Dog found dead at roadside between Gloucester and Stroud
Concerned passers-by and police could do nothing for a dog found dead between Gloucester and Stroud yesterday morning.The Labrador had apparently been hit by a car on the A4173 at Edge, and motorists...
View ArticleJust 12 texts sent to Gloucestershire police's new drink driving hotline
JUST 12 people have used a drink driving text line since it launched on December 4.Police have urged more people to use the initiative to help catch motorists breaking the law.Anyone can message them...
View ArticleCheltenham jobs at risk as camera shop Jessops goes into administration
CAMERA retailer Jessops has fallen into administration, putting jobs at risk at its Cheltenham store.The company has more than 200 shops across the UK, including one in Cheltenham High Street.A...
View ArticleDeadline scrapped for flood victim payouts
Flood victims now have more time to apply for a grant.Victims of the floods back in November and December were told they had until today to apply for funds.But now the deadline has been...
View ArticleTalented performers wanted for Woodmancote May Day event
TALENTED performers from Woodmancote and the surrounding villages are called to take part in an annual contest.The Woodmancote May Day Event organisers are looking for contestants to for a talent...
View ArticleBrockworth's £200,000 playground revamp revealed
DETAILS of the £200,000 revamp of Brockworth's playgrounds have been unveiled.They were presented to the parish council last night by Pond Landscaping and will be fine-tuned over the next week The...
View ArticleGambling addict jailed for spate of robberies
GAMBLING addict Lloyd Kieran Jones launched an unsophisticated series of robberies using a plastic bag full of wires and handwritten notes threatening to blow himself up.Lloyd Kieran Jones, of...
View ArticleCull in Gloucestershire "could be moved" to other parts of UK
wdnews@bepp.co.ukA trial badger cull in Gloucestershire could be called off unless those in the test area show more appetite for the plans.Pilot schemes could instead be rolled out to regions outside...
View ArticleLane closed at peak hour after collision
Police officers had to close a lane in Gloucester during peak hour yesterday after a collision.A silver Peugeot 307 had collided with a blue Honda Jazz around 4.23pm on Friday, on the Elmbridge Court...
View ArticleTemperatures to drop to freezing this weekend
DRIVERS are being warned about icy roads as temperatures in Gloucestershire plummet to freezing this weekend after a mild start to the year.Saturday will be cloudy, with temperatures expected to hover...
View ArticleCar fire in Brookthorpe
Firefighters were called to a car blaze in Brookthorpe last night.At 10.55pm a crew from Gloucester South Fire Station were scrambled to Gilberts Lane after reports of a car smoking.On arrival the crew...
View ArticleMan and woman injured in Uley car crash
Two people have been injured in a car crash in Uley.At 9pm yesterday fire fighters from Dursley attended the B4066 road to a report of a car fire following a road traffic collision.The fire fighters...
View ArticleFire fighters called after chimney fire in Northleach
FIRE fighters were called to put out a chimney fire in Northleach last night.Six fire fighters from Northleach Community Fire Station were at Guggle Lane around 8.53pm following reports of a chimney...
View ArticleNuneaton Town 1 Forest Green Rovers 1 - full time
NUNEATON TOWN 1 FOREST GREEN ROVERS 1DISJOINTED Forest Green had to settle for a point to maintain their unbeaten start to 2013 in the Blue Square Bet Premier.Reprieved by Sam Russell's penalty save...
View ArticleBar Fever on track to raise £20K for charity
Over the past two months, nightclub company Fever Bars has been on a mission to raise funds to support the Royal National Institute of Blind People, (RNIB) helping blind and partially sighted people in...
View ArticleCinderford RFC: Too little and too late for Foresters
MACCLESFIELD 35 CINDERFORD 24CINDERFORD's late rally was not enough to secure any points from National One's bottom side.The Foresters did not take advantage of a number of first-half overlaps allowing...
View ArticleCheltenham Town video: Robins pegged back by Minstermen
Cheltenham Town 1 York City 1 Cheltenham Town were held to a disappointing home draw by mid-table York City this afternoon. Leading scorer Shaun Harrad's eighth goal of the campaign put Mark Yates'...
View ArticleAll Saints' School - Skyfall review
IT has been breaking box-office records, but is Skyfall actually any good?Now the cash registers have stopped ringing for cinema in 2012, the latest James Bond adventure has blown away all competition,...
View ArticleAll Saints' School - Talent show wows audience
THE ALL Saints' Academy Performing Arts group ended the year by creating and composing a talent show called So You Think You Can.This encouraged and involved pupils from all years to create an...
View ArticleAll Saints' School - Choir sings for BBC
ALL Saints' Academy Choir were invited to sing at Gloucester Cathedral for the BBC Radio Gloucestershire Christmas Celebration.The choir, consisting of 18 students from various year groups, sang...
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