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  • Skatepark donations

    By The Citizen at 07:00 on 19/05/12
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    A MEMORIAL skatepark has gained further donations as it nears completion in Tetbury. The lasting reminder of town resident and Stroud College student Adam Philby, 20, is expected to be officially opened at this summer's Tetbury Fiesta on July 8. Adam was a well known figure on the skate scene before he died in a car crash near Babdown Airfield while on his way to college in October 2009. Now Tetbury Lions Club have given £2,00...
  • Eastington pupils prepare to cook for the Queen at Buckingham Palace

    By The Citizen at 07:00 on 18/05/12
    DIAMOND LIFE:  Eastington Primary   School's Freja Telford, Charlotte Cousins and Olivia Lowe. Below; Josh Allen, Olivia Lowe, Cory Hogg and Freja Telford.
    YOUNG chefs at a Stroud school have been shortlisted to cook a jubilee feast for The Queen at Buckingham Palace. Royal delights such as Luv'lee Jub'lee Bub'lee (elderflower strawberry and champagne soup) and Camilla's Cucumber Crowns were created by Eastington Primary School pupils. Their feast fit for a Queen, created using Gloucestershire produce, impressed the judges and the school has now made it from 208 schools to the final 16...
  • Twist and Pulse to perform at Cheltenham Racecourse

    By Gloucestershire Echo at 07:00 on 18/05/12
    PERFORMING:   Twist and Pulse
    BRITAIN'S Got Talent finalists Twist and Pulse will be entertaining crowds alongside Labrinth when the Olympic torch comes to Cheltenham. Sponsor Samsung has announced the line-up of entertainment for Wednesday night's big party at Cheltenham Racecourse, which will include a performance from the comedy dance group. Twist and Pulse, aka Ashley Glazebrook and Glen Murphy, said: "Since Britain's Got Talent we have performed to...
  • Citizen comment: Powerful video by children shows how brightly our positive young people shine

    By The Citizen at 07:00 on 17/05/12
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    THE residents of the new estate at Cooper's Edge have for far too long been neglected. Promises were made to councils years ago that facilities would be created to make it a thriving community rather than a soulless collection of homes. But when the recession hit, it was the children who ended up suffering from the lack of money the developers had. The houses continued going up but for the past five years or so, there has been...
  • Party lines ignored in plea to government over flood insurance

    By The Citizen at 07:00 on 17/05/12
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    COUNCILLORS of all political colours have backed a call for action over flood insurance for families in Gloucestershire. The government's "statement of principles" agreement with the Association of British Insurers comes to an end next year and Gloucestershire County Council yesterday made an urgent plea for a replacement. The agreement protects flood-prone residents from spiralling insurance costs after incidents, which...

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