Cheltenham

Where 113 homes will be built near Cheltenham later in 2024

Work has started to build 113 homes[1] in Cheltenham. Platform Home Ownership, is working in collaboration with developer Lovell Partnerships to provide the homes in Bishop’s Cleeve later this year.
The development is named Cleeve Gardens. Of the 113 h…

New route between South Coast & West Midlands

National Express has announced plans to increase direct coach services for customers travelling between the South Coast and the West Midlands.
From Friday 12 April 2024, the UK’s largest scheduled coach operator will introduce a new daily 161 service d…

Delays expected on the M5 during Cheltenham Festival

National Highways has advised drivers using the M5 in Gloucestershire to plan ahead and allow extra time for their journeys during next week’s racing event which runs from Tuesday, March 12 until Friday, March 15.
Around 274,000 racegoers are expected …

Consultation over where 35,700 new homes should go

To meet the housing target for the three districts it is estimated that 600 homes will need to be built every year in each area.Gloucester has been allocated 13,620 homes, there are 11,140 planned in Tewkesbury and Cheltenham is set to have a total of …

M5 reopens after lorry crash and fire in Gloucestershire

Two lanes were closed on the M5 following a lorry crash in Gloucestershire this evening (February 21). The collision was first reported heading northbound at around 6pm and led to around 4,500 litres of fuel being spilt on the road.
According to traffi…

M5 improvements for junction 10 reach new milestone

The improvement scheme is proposed to take place on the M5 at junction 10 (Cheltenham) and aims to ensure there is enough capacity on the highway to cater for new houses and increased job opportunities.
National Highways has also identified that signif…

Two drivers killed in A44 crash near Evesham

Two drivers were killed when their cars collided on an A-road across the border in Worcestershire. The double-fatal crash happened on Sunday (January 14) near Egdon, 10 miles north west of Evesham[1].
The collision, at around 12.25am, involved a silver…

M4 near M5 junction to be closed for two nights this week

Motorists using a stretch of the M4 near Bristol have been warned about overnight closures[1] today (Monday, January 15) and tomorrow (Tuesday). National Highways has said the westbound motorway will be closed between junction 19 for the M32 and juncti…

Teenager charged with drink-driving on the M5

Archie Wotherspoon, aged 18, of Todenham Road, Moreton in Marsh, was stopped by police[1] on the M5 southbound between junction 8 for Strensham services and junction 9 for Tewkesbury on Saturday, December 23.
Wotherspoon – who was driving a Peugeot 107…