Citizen Gloucestershire, The back issues from May 2007:
Appeal over hall meeting
May 09, 2007 ... A Village hall will hold its AGM next week. The management committee of Eastcombe Village Hall ...
Tips on coping with bereavement
May 09, 2007 ... An information event will be held in Stroud tomorrow to helppeople who are coping with bereavement. The event, entitled Now What? Coping with the Loss of a Loved One,will run from 10am to 2pm at Stroud's Subscription Rooms. Sponsored by Gloucestershire Rural Community Council ...
Klb gearing up for eastlands showpiece
May 09, 2007 ... Katharine Lady Berkeley School's Under-16 girls' football teamwill play in the English Schools FA Cup Final at Manchester City FCtomorrow. The team has had a remarkable path to the final, as KLB onlystarted playing competitive girls' football this season afterbecoming an ...
Boss upbeat over promotion
May 09, 2007 ... Lydney Town have received help from Hellenic League secretaryBrian King as they seek a Premier League spot. The Division One West champions are still waiting to see if theywill be promoted as floodlights are not yet installed at theirRecreation Ground home. But manager Stuart ...
Swans chief foxwell hoping for midlands
May 09, 2007 ... Promoted Slimbridge are hoping for Midland Division football nextseason after they secured the Hellenic Premier title. The Swans could face Southern League derbies against Bishop'sCleeve, Cinderford Town, Cirencester Town and Evesham United if theygo into Division One ...
Final hurdle awaits college
May 09, 2007 ... Hartpury College's senior football first team take on Team Bath FCin the final of the British Universities Sports Association (BUSA)Championship at Loftus Road this evening (5pm). Hartpury will be aiming to cap a memorable year and maintain theirunbeaten record in the West Country ...
Nixon steps up in her quest for racing glory
May 09, 2007 ... Michelle Nixon from Little Malvern is continuing her hunt tobecome a top woman racing driver after signing for the high profile2007 Dunlop Mini Challenge. After taking an impressive third in the 2006 Formula Woman NoviceChampionship, Nixon, 24, has made the step up and bought a BMW ...
Problem-hit drew hails driver cole
May 09, 2007 ... Damian Cole, with Bream's Craig Drew alongside, got his BTRDAcampaign back on track with a fine third overall on the BettaSomerset stages. The 115 crews left Minehead for 11 special stages, including tworuns up the Porlock Toll Road. Cole and Drew, in the Get Connected Accent ...
Hartpury's eyes on trophy prize
May 09, 2007 ... Hartpury College Under-19s have reached the British Collegesfinal. They wrapped up a hard-fought 17-8 home win over Coleg Sir Gr toset up a showdown with Truro College at Castlecroft today. Hartpury centre Greg King coasted through the defence to score onhis return from the ...
Weary hill face up to final
May 09, 2007 ... Coney Hill head into tonight's GRFU County Plate final against StMary's Old Boys with mixed emotions. The clash at Clifton RFC (6.30pm) will be the climax to a longseason for the South West Two West champions. They go into the gameon the back of Sunday's 31-15 win over Widden Old ...
Smith rips through Newent
May 09, 2007 ... Hatherley and Reddings thirds got off to a flying start inDivision Five of the 3D Sports County League. Smith took four for 35 as they bowled out Newent seconds for 100.They did not lose a wicket in their winning reply, Court making anunbeaten half-century. Highnam Court lost ...
Foresters out to set cup record straight
May 09, 2007 ... Cinderford aim to make it third time lucky when they lock hornswith Dings Crusaders in the GRFU RoadChef County Cup final atClifton's Cribbs Causeway ground tonight (8pm). The Foresters have lost to Lydney in the last two County Cupfinals and face another tough task against their ...
Town folk prepare for future oil crisis
May 09, 2007 ... Stroud is to pioneer the way to a greener future, with a new grouplooking at how the town's residents can prepare for a future withoutoil. The town is one of only a dozen in the UK that have declaredthemselves Transition Towns, and are preparing for the inevitable oilcrisis, said ...
Could you be a foster carer?
May 09, 2007 ... Caring people are being asked to provide a home for olderchildren, teens and children with complex needs. Gloucestershire County Council is calling for more people acrossthe county to step up the challenge of becoming foster carers. The drive coincides with Foster Care ...
Booting back in the town
May 09, 2007 ... Bargain hunters will be in their element at sales in Stroud thissummer. Car boot sales will take place on Saturdays throughout the seasonat the Marling School ...
Car blaze is put out
May 09, 2007 ... Gloucester firefighters tackled a car blaze yesterday at 12.59pm. An appliance from Gloucester was detained at the fire ...
Aid for the dragon boat races
May 09, 2007 ... City businesses are teaming up with a county charity for a dragonboat regatta this month. The Gloucestershire branch of Clic Sargent is hosting the annualevent at Gloucester Docks on May 20. And businesses have joined forces to offer a range of prizes. The Angel Chef, ...
Boffin Peter strikes gold with creation
May 09, 2007 ... A Ross-on-wye inventor has "outstripped" competition from aroundthe world to scoop a top prize. Peter Martin won a gold medal at the International Exhibition ofInventions in Geneva for his patented RE:tie concept. The novel idea is a redesign of the security strip used on ...
We're nuts about cars, say classic show fans
May 09, 2007 ... Petrolheads turned out in force for an event in Stroud. St Rose'sSchool, in Beeches Green, played host to classic cars and motorbikesat the event, nicknamed Wheel Nuts 2007. From 11am until 5pm enthusiasts explored the range of vehicles nooffer. A spokeswoman for the event ...
Course to put you in power line
May 09, 2007 ... Newent residents are being invited to get clean and green at acourse on renewable energy for householders. Save Our Scenery, a campaign group for protecting the locallandscape, is organising the short course of six talks forhouseholders considering or about to install small-scale ...
Academic to take up role
May 09, 2007 ... A New clergywoman and academic is due to be installed atGloucester Cathedral. Next month the Rev Dr Charlotte Mary Methuen will be installed asthe first Canon ...
Mill to go on show
May 09, 2007 ... The largest working water mill in Gloucestershire, at Dunkirk Millnear Nailsworth, will be open to the public on Saturday ...
Firm fights birth cases
May 09, 2007 ... Birth injury cases in the county are on the rise, claims asolicitors' firm. A South West-based firm has revealed that it is currently dealingwith 50 such cases, double the number it was handling two years ago,including ...
Licensed to donate
May 09, 2007 ... County pupils are set to present just under pounds300 to charityafter organising a James Bond night. Year 13 applied business studies pupils at Tewkesbury ...
Site joins in protest
May 09, 2007 ... Campaigners have launched a website as an information point forpeople keen to join the fight to stop a new housing estate ...
Choirs unite at evensong
May 09, 2007 ... Voices from three counties will combine at a Cathedral service. The three ...
Collectors help care
May 09, 2007 ... Volunteers and staff will be out in force for the rest of the weekraising money for a national charity. Red Cross Appeal Week, the annual fundraising drive for theBritish Red Cross, runs until Saturday and collections will be ...
Entry planned
May 09, 2007 ... Painswick is to enter this year's Bledisloe Cup for best ...
Plaque to catholic martyrs is unveiled
May 09, 2007 ... A Key part of Gloucester's religious history has been commemoratedwith a special ceremony. Plaques to Gloucester Catholic martyrs and the foundation of aCatholic chapel were unveiled at St Peter's Catholic Church in LondonRoad after a mass led by the Right Rev Declan Lang, the ...
Charity race postponed
May 09, 2007 ... A Relay for Life planned this summer by the Stroud branch ofCancer Research UK has been postponed until next year. The ...
Churches in unity night
May 09, 2007 ... A United sung eucharistfor Ascension Day will be held for Stroud'sAnglican churches in St ...
Show still on despite damage to bandstand
May 09, 2007 ... Organisers of a brass band concert in Gloucester say the show willgo on despite the shocking graffiti daubed on the Park bandstand. Organisers of the event, to be held on Sunday, are undaunted bythe offensive slogans which were sprayed across the bandstand overthe bank holiday ...
City council services 'inferior to districts'
May 09, 2007 ... A Satisfaction survey which tests how residents feel about councilservices has painted a bleaker picture for Gloucester than itsdistrict council counterparts. Although residents' satisfaction levels with individual GloucesterCity Council services have increased over the past three ...
Iron swans are stolen
May 09, 2007 ... A Gloucester woman who has had two iron swan figures stolen fromher garden is appealing for ...
Parrot saved from a tree
May 09, 2007 ... Firefighters from Tewkesbury were called on to rescue an escapedparrot from a tree. The crew took nearly an ...
Choir starts on top note
May 09, 2007 ... Gloucester and District Christian Choir began its new season ofconcerts in style with a performance at Redmarley Parish Church. The two-hour concert featured a range of Christian and non-Christian music. The choir was formed ...
Charity to seek help
May 09, 2007 ... Stroud residents will be asked to put their hands in their pocketsfor charity next week. Christian Aid Week runs from May 13 to 19 and volunteers fromchurches will be calling on homes across Stroud ...
'Dog raised alarm as girl was being raped'
May 09, 2007 ... An 18-year-old girl has told a jury how a terrifying rape ordealwas ended by a dog. Springer spaniel Maddie was being taken for a walk by owner JohnSmith when she disturbed Lee Woodward in the process of brutallyraping the girl, a jury at Gloucester Crown Court was ...
Nick Lincs up to help walk team
May 09, 2007 ... Gloucester rugby player Nick Wood is throwing his considerableweight behind walkers taking part in Cheltenham's Circular Challenge. Walkers Andrea Holroyd, Sandra Morris, Mary Henton-Murphy andSandy Roberts will be tackling five miles of the route on behalf ofthe Leukaemia and ...
Tim has washing brief for big clash
May 09, 2007 ... This Saturday will see Gloucester run out at rugby headquartersfor the biggest club match of the season. Thousands of fans across the county are building up to thePremiership Final at Twickenham, where the Cherry and Whites willtake on rivals Leicester. The stakes are high - ...
What am I bid for a box at twickers?
May 09, 2007 ... A Longlevens church minister is offering fans the chance to watchSaturday's match at Twickenham from the luxury of a specialhospitality box. Steve Austin-Sparks, the minister of Kendal Road Baptist Church,Longlevens, and chaplain of Gloucester Rugby, is auctioning the prizefor ...
Extra tickets go on sale to answer rush
May 09, 2007 ... Another 2,000 tickets for Saturday's big game are up for grabs. Tickets for the Twickenham clash have been on sale since Monday,when club members and season ticket holders queued in the rain from5am to snap up the whole allocation of 8,500. From today, an extra 2,000 tickets ...
Coroner will probe fashion icon's death
May 09, 2007 ... The death of Painswick fashion icon Isabella Blow has beenreferred to the Gloucestershire coroner - leading to speculation onthe cause of her death. One of fashion's most eccentric characters, Isabella Blow died atGloucestershire Royal Hospital on Monday, aged 48. She was ...
Boy stayed on roof for five hours
May 09, 2007 ... A Boy who hurled both tiles and abuse during a five-hour stint ontop of a Gloucester bungalow roof has been remanded in the care ofthe local authority. The 13-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, climbed uponto the bungalow roof after an altercation with a member of ...
'Green wonder hero' flattered by poll win
May 09, 2007 ... Stroud-based Dale Vince said he was flattered to have been votedthe most inspiring business leader in an online poll. Mr Vince, founder of environmentally-friendly energy providerEcotricity, won 60% of the vote in a poll by the New Statesmanmagazine as part of the annual Edge ...
Villagers are on a roll with cheese tradition
May 09, 2007 ... A Stroud village opened summer festivities in the traditionalstyle at the weekend. Villagers in Randwick marked the start of the annual Wapfestivities with its famous cheese-rolling. The congregation at St John the Baptist Church saw three doubleGloucester cheeses blessed ...
Anyone for coffee?
May 09, 2007 ... A Coffee morning will be held on Saturday in the Church Hall atSt Matthew's Church, Cainscross, from 10am to noon. The social event will include a raffle, as ...
Night out will be soup-er
May 09, 2007 ... Food lovers will be testing their taste buds at an unusual eventin Stroud on Saturday. A soup tasting will take place at St Alban's ...
Quiz to fund new it gear
May 09, 2007 ... A Pub quiz will raise funds for a local school. The annual Eastcombe School Association quiz will take place atthe village's Lamb Inn on ...
Radio station gears up for move into home
May 09, 2007 ... Stroud's community radio station is a step closer to going on airafter securing its own premises. "Behind the scenes the volunteers who run the station have beenbeavering away to make the dream a reality," said Claire Penketh,station manager at Stroud FM, the town's first community ...
Slavery peal is tolled
May 09, 2007 ... The bells rang out over Stroud on Bank Holiday Monday tocommemorate the abolition of the slave trade. The Gloucester and Bristol Diocesan Association of Church BellRingers rang a full peal of the ...
MP to meet residents
May 09, 2007 ... Stroud Mp David Drew will meet with Dursley residents on Friday. Mr Drew will hold a surgery from 6pm and residents are ...
So where has all the spare time gone?
May 09, 2007 ... For The first time in living memory, most people had to wait untilFriday afternoon to get their city council election results lastweek. We're told that the delay had something to do with new technology.But hang about. Isn't that supposed to speed things up? Of course,I've long ...
Richians pay tribute to former president
May 09, 2007 ... On A glorious April day when temperatures soared to 25C, the OldRichians' Association held their 65th dinner in the school hall. This year's dinner was held in the memory of David Hook, pastpresident and chairman, who sadly died last year at the age of 45. David's father, Bill, ...
War memorial may be givenlisted status
May 09, 2007 ... The recently refurbished war memorial could be getting recognitionfrom English Heritage. Wotton's war memorial has spent the last few months havingalterations made to its surround and now the 87-year-old monumentcould be about to receive special protection. English Heritage, ...
'Your friends placed their trust in you and you let them down in the most awful way'
May 09, 2007 ... Royal British Legion conman Edward Portlock faces jail afterdefying a judge's ruling to pay back pounds2,288 to the war veteranshe cheated. Senior legal sources have revealed that the 73-year-old formervice-chairman of the Hardwicke branch of the Legion is likely to goto prison ...
Legion crook facing prison
May 09, 2007 ... Disgraced former British Legion vice-chairman Edward Portlockfaces jail after flouting a judge's order to repay the war veteranshe cheated. The 73-year-old was told to repay the pounds2,288 he collected fora trip to the Normandy D-Day beaches but pocketed instead ....
Future is bleak for pub trade - brewer
May 09, 2007 ... A Forest of Dean brewer has issued a stark warning over the futureof the area's traditional pubs as numbers throughout the Deancontinue to fall. Don Burgess, head brewer at the Freeminer Brewery at Cinderford,said he feared more pubs are set to go the way of The Pike House,Berry ...
It's just great being a grandmother!
May 09, 2007 ... Be warned! This week's column is being written in a happy haze! No, I'm not drunk - it's only 7 am. I'm a brand-new grandmother! Heather and Tom presented us with a grand-daughter very early Monday morning. Fortunately, I prepared part of a column in advance(since we've had ...
Time of change for parish church
May 09, 2007 ... The Hard work of all who serve Lydney parish was toasted at theannual church meeting. Vicar of Lydney, the Rev Paul Youde, gave thanks for all the workundertaken by the priests who have helped him in a time of localupheaval for the parish. Residents gathered to thank two ...
Festival success
May 09, 2007 ... Adventure seekers had the chance to try out some thrilling Forestactivities at the second Dean Outdoors Festival. More than 600 visitors attended the ...
Carnival's spot on in line-up of characters
May 09, 2007 ... The party was in full swing at Woolaston over the bank holiday asthe annual carnival came to town. Floats and costumes brought a blaze of colour to the village as101 Dalmatians shared the stage with Humpty Dumpty and Robin Hood. Lucas Jones, nine, was awarded the honour of ...
'Shabby act' which shamed a legion man
May 09, 2007 ... 'SHABBY, selfish and dishonest.' Those are the words of a judge describing the actions of TedPortlock, the disgraced former Royal British Legion member. The former Royal Marine conned thousands of pounds from hisbrothers in arms in a despicable swindle. They had handed ...
One rule for them but another for us
May 09, 2007 ... It is very sad that another large area of farmland near Gloucesteris to be developed, i.e. built on. It is not surprising that Gloucester city Council is attempting tooverturn Stroud District Council's planning decision on the Hunt'sGrove urban village. However, the attitude ...
Jo and Brian are winners
May 09, 2007 ... Jo Baker and Brian Dorey were the winners of the Monday Duplicateat Ross Bridge Club. Their score of 59.43 per cent pushed Paul Ford and Guy van derGucht (57.63) into second with Susette Allin and Dave Weller (56.55)third. Pat and Mel Phillips (56.36) and Rosemary ...