Gloucestershire Echo, The back issues from June 2008:
I'll pay tribute to grandfather
Jun 02, 2008 ... Steve Perry hopes to be the first member of his family to see hisgrandfather's grave. Stan Perry died in 1942 while serving with the Army in Egypt.Heat exhaustion led to his death at the age of 33. His Tewkesbury family has not been able to visit his grave since.The closest ...
New Tesco express store to open opposite Cheltenham railway station.
Jun 02, 2008; ... Residents are supporting shopkeepers who fear they will be putout of business by a new Tesco supermarket in Queen's Road,Cheltenham. The supermarket has been given the go-ahead to open an Expressconvenience store on the site of the former Alpha garage, oppositeCheltenham Spa ...
Eddie the eagle launches centre
Jun 02, 2008 ... Staff at a community centre hope its fortunes will soar afterEddie 'the Eagle' Edwards declared it open. The Cheltenham-born Olympic ski jumper cut the ribbon at theOakley Community Resource Centre, a new pounds1.2m facility inWhaddon. Local residents have been using the ...
Can you point us in right direction over bowlers?
Jun 02, 2008 ... Jim Lighstone is scratching his head over this picture of crowngreen bowlers. He came across it slotted between the pages of a book of oldphotographs of Cheltenham. Mr Lightstone, 70, who lives in Lynworth, thinks it could be oneof three town clubs, Cheltenham Bowling Club ...
Sold out events
Jun 02, 2008 ... Wednesday: The Power of Fusion, Dawkins on Darwin, Shaken orStirred THURSDAY: Robotic World, The Caffeine Kick, Epigenetics - Ghostsin your Genes, Clocking On, Arabic ...
Don't miss . . .
Jun 02, 2008 ... Nhs Funding: Nice or Nasty? Wednesday 6.30pm Beautiful Beings with Nicky Hambleton-Jones, Thursday, 6.30pm Time Team, Thursday, 8.30pm The Prince and the ...
Art's taking off
Jun 02, 2008 ... Acclaimed artist David Bent will be showcasing his Red ArrowsCollection at Kemble Air Day this month. He will launch his new collection of work in the VIP area andsome of his paintings will be displayed in the AV8 restaurant atKemble Airfield. Wiltshire-based David has ...
.Cheltenham pensioner takes on circular challenge for cobalt
Jun 02, 2008; ... Pensioner Vicki Rust will be striding out for Cheltenham'sCircular Challenge on June 22. The 62-year-old, who works part-time for Cheltenham's BreastScreening Service team at Linton House, is putting her best footforward in aid of the Cobalt pounds1 million Appeal for a ...
Numbers are up on bingo night
Jun 02, 2008 ... There are shouts of "Legs Eleven" ringing out from Hester's Wayevery week. Number-lovers are invited to join the Friends of Springbank bingo club. Sessions take place every Tuesday and ...
Club helps to battle bulge
Jun 02, 2008 ... People hoping for a slimmer summer figure are invited to helpshed pounds at Springbank Slimmers. The weight-loss club has been set up at the Community ResourceCentre and ...
New community garden for hester's way
Jun 02, 2008; ... A pounds4,500 COMMUNITY gardening project has put down roots inHester's Way. Residents were asked to put their ideas forward for an acre ofuntouched land at the back of Springbank Community Centre. Their wishes for a garden, complete with water feature, seatingarea and ...
Brought to book
Jun 02, 2008 ... Book lovers can get a good read now Gloucestershire CountyCouncil mobile library calls at ...
Beware of raids
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Theft from a truck in Cirencester has led police to warndrivers. Thieves cut open the curtain of a trailer on a lorry parked in alay-by on the A417 London Road and stole 60 metal alloy ingots. Police are ...
Narraway makes his mark in England win
Jun 02, 2008 ... Luke Narraway produced a battling performance in a poor Englandteam that defeated the Barbarians at Twickenham. The Gloucester number eight (pictured), playing on the blindsideflank, produced some good stuff in broken play and instigated acouple of turnovers at the breakdown which ...
Trip on paving slab sent me into road
Jun 02, 2008; ... Chuck Pavey says Church Street in Tewkesbury has been left in adangerous state. The pensioner says he was nearly run over when he tripped over anuneven paving slab and fell into the road. The new pavement had only just been laid by the county council'shighways department as ...
We're all tai'd up in martial moves
Jun 02, 2008 ... Young and old gathered to learn a martial art to help mind, bodyand soul in Hester's Way, Cheltenham. In a two-day workshop, Jason Chan, the creator of Infinite TaiChi who has carried out demonstrations all over the world, taught adozen people his Radiant Warrior programme at the ...
Firm donates gift to town museum
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Planned revamp of Tewkesbury Museum has been boosted by a donation. Curator Maggie Thorton hopes to spruce up the Barton Streetmuseum in time for a major exhibition about the Titanic. Artefacts from the famous liner go on display from July 1. Maggie is ...
Post staff raise fears for service
Jun 02, 2008 ... Postal workers in Tewkesbury fear they will not be able to copewith extra work being demanded of them. Staff at the delivery office in Kennet Close, Northway, have beenasked to take on extra rounds as part of a redistribution of rounds. It follows staff being given an ...
Loos lobby states case
Jun 02, 2008 ... Campaigners are taking to Gloucester Road in Tewkesbury to lobbythe borough council to reopen its public toilets. Members of Mill Avon and Abbey Terrace ...
Checking cash
Jun 02, 2008 ... Shops in Tewkesbury are being warned about counterfeit notesafter a fake pounds20 ...
Buyer snaps up hotel
Jun 02, 2008 ... The Kings Hotel in Chipping Campden has been sold. The exact sale price was not disclosed, but the Cirencesterbranch of agents Colliers Robert Barry had been askingpounds2,250,000. In the selling guide it projected pounds230,000 profit from netturnover of pounds815,000 for ...
Three bicycles are removed
Jun 02, 2008 ... Thieves broke into a shed in Birchley Road, Cheltenham and stolethree mountain bikes. The bikes were taken between 10.30pm on Thursday and ...
Advice and support will be available at Gloucestershire Royal hospital as part of carers awareness week.
Jun 02, 2008 ... Carers who want help and advice are being invited to attendsessions for Carers Awareness Week. Throughout the week, starting on June 9, support will beavailable in the Health Information Room at Gloucestershire RoyalHospital. Louise Duruty de Lloyd, from Carers ...
Pair to face trial on raid
Jun 02, 2008 ... Two London men accused of aggravated burglary will face trial atthe end of June, a court heard. Laurence Rooney, 25, of Wigan Way, Hayes, Middlesex, and WilliamCassidy, 29, of Stanborough Avenue, Hayes, appeared at GloucesterCrown Court on Friday. Both pleaded not guilty to ...
Festival goers soak up the sun at wychwood.
Jun 02, 2008 ... The Wychwood festival was the place to be as a record crowdturned out to watch top acts take to the stage. Nearly 30,000 music lovers were treated to the sounds of bignames such as the Divine Comedy, Duffy and The Proclaimers duringthe three-day event at Cheltenham racecourse at ...
Charlton kings parish council told to let war memorial rot
Jun 02, 2008; ... Councillors have hit out at the War Memorials Trust after beingtold to let their monument decay. Charlton Kings Parish Council applied to the national charity formoney to restore its monument in April. Years of weathering has left many names on its plaques illegibleand the ...
Car broken into
Jun 02, 2008 ... Vandals smashed a car window and stole a Tom Tom satnav and an LGmobile phone in Graveney Court, ...
Hazel mansfield
Jun 02, 2008 ... We Would like to clarify that Hazel Mansfield, who died lastweek, was a resident of St George's Street, Cheltenham, not St JamesWalk as was reported on page 3 of Friday's Echo. Miss Mansfield died in her sleep at 6am on May 26 and ...
Fears over DIY smoke bombs
Jun 02, 2008 ... County teenagers have been dicing with death making smoke bombs. A step-by-step guide to making a bomb was posted on internet siteYouTube by the mystery youngsters from Brockworth. But the two videos have now been removed from the YouTube siteafter being alerted by The Citizen, ...
Police help to spread crime tips at fun day
Jun 02, 2008 ... Police met with residents for an informal family day in SandfordPark, Chelten-ham. PCSOs chatted to families about crime issues as they enjoyed thesunny weather on Saturday. Ultraviolet marker pens and plastic bottle tops designed toprevent drink-spiking were handed out to ...
Tewkes lord on trial over bank theft
Jun 02, 2008 ... Five men, including a Tewkesbury lord, will stand trial accusedof trying to steal pounds220 million by hacking into a Japanesebank's computer. Hugh Rodley, of Tudor Manor, Church End, allegedly teamed up withthe others to target the London offices of Sumitomo Matsui ...
Driver freed
Jun 02, 2008 ... A Woman was cut free from her car after a crash in Bishop'sCleeve. The smash took place near the Lidl store in Evesham Road, ...
Cotswold olimpicks goes crackers with a chinese-style opening ceremony at chipping campden.
Jun 02, 2008; ... Cf with pics CROWDS went crackers at a colourful Chinese-style CotswoldOlimpicks. A vivid yellow lion leapt into action to give the annual ChippingCampden rural games, a roaring start, nodding its head and winkingits eyes. Dancers from the Telford Chinese School ...
Tributes flood in following M5 horror crash and police appeal for witnesses
Jun 02, 2008; ... Motorists have sent messages of support following a horrificcrash on the M5. Police are appealing for witnesses as they investigate the 11-vehicle smash which left three dead and 18 injured. At 7.30pm on Friday, a southbound white Volkswagen van carryingbeer kegs crossed the ...
Flat gutted by fire in hester's way blaze.
Jun 02, 2008 ... James Gill was left with just the clothes on his back after ablaze ripped through his home. The 24-year-old lost everything in the fire in Princess ElizabethWay, Hester's Way, but is most upset that his prized collection ofMadonna memorabilia was reduced to ashes. The inferno ...
Judge got his sentence wrong over attacker
Jun 02, 2008 ... I Refer to Frederick Meadows walking free from court afterbeating up a pensioner in a road rage attack (Echo, May 20). I was appalled at Judge McEvoy's sentence. He said he set himfree just because of overcrowding in prisons. I wonder if he has really thought about what message ...
Scouts face uncertain fate
Jun 02, 2008 ... I Read with interest your report of the apparent renaissance ofthe Scout movement (Echo, April 29). The Scout group in my area (49th Cheltenham St Peter) has beenmeeting in the church hall for 80 years. It is sad to say they facean uncertain future now the parish church and its ...
Do builder staff face jobs axe?
Jun 02, 2008 ... With falling property values being reported almost daily andcontinued restrictions in the availability of mortgage finance,house builders are being hit particularly hard by increasingly toughconditions in the UK housing market. Already, Gloucester-based house builder Cotswoldgate ...
Concerts were an achievement to be proud of
Jun 02, 2008 ... It Was an honour to have been involved with the organisation of two wonderful concerts, the second of which was attended by thePrince of Wales as part of our fund raising efforts for St Peter andSt Paul's Church, Northleach. That they were a resounding success is demonstrated not ...
Train teachers on weeks off
Jun 02, 2008 ... Teachers have quite a few weeks off in the year, much more thanmost professions. If they need to update their teaching skills, it should be ...
Adults cause problems too
Jun 02, 2008 ... So it's a crime to be young now is it? Why is it always the youngwho are the scapegoats and target of the rubbish solutions? Adults are anti-social as well, sometimes - let's ban them frommeeting up. Police should have powers to ...
Of course there are decent folk
Jun 02, 2008 ... I Lived in St Paul's for five years and am fed up with the PCbrigade going on about "decent" families living in these areas. Of course there are, and it is not these people I am commentingabout. There is also a very high percentage of chavs living in thatarea. If you recall every ...
Simply moving gangs on won't tackle trouble
Jun 02, 2008 ... With reference to the Hester's Way curfew (Echo, May 31), I findit astonishing that police do not have these powers normally. My concern is that the gangs will simply relocate to anyresidential area other than the mentioned locations, moving theproblem, not solving it. The ...
Shop locally to stop monopoly
Jun 02, 2008 ... Shopkeepers in Cheltenham are worried. They say that plans tobuild a new Tesco Express store in the town will hit them hard -even put them out of business. And readers of the Echo agree with them. The superstore has been given the go-ahead to open in Queen'sRoad on the site ...
Residents angry builders parking in road
Jun 03, 2008; ... Roads in Winchcombe are causing a danger to schoolchildren, sayresidents. They say contractors working for David Payne Homes are parking onthe side of Greet Road and making it difficult for children to cycleand cross the road safely. The builders are working on 25 new houses ...
Students show the shape of the future
Jun 03, 2008 ... Students at the University of Gloucestershire's Pittville Studiosare showing off their artwork at this year's Degree Show. The event features rising talent from students across a widerange of disciplines, from fine art to animation. The show includes work by 450 students, with ...
Local group to produce radio soap
Jun 03, 2008 ... Radio Winchcombe will host it's own soap opera. A locally-produced play from Winchcombe's drama group will becomea regular feature on the station. It will be in the format of anongoing serial, with humour giving listeners the chance to get toknow all the characters. Drama ...
Graffiti was sprayed over a church door as vandals left a trail of destruction across Cirencester.
Jun 03, 2008; ... Graffiti was daubed over a church's door in a trail of vandalismacross Cirencester. Yobs targeted Holy Trinity at Watermoor Road leaving acongregation in shock. They also scrawled words in bronze metallic paint on the front ofa house at Chester Street, including mad and ...
Emotional Brown amazed by maiden race
Jun 03, 2008 ... Bishops Cleeve sidecar star Mark Brown was the proudest man onthe Isle of Man on Saturday after completing his maiden TouristTrophy race. The 41-year-old and namesake partner David finished 24th in thefirst Sure Mobile Sidecar race - completing the gruelling 37.73 milecourse in ...
Beams taken
Jun 03, 2008 ... Huge metal beams were stolen from outbuildings near Stow-on-the-Wold. The RSJ metal beams, a set of pallet forks, a scaffold tower andheavy steel plates were ...
Games stolen
Jun 03, 2008 ... Thieves broke into a house in Russell Street, Cheltenham andstole an Xbox360 and two ...
Brick attack
Jun 03, 2008 ... Vandals threw a brick through a glass window on the front door ofthe Independent Eye Centre, ...
Hester's way crime down.
Jun 03, 2008; ... Crime in Hester's Way, Cheltenham, has plummeted by 17 per cent,according to police. There were 585 offences in April and May this year, down 17.1 percent from 707 last year. The introduction of neighbourhood policing has been hailed as oneof the reasons for the dramatic ...
Church goes down aisle
Jun 03, 2008 ... Winchcombe Methodist Church will be holding a celebration ofmarriage Visitors will be able to see a wide display of all things nuptialfrom Friday to Sunday. Floral ...
Greyhound Inn could be turned into flats
Jun 03, 2008; ... Plans have been submitted to replace a popular Cheltenham pubwith flats. The Greyhound Inn in Hewlett Road won a reprieve in April whenproperty owner Brian Williams withdrew an application to demolishthe structure and build homes on the site. In the run up to the decision, ...
Church in tune
Jun 03, 2008 ... Music for a summer's evening will be performed in Winchcombe. The Midsummer Melodies, hosted by the Winchcombe MethodistChurch, will feature the Dancy Wind Quintet, ...
Learn to be a life-saver
Jun 03, 2008 ... Gloucestershire's St John Ambulance wants adults to learn life-saving first aid to mark Child Safety Week. The annual event runs from June 23 to 29 and in anticipation thecharity asked 2,000 adults what they would do if they found a childlying lifeless face down in ...
Help keep Cotswolds so special
Jun 03, 2008 ... A New charitable group has been formed to keep the Cotswoldsspecial. Seven people have united to create Friends of the Cotswolds toraise funds to promote and protect the area. The body will also provide recreation, sport and leisurefacilities. Backed by the ...
Crook told to pay up - proceeds
Jun 03, 2008 ... A Cheltenham man who was involved in handling stolen goods andreceiving criminal property has been told to pay back pounds3,861.25of the money he gained from his offending. Craig Mitchell, 34, of Bodnam Road, admitted handling stolengoods between April 1 and June 24, 2006. He also ...
Ghostly goings on in castle
Jun 03, 2008 ... Aflying machine and a ghostly white lady can be seen lurking inthe grounds of Sudeley castle. The sculptures are part of a new 20-piece exhibition at theWinchcombe attraction. This is the fourth annual outdoor show curated by Elliot McDonaldand Mollie Dent-Brocklehurst at the ...
Text tells of horse fears
Jun 03, 2008 ... Horse owners are being urged to be on the lookout for suspectedthieves. A warning mobile phone message is being sent aroundGloucestershire's livery yards and riding centres. Horse owner Hannah Ashton, from Cheltenham, received the textlast week and ...
Kids get a chance
Jun 03, 2008 ... Worshippers from a Cheltenham church have been givingunderprivileged children in Romania a second chance. Eight members of the Cheltenham Evangelical Presbyterian Churchspent a week in Mangalia helping out at a school. One of the party, Peter Cox, said: "The school is called ...
Students put on sweet gig
Jun 03, 2008 ... Cirencester college students are fundraising for Sweet Charity.The musical, which includes showstoppers Hey Big Spender, is thisyear's performing arts student production. Rehearsals are underway for performances in June in the SundialTheatre at Cirencester College ....
Grenade leads to police alert
Jun 03, 2008 ... A Second World War hand grenade was uncovered as a bungalow inMoreton-in-Marsh was being cleared out. An Army bomb disposal team was called out to defuse the situationin Cotsmore Close. The man who found it alerted police, who advised him not tohandle it but put it in a ...
Vandals hit parked car
Jun 03, 2008 ... Vandals attacked a car in the centre of Stow-on-the-Wold. They kicked and dented the door, tore off the wing mirror ...