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1 week ago | 
bbc.com | Maisie Lillywhite |Edward Carl Rowe
Maisie Lillywhite & Edward RoweBBC News, GloucestershireA teenager says she would not have done as well in her GCSEs if she did not seek counselling. After struggling with academic confidence and panic attacks, 17-year-old Islay sought help from Mitcheldean charity TIC+ (Teens in Crisis), which is rebranding to Talk Well.
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2 months ago | 
msn.com | Edward Carl Rowe |Maisie Lillywhite
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May 28, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Edward Carl Rowe
Tories apologise after 'yanking' Labour leafletEdward Rowe,Carmelo GarciaAnthony BuffinThe resident said the campaigner tried "to discreetly screw up" the leaflet and "put it in his bag"A Conservative activist has apologised after apparently "yanking" a Labour pamphlet from a letterbox in Gloucestershire. Abbeydale resident Anthony Buffin's doorbell camera appeared to show an activist putting literature through a letterbox, while pulling out a Labour leaflet.
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Mar 27, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Edward Carl Rowe
Image source, Gloucestershire County CouncilImage caption, The new transport hub in Cheltenham is expected to open this summerBBC News, GloucestershireA bus operator is being sought to operate an upgraded park and ride service into Cheltenham's town centre. The £33m Arle Court transport hub sits on the South West side of town on the golden valley bypass and is expected to be fully operational from November. The hub will have multi-storey car parking, electric car chargers and cycle parking.
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Feb 23, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Edward Carl Rowe
Image caption, Susannah Bagnell wants more to be done so local people are not priced out of buying a houseBBC News, West of EnglandProposals to double council tax on second homes in the Cotswolds will be discussed "in a few weeks time". Cotswold District Council members will debate a report after the government gave local authorities the power to increase council tax by 100% on second homes, under the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023.
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Nov 16, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Edward Carl Rowe
Image caption, Alex Chalk MP visited the site where the new pipe will be installedA new waste pipe is being installed in an attempt to reduce the number of sewage spills into a river. Severn Trent Water have started an engineering project to improve water in the River Chelt, a tributary of the Severn in Gloucestershire. They have said the new pipe could reduce sewage spills by 90%, meaning less raw, untreated sewage would go into waterways.
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Nov 16, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Edward Carl Rowe
A new waste pipe is being installed in an attempt to reduce the number of sewage spills into a river. Severn Trent Water have started an engineering project to improve water in the River Chelt, a tributary of the Severn in Gloucestershire. They have said the new pipe could reduce sewage spills by 90%, meaning less raw, untreated sewage would go into waterways. It is part of Severn Trent Water's plan to invest £12.9bn across their network.
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Nov 14, 2023 | 
bbc.co.uk | Dawn Limbu |Edward Carl Rowe
Members of a group facing eviction from a building they have occupied will appear in court later. Gloucestershire County Council said the group are occupying the Old County Library in Stroud illegally. Called S.I.S.T.E.R - Stroud Internationalist Solidarity Together for Earth Repairs - it has challenged the council's use of the building. The council says it plans to offer the former church to community groups in a transparent bidding process.
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Nov 5, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Edward Carl Rowe
Image caption, Gordon Pepper lives in a former mill next to the River KennetA man says he was left fighting for his life after having a paddle in the River Kennet. Gordon Pepper, who lives in Wiltshire, was in the sepsis ward at hospital 48 hours after his dip. Thames Water said pollutants could get into rivers in other ways and it was investing in sewage treatment works. Mr Pepper has lived in Mildenhall, near Marlborough, in the Kennet valley for 11 years.
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Oct 30, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Edward Carl Rowe |Jasmine Ketibuah-Foley
Image caption, The Ministry of Defence said the battalion will leave the barracks in 2029By Edward Rowe & Jasmine Ketibuah-FoleyPlans to build 600 homes on a soon to be vacated army barracks have been labelled a "disaster" waiting to happen by local residents. The proposal for Beachley Barracks in Sedbury are part of a council aim to reach housing targets by 2041. A spokesperson from the Ministry of Defence said the Forest of Dean site is set to be demolished in 2029.
