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Ecotricity won't join Russian boycott just yet Image

Ecotricity won't join Russian boycott just yet

Stroud-based green energy company Ecotricity is to carry on getting gas from a Russian supplier.

£3.3m boost to decarbonise heating at new City Campus Image

£3.3m boost to decarbonise heating at new City Campus

University of Gloucestershire has secured a significant Government grant to help deliver an ambitious heat decarbonisation project at its new City Campus.

Drop NI rise small firms urge Chancellor Image

Drop NI rise small firms urge Chancellor

Small firms are calling on the Chancellor to ditch the planned National Insurance rise and instead back a ‘culture of enterprise’.

'Short-sighted' Cotswolds car park charges to go ahead Image

'Short-sighted' Cotswolds car park charges to go ahead

Moves to end the ‘free after 3’ car parking in the Cotswolds, branded as ‘short-sighted’, are to go ahead as planned next month.

Primark hints at plans for click-and-collect Image

Primark hints at plans for click-and-collect

Fast fashion brand Primark has said it may look at adding click-and-collect services to its new website, after dismissing the idea of home delivery.

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service helping with Ukraine war effort Image

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service helping with Ukraine war effort

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) is helping with the war effort in Ukraine by donating an Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP) and firefighting equipment.

Police appeal for witnesses following collision in Gloucester Image

Police appeal for witnesses following collision in Gloucester

Police are appealing for witnesses.

New identity checks for online shopping come into force Image

New identity checks for online shopping come into force

Shoppers can expect changes in the way they shop online from today, in a move that it’s said will combat online fraud.

Protecting pets in Gloucestershire Image

Protecting pets in Gloucestershire

More than 27,000 people across the UK knew someone who’d been a victim of pet theft in 2020.

From Gloucester to Poland: Herculean effort to deliver aid to Ukrainian refugees Image

From Gloucester to Poland: Herculean effort to deliver aid to Ukrainian refugees

What started seven days ago with two friends wanting to send a van to the Polish-Ukrainian border to help with humanitarian aid has rapidly turned into a mammoth 'pop-up' distribution centre in Gloucester.

Museum to receive almost £400k for upgrades and repairs Image

Museum to receive almost £400k for upgrades and repairs

Museum of Gloucester has been awarded almost £400,000 to help carry out repairs and improvements to the Grade II listed building.

Parcel delivery service gets a new name Image

Parcel delivery service gets a new name

Parcel delivery company Hermes has changed its name - to Evri.

Cotswold bakery supplying Pret A Manger and M&S moves to new HQ Image

Cotswold bakery supplying Pret A Manger and M&S moves to new HQ

A biscuit and cake maker that supplies Pret A Manger, M&S and Dunelm is moving to a new HQ after securing £1.5m.

VIDEO: Social darts venue opens in Brewery Quarter Image

VIDEO: Social darts venue opens in Brewery Quarter

A vibrant new social darts bar officially opens in Cheltenham's Brewery Quarter today (Friday), providing nearly 50 new jobs.

VIDEO: Minster Gardens regeneration moves a step closer Image

VIDEO: Minster Gardens regeneration moves a step closer

Exciting plans to regenerate the closed churchyard of St Mary's Minster have moved a step closer.

Ted Baker set to welcome 30 new franchise stores Image

Ted Baker set to welcome 30 new franchise stores

Fashion brand Ted Baker has signed a new franchise agreement in a bid to expand its high street presence across the UK.

Netflix raises prices again for UK subscribers Image

Netflix raises prices again for UK subscribers

The streaming service behind Bridgerton and The Crown has announced plans to increase the cost of its service packages for the second time in less than 18 months.

Customs easement to help Ukraine aid exports Image

Customs easement to help Ukraine aid exports

Moving aid and donations to the people of Ukraine will be made easier.

Gloucester volunteers continue collecting items for Ukraine Image

Gloucester volunteers continue collecting items for Ukraine

Collections continue between 2 and 8pm.

Funding Circle drops retail investors Image

Funding Circle drops retail investors

Peer-to-peer lender Funding Circle is permanently closing its retail platform, saying it is no longer sustainable.


Improvement works on Cleeve Hill near Cheltenham Image

Improvement works on Cleeve Hill near Cheltenham

Work begins on Monday 21 March.

Linda's marathon cycle ride for Ukraine Image

Linda's marathon cycle ride for Ukraine

A Gloucestershire woman is aiming to cycle to the UK's four capital cities to raise money for the Red Cross DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal.

Optician attacked when he tried to break up a fight Image

Optician attacked when he tried to break up a fight

Three men who drunkenly attacked an optician when he tried to break up a fight in Gloucester have been sentenced.

Ross-on-Wye man arrested for dangerous driving causing death of horse Image

Ross-on-Wye man arrested for dangerous driving causing death of horse

The horse was involved in a collision in Newent.

Proposed relocation of Stroud Library Image

Proposed relocation of Stroud Library

Gloucestershire County Council are asking the public for their opinions.

Cotswolds Police appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage of a collision on the A417 Image

Cotswolds Police appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage of a collision on the A417

Police in the Cotswolds are appealing for witnesses of a seven-vehicle collision in the Cotswolds in February 2022.

Accountants fined £1.25 million for botched bar audit Image

Accountants fined £1.25 million for botched bar audit

Auditors KPMG have been fined £1.25 million for failures over the audit of Revolution Bars – the cocktail bar chain that has a venue in Cheltenham.

VIDEO: 3D printed lifestyle pods launched by Versarien Image

VIDEO: 3D printed lifestyle pods launched by Versarien

Forest of Dean-based advanced engineering materials group Versarien has launched its own 3D printed lifestyle pods.

New roles announced on GFirst LEP Board Image

New roles announced on GFirst LEP Board

A new vice chair and three new ‘champion’ roles will be part of the GFirst LEP board.

Dream £3.5m Cheltenham home top prize in charity raffle Image

Dream £3.5m Cheltenham home top prize in charity raffle

A multi million-pound house designed by Cheltenham based architect's coombes everitt has been chosen as the next house to be won in the Omaze million-pound house draw.

Tarmac awarded £40 million road resurfacing contract Image

Tarmac awarded £40 million road resurfacing contract

Gloucestershire County Council has awarded a new £40 million contract for road resurfacing work across the county.

No Child Left Behind winners announced Image

No Child Left Behind winners announced

The winners of the No Child Left Behind Awards were announced at a special celebration event last night (March 9).

Stagecoach set to pull out of National Express merger in favour of rival bid Image

Stagecoach set to pull out of National Express merger in favour of rival bid

National Express, looking to buy Stagecoach – which has a regional hub in Gloucester - has been pipped to the bus stop by a European fund giant.

Profits surge at Spirax-Sarco Image

Profits surge at Spirax-Sarco

Cheltenham-based Spirax Sarco Engineering is predicting strong growth in 2022, after reporting a sharp rise in annual profit.

New bin lorry tech saves council more than £52,000 Image

New bin lorry tech saves council more than £52,000

Cotswold District Council has reported savings of more than £52,000 and an overall collection rate of 99.9 per cent as a result of the new innovative In-Cab technology installed in its waste collection vehicle fleet.

Cirencester man pleads guilty to drugs offences Image

Cirencester man pleads guilty to drugs offences

The plea follows an early morning warrant at a house on the outskirts of the town.

Winchcombe stalker sentenced Image

Winchcombe stalker sentenced

A 35-year-old stalker has been sentenced.

Domino's Pizza UK profits boosted by England's Euro 2020 success Image

Domino's Pizza UK profits boosted by England's Euro 2020 success

The British franchisee of pizza chain Domino's has seen its annual profits rise, driven by a surge in post-lockdown sales.

Car makers face higher costs as price of nickel soars Image

Car makers face higher costs as price of nickel soars

Car manufacturers are facing soaring costs and supply issues after the price of nickel doubled to record levels in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Prolific Gloucester burglar jailed Image

Prolific Gloucester burglar jailed

A prolific Gloucester burglar has been jailed following a series of thefts in the city.

Energy price rises cause cost of bricks to stack up Image

Energy price rises cause cost of bricks to stack up

The price of bricks is going through the roof, as one of the major UK manufacturers announces a second round of double-digit price rises.

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