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Fire safety checked at stores in Gloucester
Fire safety checks have been made at stores in Gloucester to keep people safe this Christmas.Officers from Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and Gloucester City Council visited more than 20...
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"A-peeling" for Hand Bell Ringers
Losing your sight or hearing? Interested in music? Never played an instrument in your life but would like to ? Come and join Forest Sensory Services hand bell ringers.The ringers meet weekly on Monday...
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Drink driver had can of Stella on dashboard
Police who tailed a drink driver at 20mph discovered a can of beer on the dashboard, a court heard.Martyn David Banks was exactly three times the legal drink drive limit when he was breath tested,...
View ArticleTile Choice to relocate Gloucester and Cheltenham branches
BRANCHES of Tile Choice have shut in Gloucester and Cheltenham but will reopen in new locations next year.The Midlands-based company has closed its shops in Bristol, Road, Gloucester and Kingsditch,...
View ArticleStonehouse firm provides Queen's placemats
A Stonehouse company has been given a Royal boost after providing a set of placemats for the Queen.Lady Clare Limited, based in the Oldends Lane Industrial Estate, provided 60 bespoke, handmade mats...
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Family's concern for missing George Ford, 20
THE FAMILY of missing Stroud student George Ford have now (dec 16) been waiting anxiously for news of his whereabouts for three long days.The parents and brother of George, 20, had been keeping vigil...
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Cheltenham Comet already closed
Shoppers hoping to get a last minute Christmas bargain from Comet were left disappointed this morning.Stores across the country shut their doors for the last time today after the electrical retail...
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December picture of the month: Vote for your favourite news photograph
Newspaper photographers from Gloucestershire, Somerset and Dorset have taken some spectacular images over the past month. The stunning pictures have all appeared alongside stories on This is...
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Scooter driver rushed to hospital after crash in Hester's Way
A SCOOTER driver has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after colliding with a car in Hester's Way.The driver, a man believed to be from Cheltenham, was taken to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol...
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Baby treated after flat fire in Matson
A baby has been treated for smoke inhalation injuries following a flat fire in Matson.The incident happened at 7.35pm last night when Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service were called to a kitchen...
View ArticleAdvice on avoiding festive perils in Gloucestershire
Avoid festive perils with a few simple steps says NHS Gloucestershire.Head of pharmacy Teresa Middleton said: "Minor ailments such as colds, headaches and back pain are very common over the festive...
View ArticleMan accused of Gloucester hit and run to stand trial
A MAN accused of a hit and run in Gloucester on Sunday will stand trial.Brady Hickman, 23, of no fixed abode, was arrested on Sunday after a crash in London Road.A 16-year-old girl was injured after a...
View ArticleConnors trial: Sentencing delayed
SENTENCING on five Irish Travellers convicted of using men for forced labour in Gloucestershire will be made tomorrow.(Wednesday)His Honour Judge Michael Longman delayed sentencing for 24 hours to...
View Article17 years celebrated by Stroud RSPCA
The RSPCA shop in Stroud celebrated its 17th Birthday today.This shop has been instrumental in raising funds to help the RSPCA South Cotswolds Branch look after and care for more animals.Andrew Taylor,...
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Cheltenham Town: Young Robins edged out by Spurs
Cheltenham Town U-18s 0 Tottenham Hotspur U-18s 1 Cheltenham Town's youngsters pushed their more illustrious opponents all the way before bowing out of the FA Youth Cup at the Abbey Business Stadium...
View ArticleDrugs dealing and growing charges against Huntley man
Allegations that a Huntley man grew 196 cannabis plants and sold the illegal class B drug will be heard in Crown Court.Nicholas Lowe, 52, of Blaisdon Lane, is accused of having 439 grams of cannabis...
View ArticleChalford Band remembers stalwart Pat at Stroud Christmas concert
MUSICIANS dedicated their Christmas concert to a stalwart member who died last month.Chalford Band's sell-out Christmas concert at Stroud Subscription Rooms remembered Pat Etherton.Auld Lang Syne was...
View ArticleBraintree Town 3 Forest Green 1
BRAINTREE TOWN 3 FOREST GREEN ROVERS 1FOREST Green blew their chance to grab second place in the Blue Square Bet Premier, serving up a horribly insipid performance in Essex. Sean Marks' 28th minute...
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Triumphant victory for Dujardin at Olympia
Double Olympic gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin brought the curtain down on the greatest year of her career with victory in tonight's Reem Acra FEI World Cup freestyle event at Olympia.British star...
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Divers search for missing Stroud man George Ford
Police divers are centering on the canal in Stroud as the search for a missing man is stepped up.George Ford, 20, was last seen when he walked out of his family's Slad Road home at around 3am on...
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