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Roads closed as flooding hits county Image

Roads closed as flooding hits county

Roads across Gloucestershire, including a big stretch of the A38, have been closed due to flooding.

REVEALED: National Trust in rewilding move for Cotswold estate Image

REVEALED: National Trust in rewilding move for Cotswold estate

Sheep farmer's exit opens door for radical land management shift.

Last chance to comment on proposed budget for Gloucestershire Image

Last chance to comment on proposed budget for Gloucestershire

There is just one week left to give Gloucestershire County Council your views on its 'ambitious' proposed 2024/25 budget.

EXCLUSIVE: Second home owners in Gloucester to be hit by tax increase Image

EXCLUSIVE: Second home owners in Gloucester to be hit by tax increase

The council wants to clamp down empty homes

Sainsbury’s to invest £200m in staff pay Image

Sainsbury’s to invest £200m in staff pay

Sainsbury’s will be the largest supermarket to pay the Real Living Wage when it increases pay later this year.

Nominate your local hero for the Cheltenham Medal of Honour Image

Nominate your local hero for the Cheltenham Medal of Honour

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Cheltenham Medal of Honour.

EXCLUSIVE: Lift-off for £40m RAF business park Image

EXCLUSIVE: Lift-off for £40m RAF business park

Approval ends decade of deliberation for brownfield site.

Gloucestershire housing association secures £127m funding Image

Gloucestershire housing association secures £127m funding

Housing association Bromford has secured £127m to finance its ongoing investment in new and existing homes.

'Exciting new era' as businesses merge Image

'Exciting new era' as businesses merge

Recruitment specialists merge to strengthen their position and expand into new markets.

Own a piece of pantomime magic Image

Own a piece of pantomime magic

How to win a Giant Golden Goose Egg signed by Tweedy.

More evening buses for Cheltenham Image

More evening buses for Cheltenham

Investment and expansion have resulted in the Cheltenham bus service running later in the evenings to help workers.

Administrators to pay big Joules tax bill Image

Administrators to pay big Joules tax bill

Administrators of collapsed fashion chain, Joules, are set to repay the millions owed in overdue VAT.

Housebuilder aids essential repairs to gymnastics club Image

Housebuilder aids essential repairs to gymnastics club

Barratt Developments has donated £1,500 from its Community Fund to the Forest of Dean Gymnastics Club.

Next raises profit guidance after strong Christmas Image

Next raises profit guidance after strong Christmas

Following healthy sales at Christmas, the fashion and home retailer has upgraded its full-year profit guidance for the fifth time.

A417 features on BBC Digging for Britain tonight Image

A417 features on BBC Digging for Britain tonight

The A417 archaeological site uncovered Gloucestershire's history as featured in the new series of Digging for Britain, according to National Highways.

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder Image

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

A man has been arrested following a wounding in Gloucester.

Spate of attacks in Abbeydale Image

Spate of attacks in Abbeydale

Officers are appealing for information after a series of targeted attacks on a property in Abbeydale, Gloucester.

Taxi driver assaulted in Gloucester Image

Taxi driver assaulted in Gloucester

Police are asking for a group of men dressed as Christmas elves to come forward.

Roadworks to start on major Gloucester business route Image

Roadworks to start on major Gloucester business route

Motorists have been warned to expect longer journey times

Stroud firm hit by heavy fine Image

Stroud firm hit by heavy fine

Environmental health moves on smoke from site.

Recruitment agencies remain optimistic, despite challenging 2023 Image

Recruitment agencies remain optimistic, despite challenging 2023

A confidence survey of UK recruitment agencies by Simplicity show that agencies remain confident about prospects for 2024.

DIY waste charges binned Image

DIY waste charges binned

DEFRA makes fresh move to tackle flytipping.

SPECIAL REPORT: BYD zaps Tesla to top global electric car sales Image

SPECIAL REPORT: BYD zaps Tesla to top global electric car sales

Last quarter of '23 sees Tesla toppled from no 1 spot.

Additional funding provided for Stanway Viaduct repair Image

Additional funding provided for Stanway Viaduct repair

The unexpected discovery of a failed mortar joint below both parapets of Stanway Viaduct has upped the costs of the repair project.

Inspector throws out common land development Image

Inspector throws out common land development

Sheep 1 developers 0 in planning row.

Profits rise for fashion brand Image

Profits rise for fashion brand

The parent company of fashion retailer, Jigsaw, saw profits rise from £700,000 to £1.9m, in its last financial year.

Gloucestershire homeware business sales rise Image

Gloucestershire homeware business sales rise

Gloucestershire-based The Cotswold Company saw sales soar ahead of Christmas.

Countdown for 5.7 million customers to file their tax return Image

Countdown for 5.7 million customers to file their tax return

There's less than a month to go to the Self Assessment deadline.

‘Side hustle’ apps to share info with HMRC Image

‘Side hustle’ apps to share info with HMRC

People who make extra cash from online activities will be subject to more HMRC scrutiny from this year.

VAT removed on period pants Image

VAT removed on period pants

It follows a successful campaign by retailers and charities

Which supermarket was the big Christmas winner? Image

Which supermarket was the big Christmas winner?

Christmas is always a winner for the supermarkets, but one chain saw record December sales.

Attempted armed robbery in Charlton Kings Image

Attempted armed robbery in Charlton Kings

Police are investigating an attempted robbery on Tuesday morning (January 2).

Stonehouse councillor cleared of assault Image

Stonehouse councillor cleared of assault

A Stonehouse councillor was cleared on of assaulting a former business partner who was about to evict him.

Merry Christmas and a happy 2024 to all – from Punchline Image

Merry Christmas and a happy 2024 to all – from Punchline

Our last newsletter of 2023 will be winging its way towards you today and we will return on January 3

Discover Punchline TV this Christmas Image

Discover Punchline TV this Christmas

If the Christmas TV schedules don't float your boat, you could do a lot worse than delve into a 'hidden gem' of videos created by Punchline-Gloucester.com.

The Annual: Building Gloucestershire 2024 Image

The Annual: Building Gloucestershire 2024

The next edition of Punchline-Gloucester.com’s magazine – The Annual: Building Gloucestershire 2024 – will be out in the spring.

Perfect time to recycle your old mobile phones Image

Perfect time to recycle your old mobile phones

Christmas is the perfect time to think about recycling your old mobile phones for our ongoing charity campaign.

COMPETITION: Books for Christmas and the New Year Image

COMPETITION: Books for Christmas and the New Year

The members of the Punchline team have come up with their top reads of the year and there should be something for everyone!

COMPETITION: 2023's best TV and cinema Image

COMPETITION: 2023's best TV and cinema

We'll show you ours if you tell us yours...

COMPETITION: Favourite Christmas games Image

COMPETITION: Favourite Christmas games

Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without the family working off the Christmas lunch by playing some classic games.

EXCLUSIVE: Major Gloucester headquarters up for sale Image

EXCLUSIVE: Major Gloucester headquarters up for sale

It is home to hundreds of staff who moved there last year

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