A project to build a replica historic cargo barge to take part in the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations is on the hunt for a crew.The Wye Trow is being built in Gloucester based on the design of a barge that used to carry cargo along the River Wye... (Read More)

Fifty-four coachloads containing more than 5,000 Cheltenham Town fans are travelling to London.They are attending one of the biggest matches in the League Two club's history when the side takes on Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane.The FA Cup third... (Read More)

Two wards at hospitals in the West have reopened after being closed due to the winter vomiting bug norovirus.Saturn Ward at Swindon's Great Western Hospital is open again, as is Ward 6B at the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.Cheltenham General Hospita... (Read More)

A consultation on the future of Gloucestershire's libraries has begun.In November a judicial review ruled a county council decision to cut funding for 10 libraries was unlawful, as it had not complied with equity laws.New proposals include plans to k... (Read More)

Badger cull pilots aimed at reducing cattle tuberculosis can take place in west Gloucestershire and west Somerset this year, the government has said.The exact areas are not being revealed for security reasons.But the majority of the Gloucestershire a... (Read More)

Police have again told campaigners calling for a fresh search for a teenager thought to be a victim of Fred West that there is no evidence.Fifteen-year-old Mary Bastholm was last seen alive in Gloucester 44 years ago.Gloucestershire Police is being p... (Read More)

Fifty-four jobs have been lost after a Gloucester-based holiday company was placed in administration last week.Phoenix Holidays Ltd employed 23 members of staff at its headquarters in Quedgeley and a further 31 members of winter holiday staff in Fran... (Read More)

The Gloucestershire home of Welsh poet WH Davies could again face a compulsory purchase order if it is not repaired.The author of the poem Leisure lived in Glendower, an 18th Century cottage in Nailsworth up until his death in 1940.Owner and Davies' ... (Read More)

Nurseries in Gloucester have been warned to be vigilant after an unrecognised teenage girl tried to collect a child.The girl arrived at a nursery in Tuffley to collect her "nephew", who she referred to by name, said police.A worker phoned the family ... (Read More)