White powder seized by police in Tewkesbury raid
POLICE in Tewkesbury seized suspected mephedrone in an early morning raid today. Officers arrested a man after they executed a warrant at a home in Clarence Road, Priors Park, shortly before 8am. They...
View ArticleNew help for offenders struggling to understand Gloucestershire justice
MORE than a third of Gloucestershire criminals have learning difficulties with new simple to follow advice available on how to cope with the criminal justice system.The Gloucestershire Learning...
View ArticleThe hills are alive in Gloucester
The hills are alive in Gloucester.They are alive with Gloucester's Operatic Dramatic Society's upcoming production of The Sound of Music.In March, at Gloucester Guildhall, a stellar cast are set to...
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Love to Shop Awards 2013- help us celebrate local retail!
Have you got your entries in for the Love to Shop Awards 2013? The deadline has been EXTENDED to January 18th!The Gloucestershire Echo have a brand new awards scheme to get Cheltenham on the shopping...
View ArticleImjin troops ready for NATO challenge
TROOPS from the Innsworth based Allied Rapid Reaction Corps have celebrated their official new NATO duties with a ceremony and parade at Imjin Barracks.Soldiers from ARRC will join NATO's response...
View ArticleBeefburgers found with horsemeat taken off shelves
Beefburgers which were found to contain horse meat have been taken off the shelves of Tesco and Iceland in Gloucester.The traces of horse DNA were found in 10 burgers tested by the Food Standards...
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Bishop's Cleeve punished for a slow start as Mangotsfield United run riot
Mangotsfield United 3Bishop's Cleeve 0A nightmare first quarter of an hour ensured that Bishop's Cleeve's trip to Mangotsfield United ended with defeat for Alex Sykes' Southern League strugglers.The...
View ArticleCold weather will bring more birds to your garden
Cold weather is likely to drive more birds into gardens in their search for food.It could mean bumper numbers of garden birds seen in the RSPB's annual Big Garden Birdwatch.People will be taking part...
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Church roof metal thefts fall to six year low - Ecclesiastical
Theft of metal from UK church roofs drops to lowest level in six years according to a new report from Gloucester-based insurers Ecclesastical. Statistics released today by the specialist church and...
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Cheltenham Town video: Robins miss out on striker Benson
Cheltenham Town manager Mark Yates ahead of Morecambe away:
View ArticleToilet seat lid used for pub break-in attempt
A man used a concrete block and a toilet seat lid to break into a Coleford pub.He is believed to have attempted to smash the back doors of the building in Market Place some time between 4am and 9.30am...
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Six Nations Rugby: Tom Croft on Ben Morgan and the No. 8 shirt
TOM Croft may have club loyalties to consider but he admits Gloucester No.8 Ben Morgan has done enough to earn a first shot at the England starting jersey in the upcoming Six Nations. Since making his...
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Forward Odubade signs for Forest Green Rovers on loan from Gateshead
New Forest Green Rovers loan signing Yemi Odubade is training with Dave Hockaday's squad today after the Gateshead forward agreed a deal until the end of the season.Odubade, 28, was described as "a big...
View ArticleRecord entry for World Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival
A SEASON-ENDING injury to Big Buck's has led to a record number of entries for the £275,000 Ladbrokes World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.The three-mile race on Thursday, March 14 is wide open in...
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Big white collar boxing night planned for Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham Racecourse is set to stage the biggest 'white collar boxing event'Gloucestershire has ever seen. The 'Night with the Champions" event at The Centaur on Friday, March 22, will see fighters...
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Gloucestershire - will you pay more council tax to boost police funds?
SHOULD council tax be increased to make up for Government cuts to the police budget? That's the question Gloucestershire's police and crime commissioner Martin Surl is asking the public and businesses....
View ArticleDaffodils weekend will bloom for village
It might not seem like it, but spring is around the corner – and in Kempley they are planning their annual daffodil weekend.The event takes place on March 16 and 17.Families are being encouraged to...
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Police appealing for help to locate dead man's family
GLOUCESTERSHIRE Police are trying to find relatives of a 66-year-old man who died in Uckington at the beginning of the year. David Richard Brown's body was found in a static caravan or outbuilding he...
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Thief steals sat-nav while car being defrosted
A Quedgeley man is counting the cost of leaving his car to defrost after a thief coolly breezed in and made off with his satellite navigation system.The incident happened in Kestrel Gardens at about...
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Three arrested in dawn burglary raid in Cotswolds
Three people have been arrested following a dawn raid in which Cotswold police uncovered a haul of suspected stolen goods. Police in the Cotswolds carried out a burglary warrant at an address near...
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