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10 reasons why Cheltenham is better than Gloucester

May 25, 2013
10 reasons why Cheltenham is better than Gloucester

CHELTENHAM or Gloucester? It is a local, largely friendly, rivalry that has been running for years is a question we have heard or asked at least once.We all have our opinions – mainly dependent on which side of the Golden Valley we come from &nd...
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Odeon plans for shops and homes submitted to Cheltenham Borough…

May 25, 2013
Odeon plans for shops and homes submitted to Cheltenham Borough…

PLANS to transform the derelict Odeon and Haines & Strange sites are progressing.Leckhampton Estates, which wants to build new shops and homes at the two spots, has formally submitted plans for the council to consider.It hopes to create six shops a...
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Vanja Crepuljar jailed for eight years after his part in drugs…

May 25, 2013
Vanja Crepuljar jailed for eight years after his part in drugs…

A RELENTLESS man hunt ended yesterday when the final offender of a Cheltenham drugs ring was jailed for eight years.Vanja Crepuljar was the "last piece of the jigsaw" for Gloucestershire police, who tracked him down to Sicily in a bid to brin...
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Fugitive drugs ring member jailed at last

May 25, 2013
Fugitive drugs ring member jailed at last

A RELENTLESS man hunt ended yesterday when the final offender of a Cheltenham drugs ring was jailed for eight years.Vanja Crepuljar was the "last piece of the jigsaw" for Gloucestershire police, who tracked him down to Sicily in a bid to brin...
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Odeon submits plans for shops and homes

May 25, 2013
Odeon submits plans for shops and homes

PLANS to transform the derelict Odeon and Haines & Strange sites are progressing.Leckhampton Estates, which wants to build new shops and homes at the two spots, has formally submitted plans for the council to consider.It hopes to create six shops a...
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Guinea pigs taken from nine-year-old Prestbury girl

May 25, 2013
Guinea pigs taken from nine-year-old Prestbury girl

LITTLE Issy Hofton is desperate to see the safe return of her guinea pigs after thieves made a getaway with them – while they were still in their large garden hutch.The nine-year-old from Prestbury said she wished they had taken anything other th...
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One hurt in kitchen fire

May 25, 2013

A MAN from Tewkesbury was rushed to hospital after a fire in his kitchen.Firefighters attended a property in Spring Gardens, Tewkesbury, around noon yesterday following reports of a small fire in a kitchen.Two fire engines, together with eight firefigh...
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New sports store takes over from JJB site in Cheltenham

May 25, 2013
New sports store takes over from JJB site in Cheltenham

RISING from the ashes of a former sports store, a new shop for young athletes opens its doors today.DW Sports has taken over the empty building in Gloucester Road, which housed JJB Sports until last October.And the new bosses have insisted that it will...
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Roadshow rolls into town

May 25, 2013

TREASURES will be dug out of attics and sheds for experts' eyes as Antiques Roadshow comes to Cirencester.The popular show, hosted by Fiona Bruce will be at The Royal Agricultural University from 9.30am to 4.30pm, on June 13.Admission to the event is...
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Snap up biscuits from bistro stars

May 25, 2013
Snap up biscuits from bistro stars

INDULGE in the biscuits that wowed TV food judges while helping a good cause.The Star Bistro team made it to the national finals of the ITV show Food Glorious Food with the Star Pimm's summer jelly and star tuile biscuits.Now the bistro, based at Natio...
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Windy start to four-day Gloucester Tall Ships Festival

May 25, 2013
Windy start to four-day Gloucester Tall Ships Festival

A WINDY day saw four stunning tall ships sail into Gloucester Docks yesterday for the eagerly awaited Tall Ships Festival.The four-day event got off to a flying start with thousands of people soaking up the atmosphere by the water.And despite the blust...
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Family and friends of Henry Scot Simmonds to kayak from Lechlade…

May 25, 2013
Family and friends of Henry Scot Simmonds to kayak from Lechlade…

DESPITE being complete beginners, a determined group of charity fundraisers are planning to kayak all the way from Lechlade to London.And they hope their 142-mile adventure on the River Thames will raise £5,000 for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research...
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Empty beds in Cheltenham’s Imperial Gardens spark a row between…

May 25, 2013
Empty beds in Cheltenham’s Imperial Gardens spark a row between…

FLOWER beds traditionally the glory of Cheltenham have been left empty – to the dismay of supporters.The Friends of Imperial Square and Gardens were "not happy" when the usual wallflowers failed to bloom in 10 beds as spring arrived.C...
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Cheltenham or Gloucester – which is better?

May 25, 2013
Cheltenham or Gloucester – which is better?

CHELTENHAM or Gloucester? It is a local, largely friendly, rivalry that has been running for years is a question we have heard or asked at least once.We all have our opinions – mainly dependent on which side of the Golden Valley we come from &nd...
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Mandrake’s menace is pupils’ work

May 25, 2013
Mandrake’s menace is pupils’ work

VISITORS to Fosseway Garden Centre at Moreton-in-Marsh will surely be quaking in their boots.Menacing Mandrake – a character in the animated film EPIC, which was released yesterday – will be there greet them.Swell School infants class mad...
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Jamie’s on the Edge of Football League chance

May 25, 2013
Jamie’s on the Edge of Football League chance

LONGLEVENS-based Jamie Edge has his sights on a Football League breakthrough after experiencing the extreme highs and lows of football since leaving Cheltenham Town.Both Manchester United and Arsenal were chasing the former Quedgeley Wanderers and Glou...
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Roberts working hard to win his pitch battle after tough season

May 25, 2013
Roberts working hard to win his pitch battle after tough season

THE Abbey Business Stadium pitch is finally recovering after what Cheltenham Town's head groundsman Terry Roberts regards as the toughest season of his career.A surface designed to withstand the stresses and strains of up to 40 matches played host to m...
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Cooke, Fagg turn on the style with ball to help secure first win

May 25, 2013

BRISTOL UNDER-15S 75 (32.3 overs) STROUD/ SOUTH GLOS UNDER-15S 77-5 (23.3)THREE wickets each for Chris Cooke (Winterbourne) and Nathan Fagg (Painswick) ripped through the Bristol top order and helped Stroud and South Gloucestershire set up a five-wick...
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Cheltenham Town video: Jamie’s on the Edge of Football League…

May 25, 2013
Cheltenham Town video: Jamie’s on the Edge of Football League…

Jamie Edge has his sights on a Football League breakthrough after experiencing the extreme highs and lows of football since leaving Cheltenham Town.Both Manchester United and Arsenal were chasing the former Quedgeley Wanderers and Gloucester Primary Sc...
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Cheltenham Town video: Roberts working hard to win his pitch…

May 25, 2013
Cheltenham Town video: Roberts working hard to win his pitch…

THE Abbey Business Stadium pitch is finally recovering after what Cheltenham Town's head groundsman Terry Roberts regards as the toughest season of his career.A surface designed to withstand the stresses and strains of up to 40 matches played host to m...
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Cheltenham Muslims condemn Woolwich attack

May 24, 2013
Cheltenham Muslims condemn Woolwich attack

MEMBERS of the Muslim community have spoken of their shock at the killing of a soldier in Woolwich. Drummer Lee Rigby was butchered with knives and meat cleavers near Woolwich army barracks, in an attack which took place in broad daylight on Wednesday....
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