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Nicky Henderson in tears as Cheltenham Festival contender Darlan dies in...
Top trainer Nicky Henderson was in tears after his leading Cheltenham Festival contender Darlan died in a race today.He sustained fatal injuries after falling at the last hurdle in the 32Red Hurdle at...
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Fatal Four op is a boost for A38 campaign
ROAD safety campaigners gained extra police support when a special Fatal Four operation stopped drivers in Moreton Valence.It came the month after villagers and parish councillors earlier launched...
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Family cinema night has Les Miserable end
A FAMILY night out to watch Les Miserables was ruined by chaos in the Merrywalks car park in Stroud afterwards.Grandmother Geraldine Geers, her husband, their son, his wife and their children had all...
View ArticleSad day for Dursley but jobs are safe
IT will be a sad day when Lister Petter leaves Dursley. The firm has been a fixture in the town for around 150 years.In fact, it was the economic backbone of Dursley for decades.But times change and...
View ArticleWhat is it with 4x4s?
THE lighter mornings and evenings as our winter darkness begins to fade are much welcomed at the Sake homestead on the hill.Because a monumentally massive moan from the drivers in our household lately...
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Businessman goes into the red for year-long challenge
WHEN Crockett Cresswell looks in the mirror he sees red.But he will have to get used to it – his bright crimson hair and beard are here to stay.While he will be sporting a new red look the 42-year-old...
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Impact of C&G move has been misunderstood
BOB Oldmeadow is allaying "misunderstandings" about plans to move his training company to Fromehall.His proposal to transfer C&G Training Services from Stonehouse to a site between Lodgemore and...
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Stroud FM plans for the future
FRESH plans to bring Stroud FM out of troubled financial waters are in place as the community radio station looks forward to extending its broadcasting range to Nailsworth.The volunteer-run station was...
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TV viewers to meet planners
HEADLINE-MAKING decisions of Stroud district councillors and their officers will fall under the spotlight when BBC Two airs the first in its documentay series The Planners tomorrow."The controversial...
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Hope springs eternal for finding water
SPRINGS around the Five Valleys are being found and named by local history researchers.Radical Stroud members are walking out to gradually discover, record and photograph the water sources.They have...
View ArticleDeadly virus is discovered in dairy herd
TESTS have revealed the Schmallenberg sheep and cattle virus has spread to the Stroud valleys.It was first detected in Germany and the Netherlands in 2011. Midges are suspected of carrying it across...
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Young fighter Abby aims to kick cancer into touch
CHILDHOOD cancer sufferer Abby Fishlock-Whitelaw has a growing army of family and friends' fighting for her recovery.The nine-year-old from Stroud was diagnosed with the rare bone cancer osteosarcoma...
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Back to work in Woodchester for Eddie the Eagle after Splash! success
IT was back to the grindstone for builder Eddie the Eagle Edwards after he swooped to victory in the Saturday night TV diving show Splash!The Woodchester dad-of-two, who is better known as Britain's...
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Three Gloucestershire MPs voted in support of the historic Bill to legalise...
CONSERVATIVE MPs in Gloucestershire were split over plans to legalise gay marriage which exposed deep divisions within David Cameron's party. And the county's only Lib Dem MP Martin Horwood for...
View ArticleGang culture in Gloucester?
It has been reported that there is a gang culture in Gloucester, with youngsters as young as 10, being involved.Between 2010 to 2011, 5,000 crimes were committed by youngsters, of which 154 were...
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Gloucester Waterways Museum has animal antics, whirring machines and creative...
It will be animals galore and paintbrushes at the ready at Gloucester Waterways Museum this half-term.For the museum's education team have created a packed schedule of fun activities for families – all...
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A417 Gloucestershire - Slow traffic on A417 Crickley Hill in both directions in Birdlip at Air Balloon Roundabout, because of a broken down lorry.A4135 Gloucestershire - A4135 in Kingscote partially...
View ArticleSupermarkets hit by 'horsemeat' fears
MORE burgers have been withdrawn from sale at Asda supermarkets after another horsemeat scare. The chain withdrew four of its burger lines yesterday as a 'precautionary measure' after horsemeat was...
View ArticleSuper sub Davies seals superb win for Gloucester City at Brackley Town
Brackley Town 0 Gloucester City 1by Simon ClarkA LATE goal from substitute Steve Davies sealed Gloucester City a superb three points at third-placed Brackley Town.The promotion-chasing side were...
View ArticleBell considers his retirement
LYDNEY head coach and former England prop Duncan Bell will make a decision about whether to retire from playing in the summer. The Severnsiders' boss suffered a broken eye socket and concussion on...
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