RHS Malvern Spring Festival 2024 to showcase the life-changing, planet-saving and community-building impacts of gardening

The power of gardening to change lives, transform communities, combat the effects of climate change and make the world even more beautiful is all being celebrated at this year’s RHS Malvern Spring Festival, which takes place between 9 – 12 May 2024 at Three...

/ 18th March 2024

Wanted man arrested in Forest of Dean

A man who was wanted in connection with alleged offences including assault and the theft of a bank card has been arrested in the Forest of Dean overnight. Nicholas Hughes, 30, was taken into custody in the early hours of...

/ 17th March 2024

Free bus shuttle and better footpaths for daffodil weekend

By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter People wishing to walk the Daffodil Way and see the wildflowers near Dymock can look forward to a free bus shuttle over the next two weekends and better access to footpaths. Some 24...

/ 17th March 2024

Warning after series of burglaries in Cotswolds towns and villages

Police have issued a warning and a request for people to report suspicious activity following a series of burglaries in the Cotswolds in recent days. In some of the burglaries it is believed that those involved were attempting to steal...

/ 17th March 2024

Bid for ‘low key’ countryside holiday cabin rejected amid landscape concerns

By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Plans for a holiday cabin in the open countryside in Gloucestershire have been turned down amid concerns it would harm the landscape. The proposals to change the use of a plot of agricultural...

/ 17th March 2024

Closed multi-storey car park to partially reopen as council agrees £220k repair plan

By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter A Gloucester city centre multi-storey car park could reopen before the summer as council chiefs agree to a £220,000 repair plan. Longsmith Street car park has been closed since September last year due...

/ 15th March 2024

Witness appeal after sexual assault on train

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following a sexual assault on board a train between Bristol Temple Meads and Cheltenham. On Thursday 29 February sometime between 6pm and 6.20pm a man touched a woman inappropriately while sat next...

/ 15th March 2024

Gloucester MP slams extremist for whipping up hate and hassling staff

By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Gloucester MP Richard Graham has slammed extremists for whipping up people against their elected representatives after the doorsteps of his constituency were covered in buckets of cranberry juice. The Conservative MP told the...

/ 15th March 2024

Galopin des Champs wins Cheltenham Gold Cup

Defending champion Galopin des Champs has won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on one of the biggest days in the jump racing calendar. The 10-to-11 favourite, ridden by Paul Townend finished ahead of Gerri Colombe, with Corach Rambler in third. Victory...

/ 15th March 2024

Rishi Sunak tight lipped over GCHQ would help decide extremism definition

Credit: Richard Graham / Facebook By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Prime Minister Rishi Sunak would not say whether Cheltenham’s GCHQ would help in deciding who is classed under the government’s controversial new extremism definition. Mr Sunak was also...

/ 15th March 2024