gloucester
Firefighters have been called to a house in Gloucester after reports of a grill on fire.At 10.40am today the emergency fire control received a call from the resident of a house in Hatfield Road who...
View ArticleStroud's silence in honour of the fallen
REMEMBRANCE in Stroud brought out people of all ages, and a younger generation of ex-service personnel.Civic dignitaries including Stroud MP Neil Carmichael joined Royal British Legion representatives...
View ArticleCheltenham Town: 'Magnificent' staff earn Yates' praise
PROUD Mark Yates heaped praise on Cheltenham Town's players and backroom staff after they defeated Burton Albion 1-0 to move level on points with second placed Port Vale on Saturday.A month,...
View ArticleGloucester RFC must learn to plug leaks in defence
A TORRENTIAL middle third nearly left Gloucester submerged at the sodden Liberty Stadium.Forget the weather though – the downpour that cost the Cherry and Whites was conceding 20 unanswered points.As...
View ArticleGloucester Rugby: Young guns sent back to frontline
GLOUCESTER'S young guns are ready for the Fiji challenge tomorrow night – and they need the experience, believes boss Nigel Davies.The Cherry and Whites rugby director will throw the majority of the...
View ArticleCouncillor tests traffic times in Cheltenham
TEN journeys. Five routes. Two vehicles. One man.With St Margaret's Road three-week traffic light switch-off kicking off today, Councillor Andrew Lansley, will embark on his crusade to discover just...
View ArticleChildren as young as 10 "smoking drugs" in Hardwicke youth shelter
IT is feared children as young as 10 are smoking marijuana in a drug-fuelled youth den which is 'blighting' a village community.Drug dealing and taking have become the norm at a youth shelter at...
View ArticleForest business set to expand - to China
ONE of the Forest's flagship businesses is taking the biggest step in its history this week. Two staff from the Severn and Wye Smokery at Chaxhill, near Westbury-on-Severn, have jetted off to China in...
View ArticleGloucestershire LEP helps businesses to win public sector work
Businesses can find out how they can sell their goods and services to the public sector at a Gloucestershire Local Enterprise Partnership seminar this month.How to win public sector work will allow...
View ArticleNew chapter for Gloucester's Docks with management deal
ALL Gloucester's historic Docks will be run by the firm which is breathing life into its waterfront. The Peel Group has won the contract to manage the whole of Gloucester Docks, so it can bring the...
View ArticleFostering drop-in session set to take place
CARERS will be on hand at Up Hatherley Library on Friday November 23 to talk about their fostering experiences.The drop-in coffee morning is being held at the library in Hulbert Crescent from 9.30am...
View ArticleCash boost for disabled sport in Gloucestershire
A PARTNERSHIP between NHS Gloucestershire and Cheltenham Borough Council will enable young disabled people to get involved in sport. The two authorities have worked together to provide a grant of...
View ArticleFundraising success for Cotswold Care Hospice
SHOPPERS looking for special Christmas gifts packed Amberley Parish Rooms for Cotswold Care Hospice's Autumn fete.Hundreds turned out for the fete which featured a range of handmade gifts from...
View ArticleWitness appeal after suspected arson attack at Charlton Kings pub
A BLAZE which damaged a pub in Charlton Kings in the early hours of Sunday morning is now being treated as a suspected arson attack.The fire happened outside The Langton Public House in London Road...
View ArticlePraise for making Stroud shine
PUTTING his back in to making Stroud shine has won praise from civic leaders and Britain in Bloom judges.Volunteer Martin Weeks goes that extra mile to make sure Stroud town looks its best.He weeds and...
View ArticleAsh tree dieback disease awareness
TREE experts in Cheltenham are on alert for the killer fungal disease Ash dieback in the town.Although it has already affected trees across the UK, borough council bosses said it has not been reported...
View ArticleCall to pause incinerator project until health study published
PLANS for a £500million incinerator at Javelin Park should be put on hold until a health study is published.Lib Dem county councillors want the project paused while the Health Protection Agency...
View ArticleMusicians gather at Cheltenham Town Hall
A CELEBRATION of all things musical took place at Cheltenham Town Hall last week. Young musicians and their teachers gathered at the venue in Imperial Square on Thursday November 8 for the first event...
View ArticleWitness appeal in late night Cheltenham assault
Police are trying to trace any witnesses to an incident that happened in Cheltenham.At around 3am on Tuesday October 30 a man was walking in front of the Municipal Offices on the Promenade when he...
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