By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter A Conservative councillor has defected to the Liberal Democrats after the “final straw” of the selection of an ex neo-Nazi as a Tory candidate in Somerset and Kemi Badenoch’s comments about councillors. Heather...
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Police investigating the assault of door staff at a pub in Tewkesbury have released CCTV images of two men they would like to identify in connection with the incident. It was reported that a man had tried to enter the pub but was stopped by door staff and told to wait...
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By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Pleas have been made to Prime Minister Andy Burnham to provide the vital funding needed for a major upgrade of an M5 junction in Gloucestershire. Highways chiefs have been working on a project to provide a new...
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Police are appealing for witnesses after a report that two men assaulted another man with a hammer in Tewkesbury. Officers are investigating after it was reported that two men had approached the victim while he was resting under a tree in The Vineyards, close to...
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The Government has confirmed plans to create a single unitary council for Gloucestershire. It will replace the existing county, city, district and borough councils on 1 April 2028. The decision affects Gloucestershire County Council, Gloucester City Council,...
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By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter There are fears much-needed improvements planned for junction 9 of the M5 could be in peril as the Government slashes £700m from its roads fund to boost defence spending. Gloucestershire County Council has been...
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Gloucestershire Libraries is launching this year’s Library Challenge as part of the county’s Year of Reading. The free challenge is open to children aged three and over and runs from Saturday 11 July to Saturday 12 September. This year’s theme is Tales Through Time,...
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Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a fire at a protected Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in the Cotswolds on Wednesday evening (1 July). Officers were called to a blaze on Cleeve Common in Bishop’s Cleeve at around 9.45pm,...
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By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Plans for a huge expansion of a business park near the M5 and M50 in Gloucestershire have been given the go-ahead by a planning inspector. Tewkesbury Borough Council had rejected Tiarks Property Developments plans for...
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By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter A Reform UK councillor at the centre of a row over a council leader’s comments on homophobia has explained why he voted against flying the Pride flag last year. Councillor Graham Bocking, who is Reform UK’s only...
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Cameron Thomas – MP for Tewkesbury A Liberal Democrat MP was arrested on suspicion of controlling and coercive behaviour and assault, it’s understood. A party spokesperson said on Thursday that Cameron Thomas had the whip suspended pending the outcome of a...
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Police in Tewkesbury are investigating reports of motorbikes and off-road bikes being ridden anti-socially over recent weeks and they are appealing for information to identify the riders. The Tewkesbury Neighbourhood Policing Team have been receiving reports of...
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By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter A council leader, who has called out homophobic insults he suffered growing up, has sparked backlash from Reform UK after suggesting homophobes have gone on to become councillors for Nigel Farage’s party. Liberal...
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By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter The preferred names of Gloucestershire’s future councils and how many councillors they could have has been put forward by Shire Hall chiefs. Local government is being reorganised in the county and, under the current...
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By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter The cost of improving junction 10 of the M5 near Cheltenham has ballooned from an estimate of around £250m six years ago to more than £400m in 2026. Gloucestershire County Council chiefs have today (June 10) agreed to...
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A man has been jailed after he subjected his former partner to more than eight years of sexual assaults, controlling and coercive behaviour, strangulation and physical assaults. Scott Herbert, aged 57 and of Bishops Walk in Forthampton, Tewkesbury, appeared at...
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Police have issued a CCTV image of several men officers would like to identify following a theft from a shop near Tewkesbury. It was reported that four men had entered a shop on Tewkesbury Road in Twigworth before stealing gardening items valued at £300. The incident...
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Police investigating an assault are releasing an image of a woman they need the public’s help to identify. A woman hit a man in the face at the ASDA service station in Bishops Cleeve at around 1am on Monday 27 April. When the victim tried to call police, the...
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By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Gloucestershire villagers “feel abandoned” over housebuilder Persimmon Home’s delays in delivering a community centre which residents have so far been waiting eight years to be built. Bishop’s Cleeve councillors have...
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UPDATE: the M5 northbound carriageway has now reopened following this morning’s collision. The motorcyclist, a man aged in his 70s, was airlifted to Southmead Hospital in Bristol for treatment to injuries which are not deemed to be life threatening. His next of...
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A man has died following a collision on the M5 yesterday (Wednesday 6 May) and police are appealing for witnesses. Emergency services were called at around 12.20pm with a report that a white Luton Van had collided with a Volkswagen Transporter and come off the...
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A closure is currently in place on the northbound carriageway of the M5 following a serious collision this afternoon (Wednesday 6 May). Police were called at around 12.20pm with a report of a two vehicle collision near to junction 9 for Tewkesbury. A closure has been...
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Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service is urging residents to stay safe around water as part of a national awareness campaign. The Be Water Aware campaign, led by the National Fire Chiefs Council, runs until May 3 and highlights the risks of accidental drowning....
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Budding performers in Tewkesbury are being given the chance to learn from some of the biggest names in theatre. The Roses Theatre is hosting a new series of workshops aimed at helping young people develop their skills and confidence. The “In Rehearsal With” sessions...
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By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Strategic planning is seen hugely important in securing the vital infrastructure and services needed to meet a 43,000 new homes target in Gloucestershire. A strategic and local plan (SLP) is being developed jointly...
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Gloucestershire County Council has confirmed the first areas to be included in its Safer Roads and Community 20s programme. The scheme aims to reduce road danger, improve public health and create safer neighbourhoods. Cirencester, Preston and Siddington will be the...
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Gloucestershire County Council has confirmed that 6,093 children have been offered primary school places for September. Of those, 98 per cent received a place at one of their preferred schools. More than 5,600 children – around 92 per cent – were offered their first...
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Officers from Gloucestershire Constabulary’s Rural Crime Team are appealing for information after several badgers were shot and killed near Tewkesbury. Police were contacted on Saturday 21 March with a report that three dead badgers had been found on the public...
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Trading standards officers have inspected dozens of shops to check compliance with national price marking rules. Officers from Gloucestershire Trading Standards visited 61 stores across towns including Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Stroud, Dursley, Stonehouse,...
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New electric buses are now in service on several routes in Gloucester and Tewkesbury, offering passengers cleaner and quieter journeys. Transport operator Stagecoach West has introduced fully electric buses on services 1, 2 and 2A in Gloucester and service 71 in...
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