Citizen Gloucestershire, The back issues from October 2007:
Flood pet rescue on TV
Oct 01, 2007 ... Flood victims from Tewkesbury will appear on television in aprogramme about how their cats were rescued. The BBC1 programme Animal 24:7 is to show footage of John Badhamhaving his cat saved from his home in Abbey Terrace. His neighbour, Gill Shelley, will ...
Simon's stepped off rural beat role
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Forest of Dean policeman who has pounded the beat for 33 yearsis hanging up his handcuffs. PC Simon Bailey is retiring as rural beat officer for the Newentarea after more than three decades policing the district. But his experience will continue to benefit the force and ...
Rules on conkers are simply bonkers
Oct 01, 2007 ... One of my loyal readers (the other one is on holiday) phoned meregarding the demise of conkers in the school playground. Of course, the conker ban is nothing new, as they've beendiscouraged for some years now. But his point was, kids arecriticised for spending their time playing ...
Oh la la! I've gone up dans le monde!
Oct 01, 2007 ... Tewkesbury's town crier, Mike Kean-Price, is also one of my BartonFayre cronies and he recently informed me that, on one occasion in mylife, I had been rich, titled ... and French! No, Mike wasn't putting me under regression like some quackhypnotist. It seems I had unknowingly been ...
Kings takes centre stage
Oct 01, 2007 ... My good mates at The New Olympus Theatre won't mind me sayingthis, but a lot of people still think that when the New Olympuscloses for the last time, it will be the end of live theatre inGloucester. Not only will the Gloucester Operatic and Dramatic Society stillbe around in some ...
The sound of silence
Oct 01, 2007 ... I See the famous mime artist, Marcel Marceau, ...
Plant a tree for posterity
Oct 01, 2007 ... Gloucestershire celebrations to commemorate the county'smillennium will be leaving a lasting mark. The Gloucestershire 1,000 group, which believes the county wasformed 1,000 years ago this year, will be working with The WoodlandTrust to encourage residents to sponsor a tree to ...
Sides clash on take-up of jabs
Oct 01, 2007 ... Public health chiefs and a private immunisation company are atloggerheads over the need for single jabs of measles, mumps andrubella. Desumo, which offers single jabs for a fee, says it has seen a bigleap in the number of children coming forward for a measles jab thannormal from ...
Woman forged her neighbour's cheques
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Woman conned her frail and elderly neighbour out of pounds10,000by forging her signature on cheques, Gloucester Crown Court hasheard. Jane Iles, 41, of Cheltenham Road, Longlevens, admitted takingadvantage of Joan Baynes, 78, by taking control of her chequebook. Giles ...
Four are arrested in drugs swoop
Oct 01, 2007 ... Police have seized heroin and crack cocaine during a house raid inQuedgeley. Four people have been charged with supplying drugs following theoperation. A quantity of cash was also seized by officers. Eight members of the Forest and Gloucester Division's drugs unitand ...
Superb stand a roaring success
Oct 01, 2007 ... The wait was finally over as thousands of fans crowded intoKingsholm's new C&G Grandstand for the Guinness Premiership game withWorcester. The unveiling of the ambitious pounds10 million project has beeneagerly anticipated by Gloucester fans for months - and I was luckyenough to ...
They should lead by example
Oct 01, 2007 ... I write about the article on Innsworth Parish Council (TheCitizen, September 19). People from the parish council did turn up and the language theyused was inappropriate, especially as there were young childrenaround at the time. If this is how some of our parish councillors ...
So many people came together
Oct 01, 2007 ... I read a letter from the chairwoman of the parish council (TheCitizen, September 19). I would just like it to be known exactly whathappened in our parish during this time. Many members of our community came together, both young and old,as I suspect many communities throughout ...
Action day tackles arrears problem
Oct 01, 2007 ... Tenants behind with their rent have been shown a way out of theirproblems. Gloucester City Homes' income management team worked with tenants on an arrears action day last week. The action days take place every month and are designed to helpreduce rent arrears owed to GCH, ...
Chairman to be elected
Oct 01, 2007 ... A New chairman will be elected for Gloucestershire PoliceAuthority's standards committee on Thursday. The committee will meet at ...
Stop squabbling over water help
Oct 01, 2007 ... Can this argument finally be put to bed? I find myself yet againreading about the wonderful work Paul Ockelton and his helpers didfor the community of Innsworth. They were not the only people doing anything to help the communityduring this most trying of times. I would just ...
Children should get some credit
Oct 01, 2007 ... I am writing this letter to express my disgust at how the parishcouncil is taking credit for all the help during the water crisis. By doing this, it has taken credit from the real people of thecommunity - for example, the children who not only helped load upcars that were ...
I have fears for residents' fate
Oct 01, 2007 ... I write with grave concerns over the actions/reactions ofInnsworth Parish Council at the September meeting. I attended the meeting with the intention of possibly joining theparish council to do my bit for the parishioners of Innsworth. No one said anything about having to wear ...
Pupils' harvest help
Oct 01, 2007 ... Children from a Gloucester primary school will be holding aharvest festival, with all the contributions going to elderly anddisadvantaged people. Pupils at Kingsholm Primary will be visiting St Catherine's ...
Legion pair 'in party clash'
Oct 01, 2007 ... Two Royal British Legion members have denied using threateningbehaviour at a New Years' Eve party. David Edwards, 59, from Temple Way, Lydney, and Paul Currall, 52,from Hill Street, Lydney, have both pleaded not guilty at GloucesterMagistrates' Court to charges of threatening ...
New hotel planned in bid to transform site
Oct 01, 2007 ... Another new hotel is set to be built on the outskirts ofGloucester. Outline plans for a 100-bedroom complex, with 3,000sq metres ofoffice space, 14 town houses, a football pitch and pavilion will bedebated by city councillors tomorrow night. If they give the plans the ...
Man cleared
Oct 01, 2007 ... Quedgeley man Adam Bhaiyat has been cleared of handling stolenproperty after prosecutors decided there was not enough ...
Soldiers happy to be home from Iraq
Oct 01, 2007 ... Two Gloucestershire soldiers, who have been serving in Iraq sinceMay, are looking forward to being reunited with their families afterflying back to the UK today. Trooper James Hagley, 25, from Newent, and Corporal Chris Davies,23, from Lydney, have been serving in Iraq with the ...
Cafod harvest aid for Zimbabwe's poor
Oct 01, 2007 ... Catholics in Gloucestershire are raising urgent funds for CAFOD'sZimbabwe emergency appeal. The appeal follows a poor harvest forecast with one in threepeople expected to be without food by March. CAFOD - the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development - has nowtaken the ...
Euro-vote group to join London rally
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Group which say people should have a right to vote on the EUwill be travelling to London to voice their opinions. The Gloucestershire Pro-referendum Group handed out more than1,000 leaflets around Cheltenham in a bid to drum up support. They will be heading to London in a bus ...
Love of life has fired bob's long ministry
Oct 01, 2007 ... Forest churchgoers have marked a quarter-century of service from areader whose enthusiasm for the ministry remains as strong as ever. Bob Harris has celebrated 25 years since becoming a reader in theChurch of England and admits it is his love of life that keeps himcoming back to ...
Horse riders in project to open more Forest paths
Oct 01, 2007 ... Horse enthusiasts hoping to re-establish forgotten bridlewaysacross the Forest of Dean say encouraging more people into the saddleis worth pounds13 million to the area. The ambitious project aims to increase the number of horse ridersin the Forest, help the environment and boost ...
Dozens turn up for launch of park group
Oct 01, 2007 ... There was a big turnout at the first meeting of a group to lookafter a Stroud park. Around 40 people attended the meeting on Friday to establish theFriends of Park Gardens group. Park Gardens, on Slad Road, is a popular recreational facility,but has been repeatedly targeted ...
Mystery over drugs that killed ex-chemist
Oct 01, 2007 ... The source of the barbiturates that killed a retired Dursleypharmacist remained a mystery at his inquest. How and when Peter Bye got hold of the outdated drug and why hetook it could not be ascertained, said deputy Gloucestershirecoroner, David Dooley. He recorded an open ...
Drivers snub hit and run victim
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Berkeley mum has spoken out after passing motorists failed tostop when her 11-year-old son was knocked from his bike on his way toschool. Oscar Pollard broke his collarbone when he was the victim of a hitand run as he pedalled along the Berkeley bypass towards the Vale ...
Visit gives children a shoo-per time!
Oct 01, 2007 ... Pupils have been using their imagination and getting inspired withthe help of a real-life author. Children's author Shoo Rayner visited Whitminster School to talkabout the creative process of writing and illustrating a book. The school, which has 100 pupils, played host to the ...
Farmers welcome aid
Oct 01, 2007 ... Farming leaders have welcomed help from the Prince of Wales inraising pounds600,000 to aid those hit by the foot-and-mouth crisis. National Farmers' Union (NFU) president Peter Kendall hasdescribed the prince's gesture as "wonderfully generous". He said: "It once again ...
Driver on drink charge
Oct 01, 2007 ... A 23-year-old Coleford man has been charged with drink driving. The man was stopped by police on the ...
Thieves take saw
Oct 01, 2007 ... Police are appealing for information after a chainsaw was stolenfrom a barn near Elton Road, Cinderford. The barn which is in a field next to the road was broken intobetween September 14 and September 26. The ...
Window smashed
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Greenhouse has been vandalised in Mill Row, Lydbrook. The greenhouse window was smashed when a large stone was hurledthrough it on September 27, ...
Couple cop pounds3,000 in 200-mile charity ride
Oct 01, 2007 ... Two police officers who live at Huntley have raised thousands ofpounds for sufferers of Motor Neurone Disease after completing agruelling 200-mile bike ride. Gloucester police officers Inspector Sarah Johnson and herhusband, Acting Inspector Andy Johnson, raised the money ...
Tears as Lisa bench tribute is unveiled
Oct 01, 2007 ... Friends wiped tears from their eyes as playgroup childrencelebrated the arrival of a bench in memory of young mum LisaWilliams. The excitement as the boys and girls at Leonard Stanley welcomedthe new seat was tinged with deep sadness as the adults rememberedvillage mother-of-two ...
Chance to see hall changes
Oct 01, 2007 ... An Open day tomorrow will show off the newly upgraded WhitminsterVillage Hall. Residents and potential users of the refurbished building will bewelcome to inspect the improvements from 3pm to 10pm. John Jones, chairman of the hall committee, said the hall wasbuilt in ...
Whodunnit boosts link
Oct 01, 2007 ... The latest fund-raiser for the Minchinhampton Nkokoto link willtake place at the weekend. A murder mystery evening will be held at the village Market Houseon Friday. A bar and supper will be included and tickets are available fromThe Crown and M and B Stores - both in ...
Grab a bargain at sale of baby gear
Oct 01, 2007 ... Bargains will be up for grabs when a playgroup holds its nearly-new sale of children's and babies' equipment, clothes and toys. The Amberley Playgroup and Toddler Group will be running itsfundraiser at the Amberley ...
'Craig was such a great lad'
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Mother has spoken of her devastation after her teenage son diedin a car accident in the early hours of Saturday. In a loving tribute to 19-year-old Craig Newton, his mother,Louise Hughes, said: "He was such a friendly, genuine lad and a realjoker too. "I keep thinking that ...
I'll never see Craig again
Oct 01, 2007 ... Heartbroken mother Louise Hughes has paid a tearful tribute to her19-year-old son who has died after a car accident. Popular Longlevens teenager Craig Newton died in hospital afterhis Mitsubishi Lancer veered off the road and struck a ...
Players remember talented teammate
Oct 01, 2007 ... Devastated footballers came together in an emotional tribute toCraig, their teammate. The teenager had been set to play for Churchdown Panthers in a cupgame against the Cirencester-based Beaches Reserves on Saturday. The team manager, Derek Edwards, said: "Most of the lads at ...
Passenger dies after collision
Oct 01, 2007 ... A 51-year-old Gloucestershire woman was killed after her husband'smotorbike was involved in a collision with a car in Cumbria. The woman was the pillion passenger on her 52-year-old husband'sHonda when the accident happened. She was taken to Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle ...
Fleetwood is flying - beesley
Oct 01, 2007 ... Mark Beesley believes Forest Green possess the Blue SquarePremier's deadliest striker in Stuart Fleetwood. A hat-trick in Saturday's 3-1 victory over Cambridge United tookFleetwood's tally to 10 goals in 13 league games this season, andinflicted a first defeat on Jimmy Quinn's ...
Williams bemoans low confidence in camp
Oct 01, 2007 ... Lydney coach Paul Williams believes his team are lacking inconfidence after another lacklustre performance in a 21-11 victoryover National League Three South strugglers Havant at Regentsholme. He admitted the Severnsiders are not really firing in this earlypart of the season but he ...
Cornwellrages atlast-gaspslip-up
Oct 01, 2007 ... Mark Cornwell could not hide his disappointment as Cinderfordsuffered an agonising 8-6 loss at London Scottish - their first ofthe National League Three South season. The loss came with the last kick of a tight and tense match atRichmond Athletic Ground, as Scottish edged the game ...
Evans' delight at cup upset
Oct 01, 2007 ... Plan A worked for Shortwood United manager John Evans as his siderecorded a famous FA Cup victory over Gloucester City. For the second round in succession, Hellenic League Wood stunnedSouthern Premier opponents, following up their 3-0 win at Tiverton bysurprising the Tigers ...
Robinson is third in north run
Oct 01, 2007 ... In his first race since the World Championships, Nailsworthinternational Dan Robinson finished third Britain yesterday's BUPAGreat North Run. Just five weeks after his storming performance in Osaka, Japan,where he finished 11th, Robinson clocked a time of 64mins 39secs tofinish ...
Champion Wilton grateful to hester
Oct 01, 2007 ... Spencer Wilton achieved a lifetime ambition when he was crownedthe 2007 Blue Waters National Dressage Champion. The Newent rider partnered the 17.2hh Dolendo to a vital win inthe Easibed Grand Prix with a score of 70.67 per cent at StoneleighPark in Warwickshire. The ...
Irish outing has cleave targeting euros
Oct 01, 2007 ... Brooke Cleave made a successful trip to Ireland with the eight-year-old bay Westwinds Bravado. The duo contested the Necarne Castle International Junior CCI* 3day event, for riders aged 18 or under, which ran alongside seniorand pony sections at the venue in County ...
Pair take prizes at ledbury
Oct 01, 2007 ... Ledbury Hunt Pony Club's one-day event, a date rearranged fromJuly because of the bad weather, went ahead at Gadbury. There were home successes for both Emma Williams, also asuccessful mounted games rider, on Southgate Pistachio and Newent-based Mary Bisco on Welton ...
Duo make GB team
Oct 01, 2007 ... Ashleigh Bailey and Michael Barton were in the British team atthe Under-16 European Horseball Championships in France. The Newnham-on-Severn Equestrian Centre junior internationalplayers and the rest of the team faced strong opposition. They had a hard start because they were ...
Wharton's a winner
Oct 01, 2007 ... The Croome Hunt Hunter trials went ahead at Hilltop cross-countrycourse near Ledbury and attracted nearly 200 starters. Ledbury Pony Club's Rosie Wharton opened with a win in the pre-novice junior class. Results, Pre Novice Junior: 1 Rosie Wharton, Acorn; 2 ClaudiaPallett, ...
Tiggarific ride for bailiss
Oct 01, 2007 ... The first round of the Abbey Dressage autumn and winterunaffiliated championship series took place at Fiddington. The top score of the day was 70 per cent from Hanley Castle'sSylvia Bailiss on Tigga, who won the first pick and mix class ridinga Novice 21 test. Prelim classes ...
No place like home for Dean
Oct 01, 2007 ... Dean Ryan was determined to focus attention on his Gloucesterteam's third win from three Guinness Premiership games after theirderby triumph over Worcester. Head coach Ryan did not want his side's achievement to beovershadowed by the teething problems affecting the shiny ...
Paul in a rush for new career
Oct 01, 2007 ... Gloucester-bound Australian hooker Jeremy Paul has revealed thathis arrival date at Kingsholm has been pushed forward to mid-October. The 30-year-old, capped 72 times by the Wallabies, was notexpected to arrive until the end of the month but is keen to seal hismove to the ...
Trio face plot case
Oct 02, 2007 ... A Man and woman from Gloucester and a Forest of Dean man haveappeared in court charged with plotting a robbery. Anna Birt, 27, of Willow Avenue, Kelvin McDonald, 19, of NauntonRoad, and Daniel Hughes 21, of Westbury-on- ...
Tdi wins UN mine contract
Oct 02, 2007 ... Ultra Electronics, the giant defence and aerospace group whichemploys 3,000 people worldwide, is in talks to take over Cirencester-based aerospace test equipment experts BCF Designs. Yesterday Ultra confirmed that negotiations are going ahead andsaid it expected a conclusion within ...
Rugby World Cup is a winner for businesses
Oct 02, 2007 ... Rugby World Cup 2007 could prove an opportunity par excellence forone city firm, which is on target to win millions of pounds worth ofbusiness from the event. Gloucester-based Mike Burton Group is involved in the tournamentin a major way. Famously founded by and named after ...
Company puts mark on retail
Oct 02, 2007 ... Whatever England's fate in the rest of the world cup, at least onecompany from the country will be a winner at the Stade de France,which will stage the final later next month. Gloucestershire-based business Rapid Retail scored its pointsbefore a player had even taken to the pitch ...
Colt goes with a bang at staverton
Oct 02, 2007 ... Gloucestershire-based Colt Cars Mid-West is the UK's largestMitsubishi dealer group and has doubled in size over the last 12months. And managing director Rob Ayland is proud that the gleaming newstate-of-the- art dealership which has just opened at Staverton hasbecome a template ...
Do you have what it takes to go it alone?
Oct 02, 2007 ... Some people like having a boss - others like being the boss. Running your own business can be exhilarating and terrifying in equalmeasure but more and more individuals want to go it alone. In 2006more than 400,000 set up their own business. So what do you need to do before taking ...
'Your money is safe with us' says society
Oct 02, 2007 ... "How safe is my money? That's been a frequently asked question here at Chelsea BuildingSociety since the news broke that Northern Rock asked the Bank ofEngland for emergency funds a week or so ago. And the answer remainsthe same every time - very safe! There are lots of ...
Phase two of canalside office development gets under way
Oct 02, 2007 ... Robert Hitchins Limited has now commenced Phase Two of itscanalside office developments at Stonehouse Park, near Stroud, withthree buildings already under offer. Following the success of Phase One where all four buildings havebeen sold or let, The Waterfront (Phase Two) will see ...