Delays following four vehicle crash on A40
Motorists have been told to expect delays after a four vehcile crash near Cheltenham.The A40 towards Gloucester from Cheltenham has been closed following the incident at the Elmbridge Court...
View ArticleCheltenham Town video: Robins facing tense replay after Bulls draw
Cheltenham Town 1 Hereford United 1 Cheltenham Town must win at Hereford United next Tuesday if they are to earn the right to welcome Premier League giants Everton to Whaddon Road in January. They were...
View ArticleDuke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting a baby
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting a baby, St James's Palace announced today. The duchess was today admitted to the King Edward VII Hospital in London with acute morning sickness and is...
View ArticleInquest opens on 27 year old Stroud man
THE CAUSE of a young Stroud man's death has still to be ascertained by the coroner.An inquest was opened on Friday into the sudden death of James Garraway, 27, at his home in Brimscombe on November...
View ArticleRoad closures for electricity and sewer work
The layby on the northbound side of the A40 Barnwood Link Road will be closed from Thursday 3rd January through to Sunday 13th January 2013 to allow for the installation of ducts on behalf of Western...
View ArticleTrust celebrates countryside visits record
Record numbers of youngsters have visited the countryside thanks to Gloucestershire-based education charity the Ernest Cook Trust.It has doubled its number of school visits in three years – in the past...
View ArticleAuthor set to meet fans
Readers in Dursley will get the chance to meet author Sophie E Tallis at their library on Saturday, December 8.Sophie E Tallis is a Cotswold author and full-time teacher who has been inspiring children...
View ArticleChristmas celebration for community shop
Whiteshill and Ruscombe Community Village Shop is holding its Christmas Celebration on Saturday,On December 8, from 9.30am to 12.30pm, there will seasonal refreshments, a Christmas Raffle, Christmas...
View ArticleStroud planners grow beards for ill colleague
Planners have been raising cash in support of a seriously ill colleague.Stroud District Council planning staff have been raising money for Cancer Research UK in support of one of their colleagues who...
View ArticleSuccessful year for Corse Young Farmers
Corse Young Farmers wiped the board during 2011/2012. They were awarded The John Smith Trophy for becoming the champion club in all junior competitions held throughout the year. They obtained first...
View ArticleGloucester Rugby: Kalamafoni - It's time to crank it up
EVERY game is an opportunity for Gloucester to take their top-four Premiership battle to the next level, believes Sione Kalamafoni.The powerful Tongan loose forward has called on the Cherry and Whites...
View ArticleGloucester Rugby: Nearly men no longer - it's time to kick-on says Cook
TIMES were when Gloucester may have viewed a losing bonus-point at Saracens as progress.Frustrated full-back Rob Cook believes those days are long gone at Kingsholm.And now he admits the Cherry and...
View ArticlePeter Butler Column: All Blacks, Saracens and Amlin Cup
IT WAS an excruciating way for Gloucester to lose but they have to come away happy with what they got from Saracens.The fact is they were the better team for much of the game against Saracens, one of...
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View ArticleScrum down: Matson Rugby Club special report
THE truth can be a powerful weapon and Matson Rugby Club have learned to use it to maximum effect. Eighteen months ago the Redwell Road men were close to folding, but now they are stronger than ever....
View ArticleSecretary needed for volunteer group
The Marie Curie Cancer Care fundraising group in Bishop's Cleeve & Winchcombe are looking for someone to join the newly formed group as a Secretary. This person will attend the group's monthly...
View ArticleLiterature festival moved to avoid races
ORGANISERS of the Cheltenham Literature Festival have changed the dates of next year's event, to avoid a clash with the town's races.It will now be brought forward a week, to October 4 to 13. Festival...
View ArticleCheltenham - The Way We Were - AMAZING DVD! Only £9.99 + FREE P&P
The Gloucestershire Echo and The Citizen have got their hands on some exclusive footage of Cheltenham and surrounding areas dating back to the 1920's.This silent film contains scenes filmed in...
View ArticlePoliticians battle over power at Stroud District Council
Political foes are at odds over the way their council is run.The Stroud District Council Labour, Liberal Democrat and Green administration is set to ditch the cabinet system for committees. The...
View ArticleGloucestershire congratulates The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
PRAYERS are being said in Gloucestershire for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge after it was announced Kate is expecting their first child.She is being treated for acute morning sickness in hospital...
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