Concerns over ambulance response times in county
Concerns have been raised over the average time it takes ambulances to respond to a 999 call from people suffering strokes, chest pains and difficulty breathing. The target response time…
Read MoreCelebrating post-covid catch-up project for families
A Gloucestershire County Council initiative to support babies and toddlers born in lockdown has helped children and their families with extra groups, professional support, and activities. Steps Ahead was set…
Read MoreGloucester Tory hits out at Government and praises Gary Lineker
A Gloucester Conservative councillor says Home Secretary Suella Braverman should be ashamed of herself for “spewing such right wing scaremongering rhetoric and language” when discussing illegal immigrants. Barton and Tredworth…
Read MoreCity Lib Dem chief barred from leafleting retirement homes
Gloucester’s Liberal Democrat chief has been barred from delivering leaflets to voters who live in a retirement home. Councillor Jeremy Hilton attempted to deliver his party’s propaganda to residents at…
Read MoreGloucester man who’s undergone multiple brain surgeries, set to tackle London Marathon
A Gloucester man is taking on the London Marathon for brain injury charity Headway – just two years after sustaining his own life-changing brain injury. On April 1, 2021, Stephen…
Read MoreGloucester man given hospital order after stabbing man to death
A man has been given a hospital order after he stabbed another man to death inside an address in Gloucester last year. Liam Hopson, 35 and previously of Barton Street…
Read MoreGCHQ told Gloucester council to ‘keep schtum’ over cyber attack until probe ends, civic chief says
Details about the cyber attack which disrupted public services in Gloucester are being kept under wraps under the advice of GCHQ, according to a council chief. Gloucester City Council was…
Read MoreCyber attack blocked access to museum’s collection database
A cyber attack which disrupted public services in Gloucester has also stopped museum workers from accessing the city’s artefact collection database. Benefit payments, planning applications and house sales were all…
Read MoreFears over damage as underground Roman fortress is flooded
One of Gloucester’s most important Roman archaeological sites has been flooded. The King’s Walk Bastion which dates back to 300 AD is a major attraction in the city. But civic…
Read MoreCity streets and Baker’s Quay could see names changed due to historic slave trade links
Streets in Gloucester along with Baker’s Quay could soon have their names changed due to historic links to the transatlantic slave trade. Archeologists have given an update on how work…
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