Month: January 2025
Teenage girl sexually assaulted on Gloucester bus
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man sexually assaulted a teenage girl while on a bus in Gloucester. It was reported that the teenager was sat at a bus stop on Clarence Street at around 9pm on Saturday 7...
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11th January 2025
Man charged in connection with suspected stabbing in Gloucester
A 22-year-old man has been charged in connection with a suspected stabbing in Gloucester earlier this week. Daniel Mann, of Leominster Road, Dymock in the Forest of Dean has been charged with three alleged offences. He was charged yesterday (Wednesday...
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11th January 2025
Drug dealers sentenced after being caught with cocaine at M5 services
A group of drug dealers who were attempting to bring three kilograms of cocaine into Gloucestershire have been jailed for a total of more than 17 years. Two members of the group were arrested at a service station on the...
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11th January 2025
River pollution fears prompt council to write to authority over chicken farms
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter A Gloucestershire council will write to Shropshire Council over their decision to approve plans for new chicken farms amid fears agricultural pollution is turning the Severn and Wye into “open sewers”. Forest of...
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11th January 2025
Council granted 12-month extension to spend funding on leisure centre project
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Gloucestershire council chiefs have been given a 12-month extension to spend government funding on their plans for a new £9m leisure centre in the Forest of Dean. Plans for a new leisure centre...
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11th January 2025
Go-ahead to improve insulation for dozens of council homes
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Plans to add a rendered finish to improve external wall insulation to 49 homes in Cheltenham have been given the go-ahead. Cheltenham Borough Homes has been granted permission to go ahead with the...
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11th January 2025
Government to rule on how long business has been run from house
By Phil Wilkinson Jones – Local Democracy Reporter A planning inspector is being asked to rule on how long a business has been operating from a house in Powick. Business owner Caroline McKain wants a certificate of lawfulness to prove...
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11th January 2025
Man hit by car in Hereford
Police are investigating after a man was injured on Edgar Street in Hereford on Christmas Eve. The incident happened shortly before 4pm, when a man was hit by a car. It’s believed the man was being chased by another man...
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11th January 2025
Solar plan for listed house in Bevere
By Phil Wilkinson Jones Rows of solar panels will be installed outside a three-storey listed house in Bevere. The freestanding solar panels will provide renewable energy to Beechwood House in Bevere Green. Two rows of ground-mounted panels will be installed,...
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11th January 2025
Plans for 1000 homes, school and more for Rushwick
By Phil Wilkinson Jones Plans for an ‘urban extension’ that would almost double the population of a village have been revealed. The proposal centres on Rushwick and features up to 1,000 homes, a new primary school, village hall, sports facilities...
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11th January 2025