South Gloucestershire news

• Firefighters protest over shift pattern change

  21-03-2025 16:52 via bbc.com
  
  The Gloucestershire firefighters said changes to their hours will impact their family lives.
  
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• Group assaults man and leaves him with broken jaw

  17-01-2026 15:18 via bbc.com
  Police are asking for help, after a group of men assaulted a man and left him with a broken jaw.
  
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• Grieving mum suing TikTok says hearing was 'painful'

  17-01-2026 10:06 via bbc.com
  Roome is one of five parents suing the social media giant in the US over their children's deaths.
  
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• 'Drug-user turns life around' and 'school standoff'

  17-01-2026 08:08 via bbc.com
  A round-up of stories from local newspapers and the BBC from the past week in the West of England.
  
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• Everything you need to know about wassailing

  17-01-2026 08:07 via bbc.com
  Involving cider, toast and a song or two, wassailing's history dates back centuries.
  
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• Princess Anne opens new university campus

  16-01-2026 18:21 via bbc.com
  The building in the heart of Gloucester sits on the site of a former Debenhams.
  
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• Major investment into new cyber security barracks

  16-01-2026 15:30 via bbc.com
  The army's cyber unit will benefit from new modern accommodation and specialist training facilities.
  
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• Arrests after boy injured in park attack

  16-01-2026 13:23 via bbc.com
  Police said a 15-year-old boy was beaten and threatened with a knife.
  
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• 'What are you showing our children?': Bereaved parents take on TikTok

  16-01-2026 12:05 via bbc.com
  Ellen Roome has been fighting to create "Jools' Law" since her 14-year-old's son death.
  
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• Police officer's eight-month challenge in wife's memory

  16-01-2026 11:27 via bbc.com
  Matthew Miles is taking on 11 challenges to raise money for the hospice which cared for his wife.
  
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• World Cup winners Stratford and Hunt back to grind with coffee-shop venture

  16-01-2026 10:43 via bbc.com
  England captain Zoe Stratford and fellow Women's Rugby World Cup winner Natasha Hunt are continuing their teamwork by opening a coffee shop together.
  
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• Taxi drivers call for more restrictions on Uber

  16-01-2026 07:16 via bbc.com
  Uber is not authorised to operate in the Cotswolds but cab drivers there say it is damaging trade.
  
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• Rare coin thief caught after going on the run

  15-01-2026 19:50 via bbc.com
  Clinton Bowen disappeared during his trial for the theft of £500,000 of rare coins from a dealer.
  
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• Knife-wielding thief who attacked bookies while on bail is jailed

  15-01-2026 18:07 via bbc.com
  Robert Hall was on bail for a knifepoint robbery when he assaulted a staff member at the bookmakers.
  
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• Pop-up market to close to allow redevelopment

  15-01-2026 17:05 via bbc.com
  Traders say they fear leaving the former department store will risk theirlivelihoods.
  
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• How floodplain could be restored to wildlife haven

  15-01-2026 15:17 via bbc.com
  Endangered eels could thrive again across the wetland between Tewkesbury and Gloucester.
  
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• Bowler Taylor extends Gloucestershire deal to 2028

  15-01-2026 14:36 via bbc.com
  Gloucestershire pace bowler Matt Taylor extends his contract with the club for another two years.
  
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• Road reopens after man died in house fire

  15-01-2026 10:28 via bbc.com
  Police ask drivers to avoid the side roads near to the scene which remain closed.
  
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• 'We don't need a sticking plaster', say pub owners

  15-01-2026 07:14 via bbc.com
  More than 40 hospitality firms have come together to campaign against tax increases.
  
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• Council seeks anti-social behaviour injunction

  15-01-2026 07:14 via bbc.com
  It says the area around car park is attracting people who want to drink and take drugs.
  
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• Pair escape 'ball of flames' that destroyed home

  14-01-2026 18:42 via bbc.com
  Harry Ward and Liam Davies lost all their possessions and two cats in the fire.
  
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• Roads remain closed after man dies in house fire

  14-01-2026 15:41 via bbc.com
  Drivers are urged to avoid the area while closures are in place on Cirencester Road and Gypsy Lane.
  
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• Airport sale deadline set for end of month

  14-01-2026 14:22 via bbc.com
  The site is being sold more than £25m and it is hoped will bring new business to the area.
  
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• Mortgage advisor to Gloucester hooker - Crane's big step up

  14-01-2026 12:47 via bbc.com
  Full-time mortgage advisor and part-time rugby player Will Crane on making the jump into the top tier during his loan with Gloucester.
  
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• Nine artists to take up gallery residency

  14-01-2026 07:13 via bbc.com
  The year-long programme will see artists take part in a mentoring scheme and display their work.
  
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• Hopes for festival to celebrate 200 years of docks

  14-01-2026 07:11 via bbc.com
  A series of events are planned to mark 200 years since the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal opened.
  
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• Pedestrian dies in lorry crash on motorway

  13-01-2026 21:32 via bbc.com
  The M5 in Gloucestershire is reopened in both directions following the fatal crash.
  
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• Dad helps shape UK cancer plan after son's illness

  13-01-2026 19:41 via bbc.com
  Tim Sadler, whose son and sister both had cancer, says families need more support.
  
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• Man dies and homes evacuated after house fire

  13-01-2026 17:54 via bbc.com
  Road closures are in place while investigation work takes place.
  
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• Bristol City's Morrison joins Forest Green on loan

  13-01-2026 17:44 via bbc.com
  Forest Green Rovers sign Bristol City's Elijah Morrison on loan until the end of the season.
  
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