Live M5 traffic, travel, weather, and breaking news for Gloucestershire on Wednesday, July 8, 2020

This is our live news blog for Gloucestershire on Wednesday, July 8, 2020.

We’ll bring you the latest news from our team of journalists.

With the Gloucestershire Live office closed, we are continuing to cover the news while working from home and obeying all Government requirements.

We will continue to cover Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Tewkesbury, the Forest of Dean and the Cotswolds areas – as well as keeping an eye across the borders in Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Wiltshire and Monmouthshire.

We’ll also keep an eye on the roads, including the M5.

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Contact details for our reporters below.

Robin Jenkins, Chief Cheltenham Reporter: robin.jenkins@reachplc.com

Ellis Lane, Gloucestershire Reporter: ellis.lane@reachplc.com

Leigh Boobyer, Local Democracy Reporter: leigh.boobyer@reachplc.com

Samuel Port, Gloucester Reporter: samuel.port@reachplc.com

Zasha Whiteway-Wilkinson, Cheltenham reporter: zasha.whiteway-wilkinson@reachplc.com

Maisie Lillywhite, Rural Communities Reporter: maisie.lillywhite@reachplc.com

Madelaine Richards, What’s On Reporter: madelaine.richards@reachplc.com

They are all waiting to hear from you.

To contact the general newsdesk, email gloslivenews@glosmedia.co.uk. You can also contact us through our social media channels.