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The TiG top stories of 2012 in Gloucestershire
IT has been an incredible year. The Olympic Torch journey through Gloucestershire brought thousands of people together in anticipation of the London 2012 games - and what a success they were. Many...
View ArticleAll flood horses gone from Gloucester site
Rescuers who leapt in to action to help horses deep in floodwater say all have now been taken away.The last remaining six animals were off the site next to St Oswald's Park, Gloucester at least by...
View ArticleBurns victim seriously injured in garden fire ball
Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service (HWFRS) was called to a property in Falcon Lane in Ledbury just before 1.30pm yesterday (Sunday 30 December) to reports of a person on fire.Two crews...
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Electrical store switches lights off for last time
AN era has ended in Minchinhampton with the closure of FA Wall & Sons electrical store after half a century.Brothers Eric and Clive Wall shut up shop on Saturday to bring an end to 55 years of the...
View ArticleHunt for man missing from open prison
Police are asking for the public's help to locate a man who went missing from HMP Leyhill in South Gloucestershire. Sean Cawthray, aged 41 was last seen yesterday (Sunday) at HMP Leyhill at about...
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Teen suffers broken jaw after Cheltenham bus stop assault
A TEENAGER suffered a broken jaw after he was punched in the face while standing at a bus stop. Police are appealing for information after the 16-year-old boy was assaulted by a hooded teen in the High...
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Gloucester City confident Worcester game will go-ahead if weather holds off
Gloucester City are confident their New Year's Day home derby against Worcester City will go ahead at Whaddon Road tomorrow (3pm) - as long as the weather doesn't get worse.The club have held a meeting...
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Two arrested after police shooting in Gloucester
Armed police officers fired shots at a car in Gloucester early this morning, after a suspected attempted raid on a business premises.Two men have been arrested and are currently being questioned after...
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Police appeal after teenager attacked and robbed
POLICE are appealing for information after a teenager was attacked and robbed near Bath Road. A 19-year-old woman was walking along Grosvenor Street, heading towards Albion Street, between 1am and...
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Update: Forest Green Rovers and Gloucester City games are both ON
Forest Green Rovers' New Year's Day away match against Newport County is ON.The Rodney Parade pitch passed an early morning inspection and the 3pm Blue Square Bet Premier game will go ahead as...
View ArticleDerelict building fire at Andoversford
FIREFIGHTERS dealt with a blaze at a derelict building in Andoversford, near Cheltenham, this morning.Ten firefighters attended the scene, on the old cattle market site in Station Road, at 8.40am.Crews...
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Cheltenham Town video: Unhappy start to 2013 as Robins pay penalty
Oxford United 1 Cheltenham Town 0 CHELTENHAM Town's disappointing away form continued as they were edged out by rivals Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium this afternoon. It was not the start to the...
View ArticleHappy New Year to all our readers as we look to what 2013 will bring
By Citizen editor Ian MeanA happy New Year to all Citizen readers - thank you for your support and loyalty.Your Citizen stories are being read by more people than ever before now that our online...
View ArticleCalf stuck in Stroud mud
An "hours old" calf has got stuck in mud near Stroud District Council's offices.Fire crews were called at about 9.40am today to Ebley Meadows, near to Ebley Mill in Westward Road.A spokesman from the...
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New era for Cheltenham curry house
Abdul Rauf has seen a lot of changes in the 20 years that he has been working at Kashmir, an Indian restaurant at the end of Albion Street, in Cheltenham.Not only has the city centre itself changed,...
View ArticleNew year brings new baby joy to Cheltenham couples
WITH the dawn of the new year, came a new chapter in the lives of a dozen families yesterday.Among them was thrilled Samantha Liddiard who cradled her "little Chyna doll" at Cheltenham General...
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The Wanted star Nathan Sykes reads lyrics in Gloucester accent
BOYBAND star Nathan Sykes has put a new twist on the songs that have made him an idol.A video is proving a hit online in which The Wanted singer, from Abbeydale, Gloucester, reads lyrics in a thick...
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Thinking caps on: It's time for the 2012 quiz
HOW well do you remember 2012? It's time to look back and test your knowledge of last year with our quiz. Answers in tomorrow's Echo.In May 2012 a gas explosion in Cheltenham's Rosehill Street left...
View ArticleBusy New Year's Eve for police
EMERGENCY services had a busy New Year's Eve in Gloucestershire as high-spirited revellers generated hundreds of incidents.Police said there were 36 arrests across the county between 8pm on New Year's...
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Man to appear in court over death of welder Paul Stock
A MAN is due to appear in court tomorrow charged with causing the death of "the best welder in Gloucester".Graham Ade Godwin, 36, of Winnycroft Lane, Matson, will stand before Cheltenham Magistrates...
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