Mark Elson

England

Senior Reporter at Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Review

Senior Reporter at The Forester

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Engineering works to increase train journey times

3 weeks ago | monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk | Mark Elson

TRAIN passengers face longer journey times between Lydney and Cardiff next week because of engineering works. Also in the newsThe works are due to start between Cardiff and Newport on Monday (June 9) and will run until Friday (June 13). It means that trains will have to use slower relief tracks which will increase the scheduled 37-minute journey between the Forest and the Welsh capital.
Drybrook chairman Chris stands down

3 weeks ago | theforester.co.uk | Mark Elson

The badge of Drybrook RFC. (Drybrook RFC)DRYBROOK rugby club has announced chairman Chris Rawlings will be stepping down from the position after seven years. In a statement, the club committee said: “Chris's contributions to Drybrook Rugby Club have been second to none, both on and off the pitch.
Pub run for tractors to aid air ambulance

3 weeks ago | theforester.co.uk | Mark Elson

VINTAGE tractor enthusiasts presented a cheque for £5,000 to the Great Western Air Ambulance Charity. The presentation took place at the Upper Bilson Inn in Cinderford on Sunday (June 1) after the latest tractor run organised by landlady Carol Redcliff and landlord Rowland Pritchard. Around 20 vintage tractors, Landrovers and other vehicles took part in the latest run.
Curtain Call for musical theatre society as it marks 100 years

3 weeks ago | monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk | Mark Elson

CALDICOT Musical Society celebrated its 100th anniversary with a journey through some of the great shows of the time. There were four songs from eight shows ranging from Oklahoma! which had its premiere in 1944 to Six from 2019 with Will Jones acting as MC for the production entitled Curtain Call.
Drybrook chairman Chris stands down

3 weeks ago | rossgazette.com | Mark Elson

The badge of Drybrook RFC. (Drybrook RFC)DRYBROOK rugby club has announced chairman Chris Rawlings will be stepping down from the position after seven years. In a statement, the club committee said: “Chris's contributions to Drybrook Rugby Club have been second to none, both on and off the pitch.
Thieves use power tools to raid Spar's cash machine

3 weeks ago | theforester.co.uk | Mark Elson |Tomos Evans

Thieves targeting the cash machine used power tools to break into the Spar in the centre of Newent. (Forest Review)THIEVES used power tools to break into a cash machine at a Spar shop in the early hours of Friday morning (May 30). Officers were called to the shop on Broad Street, Newent around 1.40am with a report that unknown offenders had used power tools to break into ATM before stealing cash.
TONS-PLUS FOR GUS AND ANTHONY IN ASTON WIN

3 weeks ago | theforester.co.uk | Mark Elson

Gus Carinin-Roberts watches as a shot clears the boundry. (Forest Review)Aston Ingham’s Anthony James hit 113 and took four wickets as his side beat Hawkesbury Upton by 88 runsOpener Gus Carini-Roberts also passed the century mark as the home side set a target of 318 at a shade over six an over with their 50 overs. Carini-Roberts hit 117 before becoming only the second wicket to fall in the innings.
Derby win keeps Corse & Staunton top of the table

3 weeks ago | rossgazette.com | Mark Elson

Matt Cox was top scorer with 63 runs (© Forest Review)CORSE & Staunton retained top spot in the Gloucestershire Cricket League with a derby win at Redmarley. The home side made an encouraging start when Corse’s captain, Tim Dannett, was caught by Kevin Trouw off Craig Stow with the fifth ball of the innings. Corse recovered with 62 from Matt Cox and useful contributions from the middle order to post a target of 233.
Inter-faith groups find new energy at Asha

4 weeks ago | theforester.co.uk | Mark Elson

Representatives of inner-faith groups gathered at the Asha Centre. (Asha Centre)THE Asha Centre at Lydbrook welcomed representatives of interfaith organisations from around the country as they plotted a new course for dialogue among people of faith. The two-day conference, hosted by author and human campaigner Zerbanoo Gifford included 32 senior representatives of local, regional and national interfaith organisations.
Is this the face of the Forest's rebel leader?

4 weeks ago | theforester.co.uk | Mark Elson

This image of Warren James was created using artificial intelligence technology. (Ian Wright)Is this what the man who led a uprising to restore local rights in the Forest nearly 200 years ago looked like? Nobody knows exactly what Warren James, who led an 1831 uprising against the enclosure of the ForestBut a combination of official records from the time and the latest technology has enabled the organisers of a day dedicated to the local hero to come up with this likeness.