Gloucestershire Echo, The back issues from November 2007:
Stars are wrong to go public with tour problems
Nov 01, 2007 ... Washing your dirty linen in public shouldn't be done. It just is not the way to getting problems solved. It's far more productive to do things candidly and in private, andas far as I'm concerned players should do that if they have somethingto say about their coach. This ...
We're used to pressure
Nov 01, 2007 ... There is some value to be attributed to our season in England forthe nation's achievement at the World Cup. The tournament becomes a knockout competition after the poolstages and we're used to that with the Heineken Cup and so on. Our players know the pressure of that kind of ...
Rugby chiefs should think long-term
Nov 01, 2007 ... What does England's World Cup say about the calibre of players wehave in this country? A lot of younger players came through near the end - it wouldn'thave been a bad idea to get more of them in there earlier. A lot of players who were available, weren't selected. BrianAshton ...
Our players were rusty in cup tie
Nov 01, 2007 ... Some of the Premiership clubs involved in the EDF Energy Cup,usually the bigger clubs, take it more seriously than others. Our performance against Newcastle last Saturday, which wasextremely poor, had nothing to do with how seriously we took thecompetition. We had a load of ...
Nfl plan backfired
Nov 01, 2007 ... I Have watched a lot of American football in my time, but I havenever seen a more boring NFL game than I saw on TV on Sunday. I gave up at the end of the third quarter because it was dismal. It's great that the marketing men want to extend their brand, buteverything that could ...
Ali on top in athletes shaikh-up
Nov 01, 2007 ... Ali Shaikh led the Almost Athletes contingent home in Portsmouth's Great South Run. Shaikh, who also ran The Great North Run in September, started inthe white wave and completed the course on one hour 14 minutes nineseconds. Starting in the orange wave and just behind the ...
Brum's the word for Severn aces Lilly and Dalton
Nov 01, 2007 ... Severn Athletic Club's star distance runners Josh Lilly, 21, andTim Dalton, 20, produced their best ever runs in the NationalChallenge Six Mile Cross-country at Birmingham. From the start the two scooted to the front of the 650 starters,and by half a mile Lilly was disputing the ...
Injury thwarts lynas' hopes
Nov 01, 2007 ... Severn Athletic Club's number one ultra distance runner JohnHolland competed in the two-lap hilly Dartmoor Marathon. He was 36th out of 116 runners in three hours, 28 minutes, 55seconds. "I was sixth veteran Over-45 and was surprised by the course'sseverity," he ...
Kellie in fourth after a break from studies
Nov 01, 2007 ... Gloucester AC's senior men's team had a hard start to theBirmingham Cross-country League season, despite a fantasticperformance by Peter Kellie. Kellie managed to finish fourth in the Division Two race eventhough he has been concentrating on college studies recently, and hasnot ...
Walmsley falls short in bid for a sixth success
Nov 01, 2007 ... Dennis Walmsley failed to notch up his sixth win at the SnowdoniaMarathon. The Bourton Road Runner (right) was two minutes slower than lastyear, clocking two hours, 47 minutes 49 seconds to finish third, sixminutes behind the winner. Bourton's annual club trip took them to ...
Bradley is solid for the battlers
Nov 01, 2007 ... A Depleted Cheltenham and County Harriers team gave a battlingperformance at the opening Division One fixture of the BirminghamCross-country league at Senneleys Park. With four of the previous weekend's national six stage squadunavailable, the depth of the club's athletes was ...
I was pleased with my best win - Rachel
Nov 01, 2007 ... Rachel Felton raced one of the best wins of her career in theBirmingham Cross Challenge at Senneleys Park. The 28-year-old from Edge, near Stroud, was an emphatic winner ofthe senior women's race to suggest that she could yet spring a fewmore surprises on the cross-country circuit ...
Tewkesbury club have new laws
Nov 01, 2007 ... Tewkesbury Ac's Ultra-distance running contingent has now beenstrengthened with the exciting addition of Michelle Laws. Laws has switched clubs to joi up with Tewkesbury's establishedmarathon and beyond stars. Already boasting the talents of Sue Bruce, Angie Sadler, ...
Thomas hails town as they seize lead
Nov 01, 2007 ... Cheltenham's water polo team have defied their training problemsto move top of the National League.When leisure@Cheltenham closedfollowing the summer floods, the clubs were left without a base. They now train for an hour at GL1 in Gloucester every otherFriday, and use the pool at ...
Tewkesbury hit top-20 to head charts
Nov 01, 2007 ... Tewkesbury 20 BROCKWORTH 5 TEWKESBURY maintained their Gloucestershire One promotion push andended Brockworth's unbeaten run. Brockworth took the lead with a try near the posts, but theconversion went wide. From the kick-off Tewkesbury looked to push on to the ...
Keith future may be known sooner
Nov 01, 2007 ... The future of caretaker boss Keith Downing could be decided beforethe next Cheltenham Town board meeting. Chairman Paul Baker said there were now no plans to rearrange themeeting planned for Friday week, when a decision about appointing afull-time manager was expected to be ...
George aims ryeford at Paddy power
Nov 01, 2007 ... Tom George has given a Gloucestershire syndicate a chance to winone of the biggest races of the season. The Slad trainer has entered Lord Ryeford, owned by the 11-strongFive Valleys Racing Partnership, in the Paddy Power Gold Cup atCheltenham on Saturday, November 17. The ...
Things looking up for north
Nov 01, 2007 ... Merv Hughes has given Marcus North a vote of confidence as hebattles with troublesome knee injury. Hughes, an Australian selector, revealed that he made a point ofvisiting the Gloucestershire overseas batsman during a match in Perthand was encouraged by his injury ...
pounds50k a year - and I was a drunk
Nov 01, 2007 ... Peter is a 71-year-old alcoholic from Bishop's Cleeve. After leaving the Navy in 1967, he started work as a computerengineer executive. He earned about pounds50,000 a year as hetravelled the world suited and booted. But far from living a glamorous life, he was enduring a ...
Drink problem is costing millions
Nov 01, 2007 ... Drink-related crime and alcoholism is costing Gloucestershiremillions of pounds a year. Offences related to people drinking toomuch are rising. And the annual cost to the community is estimated at pounds10million in terms of policing and health care. A report, Gloucestershire ...
We are streets ahead
Nov 01, 2007 ... Young dancers from a Cheltenham academy are celebrating a cleansweep of awards. Variations Academy, based in Swindon Road, won in each of theseven categories in the Street section of the Gloucester DanceFestival. Competing against four other teams from across the county, ...
Chinese artists take to stage
Nov 01, 2007 ... Students from Gloucestershire Mandarin School delighted anaudience of 250, including Cheltenham Mayor John Rawson, with adisplay of Chinese arts. The show, The Art of Calligraphy, featured the best work of 40students. The adults and children have been learning music, ...
Schoolgirl cancer jab welcomed
Nov 01, 2007 ... Schoolgirls in Gloucestershire aged 12 and 13 will begin receivingcervical cancer vaccinations in September. The Government's decision to introduce vaccinations against thesexually-transmitted human papilloma virus has been welcomed bycharities, parents and health workers in the ...
Pair among richest in the region
Nov 01, 2007 ... Two of the South West's richest property magnates have close linksto Gloucestershire. Prince Charles (pictured) and businessman Jonathan Hitchins areboth featured in the Estates Gazette's annual Rich List. The Prince, who owns the Highgrove Estate near Tetbury, is number45 ...
Porritt takes a pop at Gordon
Nov 01, 2007 ... Cheltenham's eco champion Sir Jonathon Porritt launched a stingingattack on Gordon Brown's environmental policies. He was addressing an all-day workshop on sustainability atPittville Pump Room. And he didn't mince his words. "The Treasury rules in this Government, more than any ...
Keep it organised on fireworks night
Nov 01, 2007 ... First aid volunteers are urging people to stay safe at organisedfirework displays this year. St John Ambulance members are set to attend 13 events across thecounty, including displays at Hucclecote Rugby Club, Gloucester Docksand Cheltenham racecourse on November 3 and a number ...
Thieves strike twice for cable
Nov 01, 2007 ... Thieves took more than 100 metres of cable used for temporarytraffic lights at Mickleton, near Chipping Campden. It was taken overnight between Friday and Saturday. The ...
Hundreds say 'no' to homes
Nov 01, 2007 ... More than 500 people have written to Tewkesbury Borough Council toobject to homes planned at Farm Lane in Leckhampton. Campaigners have urged residents to make a final push to get theirobjections heard. Developers David Wilson Homes and Martin Dawn have applied to theborough ...
Glenn moonwalks into jacko tribute
Nov 01, 2007 ... Michael Jackson impersonator Glenn Fielding has landed one of thebiggest gigs of his life. The 25-year-old, who had a crack at ITV show Britain's GotTalent, is heading to London for tribute event Come Together: theMichael Jackson Extravaganza. The tribute gig at the Clapham ...
Uniform endears itself to actress
Nov 01, 2007 ... Star Linda Gray has given the new staff uniform at The Everymantheatre her seal of approval. The actress, known to millions as Sue Ellen from the 1980s TV hitDallas, took time out from performing on stage at the Cheltenhamvenue to help launch the new outfit. The former ...
It's no to 'pay as you throw' system
Nov 01, 2007 ... Cheltenham Borough Council has ruled out a "pay as you throw"approach to household rubbish - for the near future at least. The Government has given permission for councils to pilot schemescharging households for the rubbish they throw out. But a spokeswoman for Cheltenham ...
Bogus firm targets our businesses
Nov 01, 2007 ... Bogus callers who claim to sell advertising space are targetingbusinesses in the county. Companies are being warned to be on their guard after a numbercomplained they were called and offered magazine, diary and calendarspace from a bogus business. The callers claim to be ...
Date waits for arcade roof work
Nov 01, 2007 ... A Date is yet to be set for the removal of the landmark roof ofRegent Arcade in Cheltenham. Since planning permission was granted last month, work has begunto find contractors and plan the work. Centre manager John Forward says obtaining permission was only thefirst step ...
Flooded pubs get back to business
Nov 01, 2007 ... Three pubs are bouncing back after the floods forced them to shut. The Red Lion at Wainlodes, near Tewkesbury, is up and runningagain. The Canterbury in Ashchurch Road, Tewkesbury, will be back ...
Concert honours fallen
Nov 01, 2007 ... A Remembrance concert is being held at Stow-on-the-Wold andNorthleach. Cotswold Choral Society will perform in aid of the Poppy Appealand SSAFA (Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association). It will take place at St Edward's Church, ...
Cancer led to prison death of ex-officer
Nov 01, 2007 ... A Disgraced former special constable died while he was a remandprisoner in Gloucester jail, an inquest heard. It was held into the death of 56-year-old ex-postman CliveSmalley, of Canterbury Leys, Tewkesbury, because he died while beingheld in lawful custody. Jurors heard ...
Toddlers step out in pink for fund
Nov 01, 2007 ... Youngsters at First Place Nursery went pink for the day to raisemoney for breast cancer. The children, aged between one and three years old, put on theirbest pink outfits, drew pink pictures and played with appropriatelycoloured Play-Doh to mark Wear It Pink day during Breast ...
Family comes first for this diamond couple
Nov 01, 2007 ... Barbara and Pete Newman's world revolves around their family. It was a family holiday that led to them meeting 65 years ago, andafter their 1947 wedding at Tewkesbury Abbey, they went on to havefive children. They now have eight grandchildren and five great ...
'Addiction left me hating my life and myself'
Nov 01, 2007 ... Cheltenham businessman William is a well-educated and successfulfundraiser. What the people he has helped don't know is that the 54-year-oldis also an alcoholic. His drinking problem began after his marriage broke down. "Like many people, I was a habitual evening ...
Mum stole from till at workplace
Nov 01, 2007 ... Single mother Sarah Antill stole more than pounds300 from the tillat the store where she worked while under severe financial pressure,Gloucester Crown Court heard. The 41-year-old customer services manager had been committed tothe court to be sentenced after she admitted theft of ...
Obsessed man gets stores ban
Nov 01, 2007 ... A Besotted man who "ruined the life" of a till girl by bombardingher with phone calls and texts has been banned from his local Tescofor life. Simon Kirk, 26, cannot enter the two Tesco stores in Cirencester,under the terms of an indefinite restraining order. Kirk, of The ...
Experts to share work on disease
Nov 01, 2007 ... Experts from all over Britain are set to descend onGloucestershire to share their latest research on patients withchronic breathing problems. The conference will be staged at the University of Gloucestershireon November 14 to coincide with World COPD Day. Its aim is to raise ...
I used to be really active
Nov 01, 2007 ... Pensioner Ann Watson has been suffering from a genetic form ofemphysema for 15 years. She was first treated for asthma until her condition deterioratedand she was diagnosed properly five years ago. She said: "My condition is caused by the liver, which is notproducing the ...
We'll drink to green scheme
Nov 01, 2007 ... A Cirencester pub has found a new way of recycling rainwater in abid to become greener. The Greyhound, in Ashton Road, has been fitted with recycled realale casks from its brewery to collect rainwater from the roof. It is then used for watering the pub's flower boxes through ...
Friends' fair hits a record
Nov 01, 2007 ... Cheltenham General Hospital's League of Friends raised more thanpounds2,000 at its autumn fair. The fair, held at Sacred Hearts Church Hall, in Moorend Road,Cheltenham, saw more than 150 people come through the door. Volunteers sold Christmas decorations, books, cakes, jams ...
Disabled adults go on holiday
Nov 01, 2007 ... Severely disabled adults were saying muchas gracias after beingtaken on the holiday of a lifetime. Six members of the St Vincent's Centre in Central Cross Drivespent seven days in Alucia, Majorca. The holidaymakers, all of whom had cerebral palsy, were put up ...
Join charity in journey to the Loch
Nov 01, 2007 ... Fundraisers are needed to take on a Loch Ness marathon for aCheltenham charity. Cotswold Riding for the Disabled, based at Cheltenham Racecourse,wants to take a coach-load of runners to the world-famous Scottishlake. The charity has teamed up with Gloucestershire MS Therapy ...
Awareness day is crucial
Nov 01, 2007 ... Peter Thomas, 64, from Berkeley, has suffered from COPD for fiveyears.He was first diagnosed four years ago after recurrent breathingproblems at night. Mr Thomas was told he had asthma but his condition got worse andhe suffered heart failure. Back in hospital his condition ...
Revamp of hotel will take a year
Nov 01, 2007 ... The overhaul of an historic Tewkesbury hotel should finished injust over a year. Manager Mannie Sardinha is supervising the revamp of the grade II-listed Tudor House Hotel in High Street. He said: "The project is carrying on. Work on the ground floorshould be finished just ...
Bailiffs will get vandal to pay fine
Nov 01, 2007 ... Brockworth Parish Council has brought in bailiffs to deal with ayouth who smashed a CCTV camera. The 15-year-old kicked a football at a camera sensor near CourtRoad Community Centre in January. More than pounds2,000 was spent on cameras at the centre after aseries of ...
Join the sugar plum fairy for magical ballet
Nov 01, 2007 ... Ballet Ireland is returning to The Bacon Theatre in Cheltenhamwith an enchanting production of The Nutcracker. And the Echo has three pairs of tickets for the show on November 8to give away. Ballet Ireland is a company of more than 20 professional dancersand has appeared at ...
Rotary gets ready to sing rule Britannia
Nov 01, 2007 ... There's no excuse not to get in the flag-waving spirit at TheEndsleigh Last Night of the Proms - goodie bags with streamers areprovided and everyone is invited to join in. Sarah Hicks, from the Rotary Club of Cheltenham Sunrise, which ishosting Sunday's event at The Everyman, says ...
Waste bins will change
Nov 01, 2007 ... Wychavon District Council is to provide residents with differentwheelie bins for normal rubbish and recyclable items. The authority, which covers Evesham, Broadway and villages nearTewkesbury, has approved a plan to bring in the new system toincrease its recycling ...
World-class photographer's work in the frame
Nov 01, 2007 ... World-renowned photographer Martin Parr is presenting a freelecture at the University of Gloucestershire tonight. Parr studied photography at Manchester Polytechnic in the 70s andhas gone on to develop an international reputation for his innovativeimagery. He became a member ...
Squeals of joy at nursery arrivals
Nov 01, 2007 ... Youngsters at a Cheltenham nursery have two new playmates - a pairof New Zealand piglets. Pepper and Georgie were delivered to Bright Eyes Nursery from theCotswold Farm Park. And they are already settling in at their new home. Nursery owner Gisela Gray said the pigs ...
'Be a star and give' - ex-student
Nov 01, 2007 ... More than 22,000 Gloucestershire residents have received a letteron behalf of the National Star College. The letter, from former student Rachel Bury (pictured), urges themto get behind the pounds15.4 million Star Appeal towards newfacilities. Rachel, 22, wants residents to ...
Biker fell into vehicle's path
Nov 01, 2007 ... Malcolm McClure died after losing control of his motorbike andfalling under the wheels of a recovery vehicle on the motorway nearCheltenham. The 24-year-old came off his bike when he braked sharply nearjunction 10 of the M5 because motorists in front of him were'rubbernecking' at ...
Clock this - time's ticking
Nov 01, 2007 ... The restoration of Cheltenham's Town Clock has finally beenunveiled after a three-week delay caused by vandals. A gang of yobs attacked the 25ft timepiece on October 7, smashingone of its four glass faces and denting its copper top days beforescaffolding was due to come ...
Our send-off from pub was a real Vintage
Nov 01, 2007 ... Landlords Sue and Roger Bishop are calling time at the St George'sVaults pub in Cheltenham after 24 years. Sue, 56, started out at the pub as a cleaner, before moving in tomanage it with Roger, 59. The couple are now looking forward to a quieter life and aremoving to ...
Crew put out blaze in vehicle
Nov 01, 2007 ... Firefighters tackled a van fire in Woolstone. They arrived at 8.30pm on Monday to find the van on fire ...
Dart victim needs test on his eye
Nov 01, 2007 ... A Man who says he was stabbed in the eye with a dart has been toldhe might not fully regain his sight. Doctors feared Roy Wells could go blind in his left eye after theattack between midnight and 12.30am on October 15 outside theWindrush Social Club, in ...
Rover dented
Nov 01, 2007 ... Vandals scratched and dented a Rover 420 in Laurel Avenue, ...
Simmering down a storm in soup bowl
Nov 01, 2007 ... Heinz has agreed to change the label of its Farmers' Market soup -but not the name. The company has agreed to re-label its new range of soups'Inspired by Farmers' Markets' following pressure from foodcampaigners. But farmers in the county say the changes don't go far ...
Appeal is dismissed
Nov 01, 2007 ... A Teenage crack dealer who kept his drug stash hidden among hisgirlfriend's baby feeding bottles has lost an Appeal Court fight toget his jail term cut. Christopher Reynolds, 19, hid 24g of the drug, with a street valueof pounds1,000, in a kitchen cupboard in his girlfriend's ...
Trouble has now doubled
Nov 01, 2007 ... Written complaints about Severn Trent Water nearly doubled to68,874 last year - more complaints per customer than any other watercompany. The number of complaints was up from 36,239 in 2005/06, anincrease of 90 per cent, according to the Consumer Council for Water. Severn ...