Met Police officers raid house in Bishop's Cleeve and discover firearms
POLICE officers have raided a house in Bishop's Cleeve. Metropolitan Police officers were carrying out a warrant at a property in Two Hedges Road at 8am today.
View ArticleUrban foxes are killing cats in Gloucester
CATS are being targeted by large urban foxes in Abbeymead. Several sightings of the animals, including one where a woman saw a fox dragging a domestic cat away and another where a business owner...
View ArticlePolice seize £30K of 'high purity' cocaine in Gloucester operation
Two men have been charged in connection with the seizure of high purity cocaine in Gloucester on Wednesday. The find has a total street value of over £30,000.
View ArticleGreat gran loses foot in Stagecoach bus incident
AN 89-YEAR-OLD great-grandmother had to have her right foot amputated because of Stagecoach bus driver Robert Wright's carelessness, a court heard. Roma Wyburn was boarding Wright's bus in Gloucester...
View ArticleFlagship £15m BMW Mini dealership for the A40 would create 100 new jobs
A £15million flagship BMW Mini dealership could be built next to the A40 on the outskirts of Cheltenham. The proposed four storey glass building would be the first thing visitors to the town see coming...
View ArticleCheltenham plane crash: Dismantling work begins
WORKS began today to dismantle the remains of a light aircraft which crashed into a residential garden in Cheltenham. Engineers were taking the plane down bit by bit this afternoon after emergency...
View ArticleThousands of Gloucestershire children at risk of catching measles
Thousands of children in Gloucestershire are not fully protected against measles. The warning comes as cases of the illness continue to increase in Gloucestershire. Figures released last week by Public...
View ArticleCharlton Kings Cricket Club awaits decision over land
CRICKETERS at one of the country's oldest clubs are waiting with bated breath for a court decision which could see them stumped forever. Charlton Kings Cricket Club (CKCC) has been embroiled in a legal...
View ArticleRowing club lands £250,000 boathouse windfall
A £1.5MILLION new boat house in Gloucester moved a step closer after the project landed a huge windfall.Gloucester Rowing Club has a grand vision to open the new centre on the towpath of the Gloucester...
View ArticleShort walk in long grass helps kids out of poverty
YOUNGSTERS did their bit to help poverty-stricken children in Tanzania.Thirty-three infant pupils at St Edward's School in Cheltenham raised awareness and a small amount of money for the Kili4Kids...
View ArticleUcas computer system crash causes concern for university applicants
PROSPECTIVE university students have been unable to accept offers from their chosen universities before a deadline because the Ucas computer system has crashed.The Cheltenham-based university...
View ArticleMy Life in Gloucestershire: News editor at Gloucestershire Media
What's your favourite Gloucestershire day out?Early morning kayak down the River Wye, bit of retail therapy and lunch in Cheltenham, lazy afternoon around the Cotswolds – I like Stow-on-the-Wold, back...
View ArticleEgg and stone yobs dealt with by police
POLICE in Barton and Tredworth have been cracking down on youths throwing eggs and stones.Recently police have experienced a number of reports from residents in Massey Road and Hatherley Road of...
View ArticleDriver admits to causing death
AN MAN has admitted causing the death of a motorcyclist by careless driving.Leo Jelfs, 21, of Court Drive, Apperley, admitted causing the death of 47-year-old Philip Jordan from Evesham, on September...
View ArticleVolunteer success
MORE than 40 young people have been introduced to volunteering opportunity thanks to a county partnership.The Catch 25 project was set up by Guinness Hermitage, Oxbode Housing and the Furniture...
View ArticleSeagulls trash Southgate Street, Gloucester
GULLS who tear into trash are harming Gloucester's civic pride, says one resident.Hussain Vorajee snapped this picture of a gull exploiting bin bags for a morning snack in Southgate Street."The gulls...
View ArticleJump at chance to help out
SCORES of people showed off their star quality in Eastgate Shopping Centre yesterday to raise money for young people with disabilities.Activities and events were held across the county in Be a Star for...
View ArticlePraying for loos
PLANS have been drawn up for new facilities at a Gloucester church.A planning application has been made by Mariners Church, based at the Docks, for two new toilets and a kitchenette.People can view the...
View ArticleFirearms seized in police raid on bungalow
FIREARMS were found when armed police officers stormed a bungalow in Bishop's Cleeve.Officers armed with handguns descended on the home in Two Hedges Road.They arrested a 55-year-old man on suspicion...
View ArticleDaughter's fury at care home's closure
MOVING 99-year-old Mary Thick could be fatal, her daughter believes.But Faith Cox is faced with little choice when Mary's care home closes later this year.Frail residents at 48-bed Hygrove House in...
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