Gloucestershire County, England News

The Tiny Bubbles Pre-school has to move out of its mobile building in the grounds of By Brook Valley Primary School, at Yatton Keynell, because the main school wants to expand to take on more pupils.

IT'S the cross-city sporting showdown of the summer and captains Mark Dudbridge and Steve Brown are ready to reveal their teams for the North Bristol v South Bristol darts 'Smackdown'. The best players from the south of the river will take on the finest from the north on the oche at Mangotsfield United FC on Sunday, July 14 and the Bristol Post ... (more)

PLANS for a six-screen cinema, restaurants and shops in Yate's overflow car park have been put out to public consultation.

Sutton Benger songbird Gabrielle Aplin's new album, which was released on Monday, has stormed the iTunes chart - claiming both numbers two and three.

BAKERS battled it out at Richmond Village in Painswick, helping to raise more than A 200 for the MS Society.

Motor enthusiasts will flock to the Castle Combe racetrack, near Chippenham, next week for the largest car, motorbike and automobilia auctions in the south west.

GEORGE and Oliver Amos who are unrelated bowled Frenchay to a 63-run defeat of Pucklechurch in the Bristol & District A XI League.

HEALTH and social care workers are getting up-to-date fire safety training following the death of a pensioner whose house burned down.

GREEN land on Chepstow's fringe could be used to expand the town by 230 homes, alongside a new hotel or restaurant.

HAROLD Leach, known as Rob, celebrated his 100th birthday with family and friends at his home in West Grange Court, Stroud on Sunday May 5. On leaving college he served an apprenticeship in electrical installation with Gloucester-based Parsons Brothers when the electricity supply system was still DC and there were electric trams running throughout ... (more)

Green Orchard, the home Paul Archer designed for his parents outside Bristol, England, sows the seeds of an active retirement.

At 7.40 on Tuesday police received reports that a white powder had been sprayed into three shops on Mitton Way - a barbers, laundrette and an empty business - and a residential property opposite.

BIDDESTONE Social manager Ashley Smith says his side will carry on seeking out new challenges after their historic quadruple-winning campaign in the Chippenham & District Sunday League.

Mr Hall, who donated one of his kidneys to Pamela, said it was "meant to be" as they both have blood type B+, which is shared by just eight per cent of the UK population.

BRISTOL's newest European Tour player, Chris Lloyd, is confident he can retain his playing privileges for next year despite what he described as "a frustrating season so far." He was teeing off in Madeira today in his tenth tournament since winning his card at Tour School in December.

Developers and campaign groups will be debating Wiltshire Council's proposals to build 37,000 new homes in the county.

THE Conservative group on Gloucestershire County Council has retained control of the cabinet despite no longer having an overall majority on the authority.

A supply teacher sexually assaulted girls as young as nine while working in a number of primary schools in Bristol, a jury has been told.

A PRIVATE meeting will be held between council officers and representatives to discuss calls for road improvements in a busy area of Cheltenham.

Golden Cross Inn landlord Mark Lindesay raises a glass to the pub achieving Cask Marque accreditation.