Month: August 2026
Final men sentenced as part of £2.2 million money laundering investigation
Two Gloucester men who laundered more than £300,000 through Post Office branches in Gloucestershire and Bristol as part of a wider £2.2 million criminal operation have been jailed at Bristol Crown Court. Patrick White, 31, from Spa Road and Thomas...
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28th August 2026
Care strike called off
Gloucestershire County Council and Gloucestershire Health and Care Trust say reablement services will continue as normal. Industrial action had been planned from 17 to 31 August, but has now been called off. A joint spokesperson said the decision followed constructive...
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28th August 2026
Frustration as people are ‘forced to drive miles’ because of tip closures
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter There is huge frustration over tip closures in Cheltenham and Gloucester as “people are being forced to drive miles across the county” to dispose of household waste. The household recycling centre in Hempsted,...
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28th August 2026
Man racially abused and punched two other men in Cheltenham
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man racially abused and assaulted two other men in Cheltenham. It was reported that an unknown man had approached two men on Cheltenham High Street before shouting racial abuse and punching them. The...
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28th August 2026
Man charged following execution of drugs warrant in Gloucester
A man has been charged following the execution of a drugs warrant in Gloucester Santiago Sadiku, aged 33 of and Vauxhall Road in Gloucester, has been charged with the following offences: Possession with intent to supply a controlled drug of...
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28th August 2026
Gloucester illegal waste site shut down
A court order is now in place prohibiting anyone from entering or importing waste onto a site at Severnside Farm, Gloucester. As part of ongoing action to tackle waste crime and protect the environment at the site, a Restriction Order...
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28th August 2026
Cotswold cafe plans refused
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Fears over a “very dangerous situation” caused by traffic gridlock in a tourist hotspot in the Cotswolds have led to plans for a new cafe being turned down. Bibury, with its picturesque Arlington Row of...
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28th August 2026
Calls to rule out new motorway town blasted as ‘nimbyism’
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Calls to rule out a new town next to the M50 have been blasted as “nimbyism” amid a suggestion thousands of homes should instead be built near towns already suffering from “terrible” traffic....
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28th August 2026
Man jailed for coercive and controlling behaviour against former partner
A man has been jailed and handed a 10-year restraining order for his coercive and controlling behaviour against a woman he had been in a relationship with. The victim reported to the police what 32-year-old Anthony Marks was doing to...
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28th August 2026
Lyme disease fears and fire hazard risk after grass cutting ‘year of neglect’
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter There are serious concerns over the risk of fires and Lyme-disease-inducing tick bites after a “year of neglect” in grass cutting across parts of the county. Residents in the Mitton and wider Tewkesbury...
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28th August 2026