NASA to announce 100 people shortlisted to go to Mars...and not come back
NASA will announce tomorrow the 100 people shortlisted for a one way trip to Mars.Just 24 of them will leave Earth when the mission takes off, but they have been chosen from 200,000 people who wanted...
View ArticleCinderford Town shock North Leigh
North Leigh 0 Cinderford Town 2CINDERFORD Town claimed a superb away win at in-form North Leigh in Southern League Division One South and West.Two minutes in, Jake Morgan rounded two defenders and...
View ArticleShortwood United show great spirit to beat AFC Totton
AFC Totton 0 Shortwood United 2SHORTWOOD United were stripped to the bare bones through injury and non-availability for this difficult away trip to Totton in Southern League Division One South and West...
View ArticleChristmas comes six weeks late for one family as parcels make round trip from...
Christmas has come six weeks late for one family whose presents were sent to Cambodia.The Cary family finally received their parcels last Saturday after it went on a 12,000 round trip from the South...
View ArticleJK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy will show Gloucestershire in 'all its glory'...
The first episode of JK Rowling'sThe Casual Vacancywill show parts of Gloucestershire in all its glory tonight.Filmed in and around Stroud last summer, the show, by the popular Harry Potter author,...
View ArticleNewent march into last four of Forest of Dean Combination Senior Cup with win...
Drybrook 3 Newent 15The long awaited Forest of Dean Combination Senior Cup quarter-final clash between two of the county's most successful sides in recent years turned into a bit of an anti-climax as...
View ArticleArmed police to guard GCHQ in response to increased terror threat to the UK
Armed police will be deployed at GCHQ in response to the UK's increased terrorism threat level.The listening post in Cheltenham says the decision to bring in Ministry of Defence Police is not a...
View ArticleFlower of Scotland song backed by football fans
Scotland's football supporters have narrowly backed Flower of Scotland being officially recognised as the country's national anthem.Fans were asked to vote by the Scottish Football Association, which...
View ArticleShire Hall meeting 'last chance' to get Javelin Park Incinerator axed
Opponents will have "one last chance" to scrap controversial plans for a £500million incinerator at a Gloucestershire County Council meeting.A Labour motion to scrap the contracts for the mass waste...
View ArticleTesco to axe 10,000 jobs across UK
Tesco is planning to axe up to 10,000 jobs across the country in an attempt to reverse its fortunes.It has been reported up to 6,000 jobs will go from the supermarket chain's head office and 43 stores...
View ArticleAre Apple set to make self-drive cars?
Apple may be joining the race in developing a self-drive car - but are the rumours true?It has been reported in the Financial Times that the tech giant is hiring experts from the automotive technology...
View ArticleStory of Hollie Gazzard's life and murder to feature on TV show tonight
The story of how Hollie Gazzard was murdered at a Gloucester beauty salon by her ex-boyfriend will feature on a TV show tonight.Britain's Darkest Taboos, which airs at 9pm on Crime and Investigation...
View ArticleLorry and car in accident on A417 by Air Balloon Roundabout
Police have attended an accident on the A417 near the Air Balloon Roundabout.The collision is believed to have involved a lorry and a car, which happened just after 5pm.While recovery is still taking...
View ArticleBilly Burns pays tribute to John Muggleton following a family affair against...
Following a try-less defeat to Leicester Tigers, Billy Burns admits both he and Gloucester are indebted to defence coach John Muggleton.The Cherry and Whites were resolute in defence and weathered...
View ArticleEcotricity boss Dale Vince accused of tax avoidance after Labour Party donation
A row has broken out after Gloucestershire eco millionaire Dale Vince was accused of tax avoidance.In the same week as Labour Party leader Ed Miliband went on the attack of big businesses who avoid...
View ArticleWomen's Six Nations: England comfortably see off Italy
England Women recorded their first win of the Six Nations championship with a six-try victory over Italy at the Stoop.World champions England, who were disappointed by their 13-0 defeat to Wales in the...
View ArticleDoctors and parents urged to be on the look out for scarlet fever symptoms
DOCTORS, parents and teachers in Gloucestershire are being warned to look out for signs of scarlet fever after a recent nationwide outbreak.Last year more than 14,000 cases of the bacterial infection...
View ArticleB4228 in Hewelsfield closed following crash
The B4228 in Hewelsfield near Coleford has been closed following a crash.Closures will be on the north side of the cross roads near the Church Road junction. The south side of the junction of Church...
View ArticleGloucestershire Royal Hospital opens to visitors - but two wards remain closed
Hospital bosses have agreed to reopen the majority of wards at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital following an outbreak of a diarrhoea and vomiting bug.The hospital suspended visiting last Friday, after...
View ArticleVictories for Brockworth Albion and Broadwell Amateurs
BROCKWORTH Albion remain top of Northern Senior League Division One after they beat Harrow Hill 3-2.Broadwell Amateurs are just one point behind though with three games in hand after they recorded a...
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