Talking point: Chelsea fight proves Capital One Cup is still worth winning
Who said the league cup is a second-rate competition? After a fast and furious semi-final second leg between Chelsea and Liverpool was decided on Tuesday night, I am not convinced.With Sheffield United...
View ArticleServe up a night of dining and help The Kambia Appeal
FOOD lovers are being asked to show off their culinary skills in a bid to raise money for charity.Staff from the Redwood Education Centre based in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and members from The...
View ArticleBattling Gloucester City beaten at Hednesford Town
Hednesford Town 3 Gloucester City 1Gloucester City's winning run in Vanarama North came to an abrupt halt after a frustrating evening against in-form Hednesford Town.Sahr Kabba netted for a second game...
View ArticleThe first trailer for the new Fantastic Four film has been released
The wait is over for comic book fans – the first teaser trailer for the new Fantastic Four film has been released.Josh Trank directs the latest Marvel movie which features Kate Mara as Sue Storm, aka...
View Article'Dan Robson will thrive at Wasps' says ex-Gloucester and England scrum-half...
World Cup winner Andy Gomarsall is predicting great things for Gloucester's man-on-the-move Dan Robson and believes he has all the credentials to feature for his country. The Kingsholm favourite says...
View ArticleFive-star Shortwood United thrash Tiverton Town
TIVERTON TOWN 1 SHORTWOOD UNITED 5 Shortwood United scored five times for the second match running in Southern League Division One South and West, demolishing Tiverton Town. Strikes from Ross...
View ArticleFord transit van stolen during burglary in Newent
Police are appealing for information after a Ford transit van was reported stolen from Newent. The white van has a registration plate of LV08 USC. It was stolen during the result of a burglary in the...
View ArticleShaun the Sheep character bears resemblance to Ed Miliband
The new Shaun the Sheep character bears uncanny resemblance to Ed Miliband.A new trailer for Aardman Animations' latest film, Shaun the Sheep, features a waiter who bears a startling resemblance to...
View ArticleSub-zero temperatures to hit Britain this week
Arctic winds will make the whole of Britain feel below freezing with temperatures predicted to drop by 10C in places on Thursday.Forecasters have warned of several inches of snow across the midlands...
View ArticleCheltenham Town sign new player... and another is on the way
POWERFUL defender Durrell Berry has completed his move to Cheltenham Town and Portuguese winger Adriano Moke is poised to join him at Whaddon Road.As reported by the Gloucestershire Echo on Monday a...
View ArticleRBS 6 Nations unveil new trophy
The winners of this year's RBS 6 Nations will lift a new trophy on March 21. Designed and crafted by world-renowned silversmiths Thomas Lyte, this is only the second trophy since 1883 to be created...
View ArticleGloucester man jailed for sending drugs money back to his Jamaican homeland
Drug dealer Everton Clarke, who sent more than £18,500 of his illicit profits back to his Jamaican homeland, has been jailed for four years.Clarke, 38, from Gloucester, was making money from dealing...
View ArticleTransfer gossip: Ravel Morrison set to join Lazio from West Ham
WEST Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison is set to join Serie A side Lazio in the summer.The 21-year-old is thought to be in Rome today to sign a pre-contract agreement to Lazio after seeing out the...
View ArticleMichael Klinger helps Perth Scorchers to Big Bash glory
Gloucestershire one-day captain Michael Klinger helped Perth Scorchers to a last-ball victory in the Big Bash final - although Brett Lee almost stole the show. Opener Klinger hit 33 off 37 balls as his...
View ArticleBeauty queen India Tyndall overcomes mental illness to reach Miss Gloucester...
Beauty queen India Tyndall has defied a personality disorder and hair loss to make it to the final of Miss Gloucester, but she can't attend the finals tonight.The 21-year-old, from Linden, earned her...
View ArticleElliott Stooke is aiming to make up for lost time
Elliott Stooke is determined to make up for lost time in the LV=Cup.The giant second-row has found opportunities limited this season despite impressing under Nigel Davies.He was a virtual ever-present...
View ArticleReporting crime online could save thousands of hours of police time
Non-emergency crimes could be reported online within months, if a police trial is successful.Home Secretary, Theresa May, has said using the internet would save police time and money for frontline...
View ArticleWoman, 72, pushed over and robbed in Matson
A 72-year-old woman was pushed over and robbed after getting off a bus in Matson yesterday.The pensioner left the bus on Chatcombe Road at around 3.40pm on Wednesday, January 28 when a man began...
View ArticleGloucester Tweets turned into poetry -what's yours like?
A website that turns all your Tweets into a poem has been put through its paces by the Citizen – with some hilarious results. The site, called PoetTweet, puts lines from any Twitter feed into one of...
View ArticleRita Ora and Georgia May Jagger support SmearforSmear campaign
A new charity campaign is set to be bigger than the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The SmearforSmear social media campaign involves participants posting pictures of themselves with smeared lipstick. Like...
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