GCHQ monitors defend actions around reports
A WATCHDOG has defended its ability to check on the work of spies at GCHQ.Bosses at the Interception of Communications Commissioner Office are due to publish their annual report on the Cheltenham spy...
View ArticleTourist bonanza swelling coffers
VISITORS have helped bring more than £100 million to Tewkesbury over the last two years.New figures have revealed the historic town saw more than 1.5 million tourists come to the borough since 2010.A...
View ArticleImproved Vincent
ASHLEY Vincent says he has returned to Cheltenham Town s a better player.He is back for a second spell after leaving Port Vale.BACK PAGE
View ArticleKVESIC HAPPY WITH CHANGE
WITH new kit comes a new season, and former Worcester man Matt Kvesic is relishing his chance to run out at Kingsholm in a Gloucester jersey.The 21-year-old readily admits it will be a tough ask to...
View ArticleStreaker at Cheltenham Cricket Festival
THE crowds at Cheltenham Cricket Festival were bowled over by a streaker yesterday.The man added a little entertainment to the sporting event at Cheltenham College.With soaring temperatures the man,...
View ArticleRoadworks close road
RESURFACING work is set to take place on the A417 at Staunton, Corse and Hartpury.Gloucestershire County Council will close the road in the daytime when the work is being carried out from August 5. The...
View ArticleWardens up to speed
JUNIOR Wardens in Matson and Robinswood took part in a speed awareness session to complete their year of work in the community.Police Community Support Officers supervised the youngsters as they used...
View ArticleShoppers evacuated from Gloucester department store
SHOPPERS in Debenhams had to be evacuated from the Gloucester store yesterday.Customers and staff fled from the department store, on Northgate Street, after an electrical fault.There were fears that a...
View ArticleFour drivers fined for using mobile phones and no seatbelts
FOUR drivers in the Hucclecote area have landed themselves fines because they were not wearing seatbelts and were using their mobile phones.The fines were issued by officers from Gloucestershire police...
View ArticleFinal ride for former Tewkesbury firefighter Howard Nash
PARTS of Tewkesbury ground to a halt as former fireman Howard Nash took his last ride in a fire engine.The 73-year-old, who died at his home in the town from cancer on July 5, was carried slowly...
View ArticleWANTED: Manhunt for serial burglar who committed 199 burglaries
A MANHUNT has been launched for career criminal Nathan Hibberd.Police are searching for the 38-year-old who has already been locked up four times after committing 199 burglaries.He is now wanted in...
View ArticleDog put down after attacking woman in Lydney
A DOG has been put down after attacking a woman in Lydney.She was bitten on the arms on Wednesday afternoon as she walked along Allastone Road.Neighbours reported hearing the woman scream as the dog...
View ArticleGolf clubs will 'inevitably' have to allow women members, Gloucestershire...
GOLF clubs with men-only membership policies such as Muirfield will one day have to change.That is the view of members at golf clubs in the county, who say a more all-inclusive outlook is...
View ArticleEmotional 'graduation' ceremony for Abbeydale Playgroup youngsters
TISSUES were at the ready as little ones said goodbye to their friends at a mini graduation ceremony yesterday.Parents were invited to the ceremony where toddlers celebrated their achievements at the...
View ArticleGloucester Rugby: Freddie Burns with ambition
KICKING ace Freddie Burns believes touring with England has given him the confidence required to ensure Gloucester make the top four this season.The fly-half said he was happy with his personal...
View ArticleGrandmother's nightmare 'drugs' arrest for selling bath salts
GRANDMOTHER Julie Howard-Allen has spoken of her nightmare after police arrested her for selling bath salts which they suspected were actually drugs.The 65-year-old was left humiliated after drugs...
View ArticleAirbus A380 leads formation of Red Arrows at RAF Fairford
IT was a sight to see for plane-lovers as that marvel of engineering the giant Airbus A380 lead a formation of Red Arrows through the skies at RAF Fairford yesterday. The wings of the mighty...
View ArticleReview: Paul Weller at Westonbirt Arboretum
LEGEND is a term banded around with gay abandon these days. But in recent weeks we've been treated to al fresco Rolling Stones at the Glastonbury Festival and now another musical god steps into the...
View ArticleFormer members of the Gloucester Working Men's Club set for pitiful windfall
FORMER members of the old Gloucester Working Men's Club look set for a windfall, albeit a measly one.A High Court hearing last week finally brought the Barton Street club's history to an end.Insolvency...
View ArticleNew Costa Coffee, Greggs, Ladbrokes and Subway for Cheltenham
COSTA Coffee, Greggs, Ladbrokes and Subway could all be opening new shops at Gallagher Retail Park in Cheltenham.Owners of the out-of-town centre say the recession has hit shops hard and they are...
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