Clik here to view.
Big Interview: How Vance Hopkins turned family tragedy into an incredible...
Coping with two small children can be challenging for any family but when James Hopkins was born 25 years ago, parents Vance and Heather had their lives turned upside down.James, who was born at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Boy, 15, banned from Gloucester as mob rapped for abusive behaviour
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy has become the first juvenile banned from Gloucester's city centre after a campaign of abusive behaviour and assaults as part of a 21-strong mob.The teenager from Tuffley is the first...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kingsholm Road business tells of five-year roadworks nightmare
Closures to a major road in Kingsholm for each of the last five years have left a business planning to leave the area due to lost earnings. Resurfacing work is under way on Kingsholm Road as the area...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Jonny May needs an arm put around him in England Six Nations set-up, says...
England need to put an arm around Jonny May to unleash his attacking talent according to Gloucester legend Phil Vickery.May has been below par so far in the Six Nations, with little opportunity to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Customers have a flipping good time at Over Farm Market on Pancake Day
A mixture of shopping and pancakes ensured that customers had a flipping good time at Over Farm Market today.Whether they were planning a pancake race with the kids, or looking to tuck into a treat...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Stroud businessman died of electrocution on luxury yacht off Turkey
A catalogue of botched electrics aboard a 53-year-old businessman's luxury yacht caused the vessel to become 'live' and electrocute him to death off the coast of Turkey, an inquest heard today. Lack of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Deacs' week with former Gloucester and Cinderford prop Andy Deacon: The...
England's chariot keeps on rolling?England were quite workmanlike at first against Italy, they obviously had a power advantage through the scrum and when they started to keep the ball and did the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gloucester DJ and nightclub manager Martin Sheen died after Suzuki motorbike...
Acclaimed Gloucester DJ Martin Sheen died after his powerful motorbike went out of control and careered 35 metres off the road, finally somersaulting into a hedge, an inquest heard yesterday.DJ...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Safety concerns at Gloucester Quays after county council removes road barrier
Barriers must be put back up across Merchants Road at Gloucester Quays before someone is seriously hurt, it has been warned.The barriers were originally put up by the Peel Group, which owns Gloucester...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Matson demanding action on speeding motorists
Speeding motorists using a road through Matson as a "racecourse" are to be clamped down on, as community leaders look for a long-term solution to the congested route.Homeowners are complaining about...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rottweiler locked teeth on man's forearm, Stroud magistrates told
MAGISTRATES told a dog owner her Rottweiler could be destroyed if he bites another person. Jeanette Stayt's dog Tubs bit Ryan Cuss so hard he needed 21 days off work to recover from puncture wounds on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lethal cocktail of drugs cost 60-year-old Gloucester man his life, inquest told
A 60-year-old Gloucester man collapsed and died outside a drug den after taking a cocktail of heroin, morphine, methadone, codeine and alcohol, an inquest heard today.Roger Hawker, of St Catherine's...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Family hits out at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital staff over son's...
Doctors have come in for criticism from a couple whose underweight son will eat only cereal, crisps and biscuits.Anastasia and Andrew Shields say Harvey-Jay won't eat properly and is surviving on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
A guide to the times you can meet Shaun the Sheep at Gloucester Quays
Ewe couldn't fail to spot what film was showing at the cinema at Gloucester Quays with the arrival of popular character Shaun the Sheep today.The Aardman favourite has now hit the big time with a film...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wyedean Rally brings 'huge amount' to Forest of Dean economy
Businesses in the Forest of Dean benefited from hundreds of visitors at the Wyedean Rally, according to organisers.A total of 175 cars, featuring the quickest crews from across the country, headed to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coleford in 'shock' over gas explosion
Shock swept over Coleford after a gas explosion shook a 'peaceful' street to its foundations early on Saturday morning.Neighbours feared thought they had found a man in the property, rushed to hospital...
View ArticleClik here to view.
UKIP councillors vote against motion to cancel Javelin Park incinerator contract
UKIP's three county councillors have today voted against the Labour motion to cancel the existing contract for the Javelin Park Incinerator.Councillor Colin Guyton, councillor Richard Leppington and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Labour bid to scrap contract to build £500m incinerator defeated in vote at...
A bid to scrap the contract to build Gloucestershire's £500 million incinerator at Javelin Park has failed.Labour councillors called on the rest of Shire Hall to back their call to rip up the deal to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Coldray cuts out the party nights to challenge at the top
Hucclecote's Ben Coldray insists a year has made all the difference to his fledgling athletics career after taking silver in the 1500m at the Sainsbury's Indoor British Championships. Coldray made the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
C&G and Walls roundabouts win Major Project of the Year Award
Improvements made to the C&G and Walls roundabout last year have won an award from The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT).The work took place last year to address a known...
View Article