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BBC Countryfile feature the Football in the River

While SoGlos.com's 2007 and 2008 videos of the Bourton-on-the-Water Football in the River action have been watched an estimated half a million times on video websites the world over, the now world-famous event was also the subject of attention for BBC's Countyfile programme, when roaming presenter Adam Henson took part in this year shenanigans.

The full Countryfile episode can be seen here, and you'll even see SoGlos.com's editor and deputy editor getting splashed on the sidelines if you look closely, amougnst the scores of other spectators that is. The Countryfile team were also kind enough to link to SoGlos.com from their own website - with thousands of readers having clicked-through to find out more about the annual sporting event, and the fantastic county of Gloucestershire, since the show aired on 21 September 2008.

Weekly newsletter subscribers top 10,000

The SoGlos.com team have been so busy preparing this week's newsletter that we almost didn't notice the subscriber numbers - having just topped a monumental 10,000!

As the only resource of it's kind - with hand-picked event previews written by journalists and delivered direct to inboxes across the county and beyond on a Monday morning - the SoGlos.com newsletter really has become the must-have addition to your inbox for discerning readers.

The team regularly receive emails from readers thanking them for their work - and plenty more from local businesses hoping to get featured in the newsletter - and while 10,000 subscribers is surely cause for celebration, here's to hoping 20,000 is just around the corner.

Oh, and if you're still not subscribed to the weekly newsletter, register here and don't miss out on the fun.

A new season is upon us

While we may not have been blessed the best summer ever, it's time once again to bid farewell to hopes of sunny skies, outdoor picnics and warm-evening barbecues - and instead welcome a new season in nature, and a new season in Gloucestershire vibrant arts and entertainment calendar.

Some of Gloucestershire's best venues, from Gloucester Guildhall and the Everyman Theatre to the plethora of attractions in Gloucestershire, have already seen their autumn season of events kick off - with a jam-packed line-up of events scheduled right through to Christmas.

The best place, as ever, to keep up to date with what's on in Gloucestershire is by checking the hourly-updated SoGlos.com homepage regularly. as well as bookmarking the fantastic Gloucestershire events calendar and registering for the free weekly newsletter - now sent to almost 10,000 subscribers no less.