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Gloucestershire County Council respond after traffic warden pictured issuing ticket in Cirencester

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Calcot Manor to deliver free meals to vulnerable residents

Pictured: Inside Cricklade golf course’s hidden underground reservoir

Fairford seafood supplier offering delivery service

North Wiltshire MP: We are all with you Boris

CORONAVIRUS: New 500 body mortuary at GWH will be operational from next week

Patient turnover time to be cut to free-up “much needed” beds at hospitals

Council confirms Easter waste and recycling collections

Plans to mark 75th anniversary of VE Day in Cirencester postponed

Is this the longest line in the area?

LETTER OF THE DAY: Coronavirus and 5G - thoughtless dismissal of legitimate concerns

More than 90 patients had to travel out-of-county for mental health treatment due to bed shortage

Gloucestershire firefighters help with ambulance duties

The best TV to watch this Easter weekend

Fun indoor activities - including an Easter egg hunt - for kids this weekend

UK LOCKDOWN

When could the lockdown restrictions be lifted? Here's what you need to know

Police issue Easter lockdown warning for the Cotswolds

Win an Easter lunch from Corn Hall Deli and social distancing supermarket

Boris Johnson out of intensive care – Downing Street

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GWH doctor dies after testing positive for coronavirus

Jail for jealous thug who broke victim’s jaw for 'flirting' with his girlfriend

Police set up stay at home checkpoints in Gloucestershire

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Temporary morgue will be set up in Gloucestershire

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CORONAVIRUS: Six more deaths in Gloucestershire brings total to 52

Cotswold MP shows support for Boris Johnson

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Tetbury Post Office temporarily closes due to staff shortage

Malmesbury Town Council by-election pushed back to 2021

Face masks delivered to frontline care staff in Gloucestershire in huge roll-out

CORONAVIRUS: Five more deaths at GWH brings total to 24

Posters placed at Cotswold beauty spots as police tackle day trippers

Advice for using NHS services in Gloucestershire over Easter

Ex-fire chief faces trial after pleading not guilty to fraud

LETTER OF THE DAY: Coronavirus and 5G mobile phone masts

Cirencester patient with coronavirus symptoms praises heroic hospital staff

Stroud man Jonathan Brunsdon, 43, jailed for coughing in paramedic's face

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Barn Theatre producing medical scrubs for NHS staff

CORONAVIRUS: WOMAD festival cancelled

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Nine people fined in a day for breaching lockdown in Gloucestershire

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CORONAVIRUS: Seven more deaths in Gloucestershire brings total to 46

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CORONAVIRUS: Five more deaths at GWH

Police set up stay at home checkpoints in Gloucestershire

Superdry CEO donates £10,000 to help provide clothes to NHS staff

Bus passengers warned to expect timetable changes

Boris Johnson in stable condition after second night in intensive care

LETTER OF THE DAY: Coronavirus - don't sleep walk into Orwell's dystopian 1984 novel

Fears lockdown could increase alcohol-related health problems

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NHS launches mental health hotline to support staff

Debenhams filing for administration: Can customers still shop online and use a gift card?

Google Maps launches feature to show which places are offering takeaways and deliveries

Could you have coronavirus without any symptoms? How to protect yourself and others

18-year-old dies following serious collision on M4

Boris Johnson moved to intensive care after coronavirus symptoms worsen

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CORONAVIRUS: Eight more deaths in Gloucestershire brings total to 39

Coronavirus: Gloucestershire Vintage & Country Extravaganza cancelled

Sue Ryder charity ‘on brink of closure’

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Doctor's bike stolen from outside Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Coronavirus: Thousands of blind and visually impaired in Gloucestershire at risk, says charity

Community transport operators given £100k funding boost

Messages of support pour in for Boris Johnson

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LETTER OF THE DAY: We should use the lockdown to sort out the roads

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Sport

CORONAVIRUS: Swindon Town not asking players to take a pay cut (but it is furloughing staff)

Talented teen swimmer has heart set on Olympic dream

No promotion or relegation for non-league step three and below as leagues and FA expunge season

Hammond signs two-year extension

Mark Cooper is the man who should be Rovers current manager, insists sage John Light

Badminton Horse Trials cancelled due to coronavirus

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Sport

Celtic legend John Hartson backs former Forest Green striker Christian Doidge for Wales call

English football suspended until at least April 30 due to coronavirus pandemic

New £50m short-term relief fund for EFL clubs

PREMIER LEAGUE SET TO DISCUSS POTENTIAL RESOLUTIONS TO FIXTURE CRISIS

Football authorities have shown sense and taken the correct decision to postpone all matches

GOLF: High handicappers fill podium

Coronavirus has postponed all sport for the foreseeable future - so we want you to tell us what you'd like us to report in the meantime

Coronavirus: Which sports have stopped and for how long

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Football: Euro 2020 to be delayed for one year due to coronavirus

Forest Green move team away from training ground to protect Mark Cooper's squad from coronavirus

Gloucestershire County League run out 5-1 winners in first ever representative match against the Northern Senior League

The Duke of Beaufort Point-to-Point round up with Peter Mansell

Stroud and District Football League games to go ahead as planned this weekend

Forest Green Rovers and EFL games postponed until April

RUGBY: Depleted Ciren crash at league leaders

Prem ref Mike Dean on stage fright – and how local officials should face progression

Louis Harvey selected by Motorsport UK from top UK drivers

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National sport

The Captain’s Log with Lancashire’s Dane Vilas

A look back to when Wiggins broke Britain’s Tour de France duck

Make-shift gym helping Walkden maintain focus on Tokyo

Game of Bones – sports commentator Andrew Cotter on Olive v Mable

On this day: Danny Willett’s glorious Masters victory

Picture of the day – April 10

Coronavirus wrap: Sport continues to feel the impact

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Business

LETTER OF THE DAY: Food security should outweigh planning demands

Business support schemes are set out by the government

Author Michael Morpurgo issues plea to save Cirencester's Barn Theatre

Malmesbury pubs to close as coronavirus fears escalate

AT A GLANCE: Pubs and cafes offering takeaway and delivery services in the Cotswolds

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National news

Cycling supremo Sir Dave Brailsford helps hand sanitiser operation

Jenrick within guidelines to deliver medicine to elderly parents – health chief

Boris Johnson needs to ‘rest up’, says his father

Nightingale hospital for North East being built in motor industry unit

Hundreds of students join rent strike in protest at summer-term halls fees

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Doctor who warned over PPE shortages was a hero, says son

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What impact has lockdown had on the UK so far?

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