Gloucestershire Echo, The back issues from October 2007:
'We'll step up battle over these ugly flats'
Oct 01, 2007 ... Despite bulldozers long-since leaving the site, Leckhampton home-owners have not given up the fight to stop a 12-flat development. In April they launched a banner campaign to stop 1930s houseRosemullion in Mead Road, Cheltenham, being demolished. Protest signs were suspended on ...
We won't give up post office battle
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Thousand people in Cheltenham have signed a petition protestingat government plans to close post offices. Conservative Party members in the town collected signatures forthe petition, which will now be handed to Business and EnterpriseSecretary John Hutton by Mark Coote, the ...
'Playfight tore off tag'
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Yob who ripped off his electronic tag told a judge that it felloff while he was "playfighting". Carl Newman-Russell, 22, was given the tag to make sure he obeyeda four-month curfew, part of an 18-month community order imposed foran assault. Newman-Russell, of Clarence Road, ...
Moving story of African orphans
Oct 01, 2007 ... The poignant stories of two African orphans are one of thehighlights of the Cheltenham Literature Festival schools programmenext month. The moving stories of Abela, a Tanzanian girl whose mother died ofAIDS and Jeanne, an eight-year-old Tutsi girl who survived theRwandan genocide ...
Girl treated after fall
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Toddler was taken to hospital after falling from a climbingframe at an Evesham playground. The two-year-old hit her head but was not ...
Five times the joy for kira
Oct 01, 2007 ... When Kira Stevens had a baby, it was almost inevitable that itwould be a girl. The previous three generations of women on her mother's side had only given birth to girls - and she continued the tradition. Kira gave birth to Corina Anita Marie Stevens on September 17.Corina ...
'Go-kart gone and I only had it two days'
Oct 01, 2007 ... Darren Moore had his pounds3,000 go-kart stolen just 48 hoursafter he bought it. Darren bought the imported street-legal buggy just a week agoyesterday. Two days later it was stolen with his trailer from outsidehis house in Upper Park Street, Cheltenham. The 41-year-old, ...
Care 'will be better' this winter
Oct 01, 2007 ... Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals will openadditional wards over the winter in a bid to avoid a repeat of lastyear's overcrowding crisis. A report to the board of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS FoundationTrust says opening wards at the last minute to cope with ...
Traders reminded of new tobacco law
Oct 01, 2007 ... Gloucestershire retailers have been reminded that it will beillegal to sell cigarettes to under 18s from today. Gloucestershire County Council Trading Standards service has sentout a legal update newsletter to more than 300 retailers to ensurethey are aware of the changes in the ...
Help us identify a place to swim
Oct 01, 2007 ... A SWIMMING group for the disabled is facing a year out of thewater because no replacement has been found for the flood-damagedpool at Leisure@Cheltenham. The centre in Tommy Taylor's Lane fell victim to the July delugeand is not expected to be operating fully for 12 ...
Pee wee's gigantic performance is drenched with pure soul
Oct 01, 2007 ... Saxophonist Pee Wee Ellis stands around 5ft tall. But he's also a man of considerable girth, which perhaps explainswhere he stores his gigantic and delightfully diverse musicalpersonality. Originally from a jazz background he came to fame as the MD to theGodfather of Soul, ...
Migrant claim attacked
Oct 01, 2007 ... Official figures on the number of Poles in Gloucestershire are"wildly exaggerated". The accusation came during a fringe meeting at the Labourconference in Bournemouth. Regional secretary of the South West TUC Nigel Costley said thestatistics published by the county council ...
Gardens does it for fine artists
Oct 01, 2007 ... Ceramics, sculpture, painting and other works of art are on showat a new exhibition. The Group, who work in a variety of media, are showing their workat the Gardens Gallery in Montpellier Gardens, Cheltenham. The 11 artists, who are all based in Gloucestershire, have a ...
It's a brief encounter for smetana's bartered bride
Oct 01, 2007 ... The visitors from the south coast presented a programme firmlyrooted in the earlier part of the 19th century, with a tried andtrusted format - overture, concerto and symphony. Where the concerto,by Beethoven, is very substantial, the overture needs to be quitebrief. The concise ...
Bride and joy at wedding show
Oct 01, 2007 ... Hundreds of people packed into Cheltenham Town Hall for TheGloucestershire Echo Autumn Wedding show. With more than 80 exhibitors on hand to talk brides-to-be throughtheir big day and offer tips and advice, it proved a big draw. There was a fantastic atmosphere for the ...
Rally pair reach finish
Oct 01, 2007 ... Emma and Matthew Trueman finished a banger rally across Europe -but only just. The Tewkesbury couple's pounds83 F-reg car broke down 50 milesshort of their destination. But kind-hearted competitors in the Staples2Naples event, whichsaw cars make their way from Calais to ...
News of barrage study is welcomed
Oct 01, 2007 ... Gloucestershire County Council has welcomed the news of a multi-million pound government study into the feasibility of a Severnbarrage. The council has fought a long campaign to encourage the public torecognise the important contribution the River Severn can make torenewable ...
Mum must pay up after theft
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Young mother who stole cash from a wallet she found on the floorhas been made to pay it back. Kayleigh Williams, of Montpellier Terrace, Cheltenham, discoveredthe wallet containing pounds600 at the town's railway station inAugust. The 19-year-old, who claims child benefit, ...
Fraudster took pounds2k to pay debts
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Woman who cheated her employer out of pounds2,300 to pay offmounting debts could be jailed. Emily Biggs was left high and dry when she broke up with herpartner, magistrates were told. The 23-year-old agent for Prudential Personal Credit "succumbed totemptation" and granted ...
We love our work here
Oct 01, 2007 ... Wychavon District Council has been named the second best localauthority to work for in Britain. It was behind only Cheshire's Vale Royal Borough Council in theBest Councils to Work For ...
Alarm at proposal for a new 'estate'
Oct 01, 2007 ... Angry residents and councillors have vowed to fight plans to build45 new houses in Charlton Kings. Developer Strategic Land Partnerships wants to build the homes ona 1.7 hectare site on Glenfall Way. It is in an area classified as ofOutstanding Natural Beauty. Strategic Land ...
'Condemn park and ride hitch'
Oct 01, 2007 ... Cheltenham Borough Council will be asked to condemn a countydecision to shelve plans for a new park-and-ride. Funding shortfalls caused by the floods led the county council toreconsider plans to fund a park-and-ride at Uckington, nearCheltenham. The cabinet announced its ...
Law official can fight sentence
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Senior Crown Prosecution Service official has won the right tochallenge his sentence for sexually assaulting a teenager andpossessing cocaine. William John Hollins, 43, of Binton, Stratford-upon-Avon, wasjailed for two-and-a-half years in May at Nottingham Crown Courtafter ...
I'm flying the flag to support Burma
Oct 01, 2007 ... Angela Gabbott is backing the people of Burma in their bitterbattle with its military rulers. But she fears thousands will die as pro-democracy protests in theAsian country continue. The 60-year-old finds the situation particularly upsetting as shehas visited Burma three ...
John is king of mountains
Oct 01, 2007 ... John Hubbard and three fellow cyclists have conquered the Pyreneesin aid of charity. The 44-year-old from Teddington (pictured) completed the 600-milejourney in 11 days and raised about pounds10,000 in the process. "The weather was pretty good throughout, but some days it ...
Prayer opens school of joint faiths
Oct 01, 2007 ... It Was out with the old and in with the new for Christ College -the first joint Roman Catholic and Church of England school inGloucestershire. The former St Benedict's Catholic College in Arle Road celebratedpartnership working and a new name with a moving opening ceremonyfocused ...
Drug seller will wait to hear fate
Oct 01, 2007 ... A 24-year-old Cheltenham man caught selling cocaine to undercoverpolice has been bailed to await sentence. Michael Winter, of Suffolk Place, admitted three counts ofsupplying cocaine, on August 18 and 25, and October 6. He also admitted possession of 24.6g of ...
Put defences in and leave it
Oct 01, 2007 ... Madam - It is indeed commendable that two borough councillors(Echo, September 25) are collecting signatures for a petition theyplan to present to a council meeting in October. The petition is to put development on hold on or near thefloodplain, also to press for a full independent ...
Uni backs voice award
Oct 01, 2007 ... Students at the University of Gloucestershire are supporting theMouth Cancer Voice Awards, aimed at celebrating the most talentedyoung singing and comedy stars in the country. Students are being invited to ...
We just don't know if fish oil had the effect
Oct 01, 2007 ... Madam - It is always sad to read the opinions of an educatedperson being reported as facts (Echo, September 17). Contrary to the beliefs of Gwyn Davis, of Winchcombe School, therehave been no "double blind trials" of Omega 3 fish oils on normalschoolchildren to prove their ...
Thankyou for highlighting vandalism
Oct 01, 2007 ... Madam - Thankyou for again drawing attention to vandalism in StMary's churchyard (Echo, September 27). About three years ago the borough council began a series ofmeetings to improve matters with representatives of the police andpublic on the committee. These meetings have ...
Schools apply different rules over holidays
Oct 01, 2007 ... Madam - Regarding your story about 60,000 school days being lostas children go on holiday (Echo, September 28), the problem is thatnot all schools apply the same rules. In my case - for reasons that are personal - my children deserveda break. Their grandparents offered to take ...
Cannabis use is major problem
Oct 01, 2007 ... Madam - The police raid on suspected drug dealers in Hester's Way(Echo, September 27) is great news and people here are not looking atthe big picture. Operation Lantern has been in our area since the spring and thequality of life for myself and my neighbours has improved ...
Pop wannabes search for gigs
Oct 01, 2007 ... Young rockers in Cheltenham are looking for more places to play. Pupils at the Clive's Easylearn Pop Music School jam together atthe end of every lesson and want to strut their stuff live moreoften. Director Nick Smee said: "We recently put on a concert at thePlayhouse. I ...
I want to live and see Jack grow up
Oct 01, 2007 ... This time last year, everything in Kevin Beard's life had falleninto place. Happily married with a newborn son, a good job and a supportivefamily, he appreciated all he had because he knew that in 10 to 15years' time, he might need a liver transplant. But the past nine months ...
Charity backers set for high jump
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Charity in Cheltenham wants to push people out of planes. Leukaemia and Intensive Chemotherapy wants hundreds of volunteersto make parachute jumps to raise money and celebrate its 10thanniversary. If volunteers raise more than pounds290 in sponsorship they couldbe jumping ...
How to help
Oct 01, 2007 ... There are more than 14.4 million people on the NHS Organ DonorRegister. To join them call 0845 ...
Mayor celebrates charity total
Oct 01, 2007 ... More than pounds11,000 has been raised for charities by Coun MikeSztymiak during his term as Tewkesbury borough mayor. Gloucester Deaf Association and Macmillan Cancer Support are justtwo organisations to benefit from fundraising occasions, ranging froma boat trip on the Avon to a ...
Attack culprit owns up
Oct 01, 2007 ... Mark Felton has been released on bail to await sentence afterconfessing to wounding another man. Felton, 29, of Valley View, Shipton Oliffe, pleaded not guilty tocausing Marek Eltamms grievous bodily harm on March ...
Travellers need 120 more sites
Oct 01, 2007 ... More than 120 new pitches for showpeople, gipsies and travellersare needed in Tewkesbury borough - but Cheltenham doesn't need any atall, according to a review. The South West Regional Assembly has taken a look at its siterequirements for itinerants across the South ...
Coffee mates and cards give a lift to cobalt cause
Oct 01, 2007 ... Volunteers sold refreshments, marmalade, plants and Christmascards to raise about pounds500 for the Cobalt Appeal Fund. More than 70 people turned up to a coffee morning at Linton Housein Thirlestaine Road, Cheltenham. The event was in aid of the appeal's pounds1 million ...
Whaddon you know - it's our old school friends
Oct 01, 2007 ... More than 50 years may have passed since a group of school friendslast saw each other but at a reunion it was as if they had never beenapart. A group of 25 former Whaddon primary and senior school pupils metat the Victory Club in Cheltenham. They were at school together inthe mid ...
Flowers are thin end of wedge
Oct 01, 2007 ... Stow Town Council is launching a campaign to ban a flower stallfrom The Square. Councillors say giving the seller licence to set up in the towncentre will open the gates to a flood of downmarket hot dog andburger vans. More than 100 people have signed a petition against the ...
Stolen jeep blocks road
Oct 01, 2007 ... Walkers will be trekking through trees for charity. A four-mile walk will go through Batsford Arboretum by the North Cotswold Branch of the BritishHeart ...
War memorial to have a spruce-up
Oct 01, 2007 ... The war memorial in Charlton Kings is due a complete refurbishmentand the parish council is looking to raise the money to do it. It has had an estimate of pounds3,300 for relettering the memorialand is awaiting a quote for repairing the stonework. All the work is expected to ...
Bike taken
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Blue ladies' Shopper bike worth pounds150 was stolen after itwas left leaning against the ...
Development gets national accolade
Oct 01, 2007 ... A New development in the heart of Broadway has been given anational architecture award. Built on the site of a former Arts and Crafts-inspired furniturefactory, The Russells was described by judges as "a developmentrespectful of its Cotswolds setting, with great ...
First-class effort by volunteers
Oct 01, 2007 ... Moreton-in-marsh's train station is getting a makeover thanks tofour community-minded volunteers. Hugh Block, Tim Sumner, Nicholas Collett and Pippa Dixon are allusers of the Moreton-in-Marsh day service centre run by nationallearning disability charity HFT. As part of train ...
Tenants have say
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Conference is being held for tenants to have their say. The event, arranged by the Cheltenham Federation, is called TheTenant Voice and provides residents with information on support andadvice available to them. The conference also ...
Midday crash
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Rubbish collection vehicle was involved in a collision with asilver Volkswagen Polo between ...
Care home extends an invitation
Oct 01, 2007 ... Residents and staff at BUPA-run Brompton House residential homein Broadway are inviting people to help celebrate their CommunitySpirit Week. BUPA has been running Community Spirit Weeks at its homes for thepast five years. Visitors can attend Brompton House on Wednesday ...
Search goes on for zarina
Oct 01, 2007 ... Zarina Ismail has still not been found after she went missing onWednesday. The 44-year-old was last seen at her home in Princess ElizabethWay, ...
Flood skips theft alert
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Suspicious van has been reported parked near skips left overfrom the floods at Moreton-in-Marsh. A cooker was removed from a skip at around 10.30am on Thursday. The ...
Disabled woman's 'too slow' for taxi
Oct 01, 2007 ... Chris Smith is fuming after a taxi firm refused to pick up hisdisabled wife. Tewkesbury-based TC Private Hire wouldn't take Christine, who hascerebral palsy, to do her shopping. The controller who cancelled the booking apparently told Chris thedriver thought it would take her ...
'Noisy' pub drops 24-hour opening bid
Oct 01, 2007 ... Pub landlord John Hill has withdrawn an application for a 24-hour licence after police accused him of breaching his existingopening conditions. Mr Hill, landlord of The Parrot in North Place, Cheltenham, hadsubmitted an application to the borough council's licensing ...
Calendar is good nudes for victims
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Group of 50-somethings are to strip to help Tewkesbury floodvictims. Rosamond Farley and friends are getting together to do a partially-naked calendar to raise money for people affected by the July 20deluge. Mrs Farley says it will be tastefully done and should be out ...
Yobs attack parked cars
Oct 01, 2007 ... Vandals in Stow-on-the-Wold damaged five car windscreens. The yobs attacked cars parked on land owned by the White HartHotel. Police say they struck between 9pm ...
Water goal! Players take a dive
Oct 01, 2007 ... Moreton Vale Wanderers Football Club beat the odds to play a five-a-side charity match - in a swimming pool. The footballers took on morning swimmers in a match at SandfordParks Lido. The event went ahead despite the Lido only stepping in as a venueat the last minute and the ...
Bad signal for a-signs
Oct 01, 2007 ... Councillors are being advised to take a stand against A-boardadvertising in Cheltenham High Street. Phones 4 U has applied to the borough council's licensingcommittee to put up a board outside its shop. But council officers are worried that approval could set aprecedent and ...
Townsfolk dig in to help flood prevention
Oct 01, 2007 ... Northleach residents dug deep to help clear the River Leach ofweeds and fill sandbags. An appeal by the town council to help with the community day wasanswered by more than 25 residents, including Northleach Scout Group. Scout leader Tom Stevens said: "It was a great day. We ...
Teen dies in road tragedy
Oct 01, 2007 ... A Grief-stricken mother has spoken of her devastation after herteenage son died in a car accident. In a tribute to 19-year-old Craig Newton, his mother, LouiseHughes, said: "He was such a lovely, genuine lad and a real jokertoo. "I keep thinking he is going to walk in the ...
Big threetumble infinal bid
Oct 01, 2007 ... Cheltenham's hopes of Twenty20 glory were dashed by Totton andEling Eels in the semi-finals of the North Gear National cup finalsday at Canterbury yesterday. They were put into bat by their Hampshire opponents and neverrecovered from the early loss of Gloucestershire trio Steve ...
Second best
Oct 01, 2007 ... John Ward conceded that his Cheltenham Town side were beaten by avastly superior Doncaster Rovers team on Saturday. A goal in each half set up a convincing 2-0 victory for the SouthYorkshire club at their impressive Keepmoat Stadium to consign theRobins to their fourth League One ...
We had bags of fun
Oct 01, 2007 ... Northleach residents turned out to help flood prevention measures. They helped clear the River Leach of weeds and filled ...
O'Neill has high hopes as dancer targets star
Oct 01, 2007 ... Jonjo O'neill is aiming to build on an excellent start to thecampaign with his star-studded team at Jackdaws Castle. He ended last term in second place in the trainers' championshipwith a career-best 126 winners and pounds1,690,177 in prizemoney. The signs look good for another ...