Month: May 2018
Workshops set to protect city’s historic buildings
A series of workshops are being held on different aspects of looking after Gloucester’s historic buildings. Gloucester has a wealth of historic buildings including many that are listed, which often require particular knowledge to restore and repair. To make sure...
Woman, 31, and girl, 11, found dead at Gloucester house named
Officers are continuing to investigate after a woman and child died following an incident in Gloucester in the early hours of this morning. Police attended an address in Dexter Way in the city at 4.50am after the ambulance service reported...
11-year-old girl and 31-year-old woman murdered in Gloucester
At 4.50am today, Monday 28 May, police were called to an address in Dexter Way, Gloucester, where it was reported that two people had been seriously injured. A 31-year-old woman and an 11-year-old girl were declared dead at the scene....
CCTV appeal after thousands in cash withdrawn
Officers investigating the theft of a bank card which was used to withdraw thousands of pounds have released a CCTV image of a man they would like to identify. The bank card was stolen during a conference in Gloucester on...
Tributes to serving soldier who died in collision on A417
The family and regiment of a 20-year-old man who died in a collision in Gloucestershire last week have issued tributes to him. Joshua Gilbert-Bufton died when the VW Golf he was driving was in collision with a lorry on the...
Gloucester to hold big screen street party for Royal Wedding
Well-wishers in Gloucester are invited to attend a Royal Wedding street party in King’s Square in the city centre to celebrate the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on Saturday. The ceremony will beamed live on to a big...
Warning following distraction burglaries in Forest of Dean and Gloucester
Neighbourhood Policing teams would like to warn residents about a scam following two distraction burglaries in the Forest of Dean yesterday afternoon. At around 1pm two men knocked the door of an elderly woman’s home in Lydbrook and discussed work...
New chair and vice chair of council appointed
Councillors Andrew Gravells and Patrick Molyneux have been appointed as chair and vice chair respectively of Gloucestershire County Council. At a full council meeting today, both councillors were voted into their new posts for the 2018/2019 civic year. Conservative Cllr Andrew Gravells...
Gloucester raises the purple flag
Judges have announced that Gloucester is to received the coveted Purple Flag national safety award. The news follows a visit to the city by two independent Purple Flag judges in March who spent 12 hours overnight in the city over a weekend....
Tenth Big Health Check Day encourages people with learning disabilities to stay active
The annual Big Health Check and Social Care Open Day celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with an exciting programme. The action-packed event, which takes place at Oxstalls Sports Park, Gloucester, aims to help people with learning disabilities stay active...