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Reigning champions set for point-to-point battle at Chaddesley Corbett
Two reigning area champions set out on their quests to retain their titles at tomorrow's point-to-point Harkaway Club meeting at Chaddesley Corbett, writes Peter MansellFossebridge trainer Jelly...
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Staff at Asda Cheltenham dress up to help charities
VISITORS to the Asda in Cheltenham would have got a surprise as they did their last-minute shopping.Staff members Jill Garland and Syrita Clark were dressed as presents last Saturday, as they raised...
View ArticleFlooding: Latest warnings and road closures
Flood warnings remain in place today along much of the River Severn.Several roads in the county are also shut as consistent heavy rainfall means homeowners are bracing themselves for a waterlogged few...
View ArticleThunderbirds creator and Alzheimer's spokesman Gerry Anderson dies
THUNDERBIRDS fans have been urged to help Alzheimer's sufferers after the death of the show's creator.Gerry Anderson's son Jamie, from Stinchcombe, near Dursley, has been comforted by messages of...
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Gloucestershire waterbaby swims half a mile in memory of granny
WATERBABY Paddy Finlay spent his Christmas Eve swimming half a mile for charity.The five-year-old completed 32 lengths at Brockworth Enterprise School to raise almost £500 for Kate's Home...
View ArticleTwitter crime on the rise as 650 people charged this year
CRIME involving Facebook and Twitter has increased almost seven-fold in Gloucestershire since 2008.In the past four years, police have gone from dealing with four incidents a year to nearly...
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Buddhist movement sails into Gloucester
BUDDHIST leaders are to bring their teachings to Gloucester over the course of 2013 and reporter Mike Wilkinson went along to find out about the city's very own Buddhist movement.HAVING a 300-year-old...
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Record numbers at Winston's Wish Boxing Day challenge
MORE than 900 runners spent Boxing Day running off their Christmas dinners and raising money for charity.Organised by professional middle-distance runner James Brewer, a record crowd of 902 runners...
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Dad who hasn't shaved for a year prepares to kiss new daughter for first time
DAD Dave Phillips is preparing to kiss his newborn baby for the first time after he went the whole of 2012 without shaving.Dave, 27, took part in Movember last year but thought one month without...
View ArticleHorses being moved from flooded farmland
Dozens of horses are being moved away from floodwater at a farm near Over.The horses were initially believed to be stranded without food and word of their predicament spread, leading to a group of...
View ArticlePolice appeal after teenagers assaulted in Cheltenham
POLICE investigating an assault on two teenagers in Cheltenham are appealing to the public for help.The incident happened at around 1.10am on Sunday, December 16, in Regent Street at the side entrance...
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Police appeal after assault in Cirencester
POLICE are appealing for more information after an assault in Cirencester last week.A man was walking along Bathurst Road between 11.30pm and midnight last Friday when he was approached by a man from...
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Emergency lights stolen from ambulance
BLUE emergency lights have been stolen from the top of an ambulance in Southam.Police are appealing for witnesses after the lights were ripped off from the white Skoda Actavia between 5pm on December...
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Online child abuse alert system 'cautiously welcome' by Cheltenham MP
AN ALERT system to help hospital staff spot child abuse has been 'cautiously welcomed' by Cheltenham MP Martin Horwood.Plans for the £9 million Child Protection Information System were announced today...
View ArticleFans and stewards clash at Forest Green Rovers
Police are appealing for witnesses to disorder at the Forest Green Rovers home game against Newport County yesterday (December 26) to come forward.The disorder took place inside the ground during the...
View ArticleEngine stolen from car in Cheltenham
THIEVES have stripped the engine and other parts from a car in Cheltenham.Police are appealing for information after the blue Ford Focus was targeted some timebetween Tuesday, December 18 and Thursday,...
View ArticleStaff at Wilkinson Cheltenham raise money for cancer charity
STAFF members at the Wilkinson in Cheltenham have raised more than £150 for a cancer charity over December.Team members dressed up in Christmas fancy dress in the run up to Christmas to entertain...
View ArticleMI6 spy 'probably did lock himself inside bag'
'SPY in a bag' Gareth Williams did lock himself inside a holdall, police are now said to believe.Scotland Yard detectives reportedly think the GCHQ codebreaker must have climbed inside the sports bag...
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Two Gloucestershire speed cameras account for 80% of speeding cases
JUST two cameras, in Dursley and Alvington, account for 80 per cent of all drivers flashed for speeding in the county.At least that was the case last year when cameras on the A4135 Kingshill (690) and...
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Car set on fire outside Railway Inn in Cam
A CAR was set on fire in the car park of a pub in Cam in the early hours this morning.Firefighters were called to the blaze at the Railway Inn at 5.48am.One crew from Dursley station was called to the...
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