Thu, 23 May 2013 08:29:27 GMT |
DARRYL Duffy admits he is still perplexed as to why he was frozen out at Cheltenham Town after netting 15 goals in his first season with the club.The 29-year-old is considering his options as his two-year contract at the Abbey Business Stadium draws to a close.Duffy started only three League Two matches during the 2012/13 campaign, but boss Mark Yates is still undecided as to whether he will be offered a new deal or not.The former Rangers, Hull City and Swansea City man feels he has unfinished... 
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Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:42 GMT |
IT is thought developers Stanhope PLC is looking to the SouthGate shopping centre in Bath as it prepares a £55million overhaul of Gloucester's King's Quarter.And it could do far worse, in my view. There are many similarities between the two cities. Both have a rich heritage, both have grand centrepieces in the form of a cathedral and an abbey, and both have rugby stadiums in the middle of the cities.I went to university in Bath and shopped in the high street with a student loan in my... 
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Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:57 GMT |
A NATIONAL manhunt is now under way for a suspected armed robber linked to two bank heists in Gloucester.Five counties across the UK are now searching for 49-year-old Lyndon Stein in connection with the offences.Police believe he is behind raids on buildings societies, banks and travel agents in Gloucester, Bristol, Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Oxford.Santander, in Westgate Street, was targeted on Saturday at 3pm, just a fortnight after the Leeds Building Society, in Northgate Street, was... 
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Thu, 23 May 2013 15:53:42 GMT |
CHEESE MAKER Diana Smart has been told by police not to provide a Double Gloucester for Monday's iconic downhill chase.Police have taken a hard line on cheese rollers determined to keep the daredevil tradition alive.They have persuaded grandmother Diana, 86, to break with a 25-year tradition by not supplying this year's cheese, which madcap thrill seekers have chased down Cooper's Hill for generations.Organisers of the annual spectacle said they will defy any bid to stop it, however, and police... 
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Thu, 23 May 2013 15:27:29 GMT |
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Thu, 23 May 2013 15:14:22 GMT |
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Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:55 GMT |
COUNCIL bosses have been accused of spoiling Tewkesbury Half Marathon by allowing traffic wardens to issue parking fines to some of those attending it.Nearly 1,000 people took part in Sunday's half marathon and five-mile fun run, raising thousands of pounds for charity.But fun run competitor Kevin Jones said the presence of the traffic wardens had caused the same kind of upset as last year. That saw 26 motorists issued with tickets and led to claims that the council had been heavy-handed.This... 
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Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:54 GMT |
FORMER teacher Berengaria FitzHamon-Davis fears unruly pupils attending a new school could make her life a misery.The 64-year-old has pledged to fight the proposal to open a school for troubled children in the former grammar school building in Gloucester Road, Tewkesbury.A plan has been devised to convert the building, last used by the county council, into a school for children struggling to cope with life in mainstream education.Tewkesbury School, Cleeve School and Chipping Campden School have... 
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Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:59 GMT |
A HERO army sniper from Cheltenham has been paid £100,000 compensation after the Ministry of Defence put him and his family in danger by revealing his identity.Craig Harrison agreed to do media interviews after killing two Taliban gunmen in Afghanistan from more than a mile-and-a-half away – 200ft beyond the official range of his rifle.But Ministry of Defence rules state that snipers' identities should remain secret because they are high value targets for terrorists, and Corporal... 
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Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:58 GMT |
CHELTENHAM grandmother Lindsay Sandiford has been denied Government funding for her appeal.Appeal Court judges yesterday said they had "great sympathy" for 56-year-old Sandiford, who was given a death penalty by a court in Bali in January after being found guilty of taking cocaine on to the Indonesian island.She has run out of money and cannot afford a lawyer, so appealed for Government help to fund her £6,000 appeal.It was rejected in January and Sandiford launched an appeal,... 
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Thu, 23 May 2013 07:23:44 GMT |
MORRISONS supermarket has applied to take over the former Blockbuster store – leaving question marks over another major development in Cheltenham.The food store has asked planning bosses to make changes to the former movie rental building, which closed earlier this year following financial difficulties.But the proposal to Cheltenham Borough Council has left some bemused as Morrisons was understood to be the supermarket being built in nearby North Place.If it goes ahead with both sites, it... 
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Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:00 GMT |
FREDDIE Burns must master the international rugby mindset in South America – to assert his World Cup credentials, believes Mike Catt.Attack coach Catt has challenged Gloucester fly-half Burns to direct England's play in the two-Test series against Argentina next month.World Cup-winning playmaker Catt hailed Burns' attacking credentials, admitting the 22-year-old was primed for a busy Six Nations before knee ligament injury ruled him out of the tournament.Catt has backed Burns to progress... 
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Thu, 23 May 2013 07:31:19 GMT |
CHEESEMAKER Diana Smart has been told by police not to provide a Double Gloucester for Monday's iconic downhill chase.Police have taken a hard line on cheese rollers determined to keep the daredevil tradition alive.They have persuaded Diana, 86, to break with a 25-year tradition by not supplying this year's cheese, which madcap thrill-seekers have chased down Cooper's Hill for generations.Organisers of the annual spectacle said they would defy any bid to stop it, however.Those behind the event... 
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Wed, 22 May 2013 05:00:44 GMT |
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Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:54 GMT |
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Wed, 22 May 2013 08:28:05 GMT |
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Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:56 GMT |
DOGS are being snatched from the streets of Cheltenham and Tewkesbury, an animal welfare charity has claimed.Staff at Cheltenham Animal Shelter have issued a warning to owners to be on their guard after learning dog-nappers may be in the area.They fear the animals are being used to fight one another in sick bloodsports.It is understood a silver Volkswagon Touareg has already been used to take the animals from the Charlton Kings area.And there are now warnings the vehicle has been spotted in... 
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Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:45 GMT |
BUDDING Miss England Lauren Phelps is planning to cut up her mum's wedding dress.But fear not - it's all with Michelle Phelps's blessing as she tries to help her daughter towards glory in the competition's semi-finals this weekend.And if the contest was judged on the love between a parent and child, Lauren would be a shoo-in for victory.It's Michelle's 40th birthday today and Lauren, the reigning Miss Gloucester, put pen to paper to pay tribute to her in The Citizen.She said: "Even though... 
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Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:58 GMT |
JOCKEY Philip Hide has won £58,000 in compensation after being injured in a "bizarre" fall at Cheltenham Racecourse.But the Jockey Club has attacked it as health and safety gone mad.The 39-year-old, who rode more than 400 winners during his career, suffered a shattered hip and serious head injuries when his horse fell during the Letheby and Christopher Novice Handicap Hurdle at Prestbury Park in November 2006.In what was described as a "1-in 1,000 incident", his mount... 
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Thu, 23 May 2013 05:00:37 GMT |
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