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The Possibly Royal Origins of the ‘Jack Sprat’ Nursery Rhyme
Mentalfloss· 4 days agoAlthough “Jack Sprat” may not be in the nursery rhyme limelight, the two theories behind its meaning—both of which involve royalty—are just as interesting as the origins of better-known children ...
Night Angels to keep Gloucester women safe on nights out
BBC News· 4 days agoA women's patrol group are looking for more volunteers as it prepares to expand its services. Night...
Yahoo Sports AM: What are the odds?
Yahoo Sports· 4 days ago(Joseph Prezioso/AFP via Getty Images) Capture the flag may be a popular kids game, but this weekend in Gloucester, Massachusetts, they played a version...
Letter: Praise for rugby championships at Hartpury
Stroud News and Journal· 5 days agoFive years ago, my niece decided to give rugby a go at Painswick RFC. To spark her interest my son and I took her to see a Gloucester Hartpury women’s match at the Alpas Arena ...
Dr. Marian Pettibone Discovered and Described New Forms of Oceanic Life
Smithsonian Magazine· 5 days agoIn 1948, Dr. Marian Pettibone published a scientific paper naming two new marine segmented worm...
Travel warning as M4 Severn bridge and tunnel to shut for works
BBC News· 5 days agoTravellers on the busiest routes between Wales and England could face disruption in July as both the...
Wales coach Cunningham can look forward again
BBC via Yahoo Canada Sports· 5 days agoBut Wales have been one dimensional with their three-quarters - despite playing for Premiership Women's Rugby winner Gloucester-Hartpury - reduced to...
Gloucester woman diagnosed with cancer after chance encounter
BBC News· 5 days agoA skin care consultant said she was shocked to learn she had two different types of cancer in a...
'My addiction wanted me dead - I thought nobody else felt the way I did'
BBC News· 6 days agoA student who was drinking more than a litre of vodka every day has described how his life was...
Gloucester man charged after attacks involving knife
BBC News· 6 days agoPaul Salisbury, 38, of Timmis Close, Gloucester, has been accused of forcing his way into properties on Garnalls Road in the city, in the early hours of...
