Paddy Tracey BBC Gloucestershire

Well worth a listen 👇

I’m back on the Beeb! Tune in tomorrow and come with me on an art historical adventure!

"Sophie" from The Nippy Chippy takes our order - BBC Sounds Jon Smith meets "Sophie" the AI bot designed by Brad-Lee to help out at his Chip Shop.

🤖 Yes... I got binned off by a bot 💔
Find out what happened when we placed our order with "Sophie" at The Nippy Chippy in Stonehouse
She's the creation of Brad-Lee Narfuz who has rolled her out to more than ONE HUNDRED other takeaways 🍟
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"It's getting really tough to turn a profit" - BBC Sounds Jon Smith meets Emma Gibbon at The Hewlett Arms in Cheltenham.

🍺 Will you be going to the pub this weekend?
You might be surprised how little they make on each pint
Emma Gibbon from Cheltenham pubs The Plough and The Hewlett Arms wants the government to give the industry more support
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On a road trip to see all those saucy place names - BBC Sounds Jon Smith meets Dee and Tash on a tour of all those smutty signposts.

🗺️A map of smutty place names sent Dee and Tash from The Forest of Dean on a Rude Road Trip
(and if I ever see any innuendo in the show I whip it out)
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Georgie and her Historical Hysterical Critters - BBC Sounds Jon Smith meets "Queen Elizabeth I" from Berkeley Castle - and her friends.

👑 It's not everyday that Queen Elizabeth I comes to your radio station
And even rarer when she brings an Honduran Tarantula and Giant African Land Snail with her🐌
But that's how Georgie of Berkeley Castle rolls🕷️
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🎪 It's the Ashleworth Show.
Burgers, beer and bales
Bouncy Castle and Brass Band
Other letters of the alphabet remain available

BBC Radio Gloucestershire - BBC Radio Gloucestershire, "I'll make your plastic fantastic!" Jon Smith meets The Ladder Man - William Palmer - travelling from Doncaster to Cornwall.

🚶 The Ladder Man walking from Doncaster to Cornwall - he called in to see us on the way
Cleaning gutters is his passion in life
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On a wet day in Gloucestershire why not enjoy this cracking view of The Forest of Dean in sunnier times?

BBC Radio Gloucestershire - BBC Radio Gloucestershire, Gloucester City Council find £1.5million pound shortfall Jon Smith asks Deputy Council Leader Declan Wilson why it took him so long to find out.

💰 There's a big black hole where the cash used to be
Gloucester City Council are £1.5 million pounds short
Liberal Democrat Declan Wilson is the Deputy Leader of the Council and joined @jonysmith.bsky.social on BBC Radio Gloucestershire
Jon wanted to know why it's taken them so long to find out 📻👇

Tewkesbury Abbey verger dogs to retire after two years The temperatures in Tewkesbury Abbey are too cold for the pair in the winter, their owner says.

⛪ Eric and Flo are hanging up their Dog Collars 🐶
The Dog Vergers of Tewkesbury Abbey are heading into retirement 🐾
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Seven years waiting for leisure centre at five acres - BBC Sounds After years of delays the Five Acres site still has no leisure centre Mark Smith reports.

🏊 My mum's going to have to wait a bit longer for a return for her aqua aerobics at Five Acres.
The new plans for the Forest of Dean leisure centre are out.
No pool.
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Splashes and silliness at annual football match in shallow river Ankle-deep water makes for an amusing annual game – in which spectators usually get soaked.

⚽🎙️"A close fought encounter in The River Windrush... With the Men's Team beating Bourton Rovers Veterans Two-One... But the true winners were the spectators on the banks, getting cooled off on a Boiling Hot Gloucestershire Bank Holiday Monday."

I’m on BBC Glos today until 2pm! Hearing about Phoenix Chilled Festival, visiting a museum dedicated to photocopiers in the Forest & catching up with my phone box! Plus Jo’s Code AND Jo’s Bank Holiday Bingo - what can you tick off my list?!

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🏞️⚽ It's looking like a great day for the annual River Football in Bourton-on-the-Water 🌞
Here's a taste of the action from last year🏆

BBC Radio Gloucestershire - BBC Radio Gloucestershire Special, EMF: The Unbelievable Journey (25/08/2025) The story of EMF: Five lads from the Forest of Dean who made it to number 1 in America.

TOMORROW 25th August!

The premiere of our radio documentary - EMF: The Unbelievable Journey. The story of EMF: Five lads from the Forest of Dean who made it to number 1 in America.

6.00pm on BBC Gloucestershire and then after on BBC Sounds.

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Gloucester Lock closed because of low water levels Navigation has been halted until water levels rise again at Gloucester Lock.

🛥️ Restrictions come into force at the entrance to Gloucester Docks from the River Severn
The lock will remain closed until levels rise ⛔
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Low river level reveals 'collapsing' weir - BBC Sounds Concerns raised over historic Severn weir's condition. Duncan Cook reports.

🏞️ People living and working near Maisemore Weir fear that the Eastern Channel to Gloucester Docks will dry up if the weir collapses completely.
But the Canal and River Trust say "there's no risk to navigation on the Severn".
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Tewkesbury, July ‘25

#35mm #filmphotography #kodakcolorplus #colorplus200

How could changes to inheritance tax affect Gloucestershire's farmers? - BBC Sounds People from Gloucestershire's farming communities share how tax changes could affect them

🚜 Gloucestershire Farmers speak out against changes to inheritance tax, saying it's driving the next generation out of the industry.
The government says most estates will be unaffected and money raised will go towards public services we all rely on.
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Gloucester cobbler closes after 19 years - BBC Sounds Duncan Cook talks to Dean Jones on closing shop after 19 years in Gloucester.

👞🔨 Dean's closed the St John's Lane Heel Bar just off Gloucester's Westgate Street
He says too many people prefer to buy cheap shoes, then bin them rather than repair
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It's a three photo montage of the Cotswold Designer Outlet near Tewkesbury. It's an outdoor shopping centre, with plenty of the famous local stone colour on display. There's also lamposts, plants and benches among the shoppers.

🛍️ Had a look at the Cotswold Designer Outlet near Tewkesbury this afternoon 🏪
It's an optimistic name, it's not in The Cotswolds, although you can see the hills from the car park ↗️
But plenty of that famous colour in the stonework on the shops 🧱
Busy car park too for a Wednesday afternoon 🅿️

A photo montage of the glory that is Gloucester Tip. Or The Hempsted Recycling Centre if you wanna be official about it. The various bays for housing your stuff, the one way system, the leaden skies and parched earth. Paradise in Gloucestershire.

♻️ The greatest way a person can spend the afternoon
The unbridled joy of the slot at The Tip
Sorting out your bits for the various areas
The fluid one way system
The frankly brilliant and cheery staff

❤️ Gloucester Household Recycling Centre ❤️

The Monkscroft Thursday Club - BBC Sounds Jon Smith meets the filmmakers who live at Monkscroft care home in Cheltenham.

🔎 Inspired by the @richardosman1.bsky.social books 📚
Jon Smith meets the filmmakers who live at Monkscroft care home in Cheltenham
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SARA's lifeboat crew share why they volunteer - BBC Sounds Jon Smith joins the Severn Area Rescue Association on a lifeboat on the River Severn.

🛟 @jonysmith.bsky.social gets out on the estuary with the Severn Area Rescue Association
SARA help people right across Gloucestershire but are most known for their work on our mightiest river 🚤
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The bank of the River Wye. Lydbrook Tump. Benches, trees and people cooking on barbecues. It's a sunny day in Gloucestershire. There are paddlers on the river.

Canoes, Kayaks and Paddleboards on the River Wye at Lydbrook. It's a sunny day.

People enjoying a sunny afternoon on an island revealed by low levels on the River Wye in Gloucestershire. There's also swimmers and paddlers in the river.

🚣🍖🏞️🌞 The River Wye at Lower Lydbrook is one of the best places in Gloucestershire during the summer.
People gather on the river bank to share a barbecue.
Paddlers float by, some taking a dip when their balance goes.
And others cool off in the river.

🚴💨 A good bit of Sunday morning sport.
The peloton approaching Staunton Cross.

A Poplar Hawk Moth in a clear case on a white table in a field in Gloucestershire.

🦋 I met a Poplar Hawk Moth at the Hartpury Church and Paddock Eco Morning.
He had feet like velcro.
Plenty more to see there until midday. Well worth a look.

24-hour charity row at Gloucestershire Airport - BBC Sounds Jon Smith went to along to see the 24-hour charity row for Wings for Warriors.

🚣🚣🚣 TWENTY FOUR HOURS 🚣🚣🚣
The team at Gloucestershire Airport were joined by Firefighters and veterans rowing nonstop for the charity Wings for Warriors
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🚨 COMING SOON 🚨 EMF: The Unbelievable Journey

It's the story of how the band met, created the music, got a record deal, made it to number one in America and made history.

Audio documentary airing 6pm UK 25th August on BBC Gloucestershire and then anytime after on BBC Sounds 😎