Boaters claim that a combination of reduced services, with Gloucester Docks closed for more than 6 months last winter, together with reduced Summer opening hours and full day closures of the Canal during both Summer and Winter opening have reduced boaters visiting the...

“Babies cry, you can cope!” is the message from the county council, NHS, police and partner organisations across Gloucestershire who have come together this September to promote lifesaving messages to parents. Research shows that some parents and caregivers can lose...

Wilko’s Gloucester store has traded for the final time. The shop in Northgate Street has closed after serving customers for the last 26 years. Shoppers have been making their final purchases with staff cleaning the empty aisles. Wilko was put in administration...

A newly-released video shows how Gloucester’s £107m flagship development at The Forum is taking shape. The construction team working on the project are fiting the “vibrant and contemporary” facades to the new building over the coming weeks. Teams are working to fit...

Gloucester’s Longsmith Street multi-storey car park was closed “out of an abundance of caution” as civic chiefs say the building is not unsafe. The 300-space Gloucester City Council-owned car park closed on September 22 after a visit by a structural engineer. City...

Gloucester civic chiefs have rallied round calls to save the city’s railway station ticket office from closure. Passengers at Gloucester Railway Station may not be able to get train tickets at a ticket office in the future under proposals put forward by Great Western...

A multi-storey car park in Gloucester has been closed after concerns were raised over safety. Longsmith Street Car Park, which is owned by Gloucester City Council, was closed to the public on Friday (September 22). The move came a day after civic chiefs debated a...

The first unit at the Gloucester Food Dock is expected to open next month. The Hop Kettle Brewery Tap Room will be the first to open at Back Badge Square in October. The company was founded by Tom Gee near Cricklade. The brewery currently has two bars in Swindon and...

KFC has made a return to Gloucester city centre. The fast food chain has re-opened in its former unit on Westgate Street. The takeaway closed in early 2021 with another fried chicken shop opening in its place which has since closed. KFC said the new branch at 50...

Wilko will close its stores in Gloucester and Stroud this week. More than 10,000 jobs are expected to be lost as a result of Wilko’s collapse. Wilko employed 12,500 workers before its collapse, which came after months of trying to find a buyer. It was founded by...

The team behind The Forum in Gloucester got their climbing gear on last Saturday, abseiling 100 feet down the side the city’s landmark development to raise thousands of pounds for charity. The Forum is part of the £200milion development in Gloucester city centre by...

© Copyright Steve Daniels A Gloucester tourist attraction is appealing for help to find the descendants of the real-life figure which inspired the story it is based on. The House of the Tailor of Gloucester in College Court, near Gloucester Cathedral, is a shop and...