Driver taken to hospital after crash outside Morrisons in Up Hatherley
A DRIVER has been taken to hospital after her car flipped onto its side when she collided with another vehicle outside a supermarket this morning.The driver, believed to be a 36-year-old woman from...
View ArticleGrinch steals Christmas trees
Two gardens centres have been raided for their Christmas trees.Police are investigating after trees were stolen from the two centres in the county overnight between Tuesday, December 11 and Wednesday,...
View ArticleTwo dogs dumped at roadside in freezing weather
Two dogs have been found dumped by the roadside on one of the coldest nights of the year.They were picked up by the Forest of Dean District Council's street wardens after being left in their baskets on...
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Two dogs abandoned at roadside in freezing weather
Two dogs have been found dumped by the roadside on one of the coldest nights of the year.They were picked up by the Forest of Dean District Council's street wardens after being left in their baskets on...
View ArticleLove to Shop Awards 2013- help us celebrate local retail!
Have you got your entries in for the Love to Shop Awards 2013?The Gloucestershire Echo have a brand new awards scheme to get Cheltenham on the shopping map and celebrate local retail! It is completely...
View ArticleGunpoint robbery in Gloucester
A 17-year-old boy was held at gunpoint in Gloucester yesterday.The teenager was approached by three offenders on Sweetbriar Street at around 7pm on Wednesday.One of the offenders held a firearm,...
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Cheltenham Town train at Winchcombe School because of a frozen pitch
Cheltenham Town players were unable to train as usual today, because of a frozen pitch at Seasons.Luckily, Winchcombe School offered them the use of their all-weather pitch.So players who were not...
View ArticleSecond home bid for Stroud farm rejected
Permission to build a farm worker's house has been turned down by a Government inspector.Julian Cox appealed Stroud District Council's decision to refuse planning permission for an agricultural...
View ArticleStroud eco-charity urgently needs donations
Environmental charity Stroud Valleys Project is urgently appealing for donations to help survive through to the next financial year."Like many charities we are finding it hard to raise the money to...
View ArticleStroud choir will be turned away by local pub
A NEW choir will bring festive sounds to their village.Brimscombe Community Choir will be singing at the Brimscombe Nativity on Sunday, December 16, at 3.30pm on Port Lane, and it will walk to The Ship...
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Memory tree for loved ones at garden centre
Visitors to a Gloucestershire garden centre this Christmas are invited to write down their memories and recollections of friends and family and place them on a charity memory tree. The special tree is...
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Fairytale characters, reindeer and fresh fish at Gloucester Quays Festive Fayre
FAIRYTALE characters and reindeer were at the opening of the first Gloucester Quays Festive Fayre today.Stars of the Everyman Theatre's panto Dick Whittington opened the event.It runs all weekend and...
View ArticleCheltenham - The Way We Were - AMAZING DVD! Only £9.99 + FREE P&P
The Gloucestershire Echo and The Citizen have got their hands on some exclusive footage of Cheltenham and surrounding areas dating back to the 1920's.This silent film contains scenes filmed in...
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Gloucester councillor wades into Northern Ireland flag row
Gloucester city councillor Declan Wilson (LD, Hucclecote) has blasted Northern Ireland politicians over the recent row about the Union flag being displayed in Belfast.Violence broke out recently over...
View ArticleStroud attack victim suffers head injuries
Police are trying to establish the circumstances surrounding an assault in Stroud.The incident happened on Bath Road in the town at around 5.10pm on Wednesday December 5.The victim, a 34 year old man...
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Doctors 'missed opportunity' to save Gloucester grandfather Gilmour Westcarr
DOCTORS 'missed an opportunity' to save the life of grandfather Gilmour Westcarr, an inquest has heard.The 85-year-old died from pneumonia and a bleed on the brain after they failed to carry out a...
View ArticleThieves get away with £1,000 of items
Police are appealing for information after a burglary in Longlevens yesterday.Unknown offenders forced their way into a house in Little Normans between 8am and 5.45pm on Thursday December 13.Over £1000...
View ArticleCheltenham man might have been assaulted but cannot remember incident
POLICE are appealing for information after a 33-year-old man returned home with injuries, and memory loss.A 33-year-old man from Cheltenham had been at a party on Thirlstaine Road, and walked home...
View ArticleDrop-in centre for advice to Cotswold residents worried about losing their homes
PEOPLE in the Cotswolds worried about losing their homes can now get advice from a Gloucestershire charity.County Community Projects floating support team has set up a drop-in centre once a week in...
View ArticleFirst time home buyers might be priced out next year
FIRST time home buyers in Cheltenham are worried an increase in house prices next year will price them out of a house.The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is forecasting that house...
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