The Citizen Gloucestershire

Coffee Morning Raises Hundreds

PUPILS at Rose Hill Westonbirt School took part in the Macmillan World's Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday, September 25. Parents and pupils donated a huge array of chocolate cakes, which were sold at a coffee morning and again at break time to the youngsters.

500 Jobs Set to Be Lost in County Council Plan

THE axe is set to fall on 500 Shire Hall jobs. Yesterday, Gloucestershire County Council's cabinet approved the first stage of the Building Our Future savings plan - but for hundreds of Shire Hall employees, their future lies in redundancy or voluntary retirement.

Evolution and Knitting Class

EXPLORE Darwin's evolutionary theories at a knitting workshop at Stroud's Museum in the Park on Saturday from 11am to 12.30pm or 2pm to 3.30pm. Children aged eight to 14 years old are invited to join artist Liz Lancashire and help create an unusual jellyfish.

Bus Travellers Given a Voice

STROUD bus users are to be asked for their views about the state of the town's bus station in Merrywalks. The town council is to ask bus users which issues, such as litter, sign-posting, shelters and lighting, they would like improved.

Sign Up for Grand Prix

TEAMS are wanted for Shortwood Utd FC's kart racing grand prix. The Nailsworth club's fourth annual kart racing grand prix takes place on Monday, November 2. There will be heats, semi-finals and a final for teams and individuals. Team prizes available to be won and the evening includes a hot meal.

Help! My Eco Fashion Show Needs a Venue

BEAUTY queen Laura Entwistle is appealing for help in finding a venue for a fashion show with an eco-theme. Laura, from Chalford Hill, Stroud, was recently crowned Miss Gloucestershire in the Miss Galaxy UK competition. As part of the contest she wants to raise awareness of global warming.

Theft Appeal

Police are appealing to the public to report any sightings of a vehicle that was stolen in Tetbury last week. Between 10pm on Wednesday, September 23 and 7.30am on Thursday, September 24 a dark beige Land Rover was taken from a driveway in Conygar Road.

'Hearing' Walks

Meet for Coffee

STAFF from a Stroud funeral director's firm invited people to join them as part of the World's Biggest Coffee Morning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. Coffee, tea and cakes were served throughout the morning at Philip Ford & Son in Stroud, on Friday.

Prolific Poet Star Leads Workshop

Dog Chipping at Boot Sale

PEOPLE in the Forest of Dean can meet their street wardens at a car boot sale this weekend. The weekly event, held near the industrial estate in New Road, Whitecroft, near Lydney, will be held between noon and 4pm on Sunday.

Town's Silver Bloom Award

TETBURY has won a Silver Gilt award in the 2009 Britain in Bloom campaign in the Small Town category. It has also been nominated for two discretionary awards.

Singers and Bellringers

AN autumn concert will be held in Westbury-on-Severn next month. The St Leonards Singers and the Winterbourne Handbell Ringers will be performing in Westbury-on-Sever -- Parish Church.

Cancer Jabs Continue Despite Health Worries

HEALTH bosses in the county last night said they would continue to offer cervical cancer vaccines to girls and young women. But, as a precautionary measure, any vaccines from the same batch allocated to the school where a 14-year-old girl died after being given the jab have been suspended from use.

Past 50 Years of Learning

HIPPIES, rock chicks and ra-ra skirts were the order of the day as 50 years of pre-school were celebrated in Norton. Youngsters dressed up in outfits from the past five decades to mark half a century of pre-school fun and learning in the village.

Buzzards Kick Off

THE Bredon Buzzards Junior Rugby Club has kicked off its new season. The Minis, which is for Under-Sevens to Under-12s, train and play their home matches at Westmancote playing fields, next to Bredon Cricket Club.

League Defeated

THORNBURY 21 GORDON LEAGUE 19 ON a beautiful afternoon, more fitting for cricket than rugby, both sides deserve praise for their efforts in producing a game that to the very end either could have won. Thornbury were first to score with Dave Matthews cutting through poor defence to score an unconverted try.

Rampant Dursley Open Up with Win

DURSLEY 39 CHELTENHAM CS 15 IN FINE September sunshine, Dursley christened their new pitch with a fine display to kick off their season. Cheltenham Civil Service scored first with a try against the run of play but missed their conversion.

Bream Hit by Last Gasp Heartbreak

BREAM 21 OLD BRISTOLIANS 26 WITH the match tied at 21-21, Old Bristolians launched a last ditch attack. A speculative kick upfield seemed to be covered by Tai Lakabuka when a freak bounce saw the ball shoot away from the Bream full- back and straight into the hands of the home team winger who sprinted in to give the Bristol side the victory.

Morris Blast After 'Embarrassing' Defeat

PAUL Morris was grim faced after Coney Hill's 27-16 defeat at Chippenham. The head coach said: "That was as disappointing as I can ever remember being watching a game of rugby by a side that I've been in charge of.