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Public figures welcome business expansion

Plans for a car wash and burger bar at a site in Barton have been welcomed by local councillors.

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Review of Curry Corner in Cheltenham

Review of Curry Corner in Cheltenham

IF you like to buy local and enjoy a good curry, there's one place you should try. Curry Corner in Cheltenham is the proud holder of a...


Pizza parlour revamped

extra toppings:  Ali Rejayee from Chicago Pizza.

Two years of hard work have paid off for Chicago Pizza owner Ali Rejayee.


Ostrich on 2009 menu!

Ostrich on 2009 menu!

Ostrich, haggis and Stinking Bishop cheese are just some of the foods you could try this year.


Smokery scents success at regional finals

Severn and Wye Smokery scents success at regional finals

Severn and Wye Smokery boss Richard Cook is hoping to land a huge catch.


'Fawlty Towers' gets back its friendly feel

'Fawlty Towers' gets back its friendly feel

The White Hart in Broadoak has now been taken over by new landlords.


More A-board misery for business owners

More A-board misery for business owners in Cheltenham

A Cheltenham cafe owner has hit out at council's A-board demand saying it could ruin his business.


Cafe set to close over planning row

community support:  Jane Lewis with the petition customers have signed to keep OJ's Cafe, below, open.

A Stonehouse cafeowner says council planners will force her to shut down.


Staff brew up tea bag ideas

Staff brew up tea bag ideas at firm in Lydney, in the Forest of Dean

A firm which makes tea bags has averted a potential crisis thanks to the ingenuity of its employees.


Rob Rees' tips for a credit crunch Christmas

Rob Rees' tips for a credit crunch Christmas

Gloucestershire chef Rob Rees on beating the credit crunch this Christmas.


Ben Axford's Wood Pigeon recipe

Ingredients 4 dumpy parsnips 30g butter 60ml chicken stock 120ml milk 8 pigeon breasts Olive oil 4 juniper berries crushed A sprig of thyme 1 tbsp of sherry vinegar 200ml of chicken stock...









Lit up by Lumiere

A chocolate and cherries dessert

IF you've never experienced a night out at Lumiere, now is the time to do it because owners Lin and Geoff Chapman don't know how much longer they will be serving up fabulous food in Cheltenham.

Although the Clarence Parade restaurant is on the market, it is still operating as normal and in the run-up to Christmas it's a great time to...

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ASK - Montpellier, Cheltenham

ASK - Montpellier, Cheltenham

WITH marble statues outside Hanover House in Montpellier, anyone not au fait with Cheltenham might glimpse at the Italian restaurant...


288 Bar & Wok - Cheltenham

288 Bar & Wok - Cheltenham

IF you're Irish, or German even, you'll probably be less alarmed about the economic meltdown – but when it comes to the credit...


Laze Daze – Cheltenham

Scallops with sweet potato mash at Laze Daze

LAZE Daze is one of the only restaurants in town where you can park up right outside the front door and be at your table in the time it...


The Norwood Arms - Leckhampton

The Norwood Arms - Leckhampton

WHEN your favourite pub undergoes a re-fit, there's always the worry that it might not be the same afterwards. Changes introduced somet...







 

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I do still try to buy local but the cost of things has really gone up, which does make it difficult.
Andy , Gloucester


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Whaddon Variety Show

THIS year's variety show in Whaddon is shaping up to be a ball with a whirlwind presentation of Cinderella.

The fairytale performance at Oakley Community Resource Centre on Friday will boast a stellar cast of faces from the community.

As well as a mini panto, other attractions include the Dolly pom pom dancers, musicians and...

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Another string to her bow

Another string to her bow

VIOLIN virtuoso Vanessa Mae is coming to Westonbirt Arboretum in the summer as part of the Forestry Commission's 2009 concert series....


Variety lives on

Red Dwarf star Hattie Hayridge stars in Variety lives at the Subscription Rooms

THE SUBSCRIPTION Rooms is making a new year's resolution to bring more variety to Stroud. Music, comedy and magic comes to its stage in...


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WATERCOLOUR paintings of the Stroud valleys, Cornwall, Croatia and Barbados are for sale in a new exhibition. John Bailey is hosting his Christmas exhibition at Winsley Cottage, in Oakridge...


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PLAYING in string quartets with friends was a popular pastime for musicians of the 18th century. In one of the most illustrious quartet parties ever, Mozart was joined by his friends, Haydn,...










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