Billy Vunipola has been issued with a formal warning by the Rugby Football Union for a homophobic comment made on his Instagram account last week. Vunipola who cut his rugby teeth at Thornbury RFC and was educated at The Castle School, Thornbury
THREE teenage boys fired catapults at swans on the canal in Stonehouse, and then turned on two off duty police officers who challenged them. The two officers were cycling along the canal path on Sunday 7 April, at around 3pm, when they saw the
ARMED police officers were sent to the Bisley area just after 10.40am today after a report of men firing guns at cattle in a field. A spokesman for Gloucestershire Police said: "A search of the area has been carried out and no one has been located
Dursley 22 Old Cryptians 35 A SECOND-HALF Dursley collapse saw high-flying Old Cryptians mount an incredible turnaround. Dursley led 22-3 at the break but Old Cryptians struck 32 unanswered points after the break. Earlier, the home
Slimbridge 1 Mangotsfield 8 SLIMBRIDGE are facing a relegation scrap, writes Rob Peck. Lee Driver-Dickerson's side were thumped 8-1 against a rampant Mangotsfield at Thornhill Park. The Swans are five points above the relegation zone with
A REVOLUTIONARY exercise class designed to make life safer for the elderly is coming to Thornbury. Elderfit classes help improve strength and balance, with the aim of reducing falls later in life. The classes use principles of Otago training,
Recently the Gazette announced the winner of its Pub Of The Year competition. It was The Falcon Steakhouse in Wotton-under-Edge that emerged as the victor, receiving a huge amount of the votes cast in the competition. This week they were presented
Power tools have been stolen during a burglary in Rockhampton. Two chainsaws and a hedge strimmer were stolen from a detached garage overnight on Sunday, April 7. Anyone who witnessed anything suspicious in the village overnight is asked to call
Gloucestershire County Women's League Division Two Downend Flyers Women Reserves 3 Dursley Town Ladies 1 DURSLEY'S excellent run of form came to a sudden halt as lowly Downend loaded their side with first-team players to win a scrappy encounter
TWO women became trapped in their vehicle this morning, after a crash in Stroud. Emergency services were called to the incident on Brimscombe Hill at 8.27am. A spokesman for the fire service said: "Both people have been extricated from the
Two prominent members of Sodbury Town Council paid tribute to those they have worked with, as they announced their plans to step down after a combined time of over 30 years. Paul and Wendy Whittle, 80 and 79 and residents of Sodbury for 35 years
‘IT is only a matter of time before someone is injured’ – that’s the view of residents on a new housing development where heavy cladding keeps falling off homes. Houses on the Barnhill development off Drovers Way, near the Ridings Playing Fields
