Culinary crimes, a very serious issue causing arguments throughout the country, but what is right and what is wrong? Milk before tea? Tea before milk? Jam before cream or cream before jam? Brown sauce or Ketchup? Sprouts or no sprouts? How about some of these stranger food choices – Chips in yoghurt or milkshakes Crisps in lemonade […]
Month: December 2017
Online fraud: How to stay safe this Christmas
Online fraud is the most prevalent crime in England and Wales, according to the Public Accounts Committee report. It’s also costing the public sector £37.5 billion per year. In Gloucestershire, the total amount spent by the authority on the investigation of prosecution of fraud is £65,275. There are also 1,425 employees undertaking investigations and prosecutions […]
The unsung heroes of the courtroom: Witness Support
Many people dread the day they go to court. But Ruth Sutherland is determined to take as much stress out of the process as she can. The former forensic psychologist is part of a witness support team working in Gloucestershire’s courts to support people giving evidence as witnesses. Ms Sutherland, who has experience of working […]
Cycling champion councillor has bike stolen
Cheltenham Borough Councillor Max Wilkinson had his bicycle stolen during a meeting at the Municipal building in Cheltenham last night. Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate Mr. Wilkinson, a cycling champion, is not the first political figure in Gloucestershire to have their bike stolen, with Conservative MP for Gloucester Richard Graham also a victim of a chain of bike thefts. […]
Police appeal for witnesses after Forest of Dean crash death
Gloucestershire police are appealing for witnesses after a fatal crash in which a woman died. The crash, which involved a car and a pedestrian, happened at around 5.30pm on the A48 between Blakeney and Newent on Severn, in the Forest of Dean yesterday. The blue Citroen Berlingo collided with the pedestrian, causing the road to […]
Latest Gloucestershire crime figures revealed
Crime rates in Cheltenham and Gloucester are well above the Gloucestershire average according to crime statistics released by the office for national statistics. The total number of police recorded crimes per 1000 residents for Cheltenham is just over 72, rising to 79 in Gloucester, with the Gloucestershire average sat at just under 53. The most […]
7th December Live Blog
Welcome to our Live Blog for today. We are focusing on crime and will have regular updates throughout the day of stories – you can also follow us on twitter @Jnews_L6 for more updates. 9.00am – Weather for today is pretty miserable according to our Journalist Sam Phillips! https://jnews.glos.ac.uk/december-07-gloucestershire-weather-forecast/ 9.30am – Travel update from […]
DECEMBER 07: Gloucestershire Weather Forecast
Gloucestershire is expected to see a warmer than usual start to the day with temperatures expected to reach up to 13°C in the early hours of this morning. Later on we can expect to see temperatures dip to lows of 3°C in the later half of the day. This will be accompanied by an increase […]
Sex Education: Is it outdated?
Do you remember being shown a VCR tape of how reproduction works in school, and the teachers calling that sex education? Because I do. And that tape was clearly from the 70’s. My teacher, literally blew dust off it before she put it in the TV. So with sexual culture changing rapidly, especially in the […]
Studying Abroad: Christmas in the Czech Republic
Being a student in England can be stressful enough, imagine what its like moving away from home for the first time and not even speaking the language. That’s exactly what Meg Jenner from Cheltenham did, when she decided to pack up her bags and move so she could study at Prague College. While freshers are […]