History

Ironmasters and Russian oligarchs have set up home in this grand Gloucestershire country house

Blaisdon Hall survived the wrecking ball that befell so many country houses after the Second World War

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Rare sightings of red kites in Gloucestershire are now becoming much more common

Animals and Pets

A sighintg of the bird of prey would cause a flutter years ago

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A kid from 2022 reacts to classic children's movies from the 1980s

We had a hunch that kids of today might feel differently about the movies we loved in the 1980s, so we put it to the test

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Strange building on Thames at Lechlade tells of real fear of invasion

Gloucestershire

Pillboxes still dot the country - the one at Lechlade is part of the Thames Defensive Line

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How Gloucestershire readied for nuclear war

The reminders are all around you - but can't see them and weren't meant to.

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The Gloucestershire guests on desert island discs

Gloucestershire

Here's how the county has contributed so far to one of the longest running radio programmes in the world.

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12 pictures that sum up the 1980s in the UK

Images prove it was the greatest decade in the history of humankind

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Unearthed Eddie the Eagle photo shoot shows Cheltenham in the 1980s

Can you work out where he is?

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When Cotswolds hospital nurses had to stop the traffic to wheel patients for an X-ray

A busy road and a zebra crossing offered the only route between two halves of the market town infirmary

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Restoration work at Herefordshire hotel reveals hidden chamber

Gary and Karen Homewood, owners of Glewstone Court Hotel, were stunned when the removal of a wooden floor in one of the hotel’s rooms gave up some secrets.

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Battle of Rorke's Drift: Heart-breaking story behind Herefordshire gravestone facing the wrong way

The coroner heard that he was plagued by recurring nightmares arising from his desperate hand-to-hand combat with Zulus

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Human remains found near M5 junction at new Forest Green Rovers stadium site

Members of the Kemble fieldwork team are currently investigating an area to the south of Junction 13 of the M5 motorway

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The night Elton John launched his Rocket Records label in the Cotswolds - unearthed pictures

A brass band greeted the singer songwriter’s guests at the railway station before the slap-up party at Moreton-in-Marsh

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Remembering Gloucestershire's Standish Hospital

Standish Hospital, near Stroud, is remembered with affection by many former patients

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We take a look at the glory days of salmon fishing on the River Wye

It was once a mecca for salmon fishermen and women, all attracted to the lure of this ‘gentry fish’

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Saturday morning at the Clifton Cinema in Leominster

It was once the place to be in Leominster and is sadly missed

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Ledbury motorcycle auction taking place this weekend with £30,000 Vincent Rapide up for grabs

It's the biggest auction of its kind in the country according to organisers

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The Great Storm of 1987: Looking back at the damage caused by the infamous 'weather bomb'

The extratropical cyclone claimed the lives of 22 people, blew down 15 million trees, and caused billions in damage

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The secret tiny abandoned canal in Gloucester and its fascinating history

Llanthony Lock sits just off the main South West Bypass but few people know it is even there

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911, Bad Boys Inc and Hanson: How many of these 90s boybands do you actually remember?

Test your knowledge with a fun-filled trip down memory lane

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'Lost' blueprint discovered for world's first tank built by the Brits to win WWI

Upon seeing a tank for the first time one enemy soldier is said to have shouted 'the devil is coming!'

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Thirty photos of Camelot theme park before it was closed and left to rot

The abandoned Camelot site reopens to public this year for the first time in 10 years

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Huge response as Dowty workers recall firm’s glory years

“Had some great times, met some fantastic people, great memories”

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How Cheltenham High Street has changed in 10 years

Shops have come and gone over the years

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Cheltenham Town FC

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