Author: Shaun Moore

A man has been charged with robbery following an incident in Vauxhall Road, Gloucester. The victim, a 23-year-old from the city, was assaulted on February 6 at 7.20pm after he left a bookmakers in Barton Street. As he walked to his car his attacker punched and forced him to the floor before making off with […]

Gloucestershire County Council is carrying out resurfacing on roads across the county next week as part of Operation Road Rescue. Highways teams have been out around the county repairing potholes, patching and resurfacing roads that were badly damaged during the freezing weather. Starting next week (w/c 1 March), the following resurfacing and micro-resurfacing schemes are […]

Gloucestershire County Council today called on the NHS to suspend planned bed cuts to allow a full consultation to take place. At a meeting of full council today, all 63 councillors voted unanimously to support a motion, proposed by council leader Cllr Barry Dare. It follows the announcement that the NHS proposes to close 200 […]

Police are appealing for witnesses following a non-stop road traffic collision in Gloucester on Tuesday February 23.   The collision occurred at around 6.20pm on London Road, outside the BBC Studios. A silver car, possibly a Honda Civic, travelling towards Wotton Pitch collided with a pedestrian and failed to stop at the scene.   The pedestrian, […]

£1.1m investment to recruit more social workers could help the county council meet challenges posed by Ofsted. It is hoped that the extra investment will help reduce workloads and address areas identified by an Ofsted inspection report, looking at how the council deals with caseloads in children’s social care. The report, published today (24th February […]

Work starts this week to demolish a former shopping centre at Gloucester docks to make way for new flats and commercial units. The 1980s Merchants Quay centre, which has been empty for 18 months, will be revamped by developer Crest Nicholson. The new warehouse-style building will house 48 flats with leisure and retail units at […]

Friends and relatives of patients at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital have been told not to visit their loved ones. An outbreak of a diarrhoea and vomiting illness has hit both Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General hospitals. Bosses at the hospitals have said the restriction is just a precaution to prevent the spread of the illness. Experts […]

THE LATEST LOCAL SPORT SCORES AND RESULTS FOR SATURDAY 26TH MARCH 2010 Rugby:    Gloucester Rugby Vs Sale Sharks Kick off is 3pm at Kingsholm ——————————————————————————————————————————————— Football:  Forest Green Rovers Vs Gateshead Kick off at 3pm  ————————————————————————————————————————————————- Football: Cheltenham Town Vs Northampton Town Kick off 3pm at Sixfields Stadium