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GWR has said that, due to industrial action, there are no other routes available for train passengers heading between Cheltenham Spa, Gloucester and Swindon.
These passengers are advised to wait at the train station until …
Fire crews rushed to a lorry fire in Cheltenham[1] yesterday morning (November 30). It has since been confirmed that the fire caused both damage to the cab of the lorry and to the tonne of shredded paper that it was carrying.
Gloucestershire Fire and R…
A man who threatened to assault and harassed members of the public in Gloucestershire[1] has been handed an Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction. Pablo Hortiguela, aged 52 and of Worcester Street, Gloucester[2], is banned from causing annoyance, using or t…
A car driver was rushed to hospital after being involved in a crash with a van at a set of crossroads near Andoversford. The incident took place near Cotswold Trailers on the A436 at around 12.55pm on October 23.
Gloucestershire Police[1] said the cras…
A man was rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a crash in Cirencester[1]. Officers from Gloucestershire Police[2] are appealing for witnesses to the collision to come forward.
Police said the crash took place on Love Lane at around 5.05pm on …
A violent and abusive man subjected his wife to a decade of controlling and manipulative behaviour, a court has heard. Simon Macpherson’s abuse of his partner ranged from multiple physical assaults to teasing her about her mental health and dragging he…
People using car parks in Gloucestershire are being warned about a new scam trying to exploit the use of cashless payments. Fraudsters[1] have been replacing QR codes on pay machines in car parks with fake ones.
Customers scanning the fake QR codes are…
All traffic on the M5 northbound has been stopped due to a vehicle fire. The incident was first reported by traffic monitoring service Inrix at 9.41pm.
The incident is believed to have happened between junction 11 (Gloucester) and junction 10 (Cheltenh…
Main Road in Ruscombe is among the routes in Gloucestershire which will be improved.
Gloucestershire County Council[1] is set to benefit to the tune of £5.6m over the next two years for highways repair work.
This extra funding was allocated to Shire Ha…
Cheltenham[1] High Street was left partially blocked due to a lorry becoming stuck under a bridge this afternoon. Traffic was moving slowly on the A4019 eastbound near White Hart Street, according to traffic monitoring system Inrix.
Google Maps reporte…
Limes Road between Kemble to Kemble Wick is among the routes in Gloucestershire which will be improved.
Gloucestershire County Council[1] is set to benefit to the tune of £5.6m over the next two years for highways repair work.
This extra funding was al…
A Gloucestershire taxi company has been found guilty of operating vehicles without a licence. Two men associated with the business have been prosecuted after being reported to Tewkesbury Borough Council.[1][2]
Victor Whitham, the director of Spa-Tax Ta…
Crew members from Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) were called to a Jewson store in Gloucester on Monday morning (November 20) after a fire broke out[1]. At around 8am, a report was made after smoke was spotted issuing from the building o…
A motorist whose vehicle was damaged after hitting a pothole and put in a claim against Gloucestershire County Council is facing a counter claim from the highways authority. County councillor Lisa Spivey[1] (LD, South Cerney) said she was “utterly shoc…