New Pope elected
A new Pope has been elected by cardinals at the Vatican after white smoke emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel this eveningThe name of the chosen candidate has not yet been announced, but...
View ArticlePolice investigate 'suspicious' Quedgeley power station fire
ARSON is suspected by police investigating a fire at an electricity sub station in Quedgeley in the early hours of yesterday morning.A suspected stolen moped was found burnt out next to a fence and is...
View ArticleTuffley grandmother Barbara Chatterton died after van driver missed M5...
POWERLESS to shift her broken-down car from the middle of the M5, a grandmother was killed when a careless driver's lorry careered into her.Ukrainian van driver Yuriy Lopatyuk missed two flashing signs...
View ArticleIllegal school parking could kill a Cheltenham child, police warn
CHILDREN could be killed if parents continue to park outside schools, police have warned.The stark message comes from officers who have received reports of drivers flouting parking laws at peak school...
View ArticleActress Susie Blake chats ahead of Cider with Rosie at Cheltenham's Everyman...
MOST actresses would not take too kindly to being interviewed in the car park of a church hall.But with the sun out, Susie Blake, dressed in a light blue shirt, sits happily on a red plastic chair with...
View ArticleFormer Cheltenham Racecourse chairman Lord Vestey implicated in horsemeat...
A company owned by former Cheltenham racecourse chairman Lord Vestey has been accused of supplying beef laced with horse meat to one of the UK's biggest catering firms.Sodexo, which has a base in...
View ArticleStereophonics gear up for gig at The Centaur in Cheltenham
IT'S 16 years since Stereophonics burst out of their South Wales hometown with their debut album Word Gets Around.Performance And Cocktails, their follow-up released two years later in 1999,...
View ArticleCheltenham Festival: Injured jockey JT McNamara in hospital with 'serious...
The climax of the Cheltenham Festival will be set alight by the Gold Cup today, with favourite Bobs Worth heading an 11-strong field. But the thoughts of many will be with leading amateur jockey JT...
View ArticleCirencester woman trapped in lift
FIRE fighters were called to Cirencester last night after a woman was stuck in a lift.Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service received a report of a woman who was trapped in a lift at Cirencester...
View ArticleWEATHER: Heavy rain and possible hail and snow in Gloucestershire
HEAVY rain and even thunder and hail could hit Gloucestershire today.This monring's rain will clear from the east to allow brighter conditions. But plenty of showers will follow again this afternoon...
View ArticleMan rescued from top of Gloucester car park
POLICE have rescued a man from the top of Bruton Way car park in Gloucester this morning.A passer by saw him on the building at about 8.30am and called emergency services.Police officers and the...
View ArticleHouse on fire in Cheltenham
A HOUSE in Cheltenham was on fire in the early hours of this morning.Fire fighters were called to a house fire in Hales Road, Cheltenham around 5.50am today.Fire engines from Cheltenham East and...
View ArticleDuke of Gloucester to represent Queen at Pope's first mass
The Duke of Gloucester will represent the Queen, his cousin, at Pope Francis's inaugural Mass.The Queen, head of the Church of England, has never attended the event but is usually represented, although...
View ArticleMeet two of Gloucester's most outstanding citizens
TWO of Gloucester's brightest and best have been commended for their contribution to the city.Last night Reyaz Limalia from Barton was named Citizen of Gloucester 2013 for almost a decade of tireless...
View ArticleChimney fire in Carlton Street Cheltenham
FIRE fighters were called out to a chimney fire in Cheltenham last night.Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service received a report around 6pm yesterday that a chimney had caught fire in Carlton...
View Article630,000 faulty dishwashers in fire risk alert
Faulty Bosch, Siemens and Neff dishwashers are at risk of catching fire - and more than a dozen fires already caused were "serious".A batch of the appliances, made between 1999 and early 2005, are at...
View ArticleChimney fire in Naunton
A CHIMNEY in Naunton caught fire last night, with fire fighters taking more than half an hour to extinguish it.Fire fighters were called to a property in Dale Street, Naunton, near Guiting Power,...
View ArticleCheltenham Town v Rotherham United: Chat and live updates
Cheltenham Town v Rotherham United Chat and live updates with Jon Palmer at the Abbey Business Stadium from 1.45pm:Cheltenham Town v Rotherham United: Chat and live updates
View ArticleGloucester boy Alex Cuthbert teaches England an attacking lesson as Grand...
WALES 30 ENGLAND 3 GLOUCESTER boy Alex Cuthbert stole two tries to break England's Grand Slam hearts – and teach Stuart Lancaster's men a vital lesson. No team can win everything without a thriving...
View ArticleGloucester's Billy Twelvetrees plays politician but must surely be an answer...
TACTFUL Billy Twelvetrees stopped short of grandstanding to solve England's midfield shortcomings in the wake of the horrendous 30-3 Wales hammering. England created less than zero on the front foot in...
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