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Nigel Farage to visit our area today
Nigel Farage is visiting Gloucestershire today (April 22) as part of Reform UK’s campaign for the council elections next week.
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Garden expert shares £1 coin hack to make ideal environment for grass seeds
A garden expert has shared a £1 coin hack that can help you "provide a comforting environment" for grass seeds to germinate and grow.
Fire-ravaged Cirencester flat to be restored in bid to save historic building
A blaze damaged the listed building but plans promise like-for-like repairs
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Stunning photos as exotic rare bird spotted in Gloucestershire
A RARE bird with a distinctive orange crown has been photographed in the county.
Fears over plans for more new homes in Malmesbury
FEARS have been expressed that Malmesbury is unable to cope with more new housing as a company seeks permission to build nearly 150 new homes in the town.
Herefordshire castle estate owned by Richard Hammond
TOP Gear and Grand Tour star Richard Hammond may have grown up in Solihull, but for many years the motoring TV presenter has lived in rural Herefordshire,
Completion date pushed back on major Cirencester roundabout
THERE has been an outcry after it was revealed that work to upgrade a key roundabout in Cirencester which is causing widespread congestion will not be finished until the summer.
Green Party defends candidate who accessed patient's records in Cirencester
THE selection of a GP who accessed a patient’s records to get her telephone number as a county council candidate has been defended by the Green Party.
Body found in search for teen with Cirencester links
A body was found by a member of the public in Drybrook, Forest of Dean yesterday (Sunday 20 April).
Pope Francis has died aged 88, The Vatican has confirmed
The Vatican has shared a tribute following the death of Pope Francis aged 88.
Greens defend choice of GP candidate who accessed records to get contact details to ask patient out for 'pub lunch'
Dr Richard Dean fully disclosed to his party the medical practitioners’ tribunal which resulted in a formal warning in 2018
New designer outlet in Gloucestershire set to open this summer
MORE brands have been announced for a new major shopping destination in the area - which is due to open soon.
Exhibition shines light on forgotten voices in Gloucestershire’s railway history
The Beyond the Platform exhibition launched at Gloucestershire Archives, celebrating 200 years of railway history.
See inside £800,000 family home overlooking farmland near Fairford
THIS extended four-bedroom, semi-detached family home is adjacent to and overlooks the surrounding countryside near Fairford.
Fewer than one in five people can pass this three-question IQ test
The Cognitive Reflection Test has a pass rate of just 17 per cent
'Beloved' Toblerone chocolate bar discontinued after 'difficult decision'
Toblerone Dark will no longer be available to buy in the UK as Mondelez has discontinued the chocolate bar.
IN MEMORIAM: Death notices in the Standard this week
The Wilts And Gloucestershire Standard has published six death notices in the last seven days.
Appeal to find missing teen with Cirencester links
Police are appealing for help in finding a 19-year-old man who has been reported missing from the Forest of Dean.
Live: Urgent search for 19-year-old missing from Forest of Dean
Sam has not returned home
Heartfelt tributes left in latest death notices and funeral announcements
People from Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Tewkesbury, Forest of Dean and Cotswolds are being remembered