B&M bargain store impresses Gloucester shoppers
BARGAIN hunters were out in force on Saturday as they flooded through the doors of Gloucester's new B&M Bargains store.Thousands of city shoppers snapped up goods on the opening day for the...
View ArticleWhat can you buy at B&M Bargains for less than £20?
B&M Bargains claims it offers thousands of products that won't hurt your bank balance.So what can you buy for less than £20 at the new Gloucester store?£9.99 – Spiderman children's trolley packed...
View ArticleWho is the cutest baby and toddler of them all?
WHO is the cutest baby and toddler of them all?Well, the entries are all in for the Baby and Toddler of the Year competition and the voting is about to commence in The Citizen – on Tuesday, October...
View Article9,000 art butterflies die
CONTROVERSIAL artist Damien Hirst is in hot water with the RSPCA.Hirst, whose workshop is at Chalford, put on a show at the Tate Modern in London which featured live butterflies.But 9,000 died during...
View ArticleMy life in Gloucestershire: Lyn Dance, headteacher at The Milestone School
What's your favourite Gloucestershire day out?Cattle Country, there is something for all ages so the whole family can go, grannies like me included!And your favourite place to eat out in the...
View ArticleForest Green Rovers suffer blow as Jamie Collins faces layoff with injury
FOREST Green could be without their most experienced midfielder for a lengthy spell as they seek to address their flagging Blue Square Bet Premier form.Jamie Collins had played every minute of Rovers'...
View ArticleBradford Park Avenue 2, Gloucester City 1: Penalty miss proves costly
SCRAPPY Gloucester City squandered the chance to take all three points on their first visit to Bradford Park Avenue.Lacking composure and the influential presence of Lewis Hogg, City did well to draw...
View ArticleMansfield Town 1, Forest Green Rovers 0: Rovers feel the force as Stags...
THE Blue Square Bet Premier's answer to Stoke City inflicted a third straight defeat on Forest Green – a triumph of force over finesse.A mostly drab game was settled in the 89th minute by Matt Rhead,...
View ArticleWe will fight match-fixing claims - Stephen Lee's manager
SNOOKER club owner Adam Quigley has launched a fierce defence of Stephen Lee after his client became the subject of a match fixing probe.Mr Quigley, who owns Pockets Snooker Club, in Cheltenham, has...
View ArticleAFC Wimbledon 1, Cheltenham Town 2: Robins flying high with Lowe in a central...
KEITH Lowe eased boss Mark Yates' defensive headache with an accomplished centre-half performance as a 2-1 victory at AFC Wimbledon propelled Cheltenham Town into League Two's top three.With skipper...
View ArticleYoung Heather Davies makes a name for herself in pigeon racing
SCHOOLGIRL Heather Davies is following her homing instinct and making a name for herself in pigeon racing.At just seven years-old she spends all her free time lovingly looking after and training her...
View ArticleBad weather wrecks Newent wine producer's vineyard crop
AN award-winning wine producer has seen its grape crop wither drastically because of the wet weather.The annual harvest is underway at Three Choirs Vineyard but bosses only expect to gather 80 tonnes –...
View ArticleCheltenham dad stranded in Turkey following horror crash
FRIENDS of a Cheltenham man have launched a desperate campaign to bring him home from Turkey after a horrific holiday crash.Anthony Davis, from Rowanfield, was one of eight ex-Pittville School pupils...
View ArticleDave Lewis: Gloucester Rugby need to build upon Amlin victory
SNAPSHOTS of top-class rugby in Mont de Marsan must be the catalyst for Gloucester to hit their full heights, believes Dave Lewis.The encouraged Cherry and Whites scrum-half reckons the Kingsholm men's...
View ArticleTake a registered Gloucester taxi - or your life in your hands, warn cabbies
ILLEGAL cabs cruising for business in Eastgate Street are taking money out of the pockets of hard-working drivers – according to one of Gloucester's largest taxi firms.The practice of unauthorised...
View ArticleMark Yates challenges Cheltenham Town to stay in top three
MARK Yates said there was still much more to come from his Cheltenham Town team after watching them move into the automatic promotion places with a 2-1 victory at AFC Wimbledon on Saturday. Marlon...
View ArticleJamie Parker's fight for £30,000 operation
JAMIE Parker wants to be able to walk again. He wants to be able to run and play with his friends and ride a bike.But the six-year-old cannot do that because he has cerebral palsy and spends most of...
View Article'Pathetic sentence' for yob who attacked an aerospace engineer and left him...
MATTHEW Edmonds has been left paralysed from the neck down and facing life in a wheelchair after he was punched in the street by a drunken yob.The 33-year-old was left a tetraplegic with limited...
View ArticleMont de Marsan players may face own charges over Andy Hazell
EUROPEAN rugby officials are gathering evidence to support Gloucester's gouging claims against Mont de Marsan players.And The Citizen understands the ERC could be in a position to confirm charges...
View ArticleBristol Children's Hospital being investigated after Gloucester baby's death
Bristol Children's Hospital is being investigated after concerns were raised by three couples whose children died there. The Sunday Express reported yesterday that the families claim their children -...
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