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Picture gallery
May
The Art
of Jesus
Don't miss a new exhibition of pictures, all depicting Jesus, which is
currently on display in Gloucestershire. .
Chill
puts a damper on VE party mood
Hundreds of people got in the wartime mood and flocked to Kemble Airfield
on Saturday for a celebratory feast of nostalgia to mark the 60th anniversary
of VE Day. Read
the full story
Roots
Gordon King, from Highnam, grew up in the small riverside town of Newnham.
He often returns to the town -especially the picturesque churchyard. Read
the full story
War Stories
Wanted!
As Gloucestershire celebrates the VE Day anniversary we want YOUR family
war stories. Read
the full story
County
Election Results 2005
County Council Elections were held in Gloucestershire on 5th May 2005.
Read
the full story
Commando
Joe Polar Challenge result
Commando Joe were narrowly pipped at the winning post by race rivals Team
Hardware.com. Read
the full story
Do mention
the war!
Check
out our list of events in Gloucestershire marking the 60th anniversary
of VE Day. Read
the full story
April
Following
in the footsteps of Dick Whittington
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Gloucestershire's Mark Cummings is preparing to follow in the footsteps
of Dick Whittington...
Meet
the MPE Band
Quirky Philadelphia based trio Maggi, Pierce, and E.J. are on their way
to Cheltenham...
Pidgeon
takes flight
What would you say if someone offered you the chance to jump off a 120
foot cliff? ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Gloucestershire's Anna Pidgeon said yes, of course! Read
the full story
The
money pit - part 2
Jeremy and Louise continue their renovation story in the second part of
our Money Pit features. Read
the full story
Chaplain
to the Cherry & Whites
Rugby fan Rev. Steve Austin-Sparks landed a dream job when he was appointed
as Chaplain to Gloucester Rugby Club. Read
the full story
In the
Miller Mood
Get ready for a nostalgia-fest at Kemble Airfield with the VE Day memorial
concert...
Prepare
to cower behind the sofa
Doctor
Who is back. But did you know that the Time Lord has visited Gloucestershire?
And can you make a scarier monster than us? Read
the full story
The money pit - part 1
Renovation can be an expensive business but one couple in Gloucestershire
went that extra mile to get their dream home. Read
the full story
Welsh
Inspection
Simon Lewis reviews The Government Inspectors, a comedy on at The Playhouse
Theatre in Cheltenham.
World
War II memories...
Dennis Wood, from Cheltenham, served on HMS Moorsom during World War II.
Read his compelling account of the war years. Read
the full story
Commando
Joe stakes their claim
The Commando Joe team prepare for their 350 mile polar race with a mini
expedition in the area around Canada's second most northern community.
Read
the full story
People's
War volunteers wanted
Can you help the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ undertake its biggest-ever history project? We need
an army of volunteers to collect WW2 memories. Read
the full story
Weather
watcher
12-year-old James Trickey is one of the youngest weather forecasters in
the world... Read
the full story
It's a
frog's life
Colin Green is the environmental advisor for Severn Trent Water and he
has a passion for frogs. In this feature he talks about our amphibian
friends. Read
the full story
Art that's
good enough to eat
Most artists would be very cross if you ate their work, but not Prudence
Emma Staite. She makes portraits and sculptures from chocolate. Read
the full story
Stressy!
Stevie Davies from Stroud feels she's keeping it together while revising
for her GCSEs. However, according to her little Brother Joe, it's turned
her in to a nightmare to live with. Read
the full story
March
Alan's
Zulu Mission
Alan
Gibbs from Cheltenham is a member of the 1879 Group who aims to spread
knowledge and interest in the Zulu War. Read
the full story
Finding
the Arctic in Gloucestershire
A
research facility capable of recreating any climate on the planet will
play an essential role in training a team intent on setting a record for
racing to the North Pole on foot. Read
the full story
Boston
Bells
Did you know te oldest bells in North America are more than 260 years
old, and were made here in Gloucestershire?
Tomfoolery
at The Playhouse
Simon Lewis reviews Tomfoolery - a recent production by The Ad Hoc Theatre
Company at The Playhouse in Cheltenham.
Meet Patsy
Palmer...
Patsy Palmer is perhaps best known for her scream of "Rick-eee"
in EastEnders. But she 's now taken on a theatrical role that combines
comedy, singing, and dancing. Read
the full story
Prime
Minister Questioned
Tony Blair came to ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Gloucestershire to be questioned on air
by listeners. Listen again to the phone-in and see the pictures of his
visit. Read
the full story
Swinging
into Action
A Gloucestershire blacksmith has won a prestigious award for manufacturing
a set of huge gates... Read
the full story
Mosaic
Madness
A replica Roman mosaic - the Orpheus pavement - has once more been put
on display to the public in Gloucestershire. Read
the full story
Meet Aled
Jones...
Songs of Praise presenter Aled Jones popped into ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Gloucestershire to
talk about the much loved religious programme and his stint on Strictly
Come Dancing. Read
the full story
The aftermath
of the tsunami
Fred Ramsey, from Gloucester, has just returned from getting a first hand
view of the devastation caused to Sri Lanka by the Boxing Day tsunami.
Read the full
story
Severn
Bore
Check out the pictures of one of the biggest Severn Bores for ages, which
washed along the River Severn in Gloucestershire. Read
the full story
More Severn
Bore!
All you need to know about how the Severn Bore is caused from ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Weatherman
Richard Angwin. Read
the full story
Red Nose
Day
Watch
the videos from 'Our Comic County' featuring stand-up comedians, music,
and even a singing dog! And let us know what you're doing for Comic Relief.
Read the full
story
People's
War: Our World
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Learning Centre is leading an exciting project to gather the war
memories of Gloucester's multicultural communities. Read
the full story
People's
War: the Commonwealth contribution
Sixty years on, many in Britain have forgotten - or simply don't know
- the invaluable contribution the men and women of the Commonwealth and
other countries made to the war effort. Read
the full story
Anna
the home improvement guru
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Gloucestershire caught up with TV interior design guru Anna Ryder
Richardson for a chat about DIY and her new ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ series Staying Put. Read
the full story
February
Living
with losing a baby
Ruth and Matt Wong's faith was tested by the loss of their unborn child.
Read the full
story
Working
Mum
Rhyannon Boyd, of Cam in Gloucestershire, contemplates how much of her
daughter's life she's missing out on while being at work. Read
the full story
Living
with Multiple Sclerosis
Ian Spink, from Churchdown in Gloucestershire, explains how Multiple Sclerosis
has influenced his life and faith. Read
the full story
The boar
wars
If you go down to the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, you may just
get a big, hairy surprise because there are wild boar on the loose. Read
the full story
Sing
when you're winning!
The Oriel Singers from Cheltenham have been awarded the prestigious title
of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 3 Choir of the Year 2005. Read
the full story
A tepid
tribute welcome
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Gloucestershire reviewer Ian Randall went along to the Town Hall in
Cheltenham to see Both Sides of Phil Collins. Read
the full story
Feathery
Fun with Philippa
Philippa Forrester opened the Great West Bird Fair 2005 at the Wildfowl
and Wetlands Trust in Slimbridge. Check out the photo galleries and interviews.
Read the full
story
Dressed
to Thrill
Our resident theatre critic Simon Lewis reviews "The Dresser"
at Cheltenham's Everyman Theatre, starring Julian Glover and Nicholas
Lyndhurst. Read
the full story
Private
Lives
Simon Lewis reviews Noel Coward's comedy Private Lives which is now on
at The Playhouse Theatre in Cheltenham.
Gardening
Questions Answered
Got a green-fingered gripe? Our Gardening Guru Reg Moule answers your
latest problems. Read
the full story
The burning
of Bishop Hooper
Gloucester Cathedral will be marking the 450th anniversary of one of the
bloodiest chapters in Gloucester's history. Read
the full story
The Bishop
Hooper story
The Dean of Gloucester,The Very Revd Nicholas Bury, imagines what it was
like to be Bishop Hooper in 1555. Read
the full story
Behind
the fin
Moira Mann has just won three auspicious awards for the latest in her
series of shark films. She's passionate about improving the image of the
much-feared predator. Read
the full story
Living
with Tourette Syndrome
Stroud composer Crimea Butler explains how Tourette Syndrome has influenced
his life and faith. Read
the full story
Chinese
New Year - Year of the Rooster
In 2005, Chinese New Year is on 9th February. The New Year will be the
Year of the Rooster. Kung hei fat choy! Read
the full story
What it
means to be a Rooster!
Find out the characteristics of a Rooster and the other characters in
Chinese astrology. Read
the full story
Al-Hijra:
New YearÂ’s Day
This festival commemorates the Hijra (or Hegira) in 622 CE when the Prophet
Muhammad (pbuh) moved from Mecca to Medina. Read
the full story
Keith
and Jackie's flight of fancy
The National Birds of Prey Centre, just outside Newent, is home to
around 180 birds of prey including eagles, owls, falcons, vultures and
hawks... and it's just changed owners! Read
the full story
Our
Comic County
Have
you got funny bones? Tell us your best joke and you could be a part of
Our Comic County, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Gloucestershire's comedy showcase in aid of Comic
Relief 2005. Includes details of audition venues.
Wonders
of Westonbirt
Get
ready for a display of the exotic and wild at the National Arboretum in
Gloucestershire this Spring.
January
Learning
to drive, is it really worth it?
Teenager Fay Daniels is getting increasingly frustrated with the various
tests, delays and rising costs of learning to drive. In fact, she's beginning
to wonder whether it's worth all the trouble. Read
the full story
Volunteers
scoop top award
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Gloucestershire's CSV Action Desk has won a prestigious award for
their Make A Difference Day. Read
the full story
Feeling
fit on Friday
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
Gloucestershire's Feelgood Friday saw the Learning Centre become a one-stop
health shop, featuring a range of activities, expert advice and the stars
of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½1's Fat Nation. Read
the full story
Pulling
together...
Gloucestershire's Stefan Hopkins went out to Sri Lankan to provide support
in the aftermath of the tsunami on Boxing Day. Stefan tells us the story
of how one fishing boat was rescued from the ocean. Read
the story
My Gift
Grant Harman has Asperger's Syndrome. Although seen by some as a disability
Grant considers it a gift. Read
the full story
Learning
about Auschwitz
Leon Greenman,
the only Englishman in Auschwitz, came to Gloucester to talk about his
experiences as a Jew during the Holocaust.
Harry
Potter wizardry
Check out the latest additions to our online gallery where we put YOU
in the picture at Hogwarts.
Green
fingered advice from the Gardening Guru
Gloucestershire's gardening expert Reg Moule with the latest batch of
answers to your problems.
'A scene
of utter devastation...'
Gloucestershire based search and rescue agency SARAID went to Sri Lanka
to help with the disaster relief effort. Stefan Hopkins, director of the
agency, recorded an audio diary for us. Read
the full story
'Game
on' for Commando Joe
Preparations for the 2006 Atlantic Rowing Challenge have been boosted
with the Commando Joe team taking delivery of a specially designed 29ft
rowing boat. Read
the full story
Jamaican
Trek
A
local famous face in football is preparing for a trek up one of the highest
points in the West Indies. Tim Harris is getting ready for a charity challenge
in Jamaica.
Flocking
to Horton Road
A Gloucester cemetery has recruited a team of four-legged maintenance
specialists (aka sheep) to maintain its grass. Read
the full story
The pig
issue
Are a colony of wild boar breeding in the Forest? Following reports of
horse-chasing, field-digging and supermarket-invading by the hefty porkers,
speculation is growing. Read
the full story
On the
pull
Local 'musher' Sean Thompson is taking his loyal team of huskies to compete
in the 2005 Aviemore Sled Dog Rally. Read
the full story
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio
Gloucestershire is coming to Cheltenham
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Gloucestershire is taking to the road - travelling the length
and breadth of the county finding out what makes it tick and the next
stop is Cheltenham. Read
the full story
Feelgood
Friday update
You and your family can eat, think and dance your way to a healthier
future in 2005 - with the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s help. Find out more on Feelgood Friday
at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Learning Centre, on January 28. Read
the full story
On The
Right Road
Former heroin addict Tony Birt has is using his experience to help others.
Read
the full story
Second
World War - 60 years on
This year marks the 60th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Gloucestershire will be at the heart of events in the county, keeping
you up to date with what's happening.
A Year
of Wildlife
Coombe Hill nature reserve is a 214 acre wildlife haven near Gloucester.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Gloucestershire's Brian Bailey will be following its fortunes over
the coming year.
Simply
the test
Following a report claiming that most drivers would fail a driving test
re-take, ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Gloucestershire's Anna Pidgeon took up the gauntlet. Guess
what happened? Read
the full story
The puzzle
of the prickly pet ...
A wayward porcupine has been found in the Forest of Dean. Hear it
growl! Read the
full story
Never mind a wild goose chase...
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Gloucestershire's Rupert Upshon went to Standish to watch a vet
catch three of the resident peacocks - an easy task, or so he thought!
Read the full
story
Taking
on the Inca Challenge
Cotswold-based reporter Paul Bull is planning to tackle one of the world's
toughest events in South America next year. Read
the full story
The simple
bare necessities
Intrepid ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Gloucestershire reporter Naomi Wordley went along to
a naturist barbecue in Newent during the summer to find out what exactly
goes on. Read
the full story
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