NEW offices for investigators were handed over to the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner Martin Surl, ahead of schedule today.Gloucester based company Barnwood Shopfitting completed the refurbishment of the three storey property in Davy Way, Gloucester
POLICE are looking for the owners of two horses found on the Cirencester Road at Severn Springs today. The two bay horses, with blue rugs and white stars forehead markings were found on the A435 near the junction with the A436 (the double roundabout
GLOUCESTERSHIRE Police have launched its new electric bike scheme in Stroud, with the help of premium e-bike brand A2B. The pilot scheme, which was launched on Friday by Police and Crime Commissioner Martin Surl, and is being rolled out in an attempt
A SAWMILL in Royal Wootton Bassett has supplied the wood for restoration work at the Tower of London. Vastern Timber supplied premium English oak for the reinstatement of the drawbridge which dates back to 1834, as well for the production of furniture
Police are looking for the owner of two horses found on the Cirencester Road at Severn Springs in the early hours of this morning. The two bay horses with white stars (forehead markings) and wearing blue rugs, were found on the A435 Cirencester
A VILLAGE shop in the Cotswolds is thriving once again, after the community stepped in to keep it from closing down for good. Poulton Provisions had to shut down earlier this year when its owners, David and Deborah Fowles, had to step down for
JASON Daniels and his father faced drugs charges in court today. Jason Daniels appeared at Gloucester Crown Court, where he and his father Michael Daniels were accused of conspiracy to supply cocaine between April 16 and September 4 this year.
FURTHER stoppages across the NHS are inevitable should secretary of state for health Jeremy Hunt continue to refuse to hold discussions to settle the pay dispute says GMB . GMB members in the ambulance service in England and Northern Ireland are
OVER Christmas and New Year, Cotswold District Council’s Trinity Road headquarters will be closed on the following days:Christmas Eve Dec 24– closed from 12 noon Christmas Day – closed all dayBoxing Day – closed all dayNew Year's Day – closed all
WITH new figures revealing that a total of 2,200 new apprenticeships have been created in the Cotswolds since 2010, one young man told the Standard how the opportunity changed his life. Jordan McKenna, 21, started an apprenticeship at Cirencester
I DO NOT know how many Standard readers know about the Cotswold Centre for Voluntary Service who do such a wonderful job. They will drive you to any local hospital you have to attend or doctor or dentist appointments. There is a cost but no worry about
I WOULD like to respond to the letter from Mr Blannin (repeated above) in last week’s Standard. His timing is rather unfortunate as we held a meeting on Tuesday, December 9, which might have caused him to rethink his accusations. Firstly; I would
I FIND the objections of Mr Sweeting and his friends regarding the bus gate rather strange, especially their arguments about road size and bends. Perhaps they should do a tour of the other estates in the town. There they will find that a lot of
WILTSHIRE Chief Constable Pat Geenty has said the force has challenging savings and difficult decisions to make when police budgets are slashed again in the New Year. The total cash reduction from this year to next for policing in the UK is to
A POWER cut is currently affecting areas of north Wiltshire including Malmesbury, Minety and surrounding villages. The fault was reported to Scottish and Southern Energy at 12:53am this morning and is expected to be repaired by 11am. SSE apologised
TODAY the weather will be bright and breezy across the Cotswolds. A northwesterly wind will make it feel colder but there should be plenty of winter sunshine with the day staying dry for most places. The evening should remain clear with the
VOLUNTEERS at a foodbank in Malmesbury are gearing up for a busy Christmas as the number of people needing help to feed their family continues to rise. National statistics from foodbank charity the Trussell Trust showing that more than 900,000
