Duncan Cook

Gloucester

Journalist at BBC Radio Gloucestershire

Journalist at BBC Radio Gloucestershire - views are my own

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Articles

Residents call for lower speed limit on A436 after fatal crashes

1 week ago | bbc.com | Duncan Cook

'How many fatalities before something is done?'Duncan CookBBC News, GloucestershireBBCA community in the Cotswolds believe more lives will be lost unless the speed limit is lowered on the 60mph road outside of their homes. There have been two fatal collisions on the A436 between Andoversford and Bourton-on-the-Water in the past year. People living in the hamlet of Westfield are also calling for new warning signs to be installed on the approach.
Mission to boost cyber skills as number of jobs rise

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Duncan Cook

Mission to boost cyber skills as number of jobs riseDuncan CookBBC News, GloucestershireReutersGloucestershire could soon become the UK's cyber capitalStudents are being matched up with cyber experts to boost skills in the industry amid more jobs. The University of Gloucestershire is running a programme to build a "talent pipeline", aimed at ensuring the county has the skilled workforce it needs to meet future job demands.
Road closure leaves Cotswold villagers using dangerous junction

1 month ago | bbc.co.uk | Duncan Cook

Image caption, The road will remain closed until at least JuneBBC News, GloucestershireResidents living in a Cotswold village say they are being forced to use a dangerous road junction where there are "deaths and accidents regularly". It follows the closure of a minor road from Brimpsfield to the A417 as part of the Missing Link scheme to build a dual carriageway between Gloucester and Cirencester.
Road closure leaves Cotswold villagers using dangerous junction

1 month ago | bbc.com | Duncan Cook

Drivers using dangerous junction after road closureDuncan CookBBC News, GloucestershireBBCThe road will remain closed until at least JuneResidents living in a Cotswold village say they are being forced to use a dangerous road junction where there are "deaths and accidents regularly". It follows the closure of a minor road from Brimpsfield to the A417 as part of the Missing Link scheme to build a dual carriageway between Gloucester and Cirencester.
Cheltenham head says school sixth form sector at 'breaking point'

1 month ago | bbc.com | Maisie Lillywhite |Duncan Cook

Sixth form sector at 'breaking point', says headMaisie Lillywhite & Duncan CookBBC News, GloucestershirePAThe sixth form sector is "massively underfunded", the Association of School and College Leaders saysA headteacher says state school-based sixth forms are so underfunded that things have reached "breaking point".
Heart screening to detect undiagnosed conditions in young people

1 month ago | bbc.com | Duncan Cook

Screening to reduce cardiac arrests in young peopleDuncan CookBBC News, GloucestershireBBCThe tests can detect undiagnosed heart conditions in seemingly fit and healthy young peopleStaff and students at a university are being screened for undiagnosed heart conditions. The University of Gloucestershire has teamed up with the Cardiac Risk in the Young charity (CRY) to carry out electrocardiogram (ECG) tests, which can detect heart muscle disorders and electrical faults of the heart.
Thieves target Cheltenham's Vision 21 twice in two weeks

1 month ago | bbc.com | Maisie Lillywhite |Duncan Cook

Thieves target charity twice in two weeksMaisie Lillywhite & Duncan CookBBC News, GloucestershireVision21Vision 21's van and shop were broken into on separate days earlier this monthA sustainability charity is appealing for donations after two break-ins in as many weeks. Vision 21's van was broken into overnight on 5 April.
Gloucestershire woman 'happy' body will be moved from her future grave

2 months ago | bbc.com | Maisie Lillywhite |Duncan Cook

Woman 'happy' body will be moved from her future graveMaisie Lillywhite & Duncan CookBBC News, GloucestershireBBCSallyann Anderson said she feels 'very sorry' for the family of the woman who was buried in her graveA woman who discovered a body had been buried in her future grave is "happy" an exhumation will take place. Sallyann Anderson paid for a plot beside her parents' graves in 2018.
Stonehouse chippy apologises for prices as fish costs surge

2 months ago | bbc.com | Duncan Cook

Chippy apologises for prices as fish costs surgeDuncan CookBBC News, GloucestershireTess de la MareBBC News, West of EnglandGetty/BloombergThe Nippy Chippy in Gloucestershire explained price rises were down to a increase in fish costsA chip shop has apologised to customers for putting up prices after seeing the cost of fish surge by more than 60% in just three months. The Nippy Chippy in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, is now charging £12.50 for a large cod and £10 for haddock.
Gloucestershire Police

2 months ago | bbc.com | Duncan Cook

Concern for police horses as unit set to closeDuncan CookBBC News, GloucestershireGetty ImagesGloucestershire's mounted unit is being scrapped to save moneyThe former owner of a horse sold to Gloucestershire Police has raised concerns about his future as the force's mounted unit is set to close. Melissa Bailey sold Prince to the police in 2023 when she moved abroad with her husband, and said she is now worried about him and other animals being used "as a commodity".