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Air ambulance called as emergency services rush to Cheltenham town centre
A cordon was in place outside Cavendish House

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Gloucester hospital tower's much-needed revamp could take four years, sparking healthcare pressure fears
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital chiefs say the fire safety system in the 50-year-old building is outdated and needs to be replaced

Live updates as gas leak closes key road near Cheltenham
The road is used to link the A46 and the A40, running parallel to the M5
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Open letter on future of Cavendish House from our leader
Open letter to Canada Life, landlord of Cavendish House, from Cllr Rowena Hay, leader of Cheltenham Borough Council

Ellen DeGeneres' neighbours in the Cotswolds share what she's really like
The pair have warmly adopted their new rural English lifestyle

New engagement for the Strategic and Local Plan goes live
A new phase of engagement for the Strategic and Local Plan (SLP) begins on Monday, 20 October 2025.

Raiders target seven Cheltenham homes in 11 days
They are thought to be linked


Gloucestershire death notices and funeral announcements as tributes paid
People from Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Tewkesbury, Forest of Dean and Cotswolds are being remembered


People in Cheltenham to be asked if they want a 'town' council if the borough council is axed
There are calls for all the spa town's areas to have some level of local representation


Concerns over rough sleeping in Cheltenham amid claim people are defecating in public
Residents fear the presence of roughsleepers will be put visitors off the spa town


Concerns civic chiefs are being 'softened up' ahead temporary Cheltenham birth centre closure becoming permanent
Hospital bosses stress no decision will be made on the Aveta Birth Centre until next spring and it will data driven


Police searching for wanted Gloucester man with 'grey receding hair'
Dial 999 if you see him


Cash and £10,000 worth of drugs seized as teens arrested
The boys remain in police custody


'Not fit-for-purpose' air source heat pump at popular pavilion costs thousands a year to run
The air source heat pump at Leckhampton's Burrow’s Pavilion is costing more than £6k a year to run


'Worrying trend' of Cheltenham town centre cafe and restaurant closures sparks concern
The spa town's high street is doing better than other towns in the South West but residents are concernedover empty units


Emmerdale's James Moore to take on epic challenge in memory of his dad at climbing site near A417
James Moore, who plays Ryan Stocks in Emmerdale, is set to climb the equivalent of Ben Nevis in a bid to fund a cure for the blood cancer which claimed his dad's life


Man snatches hundreds of pounds from woman in Tesco car park
He opened the woman's car door and stole the cash


Questions over protections for historic Cheltenham town centre pub
The Bell Inn in Bath Road could be redeveloped under new plans


Bradford City home tie for Cheltenham Town in FA Cup first round
Steve Cotterill's Cheltenham Town have been drawn at home to League One opponents in the first round of the FA Cup


Six-foot man wearing baseball cap steals from car and gets away on bike with big wheels
Here are the latest crime reports
