Month: September 2024
Gloucester hotel room gutted by fire
A room at a Gloucester city centre hotel has been gutted by fire. Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service were called to the Station Hotel in Gloucester at just before 4am on Sunday. Three fire crews attended along with the aerial...
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30th September 2024
Gloucester councillor told residents to burn garden waste ‘to prove point over cost of bins’
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter A Gloucester councillor who has been condemned for advising residents to burn their garden waste says he did it to prove a point over the need to reduce the costs for struggling households. Community...
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30th September 2024
South Western ambulance chief faces grilling amid ‘disgraceful’ Cotswold response times
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Cotswold council chiefs want to grill ambulance bosses over the “disgraceful” response times in the district. People who need an ambulance in the most serious of cases are having to wait five minutes...
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30th September 2024
Concerns huge housing plan consultation was ‘launched quietly’
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter There are concerns a consultation into Stroud’s “flawed” draft development blueprint was “launched quietly” amid major concerns over the capacity of junctions on the M5. Inspectors raised serious concerns last year over the...
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30th September 2024
Gloucester man wanted in connection with shoplifting offences
Police are appealing for information to help locate a wanted man from Gloucester. Officers want to speak to Matthew Cross in connection with a number of thefts from shops across the county. The 45-year-old, of Barnwood Road, is described as being 5ft...
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30th September 2024
Fireworks Displays in Gloucestershire 2024 – the full list!
The days are starting get shorter, and temperatures are beginning to drop, so Bonfire Night will be here before you know it. We have put together a list of some of the Bonfire Night events and fireworks displays happening in and...
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28th September 2024
Police issue CCTV images of key witnesses in Gloucester murder investigation
Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a woman in Gloucester last month are appealing for key witnesses to get in touch to help with their investigation. Police were called to the junction of Paul Street and Tarrington Road in Tredworth...
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27th September 2024
Kebab trailer plans approved in South Cerney
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter A new trailer selling kebabs is expected to open in a Cotswold village soon. Mehmet Isitmen has been granted street trading consent to open at Lakeside Business Park in South Cerney. Cotswold District...
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27th September 2024
Final appeal for the owners of unsafe headstones in St Cyr’s churchyard
Stroud District Council is issuing a final appeal to families with relatives buried in St Cyr’s churchyard in Stonehouse: please check whether your memorials have been identified as unsafe before they are laid flat. When the council safety tested the...
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27th September 2024
Motorcyclist dies in hospital following collision in Cheltenham last week
A motorcyclist has died in hospital following a collision in Cheltenham last week. The victim, a 58-year-old man from the town, had sustained serious injuries in the collision which happened on Portland Street by the junction of Trinity Lane shortly...
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27th September 2024