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Pyjama party fun for nursery tots
WACKY costumes, pushing around cars and having pyjamas parties will be taking place across Gloucestershire in aid of Children in Need.The annual fundraiser, which last year saw Britain cough up more...
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Youth workers to patrol at night to combat anti-social behaviour
YOUTH workers are to launch night-time street patrols to combat anti-social behaviour on a Cheltenham estate.Gloucestershire police have received complaints about gangs of youths gathering in and...
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Drink-driver leads police on high-speed chase around Cheltenham
DRINK-DRIVER Adrian Eyre panicked and led police on a "lunatic" four-minute high-speed chase through the residential streets of Cheltenham.The 42-year-old's dangerous driving at 8.30pm on September 15...
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Newent says goodbye to 'beloved' Lynne Downing
A HUSH fell over Newent as hundreds of mourners said goodbye to Lynne Downing yesterday.The beloved grandmother passed away on November 7, aged 55, after a battle with ovarian cancer.Traffic came to a...
View ArticleLegion supports calls for rapid Afghan withdrawal
THE Churchdown Royal British Legion has backed calls from Paddy Ashdown to fast track the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan.Lord Ashdown is urging Britain to pull troops out of the country...
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Zara's fashion could be better, say experts
FASHION experts in Cheltenham have defended Zara Phillips' taste in clothes – but admitted she could do better.It seems the Queen's granddaughter is better on horseback than as a clothes horse if...
View ArticlePetition call into collapse of Comet
STAFF at stricken electricals chain Comet are calling for ministers to investigate its collapse and the firm's former owners OpCapita.Angry workers at the group, which has a branch in Tewkesbury Road,...
View ArticleFirst milestone hit for Christmas lights
GENEROUS people in Tewkesbury have rallied round to help those organising the town's Christmas lights.Volunteers from the Chamber of Commerce stage the annual display but last month warned that the...
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Future of Christmas lights switch on still unknown
THE Bishop's Cleeve Christmas lights switch-on remains on hold as parish councillors once again delay their support.Safety tests have to be carried out before the parish council will agree to letting...
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Thomas scores scholarship
BRIGHT Cheltenham teenager Thomas Broadbent has won a top engineering prize.The Balcarras School pupil came out tops at a prestigious awards ceremony at the Institution of Engineering and Technology in...
View ArticleStudent killed by car named
A PROMISING law student from Cheltenham who was hit by a car in Oxford and killed was yesterday named as Vandana Singh.The former Pate's Grammar School pupil, 21, was walking along the A40 in...
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Asda sells out in Heston ice cream giveaway
ICE cream lovers flocked to Asda in Metz Way yesterday to cash-in on The Citizen's offer of a free tub of ice cream knocked up by TV chef Heston Blumenthal.The tasty treat was a result of his...
View ArticlePetrol wars hits Gloucester
AS fuel prices across the country hold steady, one garage in Gloucester is determined to keep dropping its rates and keep things competitive.Sparrows Wharf Petrol Station in Bristol Road has the joint...
View ArticleMy Life in Gloucestershire: Gloucestershire College marketing director Peter...
What's your favourite Gloucestershire day out?A day at the races during Cheltenham Gold Cup week or walking my dogs over Crickley Hill.And your favourite place to eat out in the county?The Renaissance...
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County pupils hit the right note at Schools Prom
HUNDREDS of pupils from Gloucestershire belted their lungs out at the Schools Prom.The event was held in the grand surroundings of the Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday, when 26 schools from the county...
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New Gloucester patisserie is icing on the cake
FOR shoppers with a sweet tooth, the latest addition to Gloucester city centre could be the icing on the cake.Patisserie Valerie, which has numerous stores across the country including in Bath,...
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Awards look for the cream of shops' window displays
DAZZLING window displays are being celebrated in the Echo's awards for top shops.Eye-catching designs have lit up Cheltenham in the run up to Christmas, and the Echo's Love to Shop awards has a prize...
View ArticleNowhere to hide for Gloucester's clubland criminals
THERE is nowhere to hide for criminals hoping to target Gloucester's nightlife community.The Registry nightclub is leading the way in revolutionising city nightlife with a £60,000 investment in...
View ArticleFriends to light a lantern for teen Martin
FRIENDS and family of Martin Holder will tomorrow light a memorial lantern in his memory.A group of those mourning the 16-year-old, who was found dead in his Whaddon home, will meet at The Rising Sun...
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Stolen ram raid 4x4 abandoned in supermarket
SHOCKED shoppers were greeted by the sight of a stolen 4x4 inside a supermarket yesterday morning.Between 2am and 3am, two burglars rammed a stolen vehicle into the Morrisons store, off George Street,...
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