Planning professionals driving up design standards in Gloucestershire
PLANNING professionals are coming together to drive up design standards in Gloucestershire. The independent local review panel has already had an input to new building developments, including the new...
View ArticleFantastic young dancers celebrate at a national competition
A GROUP of talented youngsters are celebrating after coming second in a national award. Dancers from Step N Style Pulse represented the South West at the International Dance Teachers Association...
View ArticleGames dream over for Dan Robinson
Dan Robinson has admitted defeat in his dream of making a comeback to qualify for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The two-time Olympic marathon runner from Nailsworth admitted that not only had time...
View ArticleScott Redding out to prove his MotoGP worth
SCOTT Redding wants to prove he is not a one-race wonder after finishing top rookie in his MotoGP debut. The Quedgeley race ace finished an impressive seventh on the Qatar circuit of Losail last...
View ArticleThree points for Forest Green is the only birthday present Ady Pennock wants
Victory at Southport in front of live BT Sport cameras tomorrrow evening would perfectly cap Ady Pennock's birthday celebrations. The Forest Green Rovers boss celebrates turning 43 today as he takes...
View ArticleAre you a Gloucestershire Sindie?
A new group of high earning women in their 'naughty forties' are boosting nationwide sales in erotic products, according to a new study. Sindies are Single Income Now Divorced, and are typically women...
View ArticleCinderford RFC: My experience can help us win relegation dogfight, says Davies
COACH Brad Davies hopes to use his experience of relegation dogfights to help Cinderford weather their National One storm. Cinderford welcome Loughborough to Dockham Road tomorrow (2.30pm) sitting one...
View ArticleLead thieves strike near Wotton-under-Edge
THIEVES ripped lead from a roof and grabbed three new rolls as well. They arrived at a farm just off the B4060 at Southend, near Wotton-under-Edge and removed lead from the roof of a farmhouse under...
View ArticleOld Centralians must win three of five remaining games to survive
OLD Centralians must win three of their five National Three South West games remaining if they are to stand any chance of surviving relegation. That is the view of player/coach Ben Slatter as his...
View ArticlePromotion just one game away for Lydney RFC
TEAM manager Colin Henderson is expecting it to be an emotional day tomorrow for Lydney if they secure National Three promotion, writes Laura Fell. At the start of the season coach Duncan Bell said...
View ArticleGloucester Rugby: Billy Twelvetrees will return to lead Cherry and Whites...
BILLY Twelvetrees will return to captain Gloucester in their Aviva Premiership clash with Exeter Chiefs on Saturday. The England star took centre-stage during the Six Nations but missed a return to...
View ArticleGloucester Rugby: Ryan Mills desperate to leave Cherry and Whites with...
RYAN Mills is determined to leave Gloucester with the parting gift of top-level European rugby. The utility back will join Worcester Warriors in the summer, following an injury plagued four-season stay...
View ArticleGloucester link with South Korea city could create thousands of new jobs
Millions of pounds and thousands of new jobs could flood into Gloucester when a new trade agreement is signed with the South Korean city of Paju. Gloucester mayor Chris Chatterton and Paju mayor In-Jae...
View ArticleGloucester Rugby: Jimmy Cowan - We must starve Exeter Chiefs of ball
JIMMY Cowan insists Gloucester must starve Exeter Chiefs of possession to triumph at Sandy Park today. The Devon outfit steamrolled the Cherry and Whites in October to claim a 29-12 victory at...
View ArticleGloucester Rugby: Holm Truths on the Cherry and Whites recruitment and retention
THE LATEST quintet of Cherry and White signings may have left supporters on cloud nine, but Nigel Davies reckons the club's retention policy has been equally impressive. Gloucester revealed Aled...
View ArticleHomeowners celebrate after street lighting and roads are repaired in the...
RESIDENTS are celebrating after years of putting up with faulty street lights. Bellway Homes built more than 300 properties on the old NHS site of Coney Hill Mental Hospital eight years ago but...
View ArticleGloucester Rugby: Billy Twelvetrees issues a battle cry upon his return to...
BILLY Twelvetrees has urged his Cherry and White team-mates to fight fire with fire in Gloucester's Premiership clash with Exeter Chiefs on Saturday. The England centre returns to captain Nigel Davies'...
View ArticleFrom heavy metal to heavy makeup Aron Randall cross dresses to live life as a...
Forget the no make-up selfie craze – heavy metal fan Aron Randall is taking things to new extremes by cross-dressing for a whole week to raise money for Cancer Research UK. A schoolgirl, a secretary...
View ArticleElvers back on sale in Gloucester
ELVERS are back on sale at a Gloucester fishmonger for the first time in more than 30 years. This year's bumper catch of the baby eels in the River Severn means there are more than enough to go around,...
View ArticleFate of Aldi supermarket plans for Bristol Road to be decided
ALDI bosses will be hoping that their plans for a new supermarket in Bristol Road will get the go-ahead at a meeting of councillors on Tuesday. The cut-price German supermarket is eyeing up a site on...
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