Gloucester Taxi was pleased to meet The Flying Buttresses (Hodman Dodmanott and Sally Forth) today (09/08/08), providing them with a Taxi from Gloucester Railway Station to the Beechenhurst Forest Play Festival near Coleford in the forest of dean. The journey was a little strange to say the least, as Hodman Dodmanott insisted in traveling in the boot of our Taxi!

The hugely popular Hodman Dodmanott and Sally Forth, an enchanting, interactive puppetry walkabout featuring an elderly couple of miniature proportions, with huge personalities and a not-so-firm grip on the ways of modern living. Having lived by themselves for hundreds of years, blissfully unaware of the changing world around them, this pint-sized pair have ventured out in search of fame, fortune and friendship, touring the world with their possessions strapped to their backs. Although billed as a walkabout, the performance is often a series of small, static shows when crowds who are drawn to the uncanny illusion seem to find it impossible to leave as they are regaled with long-winded stories that never seem to go anywhere; but then what would you expect from a pair of ramblers… These characters are ‘pod’ puppets, where the puppeteers are completely concealed within the costumes. A truly unique and magical performance.

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A Gloucestershire man has been arrested after dialling 999 to complain about being overcharged by a taxi driver.

The 23-year-old then made a second call claiming he would set himself on fire and police cars, an ambulance and fire crew went to his Mickleton home.

The man has been fined £80 for wasting police time with the calls, which officers said was “deeply frustrating”.

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It was going to happen sooner rather than later! The first Gloucester Taxi Drivers to be caught smoking whilst driving their cabs. Gloucester City Council has issued fines to 3 Taxi drivers who were caught smoking in their cabs. Smoking is now illegal at any time in a licensed Taxi or Private hire vehicle- for both passengers and the drivers. Even if the driver is not working, they may no longer smoke in their taxi! The three Gloucester taxi drivers in question will have the option of a fixed penalty of £50, or going to court and risking a fine of £200! But looking at the issue from a customers point of view, why would they want to pay to travel in a Smokey, smelly taxi these days!