Activities are being held across Gloucestershire to mark Mental Health Awareness Week (MHAW) 2016. The occasion – which runs from 16-22 May – is organised annually by the Mental Health Foundation. The theme of this year’s week is relationships. 2gether NHS Foundation...
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400 artists set to hit Gloucester this weekend
Over 400 artists will be on the streets of Gloucester’s city centre this weekend live painting, sculpting, drawing and any other art form you can think of for Gloucester’s brand new art event, Art in the City. The event consists of various demonstrations...
A creative incubator launched in Gloucester – Kick-starting creative industry
The creative and cultural sector definitely seems to be on the up in Gloucester. Hot on the heels of announcements of a new culture strategy for the city and following significant funding from Arts Council England last year for cultural events surrounding the Rugby...
A Hive of Activity in Gloucester This May Half-Term!
We’re fast approaching the May half-term school holidays, plus another bank holiday, and Gloucester city centre will be a hive of activity for children of all ages! Don your gown, fix your crown and get selfie ready on the throne fit for a King or Queen at Gloucester...
A38 Crash: Woman recovering well in hospital
Sparrow Media / Twitter The 65-year-old woman involved in the serious RTC on the A38 in Quedgeley yesterday is recovering well in hospital. Her injuries are not as serious as first thought. The woman was travelling in her Nissan Micra at around 1.40pm, along the A38...
A38 Crash: Woman remains in ‘serious’ condition
Sparrow Media / Twitter A woman remains in a serious condition after her car collided with a lorry on the A38 in Quedgeley yesterday. The 65-year-old woman was travelling in her Nissan Micra at around 1.40pm, along the A38 away from Gloucester, when her vehicle...
Abdi Said sentenced to 22 years in prison for murder of Ian Denham in Gloucester last year
24 year old Abdi Said, of no fixed abode, has today been found guilty of murdering 32 year old Ian Denham. Said was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum sentence of 22 years. A jury at Bristol Crown Court found Said guilty of fatally stabbing Mr Denham last...
Accolade for carer who completes NVQ early while pregnant
A Gloucester care home worker has won plaudits for completing her qualifications in record time – and while pregnant. Hannah Muggleton, who works at The Knoll Care Home, finished her NVQ in an astonishing three months, when she was expected to take a year. Now the...
Adaptations Help Rozina Gain Independence at Home
Housing association Gloucester City Homes (GCH) with help from contractor AKW, have transformed the home of a young woman, Rozina, who needed accessible accommodation to enable her to live more independently and to pursue her education and career. Rozina had lived in...
Albion House receives Townscape Heritage fund makeover
Albion House, opposite Gloucester Docks, is being transformed into nine modern flats with the help of money from the Townscape Heritage fund. The Townscape Heritage Initiative (THI), which is partly funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and Gloucester City...
Aldi considers opening Hucclecote supermarket
Aldi has announced that it is considering plans for a new neighbourhood food store at Allcooper’s site in Hucclecote. Allcooper Ltd. is a family owned, independent company that has been based in Gloucester for many years. The company has announced that the...
Amazing Astier does the double as Hartpury graduate grabs gold and silver in Rio
Already with over 100 international sports stars Hartpury can now boast a double Olympic medallist amongst its alumni after France’s eventing star Astier Nicolas claimed an individual silver and team gold medal at the Rio games. Nicolas, 27,who graduated with a...
And the winners are…
Hundred Heroines, the Gloucester based charity dedicated to celebrating women in photography, is delighted to announce the three winners of the Knife Angel Photography Competition. Congratulations to Annie Blick, Christine Smith and Paul Clark, whose entries showed...
Announcement of regeneration and economy strategy for 2016 – 2021
Following a consultation with the residents and businesses of Gloucester, the Regeneration and Economic Development Strategy has been published detailing the City Council’s eight priorities for the next five years.  The strategy focuses on delivering major...
Anticipation is building as robot invasion heads for Gloucestershire
An army of robots is coming to Gloucestershire in just matter of days – but there is no need to panic! The Museum of Gloucester, based in Brunswick Road, Gloucester, is delighted to be hosting a blockbusting sci-fi exhibition – ‘Robot’ – featuring a collection of...
Appeal after cyclist assaulted with metal bar in Brockworth
A man was struck with a metal bar while cycling in Brockworth. Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward in connection with the assault. It happened on Lobleys Drive at the junction with Stearman Road at about 1.40pm on Monday . The victim, a 55-year-old man,...
Appeal after Minsterworth collision
Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision on the A48 at Walmore Hill in Minsterworth last Friday. A blue Toyota Yaris was travelling towards Westbury-on-Severn at about 4.20pm when the car collided with two elderly pedestrians that were crossing the road. One...
Appeal after opportunist thief steals elderly woman’s handbag
Police are appealing for witnesses after a handbag was stolen from a 79-year-old woman in Gloucester last Thursday. The victim was returning to her blue Hyundai Getz, which was parked on Stanley Road close to the junction of Stroud Road, at about 12.30pm. As she got...
Appeal after thousands of pounds worth of bikes stolen from garage near Chepstow
Police are appealing for information after bikes worth thousands of pounds were stolen from a garage on the Gloucestershire/Monmouthshire border. The incident happened at about 4am on Monday May 16 at an address on the B4228 at Woodcroft, near Chepstow. Offender(s)...
Appeal after vulnerable man seriously assaulted in Gloucester
Police have issued photos of a vulnerable man who was seriously assaulted in Gloucester and are appealing for anyone who knows anything about the incident to come forward. The 59-year-old Gloucester man left his sheltered housing at around 7pm on Thursday (24 March)...
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