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Boy arrested following rape in Cheltenham Image

Boy arrested following rape in Cheltenham

The incident took place in December 2021.

Can you help to give the gift of life to people in Gloucestershire? Image

Can you help to give the gift of life to people in Gloucestershire?

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust Organ Donation Committee seeks volunteers to raise awareness.

Proposed route revealed for Gloucestershire's new 26-mile 'cycle spine' Image

Proposed route revealed for Gloucestershire's new 26-mile 'cycle spine'

The proposed route of the 26-mile 'cycle spine' through Gloucestershire has been revealed by the county council.

Safran invests in new capabilities Image

Safran invests in new capabilities

Safran, which has a base in Gloucester, has increased its capacity in Singapore.

Will the ‘Big Switch Off’ affect your business? Image

Will the ‘Big Switch Off’ affect your business?

An alarm call has gone out to Gloucestershire businesses over the planned BT Openreach switch off.

Is Britain heading for a 'spring of discontent' with widespread strike action? Image

Is Britain heading for a 'spring of discontent' with widespread strike action?

Britain could be heading towards a ‘spring of discontent’ as a range of workers threaten strike action.

Stewart Golf reveals 32 per cent growth Image

Stewart Golf reveals 32 per cent growth

Gloucestershire-based golf trolley manufacturer Stewart Golf has announced that it grew sales by 32 per cent in 2021.

Gloucestershire diving centre closes permanently Image

Gloucestershire diving centre closes permanently

The Gloucestershire-based National Diving and Activity Centre at Tidenham has closed permanently.

Stroud District Council wants views on canals plan Image

Stroud District Council wants views on canals plan

Stroud District Council has prepared a long-term strategy for the canals in the area and wants the views of local people.

Toys R Us builds team ahead of UK relaunch Image

Toys R Us builds team ahead of UK relaunch

Retailer Toys R Us – which used to boast a popular store in Gloucester - has bolstered its staff team ahead of a UK relaunch.

HSBC doubles profits as UK performance soars Image

HSBC doubles profits as UK performance soars

Banking giant HSBC more than doubled its pre-tax profits last year.

Quarantine move for trees at Gloucestershire arboretum Image

Quarantine move for trees at Gloucestershire arboretum

Gloucestershire’s Westonbirt National Arboretum, near Tetbury, has taken extra measures to protect its famous from pests and diseases.





Used car sales on the up Image

Used car sales on the up

Ford Fiesta was the best-selling used car in 2021 – and also the most frequently stolen, according to the latest figures.

Flipping good fun at ProCook challenge Image

Flipping good fun at ProCook challenge

Pancake lovers and competitive shoppers are invited to show off their best pancake flipping techniques as Gloucester-based ProCook’s stages its annual Best Flipper challenge.

Millionaire accountant and businessman loses £300,000 appeal Image

Millionaire accountant and businessman loses £300,000 appeal

A businessman who has been ordered to demolish the sports and leisure complex he built has lost an appeal against tax and VAT bills.

Council approves £521 million budget Image

Council approves £521 million budget

Gloucestershire County Council has approved a £521 million budget for 2022/23.

Neptune Apartments launches with 12 new luxury apartments in Cheltenham Image

Neptune Apartments launches with 12 new luxury apartments in Cheltenham

Property developer and entrepreneur Jim Hawtin has launchedNeptune Apartments, a new provider of luxury apartments in The Promenade, Cheltenham.

Second hand cars costing more than new, says Gloucester dealer Image

Second hand cars costing more than new, says Gloucester dealer

A Gloucester car firm says second hand cars are selling for more than new models in some cases, as an unprecedented supply chain crisis continues.

Sausage rolls instead of toilet rolls, poll of worst online swap outs Image

Sausage rolls instead of toilet rolls, poll of worst online swap outs

Duck paste instead of duct tape or sausage rolls in place of toilet roll? Consumer group Which? reveals the worst supermarket substitutions.

New £500,000 Your Co-Op food store opens in Twigworth Image

New £500,000 Your Co-Op food store opens in Twigworth

A new Your Co-op Food store has opened its doors in Twigworth near Gloucester.

BPE corporate team advises on new partnerships Image

BPE corporate team advises on new partnerships

Cheltenham-based BPE Solicitors has acted for longstanding client Partners& on its latest partnerships.

Man dies in Forest of Dean collision Image

Man dies in Forest of Dean collision

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man has died.

Garden centre chain brings back gardening demos Image

Garden centre chain brings back gardening demos

Dobbies, has relaunched its free in-store ‘Grow How’ sessions to help customers brush up their gardening skills.

Serious sexual assault in Cheltenham Image

Serious sexual assault in Cheltenham

The incident took place on Saturday 22 January 2022.

Helping Hands Stroud host 'Chatty Café' to combat loneliness Image

Helping Hands Stroud host 'Chatty Café' to combat loneliness

Helping Hands Home Care Stroud are hosting a 'Chatty Café' in branch to combat loneliness and help local people create stronger connections.

Call to make capital investment tax break permanent Image

Call to make capital investment tax break permanent

A Government scheme giving business a tax break to invest in new equipment should not be a ‘one hit wonder’ but a permanent feature, the CBI says.

Update: Girl hospitalised following a collision with a car in Gloucester Image

Update: Girl hospitalised following a collision with a car in Gloucester

The incident took place on Barton Street, Gloucester.

Mamas & Papas returns to profit Image

Mamas & Papas returns to profit

Nursery and childrenswear retailer Mamas & Papas has revealed a return to profit after weathering the pandemic.

International Centre for Birds of Prey shuts its doors for good Image

International Centre for Birds of Prey shuts its doors for good

A world renowned birds of prey centre founded in Gloucestershire 55 years ago has closed to the public permanently because of the financial impact of Covid-19, it was announced today (Friday).

Two years of Covid does £115bn damage to hospitality industry Image

Two years of Covid does £115bn damage to hospitality industry

Two years on from the start of the Covid pandemic, the full extent of the damage done to the once vibrant hospitality industry has been revealed by trade body UK Hospitality.

Bruton Knowles boss LEaPs into retail enterprise board role Image

Bruton Knowles boss LEaPs into retail enterprise board role

Dorian Wragg has stepped up to the helm of GFirst LEP's Retail and the High Street business group as the new chair.

Trading standards and Cotswold Markets back ‘Real Deal’ scheme to protect consumers Image

Trading standards and Cotswold Markets back ‘Real Deal’ scheme to protect consumers

A national campaign to prevent shoppers from being conned into buying fake designer goods and other illicit items.

JD Sports raises profit guidance again Image

JD Sports raises profit guidance again

JD Sports have unexpectedly raised profit guidance for the third time in five months after strong sales, The Times reports today.

Gloucestershire-based charity appoints new CEO Image

Gloucestershire-based charity appoints new CEO

Gloucestershire-based adult literacy charity Read Easy UK has appointed Carla Priddon as its new CEO.

Dean of Gloucester to be made Honorary Freeman Image

Dean of Gloucester to be made Honorary Freeman

The Very Reverend Stephen Lake, Dean of Gloucester, is to be made an Honorary Freeman of Gloucester at a special meeting of the city council.

Homelessness charity appeals for volunteers Image

Homelessness charity appeals for volunteers

Homelessness charity Emmaus Gloucestershire is appealing for volunteers.

Storm Eunice LIVE updates Image

Storm Eunice LIVE updates

Storm Eunice has hit Gloucestershire. We will bring you live updates throughout the day on road closures, flooding, fallen trees and more.

Cheltenham Civic Society seeks solution to open up the riverside in the town centre Image

Cheltenham Civic Society seeks solution to open up the riverside in the town centre

Cheltenham Civic Society will soon be looking for planning approval for an alternative scheme.

Gloucester man facing jail for possession of drugs and knife Image

Gloucester man facing jail for possession of drugs and knife

A Gloucester man was warned that he is facing a jail sentence.

New date and hosts announced for No Child Left Behind Awards Image

New date and hosts announced for No Child Left Behind Awards

Hosts confirmed, Camilla Lewington and Claire Thayers.

Rapist given extended sentence of 25 years Image

Rapist given extended sentence of 25 years

Darren Sysum controlled, raped and violently assaulted several women.

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