A Cheltenham man received an award last night at a Breeze Radio event celebrating local heroes. Terry Howard, founder of the Cheltenham Guardians, brought home the award for the ‘Charity Champion’ title after being nominated last month. The Breeze Local Heroes awards are held annually, recognising inspiring and inspirational people in Cheltenham and Gloucester. Yesterday […]
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Gloucestershire hospital advises patients to take their own food to A&E
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital has advised patients to take their own food and drink because of long waiting times. Patients should expect to wait two hours before being seen, and some patients are waiting over 12 hours in other areas of the UK. NHS conditions are taking a turn for the worst: over the winter, emergency […]
Cheltenham-born Paul Casey struggles on first day of RBC Heritage competition
The Englishman struggled to get going in the first round of the RBC Heritage and ended on four-over for the day. It was a stark contrast to the heroics he provided at the Masters last weekend, after the 40 year-old hit seven-under on the final day at Augusta, as he finished ten shots off winner […]
Awards celebrate outstanding women of the West
An awards ceremony was held last night in recognition of women in the South West who make a difference in their communities. The event, previously named “Women of the Year Awards”, was re-launched this year to celebrate both 100 years of women’s suffrage and International Women’s Day, titled ‘West Women of the Year‘. International Women’s […]
Tewkesbury convenience store hit by ram-raiders in early hours
Ram-raiders have destroyed the front of a Costcutter in Tewkesbury. Police were called to the incident on Monterey Road in Walton Cardiff at 3.20am after a cash machine was ripped out and loaded onto a stolen van. The cash machine fell from the van during a police pursuit and has since been recovered. The offenders […]
Revealed: The annual salary of Gloucestershire County Council bosses
Council bosses are taking home more than £1 million a year, according to data from the TaxPayers’ Alliance. The figures show that the top nine earners in the council make over three times more than the average full time worker in the area, with five of them earning more than £120,000 per year. Peter Bungard, […]
Cold weather, and the home of Harry Potter: What one Nigerian student thought of Gloucestershire
Nigerian student Mirabelle Morah gives us her take on her experience at The University of Gloucestershire. “Back at my university in Nigeria, my course mates joke that I should be given an award for the most inconsistent class attendance. Despite my irregular presence at lectures, I was actually nominated by my university’s English and literary studies […]
APRIL 12: Gloucestershire news as it happens
Featured Photo by Julia Sabiniarz This is the live blog for Thursday 12 April.
Hypocrisy in athletics leads to Russia being “demonised”
Ryhall said suggests that this is because many athletes potentially use Therapeutic Use Exemptions as a means to cheat, rather than state-sponsored doping Russia has been plagued with. Ryhall said that “I think they [Russia] should be allowed back into the Olympics and the politics of it all… they’re demonised”. She also thinks Team Sky […]