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Quedgeley rider's podium place

By matiducati

I've been following Scott's career for some time now and I think it's brilliant that Quedgeley has...

By sj_ashenford at 11:23 on 30/07/09

Everyone might have been talking about Lewis Hamilton’s race victory at the weekend, but talented Quedgeley teenager Scott Redding was busy snatching a podium position in another Grand Prix. Redding, 16, finished third in the British MotoGP Grand Prix at Donington Park, having started way down the grid in 11th place. Wet weather led to the race being completed in two parts, and several riders crashed out, but Redding held his...

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Chance to take on snooker’s greatest

By Quedgeley-People at 12:57 on 27/07/10

THE South West Snooker Academy in Quedgeley is giving amateur players the chance to rub shoulders with the likes of Ronnie O’Sullivan, Stephen Hendry and world champion Neil Robertson. Dubbed snooker’s version of the FA Cup, the World Open allows qualifying competitions to be staged by different clubs around the UK – including the new centre in Quedgeley. Each competition will produce one winner who will go through...
Derham hammers her English rivals

By Quedgeley-People at 07:00 on 22/07/10

ZOE Derham can now start her preparations to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games in India in October, That is the verdict of her coach Lorraine Shaw after seeing the Quedgeley athlete win the hammer at the England Athletics Championships in Gateshead. British number one Derham won with some ease, and a best throw of 64.26m was the eighth time that the 29-year-old has surpassed the qualifying standard of 62m this season. ...
Derham is the English champion

By Quedgeley-People at 17:06 on 21/07/10

ZOE Derham can now start her preparations to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games in the Indian capital of New Delhi in October. That is the verdict of her coach Lorraine Shaw after seeing the Quedgeley athlete win the hammer at the England Athletics Championships in Gateshead. UK number one Derham won with some ease, and a best throw of 64.26 metres was the eighth time the 29-year-old has surpassed the qualifying standard of...
Post office closing

By Quedgeley-People at 07:00 on 21/07/10

THE post office in Quedgeley is set to close today. The post office, which was in Martin’s newsagents in Severnvale Shopping Centre, will sell its last stamp. But its loss to Quedgeley is expected to be short-term. Earlier, it was announced that after a campaign to save Quedgeley’s post office, an new application was expected to be submitted to Post Office Ltd from prospective owner Howard Greenman. Mr Greenman said...
Redding’s woe continues at Germany stage

By Quedgeley-People at 07:00 on 19/07/10

SCOTT Redding’s woes continued as he was again unable to finish the race at the Moto2 eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland at Sachsenring in Germany. The 17-year-old from Quedgeley, who was unable to finish the previous race of the Moto2 series in Barcelona two weeks ago, saw his race end on the 11th lap in Germany. After qualifying in a respectable 15th place on the grid, Redding had made terrific progress through the field...