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Cheltenham Town video: Battling Robins maintain away record
York City 0 Cheltenham Town 0 Cheltenham Town maintained their unbeaten away record with a battling goalless draw at York City this afternoon. Both teams went close to breaking the deadlock in the...
View ArticleBusking Festival hits right note in Coleford
Hundreds of people have descended on Coleford for the inaugural Busking Festival.The event, the brainchild of town councillor Nick Penny, saw a stage set up at the Clock Tower for musicians to showcase...
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Gloucester make heavy work it of against Wasps - but at least they win
GLOUCESTER 29 WASPS 22 SCINTILLATING James Simpson-Daniel scored a wonder try that in the event got Gloucester out of hole for their first Kingsholm win since February. Sione Kalamafoni produced a...
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Teenager biker from Gloucester found dead on A48 verge
An 18-year-old motorcyclist has been found dead on the roadside.The teenager, from Gloucester, was discovered by a passing motorist on a verge next the A48 near Awre.Police are appealing for...
View ArticleWoman and two children hit by car in Cotswold
A WOMAN and two children were taken to hospital after being hit by a car in the Cotswold.The boy, aged nine, and girl, aged seven, were taken to hospital after a car collided with them on the High...
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Martin Kirby Column: Examinations, Badgering and Rushing Around
WE DON'T NEED NO EDUKAYSHUN!You won't find me complaining about the long-overdue reform to examinations in English schools. Speaking as someone who even managed to fail basic stupidity, I still say...
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Beliebers descend on Hucclecote for tribute act
A Justin Bieber tribute act performed at Hucclecote Community Centre yesterday.Fans of the Canadian superstar turned up in their droves at the under 16s-only show.Songs including the hit 'Baby' went...
View ArticlePublic have their say on plans for 1,300 Leckhampton homes
HUNDREDS of people have turned out to have their say on controversial plans to build 1,300 new homes in Cheltenham.Developers put on exhibitions over the weekend about their proposals for the...
View ArticleFlood warnings for Gloucestershire
Flood warnings are in place as Gloucestershire prepares itself for another day of heavy rain.The Environment Agency put out the warning across the area on Sunday afternoon.People in Gloucestershire are...
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Cheltenham Town video: Mark Yates ahead of Fleetwood Town at home
Cheltenham Town manager Mark Yates on Fleetwood Town at home and his new loan target:
View ArticleAppeal to villagers as road closes
VILLAGERS have been urged to rally round their shop while roadworks stop through traffic. Resurfacing work from today to next Thursday, October 11 means the A466 in Redbrook will be shut in two stages....
View ArticleWidespread power cut strikes Cheltenham
A POWER cut hit over 2000 homes and businesses in Cheltenham today. The power failure was due to an underground cable fault. It was restored at 2.05pm and engineers from Western Power Distribution are...
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Missing April Jones: Machynlleth "traumatised and invaded" says local
The community of Machynlleth is traumatised by the disappearance of April Jones and the mass of police officers and media teams in the area feels like "an invasion", a local hotel owner has said. Joan...
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Finalists of Mr and Miss Gloucester 2013 revealed
The finalists for the Miss and Mr Gloucester 2013 have been chosen and are now preparing to go head to head and compete for the a place in the final of Miss and Mr England in June next year. After...
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Killer shrimp found in River Severn
A SHRIMP related to the invasive European shellfish 'killer shrimp' has been found on the River Severn at Tewkesbury.The Dikerogammarus haemobaphes, which is not native to the UK, has also been...
View ArticleBoris gets my vote for PM
COME the next general election, Boris Johnson gets my vote as new prime minister.Boris, although an excellent lord mayor of London, is the only MP who doesn't need a firework in his trousers, or the...
View ArticleChoir picture brought back memories
IN reference to the photograph of Churchdown Male Voice Choir (Echo, September 22, p22). The date of May 1972 is incorrect.In fact, the photograph was taken at the rear of the Bat and Ball in...
View ArticleLearning from history to avoid the same mistakes
RECENTLY I listened to Roger Bootle, the economist, speaking at the UKIP conference in Birmingham. He made it very clear that he had no political affiliation but is concerned about the state of the...
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Search for missing April Jones to continue overnight despite weather
Police and rescue teams will continue to search through the night for missing five-year-old April Jones, battling heavy rain and challenging terrain. After searching in vain for almost 72 hours, Dyfed...
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GCHQ Director Iain Lobban pays tribute to codebreaker Alan Turing
GCHQ DIRECTOR Iain Lobban tonight delivered a speech in tribute to cryptanalyst and mathematician Alan Turing entitled 'GCHQ and Turing's Legacy' at the University of Leeds. Alan Mathison Turing was a...
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