Citizen Gloucestershire, The back issues from June 2008:
Play away and help orphans
Jun 02, 2008 ... Tenpin bowling centre in Barnwood has teamed up with TheCitizen's Serbia appeal and is running a special offer allowingchildren into its soft play area at less than half price, with thefunds going direct to our appeal. Normally entrance into the Tenpin's soft play area ...
Delve into the unknown
Jun 02, 2008 ... Tickets have been flying out of the box office for this year'sCheltenham Science Festival which is getting ready to welcome someof the country's top leaders and thinkers.Nearly 15,000 tickets havealready been snapped up for popular shows featuring Top Gearpresenter Richard Hammond, ...
Views on display were blinkered
Jun 02, 2008 ... With regard to the letter of May 3 by Mr Magnus about the recenthistorical display in Gloucester, I should like to make thefollowing comments. Firstly, his claim that the day "was all about fighting" iswrong. There were also displays concerning a religious pilgrimage,medieval ...
Clean up this alcoholics' den
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Poem in the Weekend Citizen, of May 10, Keep Britain Tidy - wecouldn't agree more with the lady who wrote that. I wonder if anyone has noticed on passing by the old Dunelm shop -in our opinion it is a drug and alcoholic den. You can go by there 9am and see them all with their ...
Debbie Powell has been nominated for school cooks award
Jun 02, 2008; ... By becoming a school cook, Debbie Powell has combined the twogreat loves of her life - children and food. The cook, who works at St Dominic's Roman Catholic Primary Schoolin St Mary's Hill, Woodchester, has only been in harness since lastDecember. After starting out as a ...
Is memorial to a Gloucester flier?
Jun 02, 2008 ... During a visit to Monet's garden recently our friends,Bernadette and David from Gloucester, were amazed to discover amemorial to the loss of a bomber in World War II with a poppy wreathleft by the Gloucester Branch of the Gloucestershire Regiment. Since returning we have ...
Family remembers Jon in canals aid
Jun 02, 2008 ... The grieving family of the late Jonathan Taylor has donated morethan pounds630 to the Cotswold Canal Trust. Jonathan (Jon) Taylor, (pictured) from Stroud, died suddenly athis home in February, aged just 38. It is believed Jon, who worked in social services atGloucestershire ...
Air ambulance service launched for Gloucestershire
Jun 02, 2008; ... Emergency patients in Gloucestershire will benefit from thelaunch of a new air ambulance. Great Western Air Ambulance charity's new service will beoperational this week and is ready to save lives. It will be crewed by critical care paramedics and doctors andcarries advanced ...
It was such a compelling book
Jun 02, 2008 ... I Feel compelled to write to congratulate The Citizen reporterDennis Apperley on his superb book Wasteground. It was compellingreading and I thoroughly enjoyed every word. In fact, I was spell-bound and found it hard to put the book down. As I read each page I felt as if I was ...
Coleford festival fundraisers are underway
Jun 02, 2008 ... Fundraising for next year's Coleford Festival has begun. A seven hour long Battle of the DJs at Magnums nightclub inColeford was a success and helped raise pounds455 for the festival. Festival chairwoman Vicki Thornton said: "The courage, skills andcomradeship displayed by the ...
Popular city hotel closes its doors
Jun 02, 2008; ... The New County Hotel is closing its doors for the final timetoday, we can reveal. In total 13 full-time members of staff and six part-time workershave lost their jobs following the closure of the historic hotel. Workers were informed last week that they would lose their ...
Walkers rush to join in midnight hike for charity
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Big response to a charity walk with a difference means placesare limited. Anyone wanting to take part in the first Cotswold Care HospiceMidnight Walk should move quickly as the number of participants hasnow topped 1,000. It starts in Cirencester on Friday, June 27, at the ...
The city needs a wide range of new hotels
Jun 02, 2008 ... The historic New County Hotel is shutting its doors today. The staff members who have lost their jobs have our deepestsympathy. The closure will also affect a number of people who had bookedfunctions at the hotel. But many will have felt this was a long time ...
Dealer spared payback
Jun 02, 2008 ... Drug dealer Philip Durrant, who was caught in a police undercoveroperation in the centre of Gloucester last year, will not have topay back any of the proceeds of his crime. Durrant, 37, of Woodpecker Road, Podsmead, appeared at GloucesterCrown Court, having been jailed for ...
Don't make excuses for the drunk yobs
Jun 02, 2008 ... The influx of cheap alcohol has never been so great and there isno doubt it is having an impact on society. Young people seem to be drinking at record levels and this ishaving a huge impact on their health, as well as causing horrendousproblems for our communities. There ...
A Gloucester man claimed he could not give a breath sample because he was having a panic attack.
Jun 02, 2008; ... A Driver claimed he could not provide a breath sample to policebecause he was having a panic attack. Matthew Kimber, 33, of Dancers Hill, Abbeymead, was arrestedafter giving a positive roadside breath test when he was stopped inEastern Avenue on July 3 last year, Gloucester Crown ...
Patchwork of the day
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Special exhibition is set to take place in Highnam. The Highnam Quilters' exhibition is being held at the CommunityCentre in Highnam from 10am to 4pm on ...
Ball offers a sweet treat
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Fruity evening is being organised to raise money for BreastCancer Care. The Strawberry Ball will be held at The Chase Hotel inShurdington Road, Brockworth, from ...
Time for a short walk
Jun 02, 2008 ... The North Dean Walking Group are putting their boots on and tyingtheir laces up once again as they prepare for an evening stroll. The moderate walk is taking place on Friday, June 6, starting ...
Recycle 'one more thing'
Jun 02, 2008 ... Recycle Week is being launched in Gloucestershire today. The event, which runs until Friday, has been designed toencourage more people to get involved in ...
Bargains on offer
Jun 02, 2008 ... Bargain hunters are getting their cash at the ready as the chancebuying a wide range of items is on the horizon. There will be a car boot sale at the Owen Harris Memorial ...
Domestic violence specialists urge people not to suffer in silence to avoid repeat of poison cake case.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Domestic violence specialists have urged anyone suffering insilence to speak out to prevent a repeat of the sad tale of Robertand Yvonne Godwin. Former cook Yvonne was spared jail after admitting putting ratpoison in a cake intended for her husband, who she says hadsubjected her ...
Week to tackle therapy myths
Jun 02, 2008 ... Hypnotherapists in Gloucestershire hope to increase awareness oftheir profession this week. National Hypnotherapy Week starts today and therapists aim to useit to dispel images of hypnosis such as those on Little Britain orin Derren Brown's shows. A spokesperson for the ...
Man living in a straw house is fighting to keep his home.
Jun 02, 2008; ... A Staunton man is defending his right to live in a straw house. James Wallis has lived in the unusual house in Sladbrook,Staunton, since 2001. He applied last year to stay there permanently but was refusedpermission. Now he's appealing against the Forest of Dean ...
Carers trained free
Jun 02, 2008 ... Free training is being given to carers who look after dementiasufferers in Gloucestershire. More than 80 senior care home staff attended the launch of thefree training events to improve their skills in looking after peoplesuffering from dementia. The training is provided by ...
Oil is raiders' target
Jun 02, 2008 ... Heating oil thieves have struck 20 times in Gloucestershire sinceDecember. There have been 10 thefts of heating oil in the Gloucester andForest of Dean police division, eight in Stroud and the Cotswoldsand two in Cheltenham and Tewkesbury. The thieves have struck at homes and ...
Woman fined over clothes
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Woman was found guilty by a jury on two charges relating toclothes from Marks and Spencer in Gloucester. A jury at Gloucester Crown Court found Naheeda Kauser, 28, ofWindmill Road, Slough, guilty of possessing criminal property - ashirt, two jackets, a blouse, trousers, skirt and ...
Paul is smitten by the kittens
Jun 02, 2008 ... Council leader Paul James found himself in the dog house thisweek - when he visited Teckels Animal Sanctuary. Mr James visited the centre to see first hand the work staff andvolunteers were carrying out at the sanctuary. After getting up close and personal with a number of cats ...
Taking a walk in woodland
Jun 02, 2008 ... People can take a walk on the wild side in Nailsworth. Thistledown Environmental centre encourages people to take partin its daily strolls in the woodland and view ...
Man tried to lure us into his car
Jun 02, 2008 ... Teenagers Jodie Crowell and Kayleigh Jade Reed were leftfrightened and shaking when a man tried to lure them into his car. Jodie was still upset half an hour later when she spoke to herdad Peter on the phone. Police say a tanned, well-dressed man in his 40s approached ...
Clary, you are a real treasure!
Jun 02, 2008; ... Camp comic Julian Clary was in Gloucester on Saturday searchingfor a bargain. The star was at the Antiques and Collectibles Fair at GloucesterDocks filming for a new series of Celebrity Bargain Hunt. Fair organiser, Mark O'Neil said that having the comedian at theevent was a ...
County food artist prudence staite makes daleks out of spaghetti.
Jun 02, 2008; ... A Dalek made out of pasta? It's enough to make Dr Who collapse inhysterics. Unfortunately for the famed TV time traveller, his arch enemy hasnot gone soft on him. It's just the latest creation by Tewkesbury-based food artistPrudence Staite. The 28-year-old normally ...
Application by haulier
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Haulage firm has applied for a change of licence. Harry McCloskey of Darleydale Close, Hardwicke, has applied toGloucester City Council for the right to allow four additional goodsvehicles at his business. The vehicles ...
Plan lodged for 14 flats
Jun 02, 2008 ... Fourteen new apartments could be created in Gloucester citycentre. The building, 52 to 56 Southgate Street, could undergo theradical transformation if the city ...
Extension for home?
Jun 02, 2008 ... The owner of a house in Abbeymead has applied for planningpermission. The application on the property, which is situated on TheWheatridge, Gloucester, ...
Robinswood scouts enjoy a hard days work
Jun 02, 2008 ... Robinswood: SCOUTS rolled up their sleeves and picked up theirtools to rebuild a well-used road ruined by flood waters. The initiative involved the Robinswood-based 41st GloucesterScouts as well as members of the Gloucestershire Probation ServiceCommunity Payback scheme. The ...
Old phone can help charities
Jun 02, 2008 ... Abbeymead: A SUPERMARKET giant has appealed to Abbeymeadresidents help two charities. From today, shoppers will be able to recycle their old mobiletelephone at Morrisons' Abbeymead store. The scheme has been launched in support of charities ChildLineand Help the ...
Club offers a welcome
Jun 02, 2008 ... New faces will be welcomed at a youth group in Upton St Leonards. Upton Youth Club is open to youngsters aged between 11 and 19from the community. It is held every ...
Be in step with walk
Jun 02, 2008 ... The Pied Piper Appeal will host its Walkathon challenge on Sundayand is appealing for Matson residents to take part. The Walkathon is one of the charity's biggest annual events ...
Riders get safety tips
Jun 02, 2008 ... Cyclists are reaping the benefits of a road safety initiative inGloucester. Officers from the White City Safer Community Team have beenteaching cyclists about riding responsibly. Sergeant ...
Toddlers to join action
Jun 02, 2008 ... Parents have been invited to take their children to a toddlers'group in Robinswood. Little Treasures ...
Pupils sing at service
Jun 02, 2008 ... Thirty youngsters from Upton St Leonards Primary School havetaken part in a Songs of Praise ...
Resident outrage over second skate park plan
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Forth site for the controversial relocation of Clock TowerSkate Park has been unveiled by council chiefs. Gloucester City Council presented residents with the newproposals for Lobley's Park, in Abbeymead, as it began a secondperiod of consultation this week. However, ...
Anyone for croquet?
Jun 02, 2008 ... Robinswood YOUNGSTERS from Robinswood Primary School spent aday being coached by members of Cheltenham Croquet Club inpreparation for sports day. This year youngsters will be taking part in an array of sportsthey may not usually play, ...
Training helps sharpen up skills in caring
Jun 02, 2008 ... More than 80 senior staff from care homes across Gloucestershireattended the launch of a series of free training events. The sessions aim to further improve their skills in looking afterpeople with dementia. The free training is being offered by the county council ...
Forest children are out of this world
Jun 02, 2008 ... Pupils from Forest of Dean primary schools blasted off to anotherworld as part of a special project. During the half term break, 36 primary school pupils from yearsix classes from primary schools including Tibberton, Highnam, andChurcham gathered at Newent Community School for the ...
Villagers reject bid for rugby club move
Jun 02, 2008 ... Villagers have firmly rejected a rugby club's bid to build a newground on their doorstep. Eastington Parish Council's objections to Stroud RFC's designs on10 hectares of Eastington Park Farm were outlined on Friday, duringthe third day of the public inquiry into the club's appeal ...
Pupils work with police to make awareness films
Jun 02, 2008 ... Pupils from a school in Coleford have been lining up shots toteach about the misuse of drink and drugs. Working with the police, pupils from Heart of the ForestCommunity Special School in Coleford have produced a series of shortfilms. They researched the subjects and spoke to ...
The Forest of Dean district council are asking the public what they think about car parking charges.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Higher taxes or parking charges is the choice being offered toForest of Dean residents as its council struggles to pay for its carparks. The Forest of Dean district council has launched a freshconsultation with the public about what be done about its 21 carparks. It says ...
Brave soldier's palace trip
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Soldier's bravery is set to be recognised at Buckingham Palace. Rodney Poulter is to be presented with one of the army's highestgallantry awards for the "selfless courage" he showed when rescuingcomrades after bombings in Iraq. WOII Poulter, a former Maidenhill School, ...
Recreation trust make files available for public viewing
Jun 02, 2008 ... Lydney: Files are being made available for public viewing whichshow the discussions between Lydney Recreation Trust and Lydney TownAFC. The football team has been thrown out of their division forhaving inadequate facilities despite achieving a respectable ...
We must face up to KO blow
Jun 02, 2008 ... If Saturday's Guinness Premiership final between Wasps andLeicester was difficult to watch for any Gloucester fan, for DeanRyan it must have been agony. But it was a philosophical Gloucester head coach who spoke of hisstruggle to come to terms with the semi-final defeat to the ...
Dallaglio in tribute to'very special' hignell
Jun 02, 2008 ... Lawrence Dallaglio has dedicated Wasps' Guinness Premiershipfinal victory to close friend Alastair Hignell, hailing him as a"very special man". The England rugby World Cup winner said the 52-year-old hadpersonified the sport in the way in which he had coped with multiplesclerosis ...
Blaze at factory
Jun 02, 2008 ... Firefighters were in Stonehouse for two hours at a factory fire. At 3.52am yesterday firefighters from Stroud were called to BondsMill Business Estate, to deal with the small ...
Crew beats vehicle fire
Jun 02, 2008 ... Firefighters were called to deal with a car fire in Gloucester. The incident took place in Sinope Street at 2.02am yesterday. One ...
Beware of fake cash
Jun 02, 2008 ... Shopkeepers are being told to look out for counterfeit pounds20notes. A police spokeswoman said there had been a spate of fake pounds20notes being used ...
M5 work to begin
Jun 02, 2008 ... Motorists are set for delays after further roadworks wereannounced in Gloucestershire. Junction 11 on the M5, between Gloucester and Cheltenham, willbe ...
A Gloucester teenager shot members of the public from his bedroom window.
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Gloucester youth sat in his family's home using an air rifle totake potshots at members of the public, the city crown court heard. The 17-year-old appeared to be sentenced on 12 charges includingfour of common assault, one of assault causing actual bodily harmand three of using ...
Police appeal for witnesses after M5 tragedy
Jun 02, 2008; ... Police are appealing for witnesses following Friday night'scrash on the M5 in which three people were killed. A Volkswagen van carrying beer kegs was travelling south when itcrossed the central reservation and collided with a Mitsubishi Colttravelling on the northbound carriageway ...
Party ends in fire chaos
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Fire ripped through a ground floor flat in Cheltenham yesterdayas 25 people were evacuated from the building. A late-night party turned sour at the home in ...
Purnell smashes best time to lead rankings
Jun 02, 2008 ... Tom Purnell shot to the top of the UK Under-15 rankings over 800metres with a stunning personal-best time at the British Milers'Club meeting. The 14-year-old Stroud and District AC runner broke the magicaltwo-minutes barrier for the first time as he clocked one minutes,59.2 ...
Village in 'no' to rugby move
Jun 02, 2008; ... Villagers have said a firm "no" to a rugby club moving onto theirdoorstep. Stroud RFC wants to build a new ground at Eastington. But on the third day of an inquiry, the parish council told theplanning inspector the development would create noise, ...
Checking out
Jun 02, 2008; ... A Historic city centre hotel shuts its doors for good today. The New County Hotel, on Southgate Street, has closed leading to 13 full-time and six part-time workers losing their jobs. Shocked workers were told last week after the company which ownsthe hotel, George of ...
Thatch your lot
Jun 02, 2008; ... A Staunton man is fighting to be allowed to live in a strawhouse. Green-minded James Wallis is appealing against the council afterit served a notice of eviction on his house. The council wants it destroyed and the land restored to farmland. But Mr Wallis, who has ...
Warriors hit by lack of players
Jun 02, 2008 ... Bedford Tigers 24 GLOS WARRIORS 0 GLOUCESTERSHIRE Warriors were forced to call off their matchagainst Bedford Tigers. A rash of late cry-offs reduced them to a team of only eightplayers. The result of the Warriors' first cry-off since 2002 is Tigersgained the ...