An untidy balancing pond and overgrowth next to police headquarters in Quedgeley has been transformed into an angling and environmental area that officers believe will combat anti-social behaviour in Gloucester. The centre will be officially opened
Police investigating an incident of indecent exposure in Churchdown have released an efit of the suspect. The incident happened at around 8am on Sunday September 8. A 24-year-old woman from Gloucester was driving along Cheltenham Road East
A three day long operation by Gloucestershire Police this week has resulted in 12 people arrested as well as suspected drugs being taken off the county’s streets. Across Tuesday 10, Wednesday 11 and Thursday 12 September police officers from the
Wiltshire Police statement: “We have reviewed the IPCC’s report and its recommendations. As a result, Wiltshire Police has taken the decision that Detective Superintendent Steve Fulcher will be required to attend a formal conduct hearing. “
A ROMANIAN man who targeted elderly Cotswold residents in a spate of bank card thefts that left them hundreds of pounds out of pocket has been spared a jail sentence. Remus Hangalet, 31, who lives in Birmingham, was given a 12 month suspended sentence
AN INNOVATIVE volunteering scheme that allows members to get back as much as they put in has accumulated nearly 100 members in Cirencester. FairShares, which operates a system of community time banks throughout the Cotswolds, gives people the opportunity
CHLOE the church cat, who once hopped on to a bishop’s lap while he conducted a service, has died. The stray, who made her home at St Sampsons in Cricklade, was a regular member of the congregation and even a welcome guest at weddings, sometimes
MACES, maps and minute books dating back hundreds of years go on show at the Market Room in Malmesbury Town Hall this weekend. The exhibition staged by the Warden and Freemen runs from 4pm to 8pm tomorrow and 10am to 4pm on Saturday.
A SENIOR detective who broke the rules in the search for Sian O’Callaghan is to face a disciplinary hearing in the wake of a highly critical Independent Police Complaints Commission report. Wiltshire Police today issued a statement confirming Det
A HEROIN addict from Cirencester has pleaded guilty to attempting to steal items from a parked car on Victoria Road. Craig Russell, 42, of 3 Gibson Court in Cirencester, was given a 12 month conditional discharge after admitting to the crime at
SUPERSTAR songstress Shirley Bassey has a new fan in Malmesbury. Every time he hears “Hey Big Spender” a young budgie who has just taken up residence at Gin and Geraniums bursts into song. Owner Lizz Baxter discovered her little feathered friend
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 15-year-old girl was assaulted by two males in Croft Wood, Swindon. The girl was walking through the wood between 730pm and 830pm on September 8 when two men grabbed her from behind, covered her eyes and
An accident occurred at around 8.15am this morning on London Road, Cirencester involving a 38-year old woman driving a black Citroen C3 which collided with a lamp post. There was no injury to the driver and the passenger of the car.
JAMES HARRINGTON has returned from the Cable Wakeboard Europe and Africa Championships in Fagersta, Sweden, with two silver medals. Nineteen-year-old Harrington finished runner-up behind Marcel Tilwitz of Germany in the Junior Men’s Wakeskate Final
ALICE POWELL’S season-long lead in the F3 Cup Championship is now under threat after a disastrous weekend for the Cotswold racer at Snetterton in Norfolk. Failing to finish in both races, Alice has had her 26-point lead over Tristan Cliffe reduced
VISITORS to the Abbey Grounds in Cirencester are being asked to take part in a survey to help Cirencester Town Council identify necessary improvements. The Abbey Grounds Friends Survey, which is looking to attract 300 responses, has been set up
