ALTHOUGH the snow is forecast to come to an end in the next few days, gritting of major roads across Gloucestershire is set to continue. Tomorrow is expected to be dry in most areas, with a small amount of wintery weather on Friday. This will
POLICE are appealing to residents in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire to help trace a convicted burglar who has been sentenced to seven years in prison but has been missing for six months. David Benyon, 24, of Compton Road, Cheltenham, absconded
TETBURY library will be closed during the morning on Monday. Self-service machines are being installed at the library and the building will be forced to close on Monday for work to be carried out. All books due back on Monday will instead be
ANYONE interested in giving some free time to their community is invited to apply to become a retained firefighter. Although no additional personnel are currently needed at any fire stations in the Cotswolds, others in Gloucestershire are currently
THIEVES broke into a church in Gloucester last night. The offenders entered the church on Upton Street through a side window sometime last night and stole a laptop and projector. Some silverware may also have been taken. Anyone with any
ROGER CRANG might be forgiven for resting on his bow in 2013 after the spectacular success that he and his club, Deer Park Archers, enjoyed in the last 12 months. Firstly he was honoured to carry the Olympic Torch through the streets of Chippenham
FIREFIGHTERS have been going above and beyond the call of duty by making sure paramedics get to patients in need and even delivering meals on wheels. Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service has been assisting paramedics from Great Western Ambulance
MORE snow has fallen in Little Rissington than anywhere else in the county. The Met Office News Blog reported today the Cotswolds village was currently under 30cm of snow, three centimetres more than Aboyne in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Nearby, only
VILLAGERS in Chedworth have found themselves particularly badly hit by the snow in over the past few days. Although the parish council has two salt spreaders which can be towed by a four-wheel drive vehicle – with a new one recently donated by
A HUMAN rights charity has condemned a death sentence imposed on a Gloucestershire woman in Indonesia. Amnesty International described the sentence passed yesterday on 56-year-old Lindsay Sandiford for drug trafficking as “cruel”. The Cheltenham
GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S mobile library service is not running today due to the snow. A tabletop sale which was due to take place at Watermoor Church Hall in Cirencester this Saturday has also been cancelled.
THE last thing Stroud resident Mark Clarke expected to see in the middle of the night was his burly neighbour in the street wearing a bright pink dress and a long blonde wig. He was even more shocked to see six-foot-three David Harris, 45, standing
POLICE are seeking information on the driver of a Black BMW who was involved in a suspicious incident involving two 12-year-old girls on Chalford Hill on Monday. The two girls, both from the area, were walking along Abnash at around 5.30pm.
LAST night’s snowfall has caused further disruption across the Cotswolds. Many schools across Gloucestershire are closed again today and gritters have been out in force last night. All roads in the county, expect Culver Hill in Amberley, are
RESIDENTS must act quickly to take advantage of an innovative new scheme to save on energy bills. Earlier this month Gloucestershire County Council announced its participation in a nationwide Collective Energy Switching plan, in which large numbers
RESIDENTS braved the snow to pack Cirencester’s Corn Hall last night to make their voices heard on parking in the town. The special meeting of Cirencester Town Council – which was held at the Corn Hall rather than the usual venue of the Bingham
OWNERS of football clubs come and go. Chairmen, players and sponsors come and go. Managers come and go – a lot. The only constant over the years are the fans. So there is an inevitability that Andrew Black, the mega-wealthy founder of betting exchange
A CHESTERTON man who told police he had drunk six pints of beer after crashing his car last month has been banned from driving for 20 months. Anthony Paul Jones of Chesterton Lane appeared at Cheltenham Magistrates Court last week where he pleaded
ROSE Hill Westonbirt pupils ended last year in high spirits when football professionals from Swindon Town Football club paid them a visit. Boys and girls aged 5-11 had a full day's training with club development officers Ziggy Wardale and
GLOUCESTERSHIRE School closures this morning: Amberley Parochial School Andoversford Primary School Berry Hill Primary School Berry Hill Under 5s Birdlip Primary School Blakeney Primary School Blockley C of E Primary School Bream
POPULAR Farmor’s headteacher Anne Stokes has announced her retirement after 25 years at the Fairford School. She plans to leave at the end of this academic year and school governors have started the process of looking for her replacement. Mrs
