Police are seeking help from the public in identifying three men they would like to speak to in connection with an assault in Gloucester. The incident happened on Eastgate Street, close to Club Urban, at around 3.30am on Sunday 5 March. A man in his 20s, from the...
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Appeal for information after transit van is stolen from work site in Gloucester
Police are appealing for information and witnesses after a van was stolen from a site in Gloucester this afternoon. Officers were called to Hempsted Lane in the city shortly after 4.05pm as a member of the public reported seeing two men acting suspiciously within a...
Appeal for witnesses after man punched by teen at cafe
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was punched in the face by a teenage boy in Gloucester. The assault left the victim requiring 11 stitches. It happened in the Phoenix Café on Glevum Way, Abbeydale, at around 4.30pm on Sunday 21 August. A group of six...
Appeal for witnesses and footage following robbery at supermarket in Barnwood
Police are appealing for witnesses and CCTV footage following a robbery at a supermarket in Gloucester on Friday. Officers were called to the Aldi supermarket on Hucclecote Road in Barnwood at 10.15pm after it was reported that a man armed with a metal pole had...
Appeal to help find the ‘real’ Tailor’s descendants
© 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...
Apprentices build their careers at Gloucester’s Forum development
Apprentices are gaining skills for life and building the foundations for a promising career in construction at The Forum, the development transforming Gloucester city centre. There are 13 apprentices working for construction company Kier on the £107m regeneration...
Armed Forces personnel and veterans cafe to open at Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter The Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum is launching a new veterans cafe in Gloucester next week with the support of Gloucestershire County Council. The cafe is being launched for serving Armed Forces personnel,...
Armed officers will be on patrol in Gloucester and Cheltenham this weekend
Armed police officers will be on patrol in Gloucester city and Cheltenham town centre over the Bank Holiday weekend. Gloucestershire Police says: “This is not based on any change in intelligence or threat for the South West, but instead we want to make firearms...
ART Hospitality Group marks a transformational 2024, as it plans further expansion
ART Hospitality Group (previously known as A Rule Of Tum) experienced its most successful year yet with a whole host of new openings, business ventures, investments and refurbishments. 2024 was a year to remember for the Herefordshire-based hospitality group, with...
Art In the City
Are you a budding artist? If you are then this will be the event for you! Art in the city is a painting competition for artists all over Gloucester to showcase their talent. All mediums are allowed, from oils, watercolours and pastels to acrylics, pencil and...
Artist Call Out – Digital Commissions in Gloucestershire Libraries
Libraries are needed more than ever. Children and young people have experienced a period of upheaval, uncertainty and profound change in their home, school and social worlds. They need imagination and creativity in large doses as they make sense of what they have...
Artists of all Abilities Invited for Exciting City Centre Plein Air Fiesta!
A call-out is being made for artists of all abilities to join us for a creative day, ‘Plein Air painting competition and exhibition, with prizes! Are you a local budding artist and are you free on Saturday 17th August? If you are, then this will be the event for you!...
ASB can now be reported online to Gloucestershire Police
A new way of reporting anti-social behaviour (ASB) in Gloucestershire has been introduced online. We've launched a new online tool that will make it easier for victims of ASB to report incidents. ASB covers a variety of unacceptable activity, such as vandalism,...
Award-winning wedding venue scoops another accolade
Blackfriars Priory that has seen hundreds of happy couples tie the knot, has won silver at the South West Tourism Awards. The beautiful and historic venue owned by English Heritage and managed by Gloucester City Council, pipped several other prestigious venues to...
Awareness week in Gloucestershire to promote lifesaving messages to new parents
“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...
B&M to expand Gloucester store
Discount retailer, B&M, has announced that it is expanding its Coney Hill, Gloucester store to make it much bigger and better for customers. Following feedback from regular customers that said they wanted a larger shop with even more products to shop, the store...
Barriers put an end to unofficial free car park at Gloucester Docks
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Barriers have been installed which have put an end to an unofficial free car park at Gloucester Docks. Dozens of cars had been parking on the land between North Warehouse and the Main Basin in recent months. This...
Barriers to stop illegal shortcut and save hedgehogs
Metal barriers have been installed to protect hedgehogs from being killed by motorists who were using an illegal shortcut in a Gloucestershire village. Crafty delivery van drivers started driving over the patch of grass at the bottom of Crifty Craft Lane in Churchdown...
BBC moves ahead with plans to reduce local programming at Radio Gloucestershire
© Copyright David Dixon The BBC has confirmed it will move ahead with plans which will see local programmes on BBC Radio Gloucestershire drastically reduced. In October last year proposals to modernise BBC local services were set out which will affect 43 areas across...
Believe in Gloucester Awards entry deadline extended
The Believe in Gloucester Awards has seen over 200 applications since nominations opened on February 1st, and as a result the team are extending the deadline for entries and nominations until Friday 14th June 2024. The awards are being re-launched by a team of...