Month: August 2026
Ed Davey visits National Star College
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey has been visiting National Star College in Cheltenham today. He made mugs with SEND students preparing to leave education, alongside Cheltenham MP Max Wilkinson and North Cotswolds candidate Paul Hodgkinson. Sir Ed used the visit...
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28th August 2026
Police investigate report of badger baiting
Police are investigating a report of badger baiting in the Forest of Dean earlier this month. The Rural Crime Team were made aware of an incident on farmland in the Tidenham area by a campaign group on Thursday 9 July....
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28th August 2026
131 Promenade tents to come down after 6 years
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Julian Dunkerton’s “tatty tents” outside No 131 The Promenade in Cheltenham will be removed in the coming weeks some six years after they were first put up. The marquees were put up outside...
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28th August 2026
Road closure following serious collision in Gloucester
A road closure has been put into place after a motorcyclist was seriously injured during a collision in Gloucester. Police were called shortly after 3.35pm today (Friday 17 July) with a report that the rider of a motorbike had been...
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28th August 2026
Three people sentenced for controlling prostitution
Three people who ran a network of brothels across the country have been sentenced at Swindon Crown Court today (17 July). Khondakar Hasan, 40, from Morton Walk in Leicester, Liu Xu Hopkins, 55 and Benjamin Hopkins, 57, both from High Street, Staple Hill, South Gloucestershire all pleaded guilty to conspiracy to control...
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28th August 2026
Builders served notice over Cheltenham dust
Cheltenham residents have had to endure weeks of dust spreading onto their homes and gardens from a nearby building site. An abatement notice has been issued on the builders at The Folley site in Swindon Village after complaints from residents....
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28th August 2026
Man charged in connection with stabbing in Cheltenham
A Cheltenham man has been charged in connection with an incident in the town yesterday morning (Thursday 16 July). William Keeling, aged 22 and of Springbank, Cheltenham, has been charged with Section 18 wounding, possession of a bladed article and...
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28th August 2026
Italian rockers set for Lakefest slot
Italian rock band Killing Chic are due to play Lakefest on 8 August. The Turin-based band are preparing to release their self-titled album digitally in October, with physical versions planned for early 2027. Part of the album was recorded at...
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28th August 2026
Concerns over thousands of homes plan for town
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Plans for 2,135 homes in a picturesque Cotswold town have sparked serious concerns as people “woke up” to maps on social media showing a planned bypass “carved through their back gardens”. A new...
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28th August 2026
Fly-tipping fears over city tip’s three-month closure
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter There are fears the planned three-month closure of Gloucester’s tip may lead to a surge in fly-tipping across the city. The household recycling centre in Hempsted is due to close on August 13...
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28th August 2026