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The people of Ledbury have been left furious after the discovery of donation money sourced from animal abusers was discovered to be used for the annual light switch on event. The council accepted a donation of £1,400 from Sequani, to fund craft items for the event. Sequani have used animals to test products such as […]
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 […]
Homes in Cheltenham have been targeted for several burglaries over the past week. Children’s clothing, cash, jewellery and expensive push bikes have all been snatched. Residents have come home to find a hammer on the other side of a broken back door, a rock on a bedroom floor by a smashed window, and bolt cutters […]
A campaign has been launched by Gloucestershire Police to stop drink and drug driving this December. It comes after it was revealed that Gloucestershire is the second worst region for driving under the influence, with 420 arrests in the first half of the year. The campaign will run from December 1 until January 1, and […]
Heating is one of the first things people think to cut down on when saving money during the cost-of-living crisis. This has obvious negative effects, such as being cold, but one consequence you might not have considered is an increase in mould around your home. People have sadly been finding this out the hard way […]
Every year, people claiming Universal Credit receive a Christmas Bonus, worth £10. However, with the rising cost-of-living crisis, should this payment be increased? The increases in the costs of consumer goods, underpinned by strong demand from consumers and supply chain bottlenecks, have been factors causing rising inflation, which almost makes the £10 payment seem redundant. […]
Anti-social bikers have been targeted in a police operation to keep public areas safe. The strategy named “Operation Endurance” was re-launched after a surge in reports of anti-social behaviour involving bikes and scooters, including one report of an elderly woman being knocked over. Police will be conducting high visibility patrols in hotspot locations, including areas […]
The University of Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire County Council are working together to move its biggest library from Brunswick Road to the old Debenhams in Kings Square. The new location for the library is not only modern and accessible, it is in a new university building which will allow for a greater partnership between the library […]
A jazz band is bringing joy to people visiting a shopping centre in Stroud. Jazz Friday are a group of young and old band musicians who perform all over the South West, and more recently at the Five Valleys Shopping Centre in Stroud town centre. The band was founded by Ian Davies and his late […]
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 […]