Tragedy of six-week-old baby Olivia
A MUCH-LOVED six- week-old baby died after a plastic nappy bag somehow covered her face while she slept, an inquest heard.The bag had been left at the other end of Olivia Mae Chandler's cot when she...
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My Life in Gloucestershire: John Fletcher from Tuffley Observatory
What's your favourite Gloucestershire day out?Walking over the Cotswolds in springtime to see the wonderful bluebell woods and, in autumn, seeing the splendid colours of the leaves.And your favourite...
View ArticleFirms sign up to back Stroud Valleys Project
ONE of Gloucestershire's MEP's has apologised for an "insensitive" tweet which infuriated political opponents and his own party.Liberal Democrat European parliament member for the South West, Sir...
View ArticleMan stole from store and sold items on web
A SUPERMARKET worker has admitted stealing items from work and selling them on eBay.Martin Foley has admitted the theft of nearly 1,000 items from his employers, Waitrose, before selling them on the...
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Lift-off for balloons in charity drive
SNOW flakes falling from the sky met balloons on their way up in Cheltenham.A total of 150 were released by staff at Target Public Relations' Bath Road offices yesterday as part of its Big Wigs...
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White-out causes fun for some but chaos on the roads
THE BIG freeze is expected to last until at least Tuesday.Yesterday's white-out bought chaos for motorists and traders, but elation for the hundreds of people who enjoyed a "snow day".Around 300...
View ArticleSnow joke - life in the Forest of Dean has many benefits but...
"IT'S falling thick and fast," said councillor Jane Horne in the middle of a heated debate on car parking on Thursday.That's when I knew the prospects of me getting into work yesterday looked bleak.I...
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Gloucestershire weather: Big freeze to last until Tuesday
THE BIG freeze is expected to last until at least Tuesday.Yesterday's white-out bought chaos for motorists and traders, but elation for the hundreds of people who enjoyed a "snow day".Around 300...
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Holm Truths: Ryan Mills raring to go after injury
After an injury false-start Ryan Mills is itching to get going in the Gloucester first team again.The versatile midfielder explained how he is tapping into the know-how of senior Kingsholm counterparts...
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Gloucester Rugby: Davies - We deserve Amlin Challenge Cup quarter final
MY team deserve a home quarter-final in the Amlin Challenge Cup – and we want to host the biggest and best in Europe.That's the message from Gloucester boss Nigel Davies, who has warned the Cherry and...
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Cheltenham Town video: Clean sheet on the road for Robins
Morecambe 0 Cheltenham Town 0 Cheltenham Town produced a far more solid defensive performance on the road to return home from Morecambe with a point. It was their second draw in a row, but a far more...
View ArticleMore snow in Gloucestershire expected
More snow flurries are expected to hit Gloucestershire this weekend as temperatures dip below freezing.People across the county woke up this morning to a white blanket covering fields and roads.The...
View ArticleWEATHER:Cold and breezy with possible snow flurries in Gloucestershire
The weather in Gloucestershire will be largely cloudy with occasional snow flurries in the east, which will add to lying snow in places. Further west, showers mainly falling as rain, but perhaps some...
View ArticleCheltenham League preview with Rob Morrison
DIVISION Six of the Cheltenham League, sponsored by Bristol Street Motors Ford Cheltenham, saw the result of the weekend as Tewkesbury Town III beat leaders Cheltenham United. United who had an...
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SNOW UPDATE: Police warn some Gloucestershire roads closed
Roads in Gloucestershire remain treacherous this morning with snow and ice, with police warning motorists to take extra care on steep slopes.People across the county woke up this morning to a white...
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Cheltenham Town: We will spend but won't take risks - Baker
CHELTENHAM Town chairman Paul Baker has hit back at supporters who have accused him of lacking ambition.The League Two club have recorded a profit of more than £200,000 for the year ending May 2012 –...
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Badly injured man rescued from snowy Gloucestershire hillside by paramedics
An amateur photographer had to be rescued by specialist ambulance crews yesterday morning after falling and breaking his leg on a remote hillside.The man, thought to be in his 50s, was lying out in the...
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Compensation paid to drivers for potholes runs into millions
Compensation paid by councils across the West to drivers whose cars have been damaged by potholes has topped £1 million for the first time.Figures out today show that thousands of motorists have...
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Air Balloon roundabout A417 proposed changes survey
Gloucestershire County Council is supporting proposals from the Highways Agency to introduce a no right turn for vehicles travelling on the A417 from Cirencester at the Air Balloon...
View ArticleQuestion mark over future of Blockbuster stores in Gloucestershire
Troubled DVD firm Blockbuster is to close 129 of its 528 stores over the coming weeks, it was announced today.And 750 of its 4,190 employess will be made redundant.It is yet be confirmed if stores in...
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