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Meet the chef - Anthony David jeanes from speech house hotel
Sep 02, 2008 ... Name: Anthony David Jeanes Age: 33 Lives: Cinderford Where do you work? The Speech House Hotel, near Coleford, Forestof Dean How long have you been in the job? I started as head chef inApril. What's the best thing about it? Beautiful ...
Make grid for night of motorsport
Sep 02, 2008 ... Petrolheads in Cheltenham will get the chance to emulate LewisHamilton or Fernando Alonso. Renault dealer Hylton Cheltenham is hosting a Renault Formula OneTeam Challenge this month. The free event at the dealership in Mackenzie Way gives up to sixmotorsport fans at a time ...
Bathroom firm taps into market trends
Sep 02, 2008; Bev Hawes ... Lakes Bathrooms is cleaning up - both here at home and on theother side of the world. The company's ability to successfully spot an emerging market ortrend, and to back its judgement with investment and effort, hasseen its sales more than triple - towards the pounds9 million mark ...
Stow youth club needs new blood to expand its services in the community
Sep 02, 2008; Caroline Fisher ... Bosses at Stow Youth Club are calling for volunteers so they canforge ahead with plans to open to the community. They say the management committee often includes only two orthree people. It is calling for volunteers to look after the Fosseway buildingand the club. The ...
Entry into draw could win a merc
Sep 02, 2008 ... Shoppers will have a one in 5,000 chance to win a flash new motorwhen they walk into the Regent Arcade. The competition will run for a week. Tickets can be purchased inthe Cheltenham arcade. Prizes include a new top-of-the-range Mercedes SLK AMG, aMitsubishi Shogun Warrior or ...
Terriers ready to race
Sep 02, 2008 ... Dog owners are being urged to take the lead and enter early forterrier racing at this year's Moreton Show. Ring terrier races have been so popular in the past that many dogowners have been left disappointed and unable to take part. Bookings will be taken at the Attractions Ring ...
Barn build helps with our skills
Sep 02, 2008 ... Students are putting their carpentry skills to use by helpingbuild a forest barn at Westonbirt Arboretum. Thirty budding designers will make a medieval-style oak barn inthe six-day course, which began yesterday. Timber framer Henry Russell, who featured in the BBC's What ...
Tributes paid to farming stalwart
Sep 02, 2008 ... The farming community has paid tribute to Michael Fox who diedsuddenly. Michael (right), who worked for Natwest Bank, suffered a heartattack at his home in Churchdown on August 19 and was taken toGloucestershire Royal Hospital. The 48-year-old was later transferred to ...
Flood-hit pool reopens
Sep 02, 2008 ... Cheltenham's sports centre is up and running after being closedfor 13-months.Leisure@Cheltenham opened its doors at 6am yesterdayfor the first people to take an early morning dip in more than ayear. Commercial Manager Stephen Petherick said: "Finally, we're openfor normal ...
Olympic heroes form a human pyramid to celebrate team GB's success in Beijing
Sep 02, 2008 ... After nearing the top of the medals table, Gloucestershire'sOlympic heroes have been scaling dizzy heights again. Team GB celebrated their success in China by building a 21-person pyramid. Rower Steve Williams, of Cheltenham, showed his strength bypowering the coxless fours ...
Choir in strong voice
Sep 02, 2008 ... Well-known choir, Philomusica, is about to start it's new seasonand is looking for more members. The choir rehearses on Friday evenings from 7.30pm to 9.30pm atThe Milestone School, Longford Lane in Gloucester. John Quinn, Philomusica's chairman, says: "There have been ...
Keep trade local
Sep 02, 2008 ... The Federation of Small Businesses has attacked Government movesto increase the cost of parking in town ...
Centre to offer support
Sep 02, 2008 ... A New Parklife Business Support Centre opens at the KingsditchIndustrial Park in Cheltenham tomorrow. The service will link companies in the same area for networking,skills development, staff recruitment and business ...
Heroin supply charge denied
Sep 02, 2008 ... Tracey Jobbins is facing trial on charges of dealing heroin. The 27-year-old, of Wheatland Drive, Cheltenham, pleaded notguilty at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court to possession of heroin andsupply of ...
Motorist in mistaken ID claim
Sep 02, 2008 ... A Man convicted of several motoring offences is appealing againstthe decision because he was being impersonated. Thomas Ludlow appeared before Cheltenham Magistrates' Court forallegedly driving without a licence, insurance or MOT in Hester'sWay on August 31, 2006. The ...
Eco power runs festival ragged
Sep 02, 2008 ... Musical magic was mixed with care for the environment atGloucestershire's greenest festival. The Ragged Hedge Fair, held at Abbey Home Farm in Cirencester,mixed the usual fare of live music and performance with seminars onorganic farming. The three-day event at the weekend ...
We'd spruce up our area
Sep 02, 2008; Freddie Whittakar ... A Bmx track and a tidy rose garden could be on the cards for theMatson and Robinswood Tenants and Residents' Association if it winsthe Echo Community Makeover competition. The association has launched a bid to win pounds6,000 in thecontest, which is being run in partnership with ...
Drug user took razors
Sep 02, 2008 ... Drug addict Ben Holloway stole more than pounds80 worth of razorsfrom Waitrose. The 30-year-old, of Grove Street, Cheltenham, committed theoffence while on bail for another theft, Cheltenham Magistrates'Court heard. Crown prosecutor Sharon Green said the latest offence took ...
Drug dealer jailed
Sep 02, 2008 ... Patrick Bermingham has been caged for three-and-a-half yearsafter he admitted dealing crack cocaine. At Gloucester Crown Court, Judge Mark Horton said Bermingham, 18,and a 17-year-old also sentenced yesterday, had been attracted bythe "thrill" of a dangerous criminal ...
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Sep 02, 2008 ... N The James Hopkins Trust, Kites Corner, Barnwood n Cotswold CVS, Cirencester n LINC, The Leukaemia alternative Chemotherapy fund, CheltenhamGeneral Hospital, Cheltenham n The Door Youth Project, Stroud n Campwood Brownie pack holiday house, Eastleach n ...