Cheltenham is a fairly large town located in Gloucestershire and is packed with things to do. However, a town this big comes with questions, and we’re here to answer them. Can you wear jeans to the Cheltenham races? When the Cheltenham races are on, people like to dress up smart in their suits with flat […]
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“If you’re good enough, you’re old enough,” Longlevens’ Chris Little has high praise of youngsters ahead of Meadow Park clash
Longlevens Development manager Chris Little was quick to commend his sides start to the first-half of this season, insisting his team has the capacity to continue their Bateman Sports Presidents Challenge Cup campaign on Saturday. “We’ve got a lot going into this game, from where we drew with them last time we played, and from […]
Cheltenham residents voice their fears over employment crisis
Following a recent survey held by the Cheltenham council it was revealed that only 44% of residents felt they have the opportunity to grow their career in Cheltenham. Some people in the town centre have had their say. 47 year old vegetable seller, John, said that he found the national living wage given out by […]
Golden Valley Development to shine with 1,100 upcoming new homes
Plans have been submitted to start building 1,100 new homes in the West of Cheltenham, near GCHQ. Developers have applied for planning permission from Cheltenham Borough Council as well as Tewkesbury Borough Council to build not only new homes, but an entire mixed-use development called The Golden Valley Development. The developers plan for this building […]
New Diagnostic Centre Set to Offer New Services Next Year
By Tia Cole An NHS funding boost has improved access to a new diagnostic centre in Gloucester offering X-rays, MRI, CT, ultrasound, ECHO and DEXA scanning to patients. It is set to open in Gloucester next autumn. The Gloucestershire Integrated Care System (ICS) are working together to oversee the development of the centre which will […]
Gloucester Docks Hotel Plans Barged Aside
By Andy McCormick Photo by Ben Redondo Beck Plans for a brand-new four-star hotel at the Gloucester Docks to revitalise three vacant warehouse buildings have fallen through. Dowdeswell Group Limited originally had won a competitive bid where they acquired the HKP Warehouses. It had been expected they would follow through with this success as a […]
A “ground-breaking” initiative to raise young peoples’ aspirations launched
By Eve Perkins Inspiring the Forest is a project aimed at raising career aspirations amongst young people, parents and teachers across the Forest of Dean. It aims to create an awareness of the type of jobs available in the Forest and the skills required for those jobs. The event supporting Inspiring the Forest will take […]
New Speed Camera Locations in Gloucestershire
Police are aware of drivers returning to the busy roads now that lock-down has come to an end. The Camera Enforcement Team (CET) have been placing Mobile Speed Detection Vans at numerous locations to remind drivers about their behaviour and to discourage those who drive at excessive speeds. Cameras are being placed on Evesham Road, […]
A417 Reopened After Fatal Crash
By Jemima Wittich After being closed 13-hours, the A417 was finally reopened at 5:30 this morning. The crash took place yesterday at 16:38 between the A436 Air Balloon Roundabout and a junction at the Cowley Roundabout. The crash involved 3 cars, a red SEAT, a black BMW and a VW Transporter. The driver of the […]
Changes to the Gloucestershire Stagecoach Network
By Ben Redondo Beck Stagecoach West have been updating their network to supposedly improve reliability on their Gloucestershire buses. Most of the services won’t be changing however due to lack of resources, they have decided to remove some of their routes. These services are no longer being operated: and the Gloucestershire County Council are looking […]