Month: May 2024
‘Cheeky’ Tory activist apologises after taking Labour leaflet from letterbox
http://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Gloucester-Leaflet-Delivery.mp4 By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter A Gloucester Conservative activist has apologised after being caught on someone’s Ring doorbell camera removing a Labour Party pamphlet from someone’s letterbox. Anthony Buffin, who lives in Abbeydale, was at home around...
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29th May 2024
Fire and rescue inspection ‘incredibly depressing’ as service struggles to improve
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter The latest inspection into Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service has been labelled “incredibly depressing”. The most recent report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services found the service’s public...
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29th May 2024
Villagers at odds with Cotswold MP’s survey over new coach restrictions in tourist hotspot
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Eight out of ten people who took part in a survey into the problems coaches are causing in one of the most popular destinations in the Cotswold are opposed to a ban. Conservative...
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29th May 2024
Pledge to make county roads safer amid concerns casualty numbers remain ‘stubbornly high’
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter More will be done to make Gloucestershire roads safer as 1,232 people were hurt in accidents, according to the latest figures. Gloucestershire County Council has agreed to set up a group to improve...
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29th May 2024
Knife amnesty sees almost 300 bladed weapons handed in
Almost 300 knives have been handed in by the public as part of a week-long amnesty earlier this month. It was part of Sceptre, a national campaign aimed at tackling knife crime, which ran from Monday 13 to Sunday 19...
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24th May 2024
Gloucestershire firefighters to ditch unpopular black uniform and return to navy blue
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Firefighters in Gloucestershire will soon be wearing blue uniforms again with a full colour badge as the service ditches its unpopular and poor quality black uniforms. Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service staff have...
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24th May 2024
Zero-emissions travel on route to the Forest
Forest of Dean District Council has awarded over £63,000 of Rural England Prosperity Funding to help Lydney Dial-A-Ride purchase their first electric minibus and offer residents of the Forest a zero-emissions travel option. Cabinet Member for Economy, Cllr Johnathan Lane...
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24th May 2024
Cotswolds ‘overtourism’ causing chaos as villagers put up with abusive tourists
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Overtourism is causing “free-for-all chaos” in the Cotswolds as villagers constantly have to put up with clogged roads, abusive drivers exacerbated by a lack of parking for coaches. The picturesque countryside, towns and...
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24th May 2024
Appeal for witnesses after elderly man is robbed in Stroud
Police are appealing for witnesses to a robbery which took place within a shop in Stroud last week. Officers were called with a report that an elderly man had been robbed while inside Superdrug on High Street at around 12.45pm...
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24th May 2024
Magical spine-tingling moment 60 flash mob singers came to Acorns superstore caught on video
This was the magical spine-tingling moment when around 60 singers took shoppers by surprise as they suddenly burst into song in a giant flash mob at the official opening of a new charity superstore in Tewkesbury. The singers, who pretended...
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24th May 2024