City MP's cherry and white bike is stolen
Gloucester city MP Richard Graham's well known cherry and white bike has been stolen.The bike – painted by his wife Anthea as a Christmas present three years ago – has disappeared.Mr Graham said he...
View ArticleCheltenham - The Way We Were - AMAZING DVD! Only £9.99 + FREE P&P
The Gloucestershire Echo and The Citizen have got their hands on some exclusive footage of Cheltenham and surrounding areas dating back to the 1920's.This silent film contains scenes filmed in...
View ArticleBrave 92-year-old tackles intruder
A brave 92-year-old man tackled an intruder who appeared in his living room.The pensioner was watching television at his home in Narles Road, in Cambridge, on Tuesday at 8.05pm when a man appeared in...
View ArticleCrime warning for Christmas shoppers
As Christmas gets closer, the shops get busier and shopping becomes more frenzied, Safer Gloucester has some advice for shoppers who may find themselves distracted finding the perfect present.More...
View ArticleBurglary caught on camera in Berkeley
BURGLARS in Berkeley have been caught on camera.Police have released the CCTV images of two men in the kitchen of a property in Leaze Close, hoping it will encourage witnesses to come forward to aid...
View ArticleCouncil's planner objected to incinerator then quit role
A planner working on the £500million incinerator recommended its refusal just days before he quit the case.Planning officer Ben Gilpin was removed from overseeing Urbaser Balfour Beatty's planning...
View ArticleChurchdown road closure will affect commuters
Commuters are being warned about a road closure in Churchdown this afternoon.Due to a water leak, Brockworth Road has been temporarily closed.Severn Trent have been called and Gloucestershire Highways...
View ArticleDriver taken to hospital after crash outside Morrisons in Up Hatherley
A DRIVER has been taken to hospital after her car flipped onto its side when she collided with another vehicle outside a supermarket this morning.The driver, believed to be a 36-year-old woman from...
View ArticleGrinch steals Christmas trees
Two gardens centres have been raided for their Christmas trees.Police are investigating after trees were stolen from the two centres in the county overnight between Tuesday, December 11 and Wednesday,...
View ArticleTwo dogs dumped at roadside in freezing weather
Two dogs have been found dumped by the roadside on one of the coldest nights of the year.They were picked up by the Forest of Dean District Council's street wardens after being left in their baskets on...
View ArticleTwo dogs abandoned at roadside in freezing weather
Two dogs have been found dumped by the roadside on one of the coldest nights of the year.They were picked up by the Forest of Dean District Council's street wardens after being left in their baskets on...
View ArticleLove to Shop Awards 2013- help us celebrate local retail!
Have you got your entries in for the Love to Shop Awards 2013?The Gloucestershire Echo have a brand new awards scheme to get Cheltenham on the shopping map and celebrate local retail! It is completely...
View ArticleGunpoint robbery in Gloucester
A 17-year-old boy was held at gunpoint in Gloucester yesterday.The teenager was approached by three offenders on Sweetbriar Street at around 7pm on Wednesday.One of the offenders held a firearm,...
View ArticleCheltenham Town train at Winchcombe School because of a frozen pitch
Cheltenham Town players were unable to train as usual today, because of a frozen pitch at Seasons.Luckily, Winchcombe School offered them the use of their all-weather pitch.So players who were not...
View ArticleCitizen editor to head up county's organ donation board
More people are being encouraged to donate their organs in Gloucestershire.Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking to increase the number of people in the county willing to make the...
View ArticleUnbeaten season for Cheltenham College Junior School rugby team
The Cheltenham College Junior School first XV rugby team has just recorded an unbeaten season.This record comes on top of the one set back in 2009 by the Under-11 Colts, a team which many of these boys...
View ArticleRaid on suspected brothel
Police have raided a suspected brothel in Cheltenham. A warrant was carried out at a flat in Hewlett Road. Officers arrested a 61-year-old local man on suspicion of being involved in the management of...
View ArticleRaid on suspected brothel
Police have raided a suspected brothel in Cheltenham. A warrant was carried out at a flat in Hewlett Road. Officers arrested a 61-year-old local man on suspicion of being involved in the management of...
View ArticleSuspected cocaine seized by police after Cheltenham raid
POLICE seized suspected cocaine with a street value of around £2,500 when they raided an address in Cheltenham yesterday evening. Officers executed a warrant at a property in Cromwell Road and...
View ArticleGloucester got off lightly in recent floods, says council chief
Gloucester got off lightly in the recent flooding across the county, the city council's chief has said.Chief executive Julian Wain said: "It is reassuring that in Gloucester we have suffered little...
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