Citizen Gloucestershire, The back issues from January 2008:
Internet project hailed success
Jan 02, 2008 ... A Scheme to encourage county businesses to take full advantage ofbroadband technology has exceeded all its targets. Funded by the South West Regional Development Agency, managed byGloucestershire First and supported by local authorities and theLearning and Skills Council, ...
Doomed jam factory acquired by cider giant
Jan 02, 2008 ... A Doomed jam factory in Ledbury is set to be transformed into thebiggest apple milling plant of its kind in Western Europe. Bulmers, the Hereford-based maker of Strongbow cider, is set tojoin forces with Herefordshire agricultural firm Q Group to takeover the Robertsons fruit ...
Simone is driven to make company bigger and better
Jan 02, 2008 ... Superwoman is alive and well and working from a base inLeckhampton. Simone Mann is the co-founder and director of the multi-million pound office product supply business The Commercial Group. In just 17 years she, her brother and his friend have brought thebusiness from nothing to ...
The famous goes online
Jan 02, 2008 ... Tradition is something menswear and outfitters The Famous ofCheltenham has been proud of maintaining for 120 years. The store, which also offers school wear, wedding and eveningwear, and a hire service, celebrated 120 years in business lastyear. It has been consistently ...
Shop's marketing tool
Jan 02, 2008 ... The Little People Company is Gloucestershire's newest storeexclusively for children up to eight years old. Selling clothes, toys, books and accessories, the business is runfrom its flagship store in Nailsworth by businesswoman Emma Branch. Ms Branch knew from the beginning the ...
Sale of buildings is good sign for town
Jan 02, 2008 ... Two adjacent industrial buildings in Gannaway Lane on the NewtownIndustrial Estate in Tewkesbury have been sold for re-developmentthrough property consultants Bruton Knowles, pointing to confidencein the Tewkesbury property market. The two adjacent B1/B2 industrial units with floor ...
Help for scuba divers
Jan 02, 2008 ... An invention to improve the safety of scuba divers has helpedMcMahon Engineering boost its profits. And, thanks to a new website,sales have risen sharply as this innovative new device is now beingsold internationally as its reputation spreads. In the 1980s, Howard Tennant, keen ...
Companies team up to offer hips service
Jan 02, 2008 ... Solicitors at DF Legal in Tewkesbury are primed and ready to makethe most of new business opportunities offered by the introductionof Home Information Packs. The firm has teamed up with another Tewkesbury company, PropertySearch Group, experts in providing the searches, energy ...
Give some profits to charity says boss
Jan 02, 2008 ... Give away part of your profits to charity is what oneGloucestershire businessman is urging other county firms to do thisyear. Lea Coates from Cheltenham-based Ethical Investors Group iscalling on firms to use the season of goodwill to review the waythey operate and to introduce a ...
Family seals pounds1.8m petrol station deal
Jan 02, 2008 ... Cheltenham-based Gardner Garages Ltd, the largest independentpetrol retailer in the South West, has expanded its businessoperation into Wiltshire. The company has bought the pounds1.8 million Westacre Services inSalisbury. Gardner Garages has five other outlets-three in ...
Company scoops Ben & jerry deal
Jan 02, 2008 ... Cheltenham-based national fit-out contractor, Spacetailors, haswon a deal to refurbish Ben & Jerry's ice cream kiosks for Showcasecinemas throughout the UK. The contract worth pounds200,000 will be carried out over thenext three months. The kiosks are focal points in all of ...
Citizen editor is 'relishing' new position
Jan 02, 2008 ... The editor of The Citizen, Ian Mean, has been appointed editor-in-chief of Gloucestershire Media, the group which publishes TheCitizen together with the Gloucestershire Echo, The Forester andonline www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk. Mr Mean will remain at the helm of The Citizen ...
Brace yourselves for a tough new year
Jan 02, 2008 ... I think 2008 is going to be a tough year. We have some way togo before the impact of the credit crunch has worked through inworld economies and consumer spending is likely to be strainedthroughout the year. It is the same after any party, we have all drunk a bit too much(debt) ...
Tougher penalties for bosses employing illegal workers
Jan 02, 2008 ... Businesses employing illegal workers are being warned that theyface large fines and prison sentences in a new Government campaign. Employers will be fined up to pounds10,000 for every illegalworker they negligently hire or could face up to two years in prisonunder new rules due to ...
Stricken travel firm seeks buyer
Jan 02, 2008 ... A Buyer is yet to be announced for stricken Gloucester-basedTravelscope, which went into administration on December 21 with theloss of 270 jobs. More than 30 potential buyers were circling the travel firmbefore the New Year break and 10 were believed to be serious, but nooffer ...
'Don't worry - we'll revamp eyesore site'
Jan 02, 2008 ... Developers have reassured residents that an eyesore site in thecentre of Gloucester will still be transformed. In July planning permission was granted to transform the shabbysite of the former Kwik Save store in Northgate Street all alongBlack Dog Way and round the corner into ...
Panto stars plant trees
Jan 02, 2008 ... Panto friends have helped to make Gloucestershire a greener placethis year. Stars of The Everyman theatre's Dick Whittington panto have beensupporting the Gloucestershire 1000 campaign to plant 1000 trees tocelebrate the county's millennium birthday. As a lasting legacy of ...
More sightings of Forest boar
Jan 02, 2008 ... Sharp-eyed members of the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust haveincluded wild boar amongst their sightings. At a recent meeting the members discussed their various wildlifesightings. They also took part in a general knowledge quiz beforerefreshments of mulled wine and mince ...
Heartfelt tributes paid to executive
Jan 02, 2008 ... Tributes have been paid to distinguished legal executive RegWoolford who passed away earlier this month at the age of 95. Former colleague of Mr Woolford, Robin Morris of Rowberry MorrisSolicitors, paid tribute to the "hard-working and dedicated" Newentman. Reginald George ...
Evening will land proceeds
Jan 02, 2008 ... An evening of stories, songs and music is set to raise cash for acause which reclaims land for communities. On Common Ground, celebrating John Clare, by Hugh Lupton andChris Wood, will be staged at Stroud Subscription Rooms on Saturday,January 26, at 8pm. In a programme of ...
Learn skills in fresh air
Jan 02, 2008 ... Residents in Gloucestershire can get rid of their Christmasexcess by learning a new skill. A hedgelaying course run by the Wye Valley Area of OutstandingNatural Beauty Unit is set to run in January. The course will get students out in the fresh air and learning atraditional ...
Cathedral calls for choristers
Jan 02, 2008 ... Gloucester Cathedral is on the lookout for new choristers to joinits renowned choir. Boys aged between seven and 10 are being invited to the choristervoice trials on Thursday, January 17, and Saturday, January 19. Youngsters chosen to become choristers also receive a ...
Pupils say hello to European students
Jan 02, 2008 ... Pupils at a Gloucester primary school learned to say 'hello' inthree new languages when they welcomed visitors from Poland, Turkeyand Italy. Youngsters from Barnwood C of E Primary School welcomed theirEuropean neighbours as part of a scheme designed help children learnfrom their ...
Young told to be safe over sex
Jan 02, 2008 ... Public health bosses have urged young adults to play it safe toreduce the risk of sexually transmitted infections and teenagepregnancies. This advice comes as recent figures from the Health ProtectionAgency show that as of the end of November, 3,933 16 to 19-year-olds were ...
Crews battle burning car
Jan 02, 2008 ... Cinderford firefighters were called to a burning car. A crew was called to the blaze in Woodville West Road at 11.34pmon ...
Supporters grab seats
Jan 02, 2008 ... Coach tickets to a crunch Gloucester Rugby away fixture areselling well and there should be enough to go round. Kingsholm Supporters Mutual revealed more than 100 people hadbooked their coach seats for the trip to Swansea. The snapped up seats went just two days after ...
Rural line offers aid
Jan 02, 2008 ... A Charity that supports farmers in Gloucestershire has a newcontact number. Gloucestershire Farming Friends, which offers emotional andpractical support to people living in rural areas, can be called on0845 300 6886. The line is open 24 hours a day and is staffed by a small ...
Mass badger cull branded 'a needless massacre'
Jan 02, 2008 ... Plans to kill thousands of badgers have been condemned as"costly" and "ineffective". Tony Dean, chairman of Gloucestershire Badger Group, has hit outat proposals from farmers, landowners and vets who are drawing upplans for a mass cull in the region to control tuberculosis (TB) ...
Refuge flies high after 21 years
Jan 02, 2008 ... Twenty-one years ago bird-lover Christine Forman and her husbandPaul took in a parrot a friend could no longer look after. The couple became so attached to the bird that just over twodecades later they are running a parrot sanctuary near Tewkesbury. The pair, who manage the ...
Guide offers flooding insights
Jan 02, 2008 ... A NEWLY-published flood guide is being given away at outletsacross Gloucestershire. Copies of Your Essential Flood Guide, produced by GloucestershireCounty Council, are available free of charge from any local libraryor GP surgery in the county. The initiative is part of the ...
Have an ice time in city
Jan 02, 2008 ... Skate fans in Gloucester can take to the ice for another coupleof days. The ice rink in King's Square is open until Sunday Fun on the ice has had a new twist this year ...
Action on offenders is backed
Jan 02, 2008 ... A County probation chief has welcomed a Government initiative tocut crime by known offenders. Minister of State for Justice David Hanson has announced thestart of a consultation on a new plan to reduce reoffending. The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) has begun ...
Spencer's top dog in fight against the flab
Jan 02, 2008 ... A Porky pooch has shed almost two stone after his owners realisedhis health was at risk. Spencer, a seven-year-old golden retriever, weighed in at 7st 4lbseven months ago but now tips the scales at about 5st 8lb. The Barnfield family from Uley, near Dursley, got Spencer, ...
'Pay up, Severn Trent, you let us all down'
Jan 02, 2008 ... A Selection of comments from readers who filled in our petition,below, calling for compensation from Severn Trent for customers hitby the summer floods: John Watkins, of Severn Oaks, Quedgeley: "Severn Trent must faceup to their responsibilities and pay up! "They are so mean ...
Taste of life on the home front for pupils
Jan 02, 2008 ... Pupils at a Gloucester school brought wartime Britain to life tocelebrate VE Day. Youngsters at Linden Primary School dressed up in40s clothing to gain an insight into the lives of people during theSecond World War. The event was a culmination of the pupils' studies of life ...
Health bosses vow to cut wait for hearing aid
Jan 02, 2008 ... Claims that Gloucestershire has the second longest waiting listfor digital hearing aids in the country have been refuted by countyNHS chiefs. They say the Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID) claimthat Gloucestershire is the worst performer in the South West, witha wait ...
Learn life-saving skills in new year
Jan 02, 2008 ... A Leading charity is calling on Gloucestershire residents to makelearning life-saving skills a top New Year's resolutions for 2008. St John Ambulance has launched courses to allow everyone thechance to improve their knowledge of the basic skills which can makethe difference in a ...
Molly is top of the bloggers
Jan 02, 2008 ... A Stroud environmentalist has been voted the Green party's bestblogger. Molly Scott Cato, the party's spokeswoman for economics, took 17per cent of the vote in an online poll of top green blogs for 2007. Her blog, called Gaian Economics, has the heading: "All othergreen ...
Have-a-go-hero put up for pounds250 prize
Jan 02, 2008 ... A HAVE-a-go-hero from Gloucester, who tackled an armed robber,has been recommended for a pounds250 Sheriff's award for hisbravery. Gary Higgs, 25, was praised by Judge Jamie Tabor for disarmingrobber Daniel Courts, 25, of Cheltenham, when he held up a salesassistant at a ...
Church talks of mission
Jan 02, 2008 ... Church leaders will discuss mission and spirituality in theForest of Dean. The Royal Forest of Dean College (RFDC) at Five Acres, nearColeford, is hosting an event for clergy of all denominations todiscuss modern mission and spirituality. The event, on January 15 ...
Nightclub set for reopening
Jan 02, 2008 ... A Venue with a place in the hearts of many Five Valleysnightclubbers is set to reopen. The Maltings, in Merrywalks, Stroud, closed in January 2006. Known then as Uptown Downtown, but most popularly as TheMaltings, it was shut down by owner of 15 years John ...
Who stole our Xmas alcohol?
Jan 02, 2008 ... Raiders spirited away bottles of champagne and wine from a pubduring the festive period. The Old Lodge, at Minchinhampton Common, near Stroud, wastargeted between 11.30pm on Sunday December 23 and 11am on ChristmasEve, said police. A force spokeswoman said it was not clear ...
How to save planet earth
Jan 02, 2008 ... Environmentally-aware residents are being encouraged to enrol ona course. The Gloucester branch of the Workers' Educational ...
'Water switch-off cost us all time and money'
Jan 02, 2008 ... Some of our readers who have signed the petition. Stan Phelps, Park Avenue, Longlevens, "As pensioners, likeothers, we found it very trying not to have water during the floods.Having to go down to the Forest of Dean to relations to have baths." W. R. Brindley, Manor Park, ...
Animals have a purr-fect party
Jan 02, 2008 ... Pets entered into the festive spirit during a Christmas party atTeckels Animal Sanctuary. The animals at the Whitminster-based sanctuary enjoyed treatswhile their owners enjoyed mince pies, mulled wine and a chocolatefountain. Joan Barrett, the sanctuary's manager, praised ...
Stroud man found dead
Jan 02, 2008 ... Police are investigating the death of a man on an estate of flatsin Stroud. Officers were alerted at 8pm on Sunday and the 44-year-old manwas formally declared dead at the home in Nouncell's Cross. No ...
Walkers hike off pounds
Jan 02, 2008 ... Walkers took up the challenge to lose a few pounds gained overthe festive period with a stiff walk to a Five Valleys viewpoint. Stroud Valleys Project (SVP) organised the walk from Dudbridge upto Rodborough Common on Saturday. The next walk organised by SVP will be based ...
Councillor steps down after losing father
Jan 02, 2008 ... A Conservative city councillor has stepped down. Tuffley city councillor Anne Suddards-Moss has stepped down fromthe council because she is moving away from the area after the deathof her father. Coun Suddards-Moss was elected in 2004, and her term was due toexpire in May ...
Burglar is given one last chance
Jan 02, 2008 ... A 28-year-old drug addict burglar been given a second chance toprove his good intentions after he failed a drug test during a stayin a bail hostel. Two weeks ago, Daniel Sly, of Court Road, Brockworth, was freedto go to the Ryecroft Hostel in Gloucester for assessment. On ...
Delivery reward is music to ears of dedicated pair
Jan 02, 2008 ... Two Citizen delivery boys were rewarded for their commitment tothe job. Sam Tyndall and Simon Nicholson were the two lucky recipients ofiPod music players to reward them for not missing a single deliveryin three months. Both delivery boys were pleased to receive the rewards, ...
Bowls club opens doors
Jan 02, 2008 ... A Brockworth sports club wants residents to bowl away New Yearblues with a resolution. The Mid Glos Indoor Bowls Club in Green Street is opening itsdoors on Saturday to anyone who wants to come and try the game ...
Villagers fears grow over showman site
Jan 02, 2008 ... Concerns have been raised at plans to extend a showman's sitesouth of Gloucester. Some villagers fear the plot of land next to Parkend Farm, offthe A38 at Moreton Valence, could grow and grow. Three applicants have applied for permission for a change of useof the site from ...
Chance to buy Vintage clothes
Jan 02, 2008 ... Vintage fashions will be on sale in Stroud on Saturday. The town's Subscription Rooms is hosting a new vintage fairfeaturing ...
Artist donates cash
Jan 02, 2008 ... Cancer Uk is pounds600 better off thanks to a Five Valleysartist. John Bailey's exhibition at his ...
Displays targeted by yobs
Jan 02, 2008 ... Vandals have wrecked some of Tewkesbury's winter flower tubs. The barrels, which were carefully planted with layers of bulbs,were organised by Tewkesbury in Bloom to brighten up the town. But three of the tubs have been knocked over, ruining thecontents. It was thought ...
Get a licence - or face a fine
Jan 02, 2008 ... I Would like to remind your readers that if they purchase a newTV set or were lucky enough to receive one as a gift over Christmas,they must ensure that they either have a valid TV licence or thatthey buy one. Thanks largely to our database, we can detect at the touch of abutton ...
Don't cash in on buy-to-let craze
Jan 02, 2008 ... There are two issues surrounding the development of the land tothe rear of Christ Church. For myself, the yew tree is very important. Left to itself, itwould live until every building in the area had fallen down, beenrebuilt and fallen down again. It is the best of them by ...
Why flats bid was refused
Jan 02, 2008 ... The refusal of the planning committee to sanction the building offlats on the site of the Christ Church hall was made entirely onplanning grounds. The developers were hoping to build a four-storey block of flatson a site considerably bigger than the footprint of the old ...
Please sort out tuffley's water
Jan 02, 2008 ... Yes Severn Trent were heroes - in the past. Residents in at leastthe Tuffley area have been suffering from interrupted water suppliesfor the past month. When contacted an automated voice says "yes there is a problem inyour area that we are aware of." Recently they admitted to ...
Casualty thugs need teaching a hard lesson
Jan 02, 2008 ... While the vast majority of people enjoyed a good New Year's Eve,a growing number simply went too far. According to consultant Tom Llewellyn more than 80% of menadmitted to casualty departments on New Year's Eve were aggressivebecause they had drunk too much. Some had drunk so ...
Soldier sends dispatch of love to family
Jan 02, 2008 ... A Soldier serving overseas for Christmas and New Year has sent asurprise message home to her family. Heather Burns, from Newent, is serving in Afghanistan with theRoyal Logistics Corps and won't be able to see mum Susan, brotherPhilip and grandmother June Evans until she returns ...
Burglary is alleged
Jan 02, 2008 ... A Gloucester man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary withintent to steal. The 28-year-old was arrested in the city at noon on Sunday inconnection with an incident in ...
Alert follows pub thefts
Jan 02, 2008 ... Thieves have struck twice at a city centre pub. A mobile phone was taken from the pocket of a man's coat as itwas hanging on the back of his chair. The theft happened between 9pm and 11pm on December 28 at TheRegal in St Aldate ...
Binge drinking blamed for new year a&e toll
Jan 02, 2008 ... A Hospital consultant has said more than 80% of young men treatedin casualty departments in Gloucestershire on New Year's Eve wereaggressive because of binge drinking. Tom Llewellyn, clinical director of accident and emergency (A&E)departments at Gloucestershire Royal and ...
Man who died after fight is named
Jan 02, 2008 ... A Dursley man who died following a street brawl in the earlyhours of Sunday has been named as Gerald Doherty. Mr Doherty, 45, of Welling Close, was taken to GloucestershireRoyal Hospital by ambulance at 8.40am on Sunday but died shortlyafterwards. It is thought he had been ...