South Gloucestershire news

• The teenager sprinting for GB two years after taking up the sport

  05-08-2026 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gloucester sprinter James Arminio is racing at the Under-20 World Championships, only two years after first stepping on to an athletics track.
  
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• Sprinting for GB - two years after taking up sport

  05-08-2026 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gloucester sprinter James Arminio is racing at the Under-20 World Championships, only two years after first stepping on to an athletics track.
  
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• Men deny illegal hunt at Duke of Beaufort estate

  05-08-2026 14:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A master huntsman and his assistant have denied hunting a fox that was killed by hounds on the Badminton estate.
  
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• Drivers urged to be 'more French and use both lanes'

  05-08-2026 13:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  With temporary traffic switches in place, Céline Acard encourages drivers to make use of all space.
  
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• Care workers to strike over council outsourcing

  05-08-2026 07:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Reablement staff who've worked at Gloucestershire County Council for decades are expected to strike.
  
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• Charities get £2.2m from pollution incident fines

  05-08-2026 07:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Water firm Severn Trent was investigated for two pollution incidents.
  
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• Betty, 97, breaks record for oldest wingwalker

  04-08-2026 19:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  She has carried out six charity wing walks over the past decade.
  
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• Man in his 70s dies in 'large fire' in Cotswolds

  04-08-2026 17:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Police say the man was declared dead at the scene of the blaze in Chipping Campden.
  
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• Pair who let dog starve to death are sentenced

  04-08-2026 14:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Michael William Buckle and Amy Roseberry-Buckle are disqualified from owning dogs.
  
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• Cheltenham bring in Leicester striker Otchere

  04-08-2026 13:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Teenage Leicester City striker Kirsten Otchere signs for League Two side Cheltenham Town on a season-long loan.
  
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• Organisers announce new addition to popular event

  04-08-2026 12:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Meningitis Now hopes more people will now be able to take part in the annual event.
  
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• How hot weather is changing camping holidays

  04-08-2026 07:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Heatwaves are changing camping habits as some holidaymakers choose glamping over tents.
  
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• Band lose festival spot after travelling with baby

  03-08-2026 21:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wings of Desire discovered they had been dropped from the line-up after arriving with their newborn.
  
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• Exeter stalwart Cowling dies aged 82

  03-08-2026 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Exeter Chiefs coach and Leicester Tigers and Gloucester player Robin Cowling dies aged 82.
  
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• Water company defends CEO's £80,000 pay rise

  03-08-2026 17:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wessex Water says the pay rises to £670,000 brings Ruth Jefferson "closer to market benchmarks".
  
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• Work starts on new unit for 'sickest patients'

  03-08-2026 16:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new unit at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital is designed to provide care for the most unwell.
  
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• Pylon removal plans for beauty spot scrapped

  03-08-2026 07:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Campaigners have voiced their disappointment as the scheme is scrapped.
  
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• Deprived area pupils face high obesity rates

  03-08-2026 07:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Council figures show the equivalent of 37 bus loads of children in the region start secondary school overweight.
  
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• The beef farm at the centre of UK mountainboarding

  02-08-2026 13:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bugsboarding, just two miles from Gloucester, is hosting the UK championships.
  
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• Mum says memories of late son keeps her 'brave'

  02-08-2026 08:18 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Roome tells former This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby she rewatches a video Jools sent, giving advice.
  
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• In Pictures: Cute cubs, Buck Moon and Stonehenge

  02-08-2026 08:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A round-up of photographs from across the West this week as the heat continues and football returns.
  
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• Weddings can now be 'truly unique' with flexible vows plan

  02-08-2026 08:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wedding planners and celebrants say marriage law reforms could offer couples more choice.
  
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• The Gloucestershire bus routes children can use for free

  01-08-2026 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Families can enjoy cheaper days out to places like Avebury, Cheltenham and the Bristol Balloon Fiesta.
  
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• Hopes trains could return on long-closed railway

  01-08-2026 14:48 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The Vale of Berkeley Railway has opened for the first time in more than half a century to passengers.
  
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• 'Radio 1 DJ's Oasis centre bid' and 'gummies warning'

  01-08-2026 08:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A round-up of stories from local newspapers and the BBC from the past week in the West of England.
  
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• Meet the people keeping endangered skills alive

  01-08-2026 03:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  As mass-production and technology take over, artisans are working to save threatened traditions.
  
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• Surrey beat Gloucestershire in One-Day Cup

  31-07-2026 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire end Durham's unbeaten One-Day Cup start, while there are wins for Derbyshire, Hampshire, Kent, Leicestershire, Worcestershire & Surrey.
  
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• Warning as 999 calls made over cold food and birds

  31-07-2026 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The force is urging the public not to call 999 unless there is an emergency.
  
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• Hospital employee facing trial on stalking charges

  31-07-2026 15:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gary Farquharson, of Cheltenham, is remanded in custody after pleading not guilty to the charges.
  
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• National Star students prepare to leave amidst some uncertain futures

  31-07-2026 07:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  We've been following a group of students at the college provides specialist further education for people with disabilities.
  
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• Where to see the biggest solar eclipse since 1999

  31-07-2026 07:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The UK's biggest solar eclipse since 1999 arrives on 12 August. Here's where to see it safely.
  
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• Mayor had to check road misspellings 'were not AI'

  30-07-2026 19:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The errors in Lydney and Cinderford have now been corrected after amusing people in the towns.
  
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• Homes to be built despite congestion concerns

  30-07-2026 19:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The approval for the plans comes as Stroud District Council consults on its Local Plan.
  
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• 'Don't have a BBQ, go to the pub instead' - fire chief

  30-07-2026 11:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts urge people to ditch disposable BBQs as heatwaves raise wildfire risk.
  
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• 'Cows get stressed by the heat just like humans'

  30-07-2026 07:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Farmers report less milk, lower crop yields and challenges over feeding livestock.
  
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• Drag Race star wants film viewed with 'open mind'

  30-07-2026 07:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Simon Wegrzyn, who performs as Copper Topp, draws on their own experience in Amazon's Live Out Loud.
  
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• The West is in drought - what does that really mean?

  29-07-2026 18:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A hosepipe ban has been introduced in part of the region.
  
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• Pride event to charge for entry for first time

  29-07-2026 18:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Organisers of the event in Gloucester Park say they are facing rising costs and dwindling funding.
  
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• How cow showers and fans help farmers keep cattle cool

  29-07-2026 14:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Dairy farmers are using cow showers and fans to protect cattle as hotter summers hit milk production.
  
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• In Pictures: World's oldest classical music festival under way

  29-07-2026 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Gloucester Cathedral is hosting The Three Choirs Festival, which dates back to the 18th Century.
  
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• Sports and social club 'is being forced to close'

  29-07-2026 09:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The new owners of the club want to demolish it and build a business park on the greenfield land
  
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• 'Reckless' fatal crash driver's sentence increased

  28-07-2026 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Liberty Mitchell has her sentence increased by two years and seven months at the Court of Appeal.
  
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• County to charge more for taking DIY waste to tips

  28-07-2026 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The council says it is introducing rules that are also in place in other parts of the country.
  
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• Woman, 21, charged in connection with stabbing

  28-07-2026 14:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A man remains in hospital after being found with a stab wound on Saturday night.
  
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• Gloucester begin Prem season at Exeter

  28-07-2026 09:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prem champions Northampton host Newcastle on the opening weekend of the 2026-27 season, with Exeter at home to Gloucester.
  
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• Champions Saints host Newcastle on opening weekend

  28-07-2026 09:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Prem champions Northampton host Newcastle on the opening weekend of the 2026-27 season, with Exeter at home to Gloucester.
  
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• Where is best to see the July Buck Moon?

  28-07-2026 07:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  July's full moon is due on Wednesday, here's some of the best places to watch it where you live.
  
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• ADHD jockey visits school to inspire students

  28-07-2026 07:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lilly Pinchin, from Cheltenham, took her horse Joey to meet students at a school in Patchway.
  
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• Calls for PM to clamp down on river sewage

  27-07-2026 17:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  River charities want the government to do more to encourage water firms to prevent pollution.
  
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• Teenager found guilty of murdering drug dealer

  27-07-2026 16:54 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The teenager stabbed Hamid Erfani after robbing him with another boy.
  
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