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Extra £1 million to be spent on fixing Gloucestershire's potholes
AN EXTRA £1 million will be invested in fixing Gloucestershire's pothole problem.Councillors agreed yesterday to allocate the money to a county council fix fund now worth £5.9 million.The latest...
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Mums, teens and office workers make up wounded badger campaigners patrolling...
CAMPAIGNERS are determined to continue protests and bring the badger cull to a halt in Gloucestershire before it is too far under way.Badger patrols, secret spotters and searchlights, combined with a...
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Is Charles's 11ft 7ins sunflower Gloucestershire's tallest?
THIS massive sunflower grown by Charles Wilkins might just be the biggest in Gloucestershire – measuring in at a whopping 11ft 7in.Mr Wilkins has cultivated the supersized sunflower in his Ebley garden...
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TODAY The Citizen launches a new campaign to urge homebuyers and sellers into the property market.On The Move! aims to encourage those looking to buy, sell or rent a home to take a confident step...
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Ex-soldier becomes first transgender Muslim
A FORMER soldier from Gloucestershire has gone from downing pints with the lads to having a sex change and converting to Islam.Lucy Vallender, 28, said she is finally being "true to herself" after...
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Brockworth ex-soldier in £5k sex shop tax fraud
MAGISTRATES told an ex-soldier who falsified invoices to his dad's sex shop business to get the help he needs.Cheltenham Magistrates' yesterday told Jason Pound to repay £5,000 he cheated the taxman...
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Campaigners to keep up their vigilance as Gloucestershire badger cull gets...
CAMPAIGNERS against the cull in Gloucestershire have vowed to keep up their efforts to prevent the shooting of badgers.Reinforcements arrived in the county last night as wounded badger patrols, secret...
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Spotters in secret locations around Gloucestershire look out badger shooters
IF they send marksmen out to shoot badgers, we will spot them.This is the vow from campaigners against the badger cull who have vowed to stop the shooters for the next six weeks.'Spotters' have been...
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Badgers will suffer for sake of policy
THE RSPCA said it was "appalled" as the badger cull spread to Gloucestershire.The animal welfare charity stressed it remained committed to persuading the Government to stop what it called "this...
View ArticleCarer distraught after passport taken in burglary
A CARER has been left distraught after burglars broke into her home and took her passports.Sheila Sheerin, 50, arrived home to her St Paul's home early in the morning to find it in a mess.Burglars had...
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Sports fans cheering on return of the Pink Un
THERE'S a buzz among sports fans in Cheltenham who say they cannot wait for the return of the Echo's Pink Un.The 16-page supplement, giving unrivalled coverage of the county's rugby, football, cricket...
View ArticleHeat is on down ages at station
VINTAGE fire engines will go on display at Cheltenham West fire station today.Families are invited to a free open day at the Tewkesbury Road station to see a display on the history of fire fighting in...
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Thieves target pub and abattoir, but beer festival goes ahead regardless
THIEVES have broken into a Minsterworth pub snatching hundreds of pounds, but a beer festival planned for this weekend will go ahead regardless.The Severn Bore pub, on the A48, was broken into at 5am...
View ArticleDame Janet Trotter appoints four deputies to help with county role
THE Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire's role has changed somewhat since the post's creation in 1559 when the main task was to train men to fight off foreign invaders.Now it is more ceremonial and Dame...
View ArticleClub arranges £1,000 for disabled youngsters
MORE than £1,000 was raised to help severely disabled youngsters across the city.Members and visitors to Gloucester Flower Club in Barnwood held a special event where they raised money for the James...
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End of an era for GCHQ's Oakley site as demolition plans lodged
AN ICONIC GCHQ building in Cheltenham which has played an important part in national security over the past 60 years could soon be demolished.Developer Persimmon Homes has lodged plans to demolish the...
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Vintage vehicles wheel back the years
EYE-catching arrays of steam vehicles and classic cars arrived in Gloucester to lead a spectacular day of all things vintage.The Gloucester Waterways Museum held the event at the weekend, which saw...
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Bus smashes into wall after 'handbrake left off' in Gloucester
AN 'expensive bill' is on its way to a city bus company after one of its vehicles smashed into a wall in Lower Quay Street.The vehicle, run by Cathedral Coaches, which operates out of a base in the...
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Notorious former Asbo thug vows to turn life around
FORMER teen tearaway David Young, who terrorised his Cheltenham neighbourhood, has said sorry to victims of his crimes and vowed to turn over a new leaf.The 28-year-old was slapped with a 10-year...
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Think Pink for sports coverage
FORGET cherry and white, it was all about the pink at Kingsholm.Citizen staff were out in force on Saturday to promote our new 16-page Monday sports pull-out starting today.Readers were given Pink Un...
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