Bring up a dog as you would your child
I HAVE had pure bred Staffordshire Bull Terriers all my life.I have grown up from a boy surrounded by them as my father bred them for showing.Not once in 36 years have I seen a Stafford show anything...
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Gove's GCSE reform sparks fresh debate
RADICAL changes to the GCSE grading system have been met with a mixed reaction in the county.Michael Gove, the Education Secretary, has suggested top GCSE marks of A* and A could be replaced by a...
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Narrowboat fundraisers go quackers for dredger at Gloucester Docks
A SEA of yellow ducks poured out of a working steam dredger in Gloucester Docks this week.Gloucester Waterways Museum's SND No 4 is Europe's oldest working steam dredger, having been built in Holland...
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Night at the Museum for visitors to Gloucester attraction
VISITORS across the city should expect to find drunken navvies, gossiping waterways women, lazy lock keepers and officious dock managers brought to life this weekend.Gloucester Waterways Museum is...
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Community litter picking drive in Gloucester
PEOPLE are being urged to keep Gloucester tidy this weekend as the city council's annual litter drive kicks into full swing.The Big City Clean Up was launched yesterday and it encourages people to pick...
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Gloucester teens admit horrific cellar attack on boy
TWO teenagers have admitted a "degrading and humiliating" attack on a boy where they threw concrete dust in his eyes, made him strip and carried out a prolonged sexual assault in a Gloucester cellar....
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Stylish new Portivo Lounge bar coming to Gloucester Docks
VINTAGE chic is on its way to Gloucester in the form of a trendy new bar. The Loungers group, based in Bristol, said it had been inundated with requests to bring its stylish brand to the city and will...
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Could Star Wars be filmed in Gloucestershire?
COULD cuddly Ewoks soon be popping up at Puzzlewood? Or will Princess Leia be seen chained up in Clearwell Caves? Film fans are all a flutter after learning the new Stars Wars film will be filmed in...
View ArticleCirencester Travelodge undergoes major works as part of £223 million...
CIRENCESTER Travelodge has undergone major works as part of a £223 million investment throughout the group.The hotel, in Burford Road, has been refurbished in three weeks and cost £170,000.The work is...
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Blake's Swan Lake dream within touching distance but help needed for...
NINE-YEAR-OLD Blake Smith found out at the weekend he has won a part on the English Youth Ballet production of Swan Lake.However the Quedgeley youngster needs to raise £420 for proper tuition,...
View ArticleMen accused of card conspiracy
THREE men have appeared at Gloucester Crown Court accused of conspiracy to steal.It is alleged the men used a bank card trap device on a bank cash machine in Cheltenham's Bath Road.Lucien Dascalescu,...
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Zara Phillips a cut above with visit to Chelsea Flower show
CUTTING a dash at this year's Chelsea Flower Show was Zara Phillips helping John Deere celebrate 50 years of mowing the nation's lawns. The company's first lawn and garden tractors began in 1963.The...
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Cheltenham drug dealer Stephen Holmes jailed for seven years
A DRUG dealer who spent nearly 12 years on the run and was eventually found working in a rehabilitation centre in Gibraltar has been jailed for seven years.Gloucester Crown Court heard Stephen Holmes...
View ArticleBadger cull in Gloucestershire scuppered by filled in setts?
CLAIMS that badger setts on one of the county's biggest country estates have been filled in could put the controversial cull on hold.Police officers are investigating a complaint about setts being...
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Mike Tindall hosts celebrity-studded Rugby for Heroes golf day
A HOST of celebrities joined Gloucester Rugby's player-coach Mike Tindall on the golf course yesterday.Tindall, married to the Queen's granddaughter Zara Phillips, was hosting a charity match in aid of...
View ArticleFacebook rumours about Matson bus stop sex attack are untrue
FEARS that a sexual assault happened in Matson on Sunday were allayed by police.An incident was reported to have happened on Friday night but police say they are satisfied that nothing occurred and...
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Gloucester Rugby: World Cup will be our shop window
PASSIONATE Gloucester supporters can launch a worldwide sales pitch during the World Cup in 2015, believes Stephen Vaughan.The Cherry and Whites' CEO believes the Kingsholm faithful will entrance a...
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Cancer claims life of young mum Vicky, 26
YOUNG mum Vicky Wakefield-Heath marked her baby son Spencer's half birthday because she knew she would not live to see him turn one.The 26-year-old from Woodchester lost her fight against cancer five...
View ArticleTeams go on the pull for Door
TEAMS will put their pulling power to the test in Stroud on Bank Holiday Monday.The Charity Truck Pull Challenge will see 13 teams attempting to pull Dairy Crest trucks along Merrywalks, which will be...
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Man suffers electric burns in explosion
INVESTIGATIONS are under way after a worker was injured in an electrical explosion at the Nu-Pro's component factory in London Road, Thrupp.The incident has now been referred to the Health and Safety...
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