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Hostile reaction to plan for 195 homes in Cotswold town Image

Hostile reaction to plan for 195 homes in Cotswold town

Residents up in arms at latest plan for a major housing development.

Man who gained employment using forged certificates sentenced Image

Man who gained employment using forged certificates sentenced

A man who gained employment at two firms in the county using false documents has been sentenced.

UK and EU 'must seize the moment with reset' Image

UK and EU 'must seize the moment with reset'

Top seven 'asks' discussed ahead of EU Leaders' Summit.

Delivery giants to merge Image

Delivery giants to merge

The merger between will create a business which delivers more than a billion parcels a year.

Snooker hall cued up to become Evangelical church Image

Snooker hall cued up to become Evangelical church

Forest planners support praiseworthy community scheme.

Farmer fined following death of worker Image

Farmer fined following death of worker

A Gloucestershire farmer has been fined after the shepherdess he employed was killed in a quad bike crash.

Woman dies in two-vehicle collision in the Cotswolds Image

Woman dies in two-vehicle collision in the Cotswolds

A woman has died and four people have been taken to hospital following a collision in the Cotswolds.

Holland & Barrett delivers double-digit growth Image

Holland & Barrett delivers double-digit growth

The health and wellness retailer is celebrating its second consecutive year of significant growth.

Gloucester is officially a great night out Image

Gloucester is officially a great night out

Gloucester Food Dock has helped the city scoop another Purple Flag award for a great night out.

SMASHING! Tennis courts win county award Image

SMASHING! Tennis courts win county award

Courts serve up an accolade for Stroud.

Turkish company chooses Gloucestershire as UK base Image

Turkish company chooses Gloucestershire as UK base

A company specialising in AI to improve crop yields has chosen Hartpury as its UK HQ.

STEAMING ON: Spirax Group taps into sustained trade Image

STEAMING ON: Spirax Group taps into sustained trade

Latest update details steam-tech firm's global performance.

Breakthrough for guilt-free air cargo Image

Breakthrough for guilt-free air cargo

ZeroAvia's tech revs up for fume-free air commerce.

Green candidate pledges FEWER solar farms Image

Green candidate pledges FEWER solar farms

Untimely death triggers by-election for Ebley Mill.

Housing association adds finance director to board Image

Housing association adds finance director to board

Two Rivers Housing has appointed Anne Marie Millar as a non-executive director.

UK economy grew more than expected in first quarter Image

UK economy grew more than expected in first quarter

The economy expanded by 0.7% in the January-to-March period.

Private hire driver prosecuted Image

Private hire driver prosecuted

A council has successfully prosecuted a private hire driver for driving without a valid private hire driver licence and insurance.

New mayor for Tewkesbury borough Image

New mayor for Tewkesbury borough

Tewkesbury Borough Council has welcomed a new mayor for 2025/26.

Council expands electric vehicle fleet Image

Council expands electric vehicle fleet

Forest of Dean District Council has purchased several fully electric vans.

Retrofit Roadshow in Cotswolds to help make homes warmer and greener Image

Retrofit Roadshow in Cotswolds to help make homes warmer and greener

Find out how to save money at free event next week.

Versarien raises £425,000 to support 3D printing Image

Versarien raises £425,000 to support 3D printing

Forest of Dean-based firm is hoping to acquire a mortar mixing plant.

Suntory invests £6m in makeover for Lucozade Energy Image

Suntory invests £6m in makeover for Lucozade Energy

New bottle design will save 956 tonnes of plastic annually at Coleford factory.

Grant and support to help businesses cut carbon emissions Image

Grant and support to help businesses cut carbon emissions

Cheltenham Borough Council is offering guidance on carbon reduction to local businesses.

REVEALED: 'We can't go on drilling like this' Image

REVEALED: 'We can't go on drilling like this'

How a clobbered gas main fracked takings at town's tills.

Renishaw helps launch new accessible hot air balloon Image

Renishaw helps launch new accessible hot air balloon

Gloucestershire-based precision engineering company partners with Executive Ballooning.

Wickes makes strong start to the year Image

Wickes makes strong start to the year

Wickes has hailed a "strong start" to the year with overall sales up by nearly 7%.

MFI relaunched after 2008 collapse Image

MFI relaunched after 2008 collapse

Defunct furniture retailer is set to return to the UK.

Business activity growth softens amid renewed drop in sales Image

Business activity growth softens amid renewed drop in sales

But South West is only UK region to register higher output in April.

Gloucester Cathedral celebrates its American connections with Royal guests Image

Gloucester Cathedral celebrates its American connections with Royal guests

The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester join Choral Evensong.

The PUNCHLINE ANNUAL is back! Image

The PUNCHLINE ANNUAL is back!

Last call for unique magazine as the printers fire up the press.

EXCLUSIVE: 'Ghost' road repairs leave home flooded Image

EXCLUSIVE: 'Ghost' road repairs leave home flooded

Resident threatens to hold back council tax.

School partners with Newland Homes for sustainable development Image

School partners with Newland Homes for sustainable development

Pittville School in Cheltenham has selected the housebuilder as its development partner to release land for new homes.

Cotswold Farm Park Holidays celebrates TripAdvisor award Image

Cotswold Farm Park Holidays celebrates TripAdvisor award

Park secures its spot in the top 10% of hotels worldwide.

New Cheltenham mayor elected Image

New Cheltenham mayor elected

A new mayor of Cheltenham was elected at the borough council’s annual meeting yesterday (May 12).

Final call for community grants funding Image

Final call for community grants funding

Forest of Dean community groups urged to apply for grants for 2025/26.

WAGS: Private paddock for

WAGS: Private paddock for "antisocial dogs" approved

The gated facility will be created on farmland in Quedgeley.

Acclaim for healthy school meals in Gloucestershire Image

Acclaim for healthy school meals in Gloucestershire

Thousands of children across Gloucestershire are enjoying school meals which are pioneering in sustainability.

Retailers make hay while the sun shines Image

Retailers make hay while the sun shines

Retail sales growth of 7% in April smashes the 12-month average of 1.4%.

NEW HEIGHTS: Climbing plans approved for Gloucester Quays Image

NEW HEIGHTS: Climbing plans approved for Gloucester Quays

Work already appears to have begun at the Gloucestershire shopping centre.

Website wizards Fasthosts launch free business offer Image

Website wizards Fasthosts launch free business offer

Firm celebrates its growing success.

£14m 'field of dreams' for county house hunters Image

£14m 'field of dreams' for county house hunters

Unveiling of 30 luxury homes in Brockworth.

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