Gloucester and Gloucestershire News
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'Want to be friends?' - How safe are your kids online?
'James' looks back at his experience of being approached on Roblox and asked for sexual images.
Clarkson hopes to take on Cotswold pub
The TV star is hoping to take on a Cotswold pub, which needs a fresh lease of life.
Leisure centres to close for renewable heating work
Three leisure centres across the district will close so the final phase of the works can take place.
Cotswold volunteers contribute 51,000 hours
Hundreds of people give up their time to maintain paths in the protected landscape.
Art centre offers free places for vulnerable people
New Brewery Arts is fundraising to provide free art classes people who cannot afford it.
New scheme encourages older people to share home
It matches a homeowner who has an available room with another person wanting to share a property.
Queen Camilla attends historic equestrian event
The Queen met spectators and athletes at the final day of the Badminton Horse Trials.
Crowds come out for city's Dragon Boat Festival
The popular event in Gloucester helps to raise money for charity and good causes.
Teenage motorcyclist dies in road crash
Police were called to the B4008 in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Town 'proud of Coleford lad' Olly Alexander
The pop star, actor and LGBT+ activist came 18th at the Eurovision Song Contest.
Singer 'very lucky' to overcome debilitating injury
Platinum-selling artist Vince Freeman has overcome six years of extreme pain to release his album.
Former visitor centre in the Cotswolds to be sold
The centre closed its doors in February, having been a visitors centre since 1996.
Northern Lights illuminate sky across the West
The Northern Lights made a rare appearance and could be seen across the West of England.
Olly Alexander's mum praises 'heartwarming' support
All eyes will be on the UK pop star at Eurovision, especially in his home county of Gloucestershire
Riverside path to be made accessible
A charity has raised enough money to improve a riverside path and make it more accessible.
Motorcyclist tours Ireland after crash paralysis
Joe Parry was paralysed in a crash two years ago but has not let his injuries define him.
Roman 'service station' found by archaeologists
Archaeologists working on a dig near the A417 in the Cotswolds analyse items from their recent dig.
Bancroft century sets up Glos victory chance
Northants end day three on 144-2 chasing 558 to beat Gloucestershire, for whom Cameron Bancroft scores an unbeaten 130.
Powell wins Badminton Horse Trials as Fox-Pitt bows out
New Zealand's Caroline Powell claims victory in the Badminton Horse Trials as Britain's William Fox-Pitt confirms this year's event be his last.
Record-breaking Northampton thump Gloucester 90-0
Northampton score an extraordinary 14 tries to beat Gloucester 90-0 and go five points clear at the top of the Premiership.
Gloucester beat Benetton to reach Challenge Cup final
Gloucester storm into their fifth European Challenge Cup final with victory over Italian side Benetton at Kingsholm.
Record-breaking Northampton thump Gloucester 90-0
Northampton score an extraordinary 14 tries to beat Gloucester 90-0 and go five points clear at the top of the Premiership.
WRU to boost exile programme in 'battle' over players
It has been described as a "race to the bottom" as countries compete over the eligibility of young rugby players.
Premiership season to start on 20 September
The 2024-25 Premiership season will start on the weekend of 20-22 September, with the final at Twickenham on Saturday, 14 June 2025.
Gloucester beat Benetton to reach Challenge Cup final
Gloucester storm into their fifth European Challenge Cup final with victory over Italian side Benetton at Kingsholm.
Ups, downs and the race for Europe
All you need to know about promotion, relegation and qualification for Europe in England and Scotland's top men's football leagues, and the Women's Super League.
Davies among seven players released by Cheltenham
Curtis Davies is one of seven players being released by Cheltenham Town after their relegation from League One.
Cheltenham relegation gut-wrenching - Clarke
Cheltenham manager Darrell Clarke says their relegation to League Two on the final day of the season is "gut-wrenching" for the club.
Defeat sends Cheltenham crashing out of League One
Cheltenham Town are relegated from League One after a spirited 2-1 defeat to Stevenage on the final day of the season.
Cheltenham Town 2-0 Peterborough United
Cheltenham keep their survival hopes alive going into the final day of the season after a 2-0 home win over promotion-chasing Peterborough.
Ups, downs and the race for Europe
All you need to know about promotion, relegation and qualification for Europe in England and Scotland's top men's football leagues, and the Women's Super League.
Stevens and Bernard released by Forest Green
Matty Stevens and Dominic Bernard are released by Forest Green Rovers following the club's relegation to the National League.
Forest Green Rovers 1-0 Notts County
Charlie McCann's second-half strike ensures already-relegated Forest Green finish their campaign with victory over Notts County.
Morecambe 1-2 Forest Green Rovers
Relegated Forest Green end their away season on a high note with a League Two comeback victory over Morecambe.
Cotterill to stay at Forest Green after relegation
Forest Green manager Steve Cotterill will stay on at the club after their relegation to the National League.
Rochdale 4-1 Cheltenham
Ashley Grimes scores twice as Rochdale move to within a point of the play-offs with victory over Cheltenham.
Big Buck's likely to race again
Big Buck's could have several runs left in his career despite being out for the season, says trainer Paul Nicholls.
Gloucester's Brown forced to quit
Gloucester lock Alex Brown is forced to retire because of a shoulder injury he suffered at the start of the season.
Glos bring in Klinger as captain
Gloucestershire sign Australian batsman Michael Klinger as captain and overseas player for next season's campaign.
Hester hopes for UK Valegro sale
The owner of the "greatest dressage horse there's ever been" hopes to keep record-breaking gelding Valegro in the UK.
Dujardin wins World Cup freestyle
Double Olympic gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin ends the greatest year of her career with victory at the World Cup freestyle event in Olympia.
Braintree Town 3-1 Forest Green
Sean Marks scores his fourth goal in as many games as Braintree beat Forest Green and climb out of the relegation zone.
Big Buck's likely to miss season
Racehorses Big Buck's and Al Ferof likely to miss rest of season after "problem" discovered by trainer Paul Nicholls.
Dujardin sets dressage world best
Double Olympic champion Charlotte Dujardin sets a new dressage grand prix world record at the London International Horse Show.
Australian teen jailed for murder of UK woman
Emma Lovell, 41, was killed while confronting two home intruders in Brisbane on Boxing Day in 2022.
How Roblox is being used by groomers
'James' looks back at his experience of being approached on Roblox and asked for sexual images.
About 600 tonnes of textiles on fire at waste site
The fire service advises residents nearby to keep doors and windows shut.
Etiquette expert on how to behave on the Tube
Etiquette expert and podcaster William Hanson goes through the dos and don'ts of Tube travel.
Dave Myers's wife misses TV chef 'terribly'
Lili Myers pays tribute to the late TV chef ahead of a mass motorbike ride to celebrate him.
Flash flood rips up road and leaves it 'like beach'
A street's surface is washed away in Ross-on-Wye where part of the town centre is forced to close.
Man surprises partner with lifeboat proposal
After weeks of meticulous planning, Lyndon popped the question in a unique way.
Clarkson hopes to take on Cotswold pub
The TV star is hoping to take on a Cotswold pub, which needs a fresh lease of life.
Poor maternity tolerated as normal, inquiry says
MPs heard "harrowing stories" from women, including some who said they were left in blood-soaked sheets.
Fire crews tackle blaze involving 'multiple' cars
A major road is shut and fire crews have been sent to the scene from across Bristol.
Ouch! Frog's lucky escape after grass snake attack
Primary school children witness the encounter on a pond-dipping trip at a nature reserve.
New swimming sites for England but are they clean?
Twenty-seven new sites have been designated for summer pollution monitoring.