Month: March 2010

Police have seized an estimated £40,000 worth of illegal drugs during a drugs warrant in Gloucester.   Officers from the Gloucester Priority Policing Team and the Barton Street Inspector Neighbourhood Area executed a warrant at an address in Stroud Road, Gloucester, at around 11.30am on Monday March 1.   Inside the property, officers found approximately […]

Plans to extend pay and display in Gloucester and Cheltenham will be reviewed following a big response from the public. Gloucestershire County Council was looking at extending pay and display in Gloucester city centre and parts of Cheltenham town, to help increase the turnover of spaces and deter drivers from blocking spaces outside people’s homes. […]

The Street Offences Team based at Barton Street Police Station have notched up an impressive 500 arrests since they were formed in April 2009. The team consists of five Officers under the name of Operation Barracuda who support the local Safer Community Team in providing a direct response to issues raised by the local community. […]

MP Parmjit Dhanda joined a group of ICT novices from Gloucester Old People’s Centre Association on Friday (26 February) to see at firsthand how they are now embracing the digital age thanks to a new laptop and year’s free broadband connection from BT Community Connections. The Association offers a relaxed drop-in service for elderly and […]

Thousands of Gloucestershire homes are going to recieve the Welsh version of the BBC following next month’s digital switchover. The blip is a result of the increased strength in signal of the Welsh transmitter and is expected to affect large parts of the Forest of Dean. But disgruntled viewers are being urged not to panic […]