Gloucestershire weather and flooding latest news
DRIVERS are being warned about road closures this morning due to flooding and trees blocking routes. The A433 between Tetbury and Cirencester remains closed with vehicles diverted through Kemble. The...
View ArticlePolice want pop-up urinals in Gloucester
POP-UP urinals and bottle banks to help dispose of potential weapons are needed to bring more people into Gloucester at night, according to police.Officers are working with community partners to...
View ArticleShow reveals how Luke does on date
WITH churchgoing and playing the violin among his hobbies, it was an eye-opener for former Cheltenham schoolboy Luke Frett when he appeared on ITV show Take Me Out.But the 21-year-old, who left Dean...
View ArticlePop-up urinals 'could be costly'
URINALS could be some way off popping up in Eastgate Street or other areas of Gloucester to cater for the needs of night-time revellers.The idea was mooted at the latest Night Safe meeting to come up...
View ArticleReality TV retro fashions coming to Cheltenham
FLICKING through the pages of a fashion bible inspired Katie Siller to follow one of her lifelong dreams.Now the style guru – who has seen her eye for fashion earn her a celebrity clientele – is...
View ArticleCycle path go-ahead
PLANS to build a cycle path across a playing field in St Mark's have been approved.Cheltenham borough councillors discussed the proposal to construct the path across the King George V playing field,...
View ArticleBuyers interested in Comet takeover
DISCUSSIONS over the future of beleaguered electricals chain Comet continued yesterday, with several buyers rumoured to be interested in taking over.John Roberts, the entrepreneur behind Appliances...
View ArticleFears over flooding as county braced for more rain
CALM returned to Gloucestershire yesterday but another relentless band of rain is set to sweep in tonight.Trees fell, waterways swelled, and roads closed as downpours, coupled with high winds, battered...
View ArticleGloucester Quays Christmas choir contest had the X Factor
VOICES young and old filled the air at Gloucester Quays with festive glee as the Victorian market got underway.From Santa-hat clad pupils to pop song singing students and a Christian group performing a...
View ArticleErrors by NHS staff meant we never got to know our son - Cheltenham couple
A COUPLE have spoken of their heartbreak after the NHS admitted mistakes by medical staff at Cheltenham General Hospital may have led to the death of their infant son.Gemma Smith and Stewart Pearce,...
View ArticleFather of Hannah Timing's has mixed emotions over 'discovery' of body
HANNAH Timing's father has admitted he has mixed emotions over the discovery of a body almost nine years after she died in a helicopter crash.Police in New Zealand are conducting DNA tests on a body...
View ArticleMet Office issues weather warning for heavy rain in Gloucestershire
EMERGENCY services remain on alert in Gloucestershire today ahead of more predicted wet weather this weekend.Large areas of land, such as the part of Gloucestershire Airport pictured, are under water...
View ArticleWagamama and Carluccio's keen on Gloucester Quays
TWO top restaurants have admitted they would "love" to open at Gloucester Quays.Popular eateries Wagamama and Carluccio's have both left the door wide open to an approach from the Quays, with more...
View ArticleCheltenham Animal Shelter opens £45,000 quarantine unit after community...
CHELTENHAM Animal Shelter has opened a new quarantine unit following donations of almost £24,000.The £45,000 UPVC structure includes an isolation unit to stop infections spreading, and will be the home...
View ArticleHolm Truths: Monahan's video vision remains an inspiration
Once Shane Monahan committed his ambition to video he was never going to desert it.The bullish wing explained how cementing his Kingsholm role is helping realise a lifelong dream.SHANE Monahan fixed...
View ArticleGloucester Rugby: Freddie Burns is ready to take the heat
PREMIERSHIP player of the month Freddie Burns will be excited if teams single him out as a target after his impressive start to the new campaign.The 22-year-old Gloucester fly-half landed October's...
View ArticleBlaze strikes Tredworth laundrette
A remains of a Tredworth laundrette were being surveyed by police investigators this morning.The Wash & Go shop on High Street was ablaze at 4am on Saturday morning.Eleven firefighters tackled the...
View ArticleMore flooding on the way this weekend
Gloucestershire has seen as much as two weeks worth of rain in a day this week - but what is in store for the weekend?Most places around the county are starting dry and chilly, but rain on the south...
View ArticleOld Patesians v Avonmouth Old Boys postponed because of the weather
Today's game betwen Old Patesians RFC and Avonmouth Old Boys at Everest Road, Cheltenham, has been postponed because of the weather. The game between Lydney and Dings Crusaders at Refentshome is also...
View ArticleMissing woman returns home
Missing Cinderford woman Paula Simpson has returned home, police have said.Paula, 42, was last seen at about 4.30pm on Tuesday (November 20). Officers were worried about her and a search operation had...
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