Circle of 13 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Police officers from forces across the South West are to receive training to prepare them for riots. Police horses, dogs and a helicopter will be used to add realism during the two-day courses at Moreton-in-Marsh Fire College, Gloucestershire. Some officers will take on the role of hostile crowds in real-life scenarios such as raves, demonstrations and disorder at football matches. Missiles and petrol...
BBC News (Free subscription) | yesterday
A number of Gloucestershire councils confirm they have investments with troubled Icelandic banks.
Bordeaux-Undiscovered (Free subscription) | yesterday
The duck season began on September 1st and I joined Steve Batt on an organised shoot at Chessgrove Shooting with a few friends. Chessgrove is also a working Gloucestershire farm which sits on the borders of the Royal Forest of Dean and grows cereals and keeps livestock. Steve Batt is a highly competent shooting coach of many years experience and we knew we were in excellent hands. We came away with...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Villages in Gloucestershire set up fuel clubs to combat rising energy prices.
PJC Journal (Free subscription) | 10/07/2008
Police officers from forces across the South West are to receive training to prepare them for riots. Police horses, dogs and a helicopter will be used to add realism during the two-day courses at Moreton-in-Marsh Fire College, Gloucestershire.
nicolaswebb.com (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
South Gloucestershire Council has been told (or dictated to) by central Government that they need to provide more travellers sites. This issue came up at this evenings Parish Council meeting as three of the identified sites are in Pilning. The real revelation though came when we were told that when planning where to locate travellers sites issues such as flood plains and greenbelt development
Letchworth Girls' Rugby (Free subscription) | 10/06/2008
Those of you who make it to region may find a familiar face managing one of the opposition teams. Apparently Joe, having returned to college, has now taken up the offer to help with the coaching of the Gloucestershire county team and the management of South West North. As Joe has already worked with East he now has a complete set of cardinal points for his CV! Seriously this is quite a coup for our...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
A cancer patient has received an apology from a hospital for not diagnosing his condition earlier. Father-of-three Jonty Leathwood, 26, was diagnosed with a thrombosis in January 2006 at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital but it was not until six months later cancer was spotted.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
Gloucestershire's health watchdog has called on the Government to make hospitals in the UK keep accurate records of knife related assaults.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
A Fruity exhibition has launched at the Gloucester Folk Museum. "Apple of my Eye" features paintings, drawings, ceramics, photographs and other mediums, all on the theme of apples and their connection to Gloucestershire.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
St PETER's Church on Black Dog Way in Gloucester is holding a table-top sale in aid of Church funds today at 10.30am. Entry is free and refreshments will be available at the sale. (c) 2008 Citizen Gloucestershire, The. Provided by ProQuest LLC.
Cotswold Chatterblog (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
[ October 23, 2008; 10:30 am to 6:00 pm. ] Thursday 23rd October 10.30 am. Simon Chorley Art & Antiques, Prinknash Abbey Park, Gloucestershire GL4 8EX The next general art and antiques sale at Simon Chorley promises to offer something for every pocket and every interest with the usual collections of privately sourced material containing a few surprises. The sale opens with a very good book section...
Cotswold Chatterblog (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
[ October 4, 2008 to October 11, 2008. ] Saturday 4th October - Saturday 11th October 2008 - The Town Hall, Market Square, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire GL55 6AN A significant exhibition of fine silver, covering a century of Guild of Handicraft work by the Hart dynasty, a guild of silversmiths working in the North Cotswolds in Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire. On view will be an unique selection...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
A team of parachutists from Gloucestershire celebrate the 170th anniversary of England's first known successful parachute jump.
ECB (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
Gloucestershire all-rounder David Brown has signed a two-year contract extension which will keep him at Bristol until the end of 2010.
