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A young city council officer is one of the best at what she does in the country. Natalie Wilder has been short-listed as ‘Young Communicator of the Year’ in the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Excellence Awards. She works as a communications officer in the award-winning communications and marketing team based at North Warehouse. Natalie’s […]

Around 1,300 job hunters went through the doors at Kingsholm Rugby Ground to learn more about opportunities in Gloucestershire on Tuesday. A jobs fair was held at the stadium and a number of employers were on hand to talk about 700 job vacancies and to offer advice. Ahmed Goga, director of Gloucester Works which staged […]

Police are appealing for witnesses after a young football player was in collision with a car following a match. The 19-year-old, from Gloucester, was struck by a dark coloured saloon car just after 9.35pm on Tuesday, following the five-a-side game at Bentham Country Club. A plastic bottle was being thrown around in the car park […]

A good Samaritan who helped an assault victim after an incident in Gloucester is being sought by police.  Officers are appealing for a man who helped the victim of a racially aggravated assault to contact them. A police spokesman said: “At approximately 10.45pm yesterday, Wednesday September 15, a 22-year-old man was walking from Charles Street […]

Hundreds of pounds have been stolen in a robbery in Tredworth. A 37-year-old man from Gloucester was carrying £400 of shop takings in a rucksack to the post office when he was approached by two men and pushed to the floor. The incident happened at around 1.40pm on Friday, September 10. The offenders took the […]

Plans to switch off some street lights in Hardwicke will be put to local residents next month.  Following a presentation by Gloucestershire County Council on its night lighting scheme, Hardwicke Parish councillors asked for an information event to be held in the village so that members of the local community can come along to view […]

Police are investigating the theft of a bike from the Cheltenham Promenade on Friday, September 10. The grey Saracen mountain bike was stolen between 10.20am and 6.10pm from the Promenade, opposite bookshop Waterstones. The bike is valued at approximately £300. Anyone with any information about the theft is asked to contact Gloucestershire Constabulary on 0845 […]

Police are appealing for information after two gold bangles were stolen from a jewellery shop in Gloucester on Saturday. The theft happened at David Edwards Jewellers in Westgate Street between 4.30pm and 5pm on Saturday, September 11. A man entered the shop and spoke with staff about two gold bangles in the window display before […]

In the past six weeks 5,700 people have been caught illegally using a bus lane in Gloucester. In July,Gloucestershire County Council introduced a CCTV camera on Llanthony Road Bridge to deter people driving through the busy pedestrianised area. People caughton camera are given a £60 penalty notice and since July 19 th, 5,700 have been […]

Due to the ongoing heavy rains it has been decided to postpone the remaining carriageway resurfacing works planned for overnight tonight. The works will be re-programmed as soon as is possible.       Resurfacing to take place on A417 Maisemore               The A417 is being resurfaced this week between Overton and Maisemore and will […]