Month: November 2024
Man dies following house boat fire
Police are appealing for information after a man died following a house boat fire in Lechlade Marina today. Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service was called to the scene at around 6.30am and police were later notified. Despite the best efforts...
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15th November 2024
Hidden Roman monument under city centre shopping centre to reopen for public tours
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democray Reporter Tours of a Roman monument under a Gloucester city centre shopping centre could soon return. The King’s Bastion, which is a remarkable and important monument hidden beneath the King’s Walk Shopping Centre in...
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15th November 2024
Gloucester councillor who ran illegal puppy farm ordered to pay £30k in costs
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Former Conservative councillor Alastair Chambers, who ran an illegal puppy farm, has been ordered to pay £30,000 in costs to Gloucester City Council. Alastair Chambers, of Manor Farm Way, Quedgeley, pleaded guilty on...
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15th November 2024
Gloucester woman given anti-social behaviour injunction
A Gloucester woman has been handed an Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction (ASBI) in a bid to curtail her actions. Charlotte Adams, aged 37 and from the city, was served with the order today (Friday 15 November) following a hearing at Cheltenham...
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15th November 2024
New plans for 122 affordable homes on Cheltenham green
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter The latest plans for 122 affordable homes which will cover a Cheltenham green will include a community park after residents raised concerns. Dozens of people had opposed the initial plans to develop The...
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15th November 2024
Go-ahead for bid to test underwater living as quarry will become marine facility
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter ‘Exciting’ plans for a futuristic marine engineering facility which may advance how humankind can explore and live underwater has been given the go-ahead. DEEP, an ocean technology and exploration company, is investing in...
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15th November 2024
Arrest made after fire at suspected cannabis grow in Tetbury
A man has been arrested following a fire at a suspected cannabis grow inside a premises in Tetbury. Police were called by the fire service at around 12.45pm today, Friday 15 November, with a report of a fire at an...
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15th November 2024
No 131’s marquees helped make site 9 times more profitable during Covid
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter The “tatty” marquees outside No 131 the Promenade in Cheltenham helped make Julian Dunkerton’s business more than nine times more profitable during Covid-19. Figures show the site’s profitability increased rom £51,000 over the...
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15th November 2024
Dean Trail Volunteers Honoured with The King’s Award for Voluntary Service
The Dean Trail Volunteers (DTV), a dedicated team of 147 volunteers, have been awarded The King’s Award for Voluntary Service, celebrating their outstanding contributions to the Forest of Dean’s vibrant mountain biking community. This award recognises DTV’s commitment to building...
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15th November 2024
Cotswold ‘tourist ban’ fears amid row over solution for traffic chaos
A row has broken out amid accusations that the Liberal Democrats want to ban people from visiting the Cotswolds as residents are “sick to death” of traffic problems in England’s prettiest village. Bibury, which is deemed as one of the...
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15th November 2024