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Lancaster Unity (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
A teenager who threw a pint over British National Party leader Nick Griffin has backed the BBC's decision to invite him as a guest on Question Time. The 18-year-old campaigner, known only as Ben, hit the headlines this summer after showering the far-right politician with Guinness at The Falcon Inn, Painswick. But Ben was not among the protesters at Thursday's demonstration outside the BBC's Television...
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Ruscombe Green (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Well done to campaigners and Pitchcombe Parish Council for calling on greater safety along the A40 and A4173. They are pressing Gloucestershire County Council to cut the speed limit from 50mph to 40mph.Nearby Painswick and Edge have lower limits - as the Parish have said it is nonsense for traffic to be allowed to speed up through Pitchcombe before being slowed to 40mph and then 30mph when they
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Lancaster Unity (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
A teenager who hurled a pint of Guinness over British National Party leader Nick Griffin has been cautioned by police. The 18-year-old Stroud man admitted common assault against Mr Griffin and claimed it was a political protest. The incident on July 11 caused a storm which made it all the way from the Falcon Inn in Painswick to the House of Commons, with allegations and counter-allegations made in...
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Emma Bradshaw (Free subscription) | 06/08/2009
photo by fitzhughfella Our year long battle to bring allotments to our village is over, in a dramatic twist, the narrow minded nimby neighbour {Mr. P. Rowlands of Gyde Barn, Painswick} who has strongly opposed the allotments has paid £50 to threaten to bring a judicial review of the Parish council's decision. Yesterday, in an extra ordinary meeting, Painswick Parish Council in fear of facing...
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Lancaster Unity (Free subscription) | 25/07/2009
The British National Party leader Nick Griffin has made an assault claim to police after a man threw a pint of beer over him outside a pub. The MEP was at The Falcon Inn in Painswick, Gloucestershire, on 11 July when there was an alleged confrontation involving a customer. The BNP leader said a man "came at me with a pint glass" as he left the pub. A Gloucestershire police spokesman said...
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Simon Darby (Free subscription) | 22/07/2009
A good example tonight of a Labour MP caught with his trousers well and truly down. Thinking he could get a low blow in under parliamentary privilege he simply didn't reckon on the media carrying the real version of events: Beer thrower 'beaten up by BNP ' The alleged incident took place in Painswick , Gloucestershire A Labour MP has claimed British National Party supporters beat up a man when he threw...
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euronews24 (Free subscription) | 22/07/2009
A Labour MP has claimed British National Party supporters beat up a man when he spilled beer over the BNP leader, Nick Griffin.The alleged incident took place at the Falcon Inn, Painswick, Gloucestershire, when Mr Griffin was visiting the area. Davi ...
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Norfolk Unity (Free subscription) | 13/07/2009
The leader of the British National Party had a pint of beer thrown over him at a Cotswold pub on Saturday night. Nick Griffin was dining with colleagues from the right-wing party in The Falcon Inn in Painswick when the incident happened. An 18-year-old was ejected from the pub for arguing with the group, and waited outside for them to leave. When the party walked out of the pub, at around 11.30pm,...
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Ruscombe Green (Free subscription) | 28/05/2009
I was delighted to hear that Gloucestershire amateur archaeologists will get £12,000 grant towards their LIDAR project - this is something I have supported - see more on previous blogs here including it's use in Whiteshill, Ruscombe and Randwick. Below is how the SNJ reported it yesterday....Photo: Painswick Beacon taken from SNJ siteAMATEUR archaeologists will be able to make new discoveries...
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Ruscombe Green (Free subscription) | 18/03/2009
I came across this article below in the Local Government Association magazine - it is a useful look at libraries and I was encouraged by it's contents - indeed sent a copy to head of libraries in Gloucestershire.Photo: old cover of MI magazine re Painswick Library - see more re that story hereSome blog readers will recall I am at present seeking funds and the go-ahead to trial a project where
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