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Launched today from Westgate Street Gloucester, Rave on DJs is a 24/7 streaming music site with live djs of all ages from 12 to 90, Who endeavour to give all age the opportunity to become a dj on this site.

The Gloucestershire Portal is maintained and paid for by Gloucestershire Hosting. Many of our customers have asked us for domain lookups. This is now live at our site.

Last week the European Court of Human Rights ruled the power to stop people without suspicion was indiscriminate.
The government is appealing – saying it is vital to make cities a hostile place for any possible attacker.
The demonstration comes after a year of rising tensions between professional photographers and police over the exact scope of Section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

This special stop and search power allows police in specifically designated areas to stop people without suspicion of wrongdoing in an attempt to make it difficult for potential attackers to move around.
It is used in some key areas of London and other cities or airports where counter-terrorism officers suspect that violent extremists may be looking for targets. According to the latest available figures, some 36,000 people were stopped under the power between April and June last year.
But photographers say the practical effect has been that increasing numbers of people with cameras are being left intimidated, angry and afraid after being asked to account for their actions.
A series of controversial stops over the past year have included photographers being stopped while taking pictures of landmarks and public buildings.
A separate counter-terrorism law, which in theory restricts the rights to photograph police officers, has added to the tensions.
Advice to officers
Shortly before Christmas, Assistant Commissioner John Yates, the head of counter-terrorism at the Metropolitan Police, warned officers they risked losing public confidence if they did not use the Section 44 powers sensibly.

Police, and others are still stopping photographers when they have no right to do so. To see your rights and to comment take a look at this thread

Trust is something that all parties must want now, but do they deserve to be trusted?

A short tale here for your consideration. As our regulars know I went along to see David Cameron recently, and I was told I couldn’t take any video, but they would email me and send a copy so I could show it here. I never had any emails I’m afraid, so I emailed both the national party and Gloucester conservatives, and Gloucestershire conservatives.

Not a single reply from any of them. Now, I know this isn’t a huge deal in itself, but if they cant be relied on to keep their word on something so simple, how on earth do they expect us to believe them on large issues.

Discuss it here

The Conservative leader, will be hosting a ‘Cameron Direct’ session in the city.

It will give residents the chance to quiz him on any subject – from whether Gloucestershire gets a fair funding deal from the Government, to the future regeneration of the county, or even international issues like our relationship with America.

Around 250 places are available for the event – and organisers want to see undecided voters attending.

Richard Graham, who will stand for the party in Gloucester at next year’s election, has helped organise the event.

Anyone who would like to attend the event is asked to email info@gloucestershireconservatives.com, including their name and address, and a daytime contact telephone number so the venue can be confirmed to them on Monday or call the Conservative’s Gloucester headquarters on 01452 371630.

Tescos called  meeting at Horizons community Churchdown Centre on Thursday to announce they were thinking about a new tesco shop in Churchdown on the old Hurrans garden centre site.

This seems to have divided locals with some strongly in favour and others against.

Discuss it here

We have just launched a new section of the Gloucestershire Portal – Second Hand Gloucestershire.

This is a full e commerce section that alows you to buy books, dvds cds and more. The price you see is what you pay. No extras for post and packing.

Click here to shop

We have always had a search box on our home page that allows our visitors to search our Gloucestershire Directory, but now we have a new search facility.

On our new search page you can now search the whole site, and some of our related sites like the Westgate Quarter

Do let us know if you find the new search useful.

The Gloucestershire Gateway Services project is being headed by the Gloucestershire Gateway Trust charity and Westmorland Ltd.

The claim is that the services will be green, and make a lot of local jobs. I believe that is a con.

Brian Stanley Chairman of Harescombe Parish Council certainly has no brook with the idea. He says

We have sufficient MSA facilites at junction 12 and juntion 11 with out the need for another MSA. The residents on Matson have been chosen for a targeted recruitment campaign by the developers as a tool to get this business development through planning which will then to hold a much increased value. Like all similar busineses the completed plans together with the site in Cumbria becomes a viable product to sell to a multi national chain who want to get into the MSA service industry such as M&S. The MSA in Cumbria started out a a low profile project which had a great deal of oposition. The approval ws difficult ( Even through the owner of TeBay was on the local council)Now this site has grown with Hotels,Caravan sites etc.The employment at this site comprises of all low salary here today and gone tomorrow roles which will be open to all, not just Matson! This proposed site is also to help develop local supply business sell their products! I have visited TeBay in August when returning form holiday. A great deal of produce was indeed not local but national.This is also a con! The site is growing and is no way a green site! How can you have a site with continual traffic be a green site?What were they smoking when they thought of the tittle Green Site?The proposed site is supposted to be the Gateway of Gloucestershire even though it is in the middle of the county. Another marketing spin! The developers have done a great job of spin and exageration on this proposed project. Their campaign is well planned and calculating!They are also conning the public!

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On Monday 16th November we are launching a new section on the site -

Gloucestershire Classifieds

Until Christmas this will be 100% free to anyone advertising in gloucestershire