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Mounted police take to streets to keep Cheltenham Festival racegoers safe
Mounted police and marshalls wearing head mounted CCTV cameras will be on patrol this week to make Cheltenham festival a safe event. Following on from the successes of previous years, mounted police...
View ArticleClimbing 36 council steps a massive 1,075 times
COUNTY councillors will be doing their bit for Comic Relief today by climbing the steps of Shire Hall.A team of 15 staff, led by council leader Mark Hawthorne and chief executive Peter Bungard will be...
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Mum's sweet charity treats
MOTHERS from Bishop's Cleeve will be baking up a storm on Red Nose Day to raise money for charity.They will be organising a fund- raising event on March 16 in St Michael's Hall in the village to help...
View ArticleNHS apprenticeship success
YOUNG apprentices at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital have had their success marked with a regional award.The NHS Apprenticeship Awards were set up three years ago by the South West Strategic Health...
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Sister of woman killed by stepson in Winchcombe says NHS Trust played part in...
FAILINGS of a mental health trust have been blamed for playing a part in the death of a woman who was killed by her stepson.Shea MacLean killed Dorothy Shepherd, 59, at their Winchcombe home during an...
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Family of eight want to see action over cramped three-bedroom home
A FAMILY of eight living in a three-bedroom home in Cinderford say they have been refused simple solutions to their cramped lifestyle.Joanne and Scot Jenkins-Pugh live with their four young kids and...
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Call to join youth brass band for a change of tune
YOUNG musicians can have a blast by joining a brass band in Cheltenham.Leaders of Cheltenham Youth Brass are on the lookout for new members aged between seven and 18.The group, which meets for regular...
View ArticleRoadworks have come to an end
ROADWORKS which have clogged up a busy Cheltenham road for six weeks are due to come to an end.Temporary traffic lights have been up in Hatherley Road since the end of January to allow Severn Trent to...
View ArticleTeen escapes jail after sex assault and liaison in school corridor
A TEENAGER who sexually assaulted a girl in Gloucester and punched her in the face during a separate encounter has walked free from court.The 17-year-old, from Ledbury, also had a sexual liaison with a...
View ArticleJobless welcome 330 new jobs at Morrisons supermarket
FOR jobless Kirsty Jackson, just one of the 330 jobs being created at the new Morrisons at the Railway Triangle would make her happy.The 22-year-old, from Barton, lost her job five weeks ago. The new...
View ArticlePolice plea as rape case bail is extended
A 42-YEAR-OLD man arrested in connection with an attempted rape investigation in Cheltenham has had his bail extended.Police are continuing to appeal for information about the alleged incident, which...
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Cheltenham town centre multi-storey car park undergoing £150,000 revamp
THOUSANDS of pounds will be spent on a drab multi-storey car park after it was identified as the key to Cheltenham's future as a shopping destination.Grosvenor Terrace car park has been rebranded as...
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World famous leisure events reasons why buy to let landlords continue to...
Employment, education and world famous leisure events are reasons why buy-to-let landlords continue to invest in Gloucestershire, according to a county estate agent.Ian Perry, chairman and managing...
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Anne King, 56, jailed for stealing war widow's pension from mother-in-law
SHE stole the war widows' pension from her mother-in-law – and carried on plundering the account even after she was caught.Now Anne King, 56, has been jailed for 10 months for stealing £25,945.80.King...
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Ian Saxelby: I'll be fully fit for start of season with Gloucestershire...
Ian Saxelby is confident of being fully fit for the start of the season after some niggling shoulder problems this winter.The 23-year-old seamer has experienced more discomfort from the right shoulder,...
View ArticleEnd Polio Now Rotary campaign help from Wycliffe College, Stonehouse, Stroud,...
A NON-UNIFORM day at Wycliffe College raised nearly £400 for Rotary's End Polio Now campaign.Students at the private school in Stonehouse were thanked for their donation at an assembly visited by...
View ArticleMP sitting on asbestos in schools panel
STROUD MP Neil Carmichael was among politicians about to investigate the dangers of asbestos in school buildings.The Tory sits on the commons' Education Committee which is to hear evidence on the...
View ArticleCountryside talk
PEOPLE can learn more about protecting the countryside when Geoff Murray from the Campaign from Protect Rural England gives an illustrated talk at Cashes Green Community Centre next Tuesday at 7.30pm....
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Stroud District Homes Foundation first Gateway Active awards celebration in...
THE new Gateway Active award scheme is helping to fill the gap left by austerity cuts to services for learning disabled adults.Challenges including cookery, horse riding, and even fun on a zip wire for...
View ArticleRecord breakers
TUNEFUL pupils from Leonard Stanley CofE Primary School may have helped to set a world record when 170 of them joined in the UK Sign 2 Sing challenge for the Sign Health charity. They raised more than...
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