Gloucestershire Echo, The back issues from January 2009:
Cricket
Jan 02, 2009 ... Gloucestershire 1 Legendary wicketkeeper Jack Russell returned to Gloucestershirein 2008 as team mentor. What is his real name? 2 What unwanted post-war record did Gloucestershire set in 2008? 3 Who was Gloucestershire's leading runs scorer in the ...
Football
Jan 02, 2009 ... General Football: 1 Who is England's most capped player of all time? 2 Which club won last season's Johnstone's Paint Trophy? 3 Which clubs were replaced in the Football League by Exeter Cityand Aldershot at the end of last season? 4 Which club had the lowest ...
Knight facing dilemma over calgary bay
Jan 02, 2009 ... Henrietta Knight faces a dilemma over Cheltenham Festival plansfor her highly-rated young chaser Calgary Bay. The Cheltenham Gold Cup-winning trainer wants to run the six-year-old at the showcase meeting following his victory underchampion jockey Tony McCoy at Prestbury Park ...
Harvey out to pile on misery for derby
Jan 02, 2009 ... Jim Harvey has declared the New Lawn the "last place in theworld" Derby County will want to be come 3pm tomorrow. Forest Green's manager believes the current turmoil at theChampionship strugglers can only work in his side's favour for thesell-out FA Cup third-round ...
Allen moves quick to sign duo
Jan 02, 2009 ... Martin Allen has captured Drissa Diallo and Elvis Hammond on 18-month contracts on a busy first day of the January transfer window. Defender Diallo has been on loan at Cheltenham Town from MK Donssince September, but is currently out with a knee injury and hasbeen back in France ...
Balshaw to sit out Saracens encounter
Jan 02, 2009 ... Iain Balshaw has still not recovered from the groin strain hepicked up in the Guinness Premiership match against Northampton inNovember. The Gloucester wing, who has been in fine form so far this seasonwith seven tries in al competitions, will again not feature againstSaracens at ...
Turf scene with robert Thornton ; The last year was fantastic for me and I'll be doing my best to build on it in 2009.
Jan 02, 2009 ... The last year was fantastic for me and I'll be doing my best tobuild on it in 2009. My personal highlights in 2008 were my three winners at theCheltenham Festival, Voy Por Ustedes' victory at Aintree and BlazingBailey's successes at Aintree and the Punchestown Festival. There ...
Positive move by Allen was welcomed
Jan 02, 2009 ... Q. What did you think of the 6-3 defeat by Peterborough lastSunday? TIM EAST: The game must go down as one of the most bizarre atWhaddon Road for a long while. Despite having a depleted side, I thought Cheltenham battled hardagainst a team destined for at least the ...
We're aiming to make cup splash - owusu
Jan 02, 2009 ... Lloyd Owusu is hoping for more FA Cup success under Martin Allen -as long as it does not involve jumping into freezing rivers. The striker joined Brentford the year after Allen famously tookhis players for a dip in the Thames following previous sessions forthe manager in the Tees ...
Brave derg thrills trainer pipe
Jan 02, 2009 ... David Pipe paid tribute to stable stalwart Lough Derg atCheltenham, saying: "He's what jump racing's all about." The front-runner treated the New Year's Day crowd to spectaculardisplay of courage when he battled back after looking beaten to landthe Steel Plate and Sections Hurdle ...
Cheltenham surgeon risks life to help poor
Jan 02, 2009; ... A Surgeon from Cheltenham risked his life in the run up toChristmas to save lives in some of Sierra Leone's poorest towns andvillages. Mark Whyman travelled to the impoverished district of Kambia withhis 16-year-old daughter Ruth. During his week there, he carried out more ...
Bishop's Cleeve welcomes new community building
Jan 02, 2009 ... Councillors in Bishop's Cleeve have welcomed the arrival of a newcommunity building in the village. A disused barn behind Laburnum Cottage has been converted intoBishop's Cleeve Community Barn. The building in Church Road has been built at a cost ofpounds622,000 in the ...
Specialist celebrates triple deal
Jan 02, 2009 ... Regeneration specialist St Modwen has clinched a trio of dealsworth about pounds15 million at its 32-acre Quedgeley West BusinessPark - one of three sites owned by the company in Gloucestershire. At Phase Two, which comprises 120,000 sq ft in six units, aprivate investor has ...
Ali bites back with revamped pizza parlour
Jan 02, 2009 ... Two years of hard work have paid off for Chicago Pizza owner AliRejayee. A pounds50,000 renovation of his Tewkesbury High Street takeawayhas enabled him to reopen the business. Problems with the company he was involved with two years agoforced the shop to close just before ...
Sweater amnesty
Jan 02, 2009 ... A Christmas jumper amnesty has been launched by a Cheltenhamhotel. The Cheltenham Chase, a QHotels property, aims to take unwelcomefestive sweaters and give them to charity. The unwanted gifts will be donated to UK housing and homelessnesscharity Shelter. People can ...
Father and son duo battle stress
Jan 02, 2009 ... A Cheltenham father and son have teamed up to help people beatstress. Psychology graduates Hugh and James Koch have put their headstogether to produce the book Active Steps to Reducing Stress. The work is based on cognitive behavioural therapy techniques,using a series of ...
Rooftop decking space under threat after councils protest
Jan 02, 2009 ... Decking built on a roof in Moreton-in-Marsh High Street faces theaxe. Resident Andrew Burrows has put up a decked area on the first-floor roof at the back of Flower House, reached through a rear sashwindow. But the town council has objected to the extension and ...
Go green for new year
Jan 02, 2009 ... Gloucestershire residents are being urged to make going green oneof their New Year resolutions. The county council is sending out the message that both Christmascards and Christmas trees are easy to recycle. It is estimated county residents bought more than 76,000 ...
When our job is done, we'll be off to sea
Jan 02, 2009 ... This year will see soldiers from 1 Rifles swap the arid desertsof Afghanistan for the open seas. About 500 troops, from Beachley barracks in the west of thecounty, will remain on the frontline in Helmand Province untilApril. After their return to the UK, and a well-deserved ...
Action man Hammond braves frosty conditions
Jan 02, 2009 ... Never one to opt out of a challenge, Richard Hammond couldn'tresist taking part in a frosty field race. The Top Gear presenter had been due to take part in a cross-country horse ride between the villages of Forthampton and Tirley,near Tewkesbury. But the Ledbury Hunt was ...
Row escalates over Stow's new homes
Jan 02, 2009; ... A Row over houses that neighbours claim have been built 3m toohigh has reached new heights. Dr Peter Dean and his wife Judy hit out at Beechcroft'sdevelopment next to their Stow-on-the-Wold home when they realisedit was overshadowing their solar panels. Now the former owner ...
Eyesore fear over woolworths site
Jan 02, 2009; ... Town centre bosses want Cheltenham's empty Woolworths shop to befilled as quickly as possible. They fear that following its closure last Saturday it could bevacant for some time. As it is a key site in the High Street, retail and council bossesare desperate for it not to ...
First five star hotel planned for Cheltenham
Jan 02, 2009; ... Cheltenham will get its first five -star hotel if plans for amulti-million pound development are approved. The owner of the historic Hotel De La Bere, a three-star venuejust north of Prestbury, wants to spend up to pounds15 millionrestoring it to its former glory. If Shetland ...
Sea cadets celebrate go-ahead for revamp
Jan 02, 2009; ... Tewkesbury Sea Cadets are celebrating getting the green light fora major refurbishment project. The borough council has approved plans to build a two-storeyextension at the unit's Trinity Walk home. It paves the way for better facilities to be created for the 48boys and girls ...
Shelter appeals for blankets to keep out chill
Jan 02, 2009 ... Cheltenham Animal Shelter is appealing for donations of blanketsand quilts to help its animals through the winter cold. There are currently 47 dogs at the shelter - the maximum it cancater for - and with Siberian conditions forecast for next week,supplies of blankets to keep them ...
Shopkeeper launches petition against gaza bomb onslaught
Jan 02, 2009 ... People in Gloucestershire have responded to the crisis in Gaza. Images of people in the Gaza Strip enduring heavy Israeli bombinghave inspired Yacoob Motala, at Motala & Son's food store in Barton,Gloucester, to start a petition calling for an end to the offensive. He is ...
Agency keeping drivers moving
Jan 02, 2009 ... Keeping the A417 over Crickley Hill and through Nettleton Bottomrunning throughout the worst of the winter is the aim of two publicbodies. The Highways Agency has been working with Gloucestershire CountyCouncil to make sure there has been no repetition of ...
Fuel speed ahead for low prices
Jan 02, 2009 ... Cheltenham consumers have received some New Year cheer as the AAannounced the price of petrol has reached a three-year low. And it looks as if town residents may be getting some of thecheapest fuel in Britain. The average cost of petrol at the beginning of this week was87.79p ...
Lorry park is on track
Jan 02, 2009 ... Plans to create a lorry park at Toddington are set to beapproved, despite local objections. An application to have the facility at the ...
Crews free man from office fire
Jan 02, 2009 ... A Man had to be rescued by firefighters after he was trapped in aburning Evesham taxi office. Fire service spokesman Julian Jenkins said the man was trapped inthe BR Taxis building, in Enterprise Way, just after 1.30am onWednesday. Watch manager Jenkins said the man had been ...
Cars gutted
Jan 02, 2009 ... A FAMILY's two cars were destroyed in a fire. The vehicles were wrecked after a blaze in School Road, Hampton,Evesham, at ...
Trace the paste
Jan 02, 2009 ... I Refer to the recent product recall of fake Colgate toothpaste(Echo, December 30). Sainsbury's has not made public how it ...
Protesters are stating facts
Jan 02, 2009 ... I Congratulate those protesters for taking a stand against theplans for Gloucestershire Airport (Echo, December 22). Of course campaigns like this can make a difference, they alwayshave. At one time it was radical to protest for votes for women, butthat is taken for granted ...
New year bundles of joy
Jan 02, 2009; ... Four families in Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and the Cotswolds had tokeep the New Year's champagne on ice. Instead of partying to the chimes of Big Ben, they were takingdelivery of new babies, all born at the maternity unit ofCheltenham General Hospital. First to make an ...
Frosty weather forces hunting to be cancelled
Jan 02, 2009 ... The icy weather forced the cancellation of two high-profile NewYear's Day hunting meets. Hundreds of people had to settle for a spot of socialising ratherthan galloping across the countryside yesterday. A crowd of 150 gathered at the Hatherley Manor Hotel in ...
Louts should pay for their actions
Jan 02, 2009 ... It's the same old story. Take one New Year's Eve, more alcoholthan you can shake a cocktail stirrer at and a handful ofargumentative idiots, and what do you get? Trouble, that's what. You'd think these people would learn. Drink so much that you don't know what day it is, start ...
Tributes paid to teacher found dead by brook
Jan 02, 2009; ... Tributes have been paid to a retired teacher from Leckhampton whowas found dead on New Year's Eve. Alison Scrutton's body was discovered in a brook near MoorendGrove following a police search instigated by her concerned family. Her death is not being treated as suspicious and ...
Races are defrosted by goodwill
Jan 02, 2009 ... Technology conquered the climate as record crowds descended onCheltenham racecourse. Among the great and the good were Cotswold couple Zara Phillipsand Mike Tindall, above, wrapped up warm in the chilly temperatures. There were doubts leading up to the New Year's Day races ...
Drunken revellers spend New Year's Day in a police cell
Jan 02, 2009 ... More than 30 drunken revellers got 2009 off to a bad start andspent New Year's Day in a police cell. New Year's Eve is traditionally the busiest night of the year forGloucestershire Police and this year was no exception. Between 11pm on New Year's Eve and 7am on New Year's ...
Cash in with a life on the road
Jan 02, 2009 ... The rising demand for cheaper holidays, can only be good forBritish-built motorhomes. At the start of the New Year, the UK's motorhomes industry ispoised to meet an expected surge in demand, and is offering newwallet-stretching models at competitive prices. Chancellor ...
Shurdington
Jan 03, 2009 ... 01242 862726 www.shurdington.org May I start by wishing everyone a happy New Year. Come Monday life returns to near normal with playgroup andschools starting up again, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers againcongregating in the Millennium Hall from 5.30pm onwards as ...
Chipping campden
Jan 03, 2009 ... 01608 661053 The first concert of Campden and District Music Society willfeature exciting young talent. Eleanor Fagg (violin) and AnnaTilbrook (piano) are sponsored by the Countess of Munster MusicalTrust, which supports new artists. Ellie Fagg was a foundationscholar at the ...
Benhall
Jan 03, 2009 ... 01242 238597jan-dave-febery@msn.com On behalf of the Benhall Residents' Association, can I wisheveryone a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year. There are no Cobalt Coffee Mornings in January. You will have towait until the end of February for the next one as everyone is ...
Twiston-Davies heading for title
Jan 03, 2009 ... Nigel Twiston-davies is a hot favourite to win theGloucestershire trainers' championship for a fourth time. The Naunton trainer and defending champion has stormed into aclear lead after making an impressive start to the season. He has endured a quiet spell over the past month, ...
Katchit will find it tough
Jan 03, 2009 ... Alan King admits Katchit will find it difficult to make asuccessful defence of the Smurfit Kappa Champion Hurdle. The six-year-old, owned by a syndicate from Cirencester, hasstruggled to find his best form this season. Robert Thornton's mount was well beaten by Champion ...
Lineman set festival target
Jan 03, 2009 ... Jonjo O'neill has set his sights on improving his amazing recordin the oldest race at the Cheltenham Festival. The Jackdaws Castle handler has won the National Hunt Chase foramateur riders five times in total and four times in the past sevenyears. He is hoping to win the ...
Allen eyes up fourth round
Jan 03, 2009 ... Martin Allen is hoping to continue his love affair with the FACup by guiding Cheltenham Town to the fourth round for the thirdtime in their history this afternoon. The Robins play Doncaster Rovers of the Coca-Cola Championship atWhaddon Road. Allen guided Brentford to the ...
Skipper calls for no regrets
Jan 03, 2009 ... Forest Green captain Lee Fowler is happy to be a wise old man inthe home dressing room today as his side clash with Derby County. Though only 25, the combative midfielder can boast FootballLeague experience with Coventry City and Huddersfield Town as wellas Welsh caps at youth and ...
Caines eyes up first start since October ; Gavin Caines is desperate for a chance to prove himself on the field to Cheltenham Town manager Martin Allen.
Jan 03, 2009 ... Gavin Caines is desperate for a chance to prove himself on thefield to Cheltenham Town manager Martin Allen. The 25-year-old defender will be handed his first start sinceOctober 25 in today's big FA Cup third round tie against DoncasterRovers if Darren Kenton has not recovered from ...
Wright will play anywhere for Robins
Jan 03, 2009 ... Alan Wright says he will play anywhere on the pitch in order tosecure a place in Cheltenham Town's starting line-up - even betweenthe sticks. The vastly experienced former Aston Villa star has lost his left-back berth to a resurgent Lee Ridley in recent weeks. But the 5ft ...
Fashions cause flap
Jan 03, 2009 ... The time of the flapper and the Charleston was revived atTewkesbury School when pupils turned the clock back to the 1920s. The term flapper referred to a new breed of young women who woreshort skirts, bobbed hair and listened to the new jazz music. Youngsters had that in mind ...
Naughty, but nice!
Jan 03, 2009 ... Staff at a Cheltenham firm have over-indulged - for a good cause. Chartered accountants and business advisers from Grant & Co havemade donations to their own piggy bank every time they getthemselves snacks from the company kitchen. The funds will go to The Old Spot Trust, which ...
Echo's pounds10 holiday proves a big hit
Jan 03, 2009; ... The countdown has begun to the Echo's pounds10 holiday promotionwhere readers get the chance to go on a credit crunch-beating break. Families across the county have taken advantage of the offer,which involves collecting tokens in the paper. Andrew Long went on holiday with his ...
Super-fit due pound Florida streets for charity.
Jan 03, 2009; ... Goofy maybe, but the challenge two Cheltenham women are facing isno joke. Geraldine Simkins and Julie Bridge will start the new year with aone-and-a-half marathon fundraiser. They are taking the Goofy Challenge at Disneyworld Florida toraise money for the Alzheimer's Society ....
Kay brings in funds at the double
Jan 03, 2009 ... A School in Cheltenham has benefited from the generosity of abank and its employees. Kay Pollard, who works at Barclays Manor Park branch, raised morethan pounds400 when she organised the refreshments at SwindonVillage Primary School's Christmas disco. Her employers at the ...
Pied piper scoops pot
Jan 03, 2009 ... Generous pool players handed over the proceeds of a tournament toa county children's charity. Instead of trophies, players at the Double D's Pool Club inTewkesbury opted to give money to the Pied Piper Appeal. Jane Bruton, the charity's events manager, was delighted toreceive ...
Help to fill parish gaps
Jan 03, 2009 ... Potential councillors are being urged to contact ChurchdownParish Council. There are four vacancies and the council intends to fill them atits meeting on February 10. Anyone who is interested should write to ...
Cobalt glams up for appeal
Jan 03, 2009 ... The Cobalt Appeal Fund wants people to get out their little blackdresses and DJs to help its Breast Clinic pounds1 million Appeal. Dress Up for Work Day is being staged by the charity on January30. All donations will be used to support women and men inGloucestershire through ...
Zara pulls out of pounds1.75m dream home bid
Jan 03, 2009; ... Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall have pulled out of a pounds1.75million bid to buy their dream Gloucestershire home followingsecurity fears. The couple had planned to feather their nest at Nimrod's Barn, inUpper Kilcott, near Wotton-under-Edge, two miles from Badminton andits horse ...
Traders' raffle raises pounds1,200
Jan 03, 2009 ... A Christmas charity event organised by traders in Montpellier,Cheltenham, raised more than pounds1,200 for Winston's Wish. Money for the charity, which helps bereaved families, was raisedby a raffle which was drawn by restaurant owner and Gloucester rugbyplayer Olivier ...
Swing into a healthier new year
Jan 03, 2009 ... Anyone whose New Year resolution is to get more exercise is beingencouraged to swing into action. Jazzjiveswing classes resume in Gloucestershire on Monday. The jive and swing group offers exercise without the need forleotards and lycra, or even a partner because dancers rotate ...
Tim's a lad in raptures with cast
Jan 03, 2009 ... Tim Bingham thought it was magic to meet members of the cast ofAladdin. The wheelchair-bound 12-year-old got to mingle with the stars ofCheltenham's Everyman theatre panto thanks to Acorns Hospice and theCommercial Group. Tim, who suffers from an illness which has left him ...
Spot villages
Jan 03, 2009 ... Dozens of villagers feature in a new charity calendar. Keith Davis has produced the Faces of Bushley 2009 calendar toraise money for the County ...
Retail giant to eye up woolies
Jan 03, 2009; ... A Major retail giant could move into Gloucester's Woolworthsstore after it closes for the last time today. Marks & Spencer and Next are favourites to take over the shop inEastgate Street but neither retailer has confirmed its interest. The administrators for Woolworths ...
Charity art
Jan 03, 2009 ... Young offenders will hold an art exhibition for charity. Youngsters, aged 14 to 18, from the Cotswolds and Stroud, areputting on a show in aid of local charities Nelson House, BreastCancer and Meningitis Trust. It runs from January 10 to 23 at Stroud Subscription Rooms ....