Reading Fifty Shades of Grey makes you 'more likely to have sex'
Randy romp of a 'novel' Fifty Shades of Grey makes people rather up for it of an evening, a shock survey has revealed. The raunchy book, which has been made into a film and is released this week, has...
View ArticleHitting the target proves difficult during archery experience
Last month sports reporter ROBERT ILES tried his hand at fencing. Now he's had a go at archery. Here's how he got on...STANDING upright, eyes on the target, hands trembling.I slowly pull back the bow...
View Article15-year-old arrested for criminal damage after seven cars jumped on at garage
Gloucestershire Police have thanked the members of the public who came forward to identify a young male running across a row of cars at a local dealership.The act of vandalism happened on Tewkesbury...
View ArticleDriver photographed reading newspaper while driving on M5
This driver was photographed reading a newspaper while doing 55mph on the M5. He was captured from the passenger seat by Duaine Peacock, 20, who was shocked at what he saw as he went past. The driver...
View ArticleRugby mad pupils from Gloucester are backing Citizen's Scrumpty competition
These are the latest rugby-mad children to throw their weight behind a competition which is celebrating one of the biggest events Gloucester has ever seen.Pupils at Longlevens Junior School are...
View ArticleGet your wristband to unite in the fight against cancer
PEOPLE across Gloucestershire are being urged to back a new fundraising campaign as latest research reveals that one in two people in the UK will develop cancer at some point in their lives.The figures...
View ArticleTaylor Blaby is the hero with late winner for Cinderford Town Colts...
Cinderford Town Colts Under-11s 2 Broadwell Youth Under-11s 1Cinderford moved joint top of the league with a win at Forest Academy.Cinderford started the brightest with Jake Wassell getting plenty of...
View ArticleStudent Izzy Pain will launch Gloucestershire safe driving event three years...
Student Izzy Pain will speak from personal experience when she launches a safe driving event at her Gloucestershire school on Wednesday.The 17-year-old sixth form student at Katherine Lady Berkeley's...
View ArticleKing's Stanley held by Bishop's Cleeve
KING'S Stanley missed the chance to go level on points with Gloucestershire County League leaders Cheltenham Civil Service as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by lowly Bishop's Cleeve Reserves.The...
View ArticleOld players from Tredworth Rugby Club share memories at a reunion
MEMORIES came flooding back for a group of rugby players who held a reunion in Gloucester recently.Brian Wiggins, former chairman of the Tredworth Rugby Club, organised the event which saw more than 20...
View ArticleFormer Gloucester MP highlights the issue of racism in politics in his new book
Finding a decapitated pig's head in his drive is just one of the stories former Gloucester MP Parmjit Dhanda reveals in his new book.My Political Race is Mr Dhanda's memoir about his time in politics...
View ArticleDouble celebrations for cancer survivor, Joanne Sutherland, who has been in...
AFTER being diagnosed with cancer, Joanne Sutherland's family were left devastated and felt completely alone.Joanne, who had six months of chemotherapy and three months of radiotherapy for breast...
View ArticleBobbie Dale deal falls through, James Bowen loan confirmed by Cinderford Town
CINDERFORD Town's move to sign striker Bobbie Dale on loan from Cheltenham Town has fallen through – but manager John Brough has not given up hope of resurrecting the deal.It was announced last week...
View ArticleRace against time to get drug for brothers with rare genetic disorder
The race is on to get a drug approved on the NHS for two brave brothers who suffer from a rare genetic condition.Five years ago, Archie, 13, and Isaac Eaton, 12, began weekly trials of a pioneering...
View ArticleIt's all systems go for the 14th Ultimate Impact (UI) Event in Gloucester
The 14th Ultimate Impact (UI) Event will be held at GL1 in Gloucester on Saturday, February 21, with a total of 15 fights showcasing some of the best mixed martial arts and K1 kickboxing fighters in...
View ArticleGlow in the dark signs tell 'thoughtless' dog owners they are being watched...
Glow in the dark posters are being installed in play areas in Brockworth to encourage 'thoughtless' dog owners to pick up their mess.Brockworth has joined the ranks of dozens of parishes across the...
View ArticleBen Morgan turns to oxygen chamber in his race for Rugby World Cup
Ben Morgan has turned to using an oxygen chamber in his bid to be fit for the Rugby World Cup. The Gloucester number eight is currently side-lined after suffering a spiral fracture to his left fibula...
View ArticleA Gloucestershire GP surgery changes approach to combined pill after tragedy
A GP said he would be "more anxious" prescribing the contraceptive pill to the overweight after a Cinderford woman suddenly died from a blood clot on the lung, an inquest heard.Elizabeth Waite, 36, had...
View ArticleHalf of Dowty Propellers staff back to work after devastating fire ravaged...
Bosses at the Dowty Propellers factory will have almost half the workforce from its gutted Staverton base back in business today.Parent company GE Aviation has established a 'command centre' to run the...
View ArticleFather escapes jail after attacking good Samaritan and ex-partner
Father Samuel Moulder has narrowly escaped jail after launching an attack on his estranged partner and a good Samaritan who came to her rescue.Samuel Moulder, 26, of Bristol Road, pleaded guilty at...
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