CCTV footage is being published in a Gloucestershire newspaper to try to find out who set fire to the paper’s resident tramp. Homeless Jeremy Knight, 44, was asleep in his usual spot outside the offices of the Gloucestershire Echo when
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Final chapter fornewsman Bill
A former chief sub with a passion for books has died, aged 88. Bill Handover, who had worked for the Gloucestershire Echo and the Gloucester Citizen, passed away at the Sue Ryder Home at Leckhampton. He began his journalism career
Paper's plea to improve town
Ideas to revamp the centre of Cheltenham are being considered after a Gloucestershire Echo scheme to ask the public what they think. Proposals have come from the Town Centre Partnership, drawn up after an appeal through the Echo for readers’
Youngsters to supply "attitude"
The Gloucestershire Echo is appealing for journalists of the future to come forward to give the paper some ‘attitude’. Editor Anita Syvret put an article in the newspaper asking teenagers to work on the paper once a month after school.
Not a patch on this…
Read all about it! An unusual quilt – made entirely of Gloucestershire Echos – has gone on display at a Westcountry gallery. The 55in by 34in creation – called Echoes – brings a whole new meaning to the newspaper industry’s
Farewell to Roland
TV sports supremo and founder of South West News, Roland Arblaster, has retired after 48 years in journalism. Friends and colleagues marked the occasion by holding a party to celebrate his time in print and broadcasting. The head of sports
Paper promotes crime line
Readers of the Gloucestershire Echo have been clued up to help them win a night out for two and promote the Crimestoppers anonymous phone line. The paper teamed up with radio station Classic Gold 774 to test local people’s knowledge
Stray cat strut – with bite
More Big Cat sightings have been reported to HoldtheFrontPage after we revealed a spate of summer predators across the nation. After our initial story we’ve been told of yet more of the mysterious beasts – dotted around the country in
Putting people in touch
Two separate reunions by regional papers have resulted in more families getting back in touch. The Gloucestershire Echo has brought together two cousins who last saw each other 45 years ago. In Exeter a woman has found her father more
Torso mystery revisited
Readers of Gloucestershire’s evening newspapers are being asked to help solve a grisly murder that originally made the headlines in 1938. The Haw Bridge Torso murder has never been solved. But now student Andrew Parry is researching the infamous case
Papers united in ensuring parents' voices are heard
Two Gloucestershire newspapers have become the voice of the people and told readers how their local council overturned an education committee decision – and voted to close a special needs school. The Gloucester Citizen condemned the move, attacking councillors for
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Business reporter The Gloucestershire Echo (Cheltenham’s four-edition daily) wants a senior reporter to take on the role of business correspondent. You’ll get lots of freedom, plenty of responsibility and stacks of bylines. Apply with CV and some cuttings to Editor,
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Senior reporter Make the jump from a weekly and join the 15-strong newsroom of our four-edition daily title in Cheltenham. There’s never a dull moment in the home town of GCHQ and the MP who was attacked with a Samurai
Eight editors join up
Eight new editors have joined the South West region Society of Editors, bringing the total membership there to 30. The recruitment drive and admin work has been carried out by society secretary Anita Syvret, editor of the Gloucestershire Echo. Administrative
World trip for Diana
A newspaper secretary is swapping dictation with the MD for backpacking around the world. Fifty-something Diana Jarvis, formerly personal secretary to Colin Davison at the Gloucestershire Echo, decided on the move when a number of factors coincided to nudge her
Happy ending for animal tale
The power of the press – and the public’s insatiable appetite for a cuddly animal story – has led to a happy ending for Sadie the lurcher. She was dubbed Britain’s most unwanted dog in a heart-rending story by the