Students in Gloucestershire will soon have the chance to experience a serious road accident without actually being involved. The aim is to keep them safe on the road when they get behind the wheel.?? The story of how Louis Turner and Adam James survived a catastrophic...
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£3.5m boost for county cyclists on the cards
Highways England is looking at a £3.5m package of improvements to create a cycle-superhighway between Gloucester and Cheltenham. Gloucestershire County Council has helped to fund a Highways England study which looked at better ways for people to cycle between the...
£4.1million investment for county schools
Three county schools are due for expansion if cabinet agree to allocate the money in the budget next week. At next Wednesday’s cabinet meeting (20th July), members will be discussing proposals to invest more than £4.1million into building new or expanding classrooms...
10,000th LED street lights are alight
Gloucestershire County Council is celebrating replacing 10,000 lamps with LED technology across the county. In May, work began in Cheltenham to upgrade streetlights with the more efficient and better quality lamps, whilst work continued in Gloucester. The plan is to...
15 minutes to learn how to save a life: Gloucester Brewery installing new defibrillator and free CPR training day
Thanks to the Sam Polledri Foundation, Gloucester Brewery, and Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC), residents of Gloucester will soon have their best chance on their worst day. A public access defibrillator is being installed on the Warehouse 4 building on...
16-year-old boy sexually assaulted in Gloucester Quays toilets
CCTV images have been released of a man police want to speak to in connection with a sexual assault. A 16-year-old boy was using the urinal in the Gloucester Quays toilets at around 1pm on Friday 9 September. A man next to him began grinning and then touched the...
21 exciting things to look forward to in Gloucester in 2021
Some incredibly exciting things are happening in Gloucester in 2021 – from £100-million pound development projects and cool, new foodie destinations to some of the most popular events returning to the city. And we can’t wait… With big development projects, pubs...
A Hive of Activity in Gloucester This May Half-Term!
We’re fast approaching the May half-term school holidays, plus another bank holiday, and Gloucester city centre will be a hive of activity for children of all ages! Don your gown, fix your crown and get selfie ready on the throne fit for a King or Queen at Gloucester...
A38 Crash: Woman recovering well in hospital
Sparrow Media / Twitter The 65-year-old woman involved in the serious RTC on the A38 in Quedgeley yesterday is recovering well in hospital. Her injuries are not as serious as first thought. The woman was travelling in her Nissan Micra at around 1.40pm, along the A38...
A38 Crash: Woman remains in ‘serious’ condition
Sparrow Media / Twitter A woman remains in a serious condition after her car collided with a lorry on the A38 in Quedgeley yesterday. The 65-year-old woman was travelling in her Nissan Micra at around 1.40pm, along the A38 away from Gloucester, when her vehicle...
Accolade for carer who completes NVQ early while pregnant
A Gloucester care home worker has won plaudits for completing her qualifications in record time – and while pregnant. Hannah Muggleton, who works at The Knoll Care Home, finished her NVQ in an astonishing three months, when she was expected to take a year. Now the...
And the winners are…
Hundred Heroines, the Gloucester based charity dedicated to celebrating women in photography, is delighted to announce the three winners of the Knife Angel Photography Competition. Congratulations to Annie Blick, Christine Smith and Paul Clark, whose entries showed...
Appeal after Minsterworth collision
Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision on the A48 at Walmore Hill in Minsterworth last Friday. A blue Toyota Yaris was travelling towards Westbury-on-Severn at about 4.20pm when the car collided with two elderly pedestrians that were crossing the road. One...
Appeal after woman injured in Quedgeley non-stop collision
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was injured in a non-stop collision in Quedgeley. A small light coloured car collided with a pedestrian and drove off from the scene without stopping. It happened at around 10.40pm on Saturday 27 August when a...
Appeal for missing Quedgeley man
Gloucestershire Constabulary are appealing for the public’s help to trace a missing man from Quedgeley. Scot Holder, aged 39, was last seen near his home in Quedgeley at around 4am yesterday after being dropped off from work. He has not been seen or heard from since....
Appeal for witnesses after car collides into house in Matson
Gloucestershire Police are appealing for witnesses after a car collided into a house in Matson, Gloucester. The incident happened at around 7.45pm on Sunday 12 June when a silver Vauxhall Zafira was being driven along Baneberry Road. It then collided with another...
Appeal for witnesses after man arrested for brandishing knife on Barton Street in Gloucester
Officers investigating an incident involving a knife on Barton Street in Gloucester are appealing for witnesses. It happened on Wednesday 14 September at around 5pm, when a man threatened another man with a knife. The victim ran to Barton Street Police Station for...
Appeal for witnesses after serious sexual assault in Gloucester
Gloucestershire Constabulary are appealing for witnesses after a serious sexual assault in Gloucester. The incident happened at around 3am on Saturday 13 August. A 39-year-old woman met a man on Sinope Street. A short time later he seriously sexually assaulted her in...
Appeal for witnesses following road traffic collision
Police are appealing for witnesses following a serious RTC on the B4008 last week. A van and a motorbike collided on the road between Junction 12 of the M5 and Stonehouse. The 52-year-old motorbike rider was taken to Southmead hospital. He suffered serious but not...
Appeal to trace good Samaritan after incident in Churchdown
Police are appealing for the good Samaritan who helped a vulnerable man in Churchdown. At around 11.20pm on Saturday 23 July, concerns were raised for a man’s welfare who was stood on the wrong side of the bridge on Parton Road over the A40. Officers attended...