In April and May, 2022, a group of brain injury survivors met at Headway, in Gloucester, to talk about how their lives have been changed.   Sharing stories was therapeutic.  The nature of the injuries included stroke,  hemorrhage and accident.  In many cases speech was affected and one of the common themes which emerged was the frustration at not being understood.  This is our account of how Acquired Brain Injury has affected us.If you have a traumatic brain injury or you are a carer, friend or relative, Headway Gloucestershire can help you.  Visit www.headwaygloucestershire.ork.uk.

For four days, between April 22nd and April 25th 1951, seven-hundred men of the Gloucestershire Regiment stood against 27,000 Chinese troops in the Korean War.  The Battle of Imjin River could only result in death or capture for the 29th Brigade of the Glorious Glosters.     Their orders were to delay the Chinese long enough to allow United Nations forces to regroup and protect Seoul; had they broken through the capital would have fallen.  The Glosters were surrounded but, crucially, they stopped the attacking forces controlling the road to Seoul.    This is the Battle of Imjin River, told by the men who were there.  This is the story of the Last Stand at Imjin.    (This documentary was broadcast on BBC Radio in 1996, marking the 45th anniversary of the action.  The programme has been digitised from the original quarter-inch tape).    Produced and presented by Andrew Vincent

VE Day news bulletin, recorded as if BBC Radio Gloucestershire was on air on May 8th, 1945.

In 1995, I recorded three news bulletins as if BBC Radio Gloucestershire was on air on May 8th, 1945. The bulletins brought the latest news from Europe and stories happening in Gloucestershire on the day. #news #latestnews #breakingnews #headlines #VEDay #BBC #Archive #History #Radio #75thAnniversary #Anniversary

Here is the VE Day news as BBC Radio Gloucestershire would have broadcast it on May 8th, 1945.

When heavy snow falls, the job of keeping Britain moving falls to teams of drivers who head out on to the roads most people avoid.The gritters get their share of criticism, but it's a tough job.  They have to prioritise the main routes and try and keep up with the changing weather.Andrew Vincent watched Gloucestershire's gritters swing into action on one snowy night.

We take face to face communication for granted now.  We have Zoom, Skype, Teams, Face Time, Facebook Live - a whole host of platforms which allow us to see each other, no matter how far apart we are.  The COVID-19 lockdown has brought a growth in the use of visual communication.There was a time when visual technology was untried and unreliable.  It was the realm of science fiction.  Back in 1993 I reported on the launch of Britain's first 'affordable' video-phone.

Every day the RAF operates flying petrol stations.  Refuelling tankers, flying from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, patrol Britain's skies topping up military aircraft on missions.Transferring thousands of gallons of fuel 20,000 feet in the air and flying at 400 miles an hour takes co-ordination and precision from the pilots.This is a typical day at one of Britain's flying petrol stations.