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New homes to be built on a derelict site in Podsmead
WORK has finally started on a derelict pub in Podsmead to build a block of new homes. A planning application was submitted last year to demolish the former Jet and Whittle and build 18 affordable homes...
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RBS Six Nations video: Trevor Woodman and Carl Hogg have their say on the...
WORLD Cup winner Trevor Woodman is expecting England to unleash their frustrations on Scotland in the Calcutta Cup at Murrayfield. After a 26-24 defeat to France in Paris the former England and...
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Carl Hogg, Trevor Woodman, Jill Douglas and Nick Robinson discuss the Calcutta Cup clash, the state of Murrayfield and why they love the Six Nations at the Cheltenham Rugby Club Six Nations fundraiser.
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M5 snarled up at Junction 11a southbound
Traffic is moving very slowly on the M5 southbound near Junction 11a for Gloucester. The congestion is due to Gloucestershire Police having to shut two lanes to recover a car which broke down in the...
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Budding Winter Olympic hopefuls take to Gloucester Ski Slope
SPORTING fans are already glued to the Winter Olympics on TV, while many have taken to the slopes themselves here in the city. The opening ceremony only launched the games this afternoon, but...
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Elderly might do better with more live-in care says Gloucestershire care...
Elderly people who cannot manage alone at home might benefit more from live-in care, says a Gloucestershire care expert. Clare Janik, the Managing Director of Corinium Care in Nailsworth has joined...
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Gloucestershire wildlife lovers urged to help toads looking for love.
Toads looking for love this Valentine's Day are at risk of being run over in Gloucestershire, wildlife experts have warned. Staff at the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust are urging local residents to...
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Gloucestershire's Prince Harry best-looking red head male according to poll
Gloucestershire's own party prince, and brave soldier, Prince Harry has been voted the world's best red-haired man. And top of the pops among Titian-haired women is Australian film star Nicole Kidman...
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Gloucester Rugby: Nigel Davies slams discipline in defeat
Nigel Davies has slammed Gloucester's performance after they were beaten 24-19 by Sale Sharks. The Cherry and Whies made the perfect start at the AJ Bell Stadium as Martyn Thomas squeezed in the corner...
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Forget NEKnominations, welcome to good deed RAKnominations
First there were Neknominations - a drinking game where friends challenged each other to down various connoctions - now there are Raknominations. That stands for Random Acts of Kindness. One...
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Tree toppled by floods shows land at Upton St Leonards unsuitable for homes,...
VILLAGERS say a fallen and flooded tree only adds to evidence that its site in Upton St Leonards is totally unsuitable for housing. Dozens of Upton residents have protested to Stroud District Council...
View ArticleRedoubling of Gloucestershire rail line between Kemble to Swindon delayed
A £45 million project to end the "West's rail bottleneck" and boost the economy of Gloucestershire will take four months longer than first planned after engineers were called away to deal with repair...
View ArticlePrince William goes on boar-hunting trip
Princes William and Harry are on a weekend shooting trip to hunt wild boar, according to a national newspaper. The Royals will be hunting stag, boar and partridge just days before launching a wildlife...
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Widden Old Boys do the hard yards - a massive hot dog
Rugby players are used to putting their bodies on the line. But for the players of Widden Old Boys RFC the danger was to stomachs, and possibly waste lines rather than heads, or shoulders or knees. The...
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Gloucestershire Fire brigade rescue woman from flood-surrounded home in...
An elderly woman was rescued from her home in Sandhurst Lane, in Sandhurst this morning. The Gloucestershire Fire brigade had been contacted by her relatives asking for help as the lady's property was...
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Forest of Dean MP, Mark Harper, quits as Immigration Minister after employing...
FOREST of Dean MP, Mark Harper, has resigned from his role as Immigration Minister after employing an illegal immigrant. He handed his notice into the Prime Minister today after being told his cleaner...
View ArticleRBS 6 Nations: England cruise past Scotland
Scotland 0 England 20 ENGLAND put their RBS 6 Nations campaign back on track with a comprehensive victory over Scotland. Luther Burrell and Mike Brown scored a try apiece while Owen Farrell booted a...
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Porsche snapped floating down A417 at Maisemore by bemused coastguard
Rescue teams saw a Porsche battling through flood waters on the closed A417 at Maisemore. Chepstow Coastguard were patrolling the A417 when they spotted a driver in Porsche trying to navigate the...
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Gloucester's young readers turn out for favourite author Cathy Cassidy
Cakes and pictures are not normally accompaniments to author signings in bookshops but young booklovers brought them to Waterstones in Gloucester's Eastgate Street at the weekend. They were there for a...
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RBS 6 Nations: England head coach Stuart Lancaster praises Billy Twelvetrees
Scotland 0 England 20 BILLY Twelvetrees has been praised by England head coach Stuart Lancaster after the impressive win over Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday. The Gloucester centre's developing...
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