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Gloucester rugby players star in UK’s biggest advent calendar

Gloucester rugby players star in UK’s biggest advent calendar

The players will join Ed Slater who was recently diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease Rugby players from Gloucester Rugby and Gloucester Hartpury have joined Ed Slater to star in the UK’s biggest advent calendar, displayed afront a huge office building on a main road in the city. The calendar, which is in its fourth year, has […]

3 years ago

Council in England backs removal of Blackboy statue with links to slave trade

Council in England backs removal of Blackboy statue with links to slave trade

More than three-quarters of locals want the Blackboy statue removing An almost-250-year-old statue on a clock tower in Stroud is to be removed, the local council has decided. The Blackboy clock tower features a controversial statue on the side of the Grade II listed building, first placed there in 1844. Last year, a report found […]

4 years ago

Girlfriend, 23, accused of murdering young dad pictured as family pay tribute

Girlfriend, 23, accused of murdering young dad pictured as family pay tribute

She is being held until the next hearing on March 30 The girlfriend who allegedly murdered a young dad by stabbing him in the chest has been formally charged with his murder. Bradley Lewis, 22, was rushed to the hospital on March 25 after sustaining injuries at his house in Kinswood, Gloucester. Lewis was declared […]

4 years ago

Police hunting man who rings doorbell at the same time every week

Police hunting man who rings doorbell at the same time every week

The man’s identity is still not known Police are hunting for a man who’s been repeatedly ringing people’s doorbell’s for no reason and then running away. Officers in Gloucester have shared CCTV images of the unidentified man from one of his cherry knocking visits on London Road, Stroud, Gloucester. The gent has been ringing the […]

4 years ago

Chasing cheese down an absolutely massive hill

Chasing cheese down an absolutely massive hill

“People get seriously injured” Do you like cheese? You probably do, most people do. But do you like it enough to chase a wheel of it down an incredibly steep hill alongside dozens of other people? The coronavirus pandemic has led to the cancellation of countless events across the world and the United Kingdom. Some […]

6 years ago

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