Tag Archives: Cirencester

Numerous Gloucestershire heroes have been recognised for their outstanding achievements in King Charles’ Birthday Honours list. Charity workers, emergency service workers and educators from the region are among those celebrated in the list which also includes Post Office campaigner Alan Bates and former prime minister Gordon Brown. The list honours …

A Gloucestershire teenager obtained pills for an illegal abortion while six months pregnant, a court has heard. Sophie Harvey is accused of taking the drug to terminate her pregnancy after discovering she was 28 weeks and five days gestation, making it too late for a legal abortion in England. Prosecutors …

A Gloucestershire soldier along with three other brothers-in-arms have made regimental history. They are believed to be the first fully formed crew from the British Army’s Armoured Reserve Regiment, to serve on Operations since the Second World War. Lance Corporal George Dwight, 27, from Cirencester and his Challenger 2 Main …

The nation’s posties are among the most trusted and well-liked of public professions, delivering our correspondences whatever the weather. Across Gloucestershire there is a mixture of jobs going at the Royal Mail, that could set you off down the county’s urban and rural roads – or fixing the vehicles that …

Major routes across Gloucestershire will be under the watchful eyes of mobile speed cameras over the next week. Officers will be monitoring the A40 Golden Valley where there has been a number of crashes over the past few months. Police will also be keeping an eye on the B4008 Bristol …

There are far fewer cars on the roads, but that can mean speeders will stand out even more. Mobile speed cameras are being deployed around the county this week in a bid to reduce the risk of collisions and injuries. Law-flouting drivers risk fines, points and prosecution depending on their …

Prince Charles visited a Cirencester museum today (Friday, December 18) where he spoke of his fascination with archaeology. The Prince of Wales visited the recently opened Stone Age to Corinium Gallery at the Corinium Museum in Cirencester, Gloucestershire which features a displays which depicts the story of life in the …

School may be out, but mobile speed camera enforcers don’t take the half-term off. So if you want to avoid a fine, or ‘detention’ at a speed awareness course, keep an eye on that speedometer. Speed limits are there to keep road users as safe as possible and in the …

We are well into autumn and we’ve experienced weather and flood warnings already, so driving carefully is vital when the weather can suddenly turn. Speed limits are there for a reason and in the locations below, there is going to be extra enforcement this month with mobile speed cameras in …