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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 […]
By Dylan Robertson A 24-year-old has died after a crash on the A44 near Chipping Norton. The crash happened on Cross Hands hill, which is on the border between Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, it occurred on Sunday morning at 7:50am, and involved a silver Audi TT. The man has not yet been identified, but his family have […]
After another entertaining season of Britain’s most loved food show, fans await eagerly for the final taking place this evening on Channel 4. Over the last nine weeks, nine contestants have been eliminated and it is finally time for Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith to decide this year’s winners. However, who will be presented with […]
Farmers keeping birds in the UK now must shut all their birds indoors until further notice due to the increase of avian flu cases. This is in addition to the strict biosecurity measures introduced by the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) in October 2022. These measures come in as the wild bird risk in Great […]
People in Cheltenham are preparing to cheer local hero Eric Dier as he prepares for his second World Cup for England next week. Gareth Southgate announced his 26-man squad for the tournament recently. With familiar faces such as Captain Harry Kane and young talents such as Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham. Included in the list […]
The Autumn Statement is expected to see a rise in tax rates, pensions, and energy bills. Jeremy Hunt is expected to deliver his budget to Parliament this Thursday. The Economic Times is predicting £21 billion worth of tax rises, in an attempt to get inflation down. This comes just days after Mr Hunt admitted that […]
Former English rugby player and current “I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!” contestant Mike Tindall turned heads last night when he admitted to ripping his trousers by doing a controversial dance move, accidentally flashing his boxers to mother-in-law, Princess Anne in the process. Tindall, who lives in Gloucestershire, revealed this on air […]
Cheltenham has released its air quality action plan to improve air pollution across Gloucestershire. Gloucestershire County Council plan to improve the availability of electric vehicle charging points as well as increasing the availability for cleaner, greener transport. The council has installed new ‘state of the art’ monitoring equipment which will enable even more accurate monitoring […]
By Marina Shestakova Cheltenham Festivals has always been a gem in the community, it’s aim being to always ‘bring joy’, ‘spark curiosity’ and ‘inspire change’. With annual festivals including Jazz, Science, Music and Literature, there’s plenty of diverse activities to involve all the family. But Cheltenham Festivals would not have been able to become as […]
By Redwan Eid Residents of Cheltenham are complaining about the bus service in the town, with reports that buses mainly turn up late or they do not at all in most of the time. Arrival boards at bus stops do not display any notice about a change of scheduled trips, and the mobile app notifies […]