Citizen Gloucestershire, The back issues from February 2009:
Wish list for Stroud
Feb 02, 2009; ... New town centre toilets, protecting green spaces, and improvedcleanliness are top of a wish list for improving Stroud. Town centre street entertainment, Christmas lights, CCTV and theannual town awards were seen as the lowest local priorities bypeople who responded to the ...
School's so dedicated
Feb 02, 2009 ... Politician Mark Harper has been to St Rose's Special School inStroud to see for himself its dedicated work with disabledyoungsters. Mr Harper, the Forest of Dean MP, who is shadow minister fordisabled people, dropped in with Stroud Conservative Party spokesmanNeil ...
Let us look in your bin bags
Feb 02, 2009 ... The hunt is on for Stroud households who are willing to let thecouncil go through their bin bags. Councillors are looking for 10 householders to help them with astudy into what they throw away. The 10 will be asked to allow theirrubbish to be analysed to see how much of it ...
Thousands call police about rowdy behaviour
Feb 02, 2009; ... Thousands of people call Gloucestershire police every year tocomplain about rowdy behaviour. Of the 100,000 calls made to the non-emergency 0845 090 1234number, the vast majority are about anti-social behaviour, a reporthas revealed. A total of 20,859 calls were made about ...
Find out what's new
Feb 02, 2009 ... The Longlevens Neighbourhood Partnership annual meeting takesplace on Saturday at Longlevens Junior School in ...
'Drugs were found in child bedroom'
Feb 02, 2009 ... When police searched a Forest house, cocaine and heroin wasallegedly found in a child's bedroom. Jamie Phelps, 32, and Deborah Shingles, 32, of Danby Close,Cinderford, entered no pleas to charges of possessing cocaine andheroin with intent to supply, when they appeared before ...
Go girls learn car craft
Feb 02, 2009; ... Self defence and car maintenance are not the usual ingredientsfor a girls night in. But both were on the agenda for a special event held at aGloucester garage. The Go Girls evening was held at Nationwide Autocentre in RigaWharf off Bristol Road. More than 50 women ...
Have your say on health care
Feb 02, 2009 ... Residents in the Forest of Dean are getting the chance to have asay on the area's health and social care services. A meeting has been organised by Gloucestershire ...
Man jailed for knifepoint robbery
Feb 02, 2009; ... Robber Mark Hayward brandished a bread knife at staff in aChinese takeaway. The 36-year-old, from Steam Mills, threatened John Kwok, theowner of China House in Cinderford, before demanding cash,Gloucester Crown Court has heard. Hayward, who was deported from Australia because ...
Little taste of Spain
Feb 02, 2009 ... A Top Spanish winemaker is visiting the Forest of Dean. Taurus Crafts in Lydney is hosting a visit from Josep JoveRibalta, of Albet i Noya. He'll be leading a tasting of six organicwines, talking about the wines and the vineyard. La Bodega, the organic food shop at Taurus ...
Charity shop expands into next door space
Feb 02, 2009 ... Age Concern Forest of Dean is bucking the trend by expandingits shop in Cinderford. Following the closure of Raffles the dry cleaners next door toits shop in Market Street, the charity has taken over the space. The narrow and cluttered shop has been transformed into a ...
Hot meals on menu
Feb 02, 2009 ... Pupils at Steam Mills Primary School could be eating hot dinnersby September. The Cinderford school has submitted plans to the district councilthat would allow it to turn part of the existing school into akitchen. Headteacher Janet Williams said: "Following a questionnaire ...
Cyber fraud victim nominated for award
Feb 02, 2009; ... A Pioneer of internet safety who up a website set dedicated tocombating internet fraud has been hailed a hero. Caroline Coats, of Montpellier Grove, Cheltenham, set up awebsite www.cyberfraud.org.uk after she was fleeced for pounds14,000by a Ukrainian criminal gang. Dr Coats, ...
Yobs are making our lives a misery
Feb 02, 2009; ... Yobs are making life a misery for old people living in shelteredhousing in Barton. Wheelie bins full of rubbish are being dumped in Charter Court inVictoria Street, cars are being vandalised, windows broken and doorskicked late at night. Residents were horrified to find cans, ...
Keep up with regeneration
Feb 02, 2009 ... Have your say on the future of Gloucester at a public display anddebate. Following its success last year, when The Gloucester HeritageUrban Regeneration Company put the city's regeneration plans up fordiscussion at Blackfriars Priory, the company will stage the eventagain from ...
Rock around the chopper
Feb 02, 2009 ... As Top Gear presenter, Richard Hammond, would no doubt confirm,the Air Ambulance organisation does a fantastic job and has to getby with no funding at all from the Government. That means it has to raise pounds7million a year to maintain thethree helicopters that operate in our ...
Two-for one ticket offer
Feb 02, 2009 ... The Royal Forest of Dean College is offering a special two-for-one offer on tickets to its annual musical. The college's theatre company is gearing up for Rent, which isshowing at 7.30pm on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. To give everyone the opportunity to see this world ...
Brunswick road development
Feb 02, 2009; ... Plans to demolish a city centre eyesore will be discussed thisweek. An application will go before Gloucester city centre's planningcommittee tomorrow to knock down the former Gloscat Arts and MediaCentre in Brunswick Road. The site, opposite the city's museum and art gallery, ...
Bird society takes wing
Feb 02, 2009 ... Bird lovers are flying high after a new group was formed. A group of local bird keepers have set up a new cage birdsociety, which is called Wye Valley and Forest of Dean Bird Society. The first meeting will be held on February 11 at Sling Club,Sling, near ...
Road to be closed for essential work
Feb 02, 2009 ... Part of a Hardwicke road will be closed next month to allow drainrepairs and tree pruning to be carried out. A section of Church Lane will be shut to ...
Business event offers credit crunch lifeline
Feb 02, 2009; ... A Free seminar is offering businesses a potential lifeline in thebattle against the credit crunch. The non profit-making Federation of Small Businesses inGloucestershire and Bristol has announced a one stop-shop eventoffering businesses advice to help them through the challenges ...
We're drinking to 15% sales success
Feb 02, 2009; ... Soft drinks producer Bottlegreen Drinks Co is toasting a year-on-year sales growth of 15.5% up to the end of December. And the company based in South Woodchester, near Stroud, says itis moving closer to its goal of building sales to pounds20million by2012. Despite a second ...
999 response times poor in rural areas
Feb 02, 2009 ... Ambulances are still not reaching emergency calls in the countyquick enough, according to latest figures. Statistics reveal paramedics are still falling short of theirtarget to meet 75% of people in a life-threatening condition. In August last year ambulances in the county ...
Coney hill project to close
Feb 02, 2009; ... A Vital community lifeline which has supported city families formore than 20 years is facing the axe. Financial worries are set to force the closure of the Coney HillNeighbourhood Project. The project started in 1989, based in a semi-detached house inStanway Road, offering ...
School stationery
Feb 02, 2009 ... Heron Primary School in Abbeydale is going the extra mile to makelife easier for parents. In a recent newsletter, headteacher John Coles told parents thatany money sent into school must be sent with certain details ...
Forest keep trophy dream alive
Feb 02, 2009 ... Forest Green ROVERS 1 HEDNESFORD TOWN 0 AFTER knocking five past lower-league opposition in the previoustwo rounds, Forest Green were always going to struggle to satisfytheir goal-hungry public. This game rarely set pulses racing, with Adriano Rigoglioso'sfirst-half strike ...
Spencer just wants to prove himself
Feb 02, 2009 ... Damian Spencer says being transfer-listed by Martin Allen madehim even more determined to prove his worth to the Cheltenham Townboss. A fit again and fired-up Spencer went on as a half-timesubstitute against MK Dons on Saturday and netted a 13-minute hat-trick before being sent ...
Forest Green defender linked with Oxford
Feb 02, 2009 ... Forest Green midfielder Simon Clist has emerged as a shocktransfer target for Oxford United. With the window due to close at 5pm today, Rovers seem unlikelyto do business with Blue Square Premier rivals for one of theirprize assets - particularly without a replacement lined ...
I'm so proud of our response - Ryan
Feb 02, 2009 ... Gloucester coach Dean Ryan says his much- maligned side haveproved themselves where it matters - on the pitch. After a traumatic few weeks, in which they went out of theHeineken Cup after two defeats and also lost at Newcastle in theGuinness Premiership, they produced a fightback ...
Cote battle back
Feb 02, 2009 ... Hucclecote Lightening netball squad fought back to beatGloucester Ladies in their Gloucester League Division One clash. They seemed to have other things on their mind and it took awhile for them to put full effort into their performance. The first quarter was slow with many ...
Nick proves the topman
Feb 02, 2009 ... Nick Topman clinched the vintage title at the GloucestershireCounty Closed squash championships at the East Gloucestershire Clubin Cheltenham. The Stroud player's final against John Turner (Gloucester CivilService) proved a one-sided affair as he won 3-0 at the ...
County miss target after positive opening
Feb 02, 2009 ... Gloucestershire's darts players suffered another disappointingdefeat for in the BDO Inter-County Championship Division Four. It had all looked so promising early on at Cleveland, as thewomen's B team stormed out of the blocks with wins for Liz Horsley,Claire Atkins, Carol Smith and ...
County finding it hard going
Feb 02, 2009 ... The county senior table tennis first team are struggling to findform after the heroics of last season. After putting in some valiant performances to remain in theCounty Premiership last year, they find themselves bottom of thetable after three matches against strong ...
Gloucester: The fans' views
Feb 02, 2009 ... Steve Lydon For 50 minutes it was a nightmare, then when all seemed lost wepulled up our socks and won the game. So what if our line-out throwing-in was wayward, that Balshawseemed to be having a nightmare, that young Dave Lewis was carriedoff almost as soon as he came on, ...
Gloucester: The inside view
Feb 02, 2009 ... Dean Ryan on the performance of 19-year-old Henry Trinder: I thought he looked comfortable. In your first game in thePremiership, that's all you can ask for. We've always known we had a good youngster on our hands, but thatdoesn't always translate into big matches and be ...
Hellenic league round-up
Feb 02, 2009 ... Shortwood United 2 HIGHWORTH TOWN 2 SHORTWOOD escaped with a point against Highworth on Saturdaycourtesy of Matt Green's 89th minute equaliser. This was a vastly entertaining, end to end, game in which bothsides gave everything and a draw was probably just about the ...
Keveran earns Gloucester city a draw
Feb 02, 2009 ... Chippenham Town 2 GLOUCESTER CITY 2 ANDY KEVERAN rescued a point for Gloucester City in a dramaticend to their BGB League Premier Division clash with fellow play-offhopefuls Chippenham Town. He equalised just seconds before the final whistle after DavePratt had put ...
Cinderford stunned by uxbridge
Feb 02, 2009 ... Cinderford Town's play-off hopes suffered a blow as they were putto the sword by Uxbridge at the Causeway. Boss Lee Relish had reported his squad in confident mood in thebuild-up to the match, but it was the visitors who went home thehappier. The Foresters fell behind as ...
Event is full of eco tips
Feb 02, 2009 ... Residents can find out more about going green and saving money atan event at Stonehouse Town Hall. It will take place on ...
Next to rise from the ashes
Feb 02, 2009; ... A New Next store could replace the one which burned down in Quedgeley last year. Bosses want to resurrect the store which was destroyed by a firein August. Now, developers have applied to Gloucester City Council to builda replacement store from scratch at the Quedgeley ...
Three hurt in smash
Feb 02, 2009 ... Three people were rescued by firefighters after a road accidentin Dursley. At around 8.30pm on Saturday three people were trapped followingan incident on the ...
Criminals should go from Lords
Feb 02, 2009 ... Baroness Royall of Blaisden has called for Lord Archer and LordBlack to be kicked out of the House of Lords. Jan Royall, The Forest-based Leader of the House of Lords, saidpeople with criminal convictions should not be allowed to take uppeerages. In an interview with the ...
Snow on the horizon
Feb 02, 2009; ... People across the county are being warned to brace themselves fora cold snap. Temperatures are set to plummet today with snow expected thisevening, with the worst of it falling overnight and possiblydisrupting the journey to work. The Met Office has issued a severe weather ...
Pratchett on alzehimer's
Feb 02, 2009 ... Terry Pratchett is to appear in a hard-hitting TV documentaryabout his quest for a cure for Alzheimer's. The fantasy author, who started his career as press officer forthe Central Electricity Generating Board at Barnwood, is now patronof the Alzheimer's Research Trust. He ...
Whitehead clinches national spot
Feb 02, 2009 ... Gloucestershire riders made the line up in the first round of anational equestrian series at Hartpury College. They took part in qualifiers for the 'JAS' (Jumping and Style)Championships, which provide event riders with an ideal warm-upbefore the season starts in ...
Marchant steps in for winning ride
Feb 02, 2009 ... A Chance ride led to a memorable success for Kate Marchant atAbbey Dressage's affiliated meeting at Fiddington. She claimed a double, wining both Elementary Open sections onHolme Grove Ludwig with scores of 69 per cent and 66 per cent. Marchant had been due to ride one class ...
Schleicher takes plaudits at brockhampton
Feb 02, 2009 ... Birdwood rider Martin Schleicher was a double winner at Home FarmEquestrian Centre's affiliated dressage meeting at Brockhampton. Judge Deborah Cole awarded him the meeting's top mark of 73.7 percent in the Elementary 48 open section, and he also impressed in theElementary 43 test, ...
Cinderford sunk by Cambridge
Feb 02, 2009 ... Cinderford failed to reach the try-line in their defeat toCambridge, who showed why they are one of National Two's top threesides. The result ensured Cambridge a double over the Foresters, who had only Tim Stevenson's penalty to show for their efforts as theiropponents scored ...
Coney hill no match for Clifton
Feb 02, 2009 ... Clifton put their first defeat of the season against OldPatesians last week behind them with a comfortable win over ConeyHill. The Bristol side's pack powered them to victory with number eightPhil Schmid scoring three of their five tries. Hill managed two well worked tries ...
Lydney show spirit in defeat
Feb 02, 2009 ... Dings Crusaders looked to have their first victory of 2009 sewnup when leading 33-14 five minutes into the second half againstLydney in National Division Three South. With four first-half tries and a bonus point, and the side wellin control of the game, the Lockleaze outfit ended ...
Waste problem is modern one
Feb 02, 2009 ... The argument of how to dispose of ever-increasing rubbish goeson. We didn't have this problem before the advent of supermarketswhen we were not so affluent and had to buy small quantities fromlittle corner shops, wrapped in paper. We didn't have to have the added expense of a car ...
Is incinerator site own goal?
Feb 02, 2009 ... Considering the proposed waste site, have the "experts" scoredyet another own goal? The prevailing wind being a south-westerly, this will cause anyash fall-out to land on many housing estates in and aroundGloucester - in fact, Churchdown, Cheltenham and even Tetbury couldbe ...
Boxing medallist pat has faith in town hotel
Feb 03, 2009 ... Cheltenham's enterprising former Commonwealth Games boxing bronzemedallist Pat Lewis is investing more than pounds75,000 in his newbusiness venture, The St James' Hotel in Ambrose Street, Cheltenham. After extensive refurbishment work, the bar opened recently whenPat and his ...
Builders go on four-day week
Feb 03, 2009 ... A construction group which is playing a key part in theregeneration of Gloucester city centre has put its workforce on afour day week. The 4,200 staff at housebuilder Galliford Try agreed to the moveto help limit job cuts during the recession. At the end of last year ...
Serviced business units to open in spring
Feb 03, 2009 ... Developer Space Business Centres is on target to open two newserviced business unit schemes in Gloucestershire this Spring. Construction at the two sites located at Olympus Park, Quedgeleyand Tewkesbury Road, Cheltenham has made rapid progress since workstarted last ...
Award is a town first for security company
Feb 03, 2009 ... Js Facilities Group Ltd is the first security company inCheltenham to be awarded approved contractor accreditation by theSecurity Industry Authority to supply door supervisors, securityguarding and key holding services. The plaque and certificate were presented recently by ...
Redundancy: A time to be clear and concise
Feb 03, 2009 ... Maitland Walker's employment team understands the need for clear,concise and practical advice and have produced this guide toredundancy, which answers some frequently asked questions. What is a Redundancy? There is a precise definition of redundancy encompassing ...
Copper sales firm shows its true mettle
Feb 03, 2009 ... Kemper Rhodes UK is based at Basepoint Business Centre,Tewkesbury and is one of the area's success stories. The firm is headed by Chris Rhodes, sales and marketing director,with Linda Roberts,sales administrator and Matthew Camm and MartinPride in direct sales. Kemper Rhodes ...
Consultancy given approval to deliver management programmes
Feb 03, 2009 ... Bredon Hill Consultancy run by Kirstie Cutler has recently becomeapproved by the Institute of Leadership and Management to delivertailor-made management development programmes for companies. This provides businesses with the flexibility of bespokemanagement programmes to suit them, ...
At the heart of business ; Not many business centres help raise money for charitable causes. But within the Basepoint Business Centres - including the one at Tewkesbury - there beats a philanthropic heart
Feb 03, 2009 ... Not many business centres help raise money for charitable causes.But within the Basepoint Business Centres - including the one atTewkesbury - there beats a philanthropic heart That is what sets Basepoint in Tewkesbury apart from othercommercial hubs. The centres are purpose built ...
Business guru Geoff brings show to town
Feb 03, 2009 ... Following the success of his recent BBC television series AllOver The Shop business guru and author Geoff Burch will bepresenting his live show, An Audience With Geoff Burch, inCheltenham on March 3. Geoff's global reputation is due to his ability to deliver clearmessages for ...
Move is a masterstroke for art print publishers
Feb 03, 2009 ... Devon Publishing and Dynamic Distribution are the latestcompanies to relocate to Andoversford. Both have moved into 19 Coln Park - a new warehouse and officescheme, developed by Mike and Sam Price of Monere Construction - whoalso have their head office in the Park. Paul ...
Rail booking service to give customers the inside track
Feb 03, 2009 ... Train operator First Great Western has unveiled a new bookingservice for businesses. First Great Western has launched Business Direct, a newcommission-free UK-wide train booking service. Business Direct will offer specialist advice and exclusivetailored travel packages to ...
Heston's big ideas for little chef
Feb 03, 2009 ... Iconic roadside restaurant chain Little Chef, which has outletsat Eastington and Ashchurch, is undergoing a makeover by TV chefHeston Blumenthal. Recently Little Chef celebrated its 50th anniversary and Hestonhas created a new menu which is being trialled at present. Designer ...
72% of town businesses affected by credit crunch
Feb 03, 2009 ... A Survey by the Cheltenham Conservative Business Forum hasconfirmed the growing concern about the impact of the recession onthe local economy. The survey was sent to almost 2,000 Cheltenham businesses andfound that 72 per cent of businesses have been affected by thecredit ...