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Slowly but surely the water returns
Water has began to return to some parts of Tewkesbury!Whilst the whole town is yet to be completely hydrated, a few homes and businesses such as The Gupshill Manor and The Kingfisher chip shop can now run its’ taps.
@stwater thanks for getting water back to GL20 so quickly. Really appreciate the hard work of your teams – please pass on my thanks #Tewkesbury
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has ‘vowed to sort Brexit in six months’ as he hits the general election campaign trial today against Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
"Labour is determined to bring a divided country together."
Speaking at the launch of @UKLabour's pre-election campaign, @jeremycorbyn says his party would get #Brexit "sorted" within six months by holding a second referendum.
One lane closed as investigation into body found on M5 continues
After a body was found in the early hours of Wednesday morning, a lane has been closed and a speed limit has been put in place on the M5.
At about 4:20am yesterday morning, a police investigation began into a body that was found between Junction 11a and junction 12 at Gloucester and Quedgeley.
This section of the motorway was completely closed off which caused huge delays for commuters which included cancelled buses and delayed trains too.
Gloucestershire Constabulary investigators are still trying to put together what happened during yesterday’s awful event, so a 40mph speed limit has been put in place as well as the shut off of the inside lane.
LATEST on the #M5 in #Gloucestershire this breakfast time. One lane is still closed Southbound between J11a and 12 and is likely to be until later this afternoon. @Glos_Police are investigating how someone was found dead on the motorway yesterday morning #HeartNewspic.twitter.com/VSvZfSvpK4
Tewkesbury runs out of water after burst pipe in town
The people of Tewkesbury woke up this morning to the fact that they have no water.
Severn Trent reported a large pipe had burst in the early hours of the morning, leaving many of those living in and around Tewkesbury with dry taps.
The town’s biggest supermarket, Morrisons, were quick to empty their shelves, having all their water bottles sold not long after 8am. Other shops such as Co-op and Aldi had no water on offer not long afterwards.
Severn Tent have released a statement to say they are working with their most vulnerable customers to ensure they have water delivered.
We're sorry our Customers in the GL20 #Tewkesbury area are experiencing supply interruptions this morning. We're aware of this issue and are working hard to get our customers back on supply. For more information please check out our website https://t.co/yGhFcWOp6E
Hi guys, it’s Amy Bailey here reporting about Cheltenham 2020 from University of Gloucestershire’s BA Journalism team. Today we’ve got a Halloween special including interviews with guest speakers, a lifestyle debate, questioning the future of Cheltenham. And how could we forget Brexit? After all, today was supposed to be the day we left the EU!
Gritters from @GlosRoads are out this afternoon ahead of a very cold night. They've taken this picture between Andoversford and Stow on the Wold pic.twitter.com/6zEmOgDTr1
The smell of damp, dust and old food is one I’ll never forget. As I walked around Gloucester Prison, the smells followed me.
The cells were old and smelled like mildew and mould. The kitchens smelled like month-old cabbage. The chapel smelled like old dusty books. You could even smell body odour in one of the wings.
After months of negotiations Britain has struck a last minute deal to move vital talks with the EU to the next phase.
There will be no ‘hard border’ with Ireland, the Brexit bill will cost somewhere between £35bn and £39bn, and both EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU will have their rights protected.
Have you spotted these wanted people in Gloucestershire? The Police are urging you to contact 101.
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Cheltenham business failing to pay minimum wage
Blushes Hairdressing Ltd in Cheltenham has failed to pay more than £1,000 worth of wages to two of its employees.
The business was identified alongside 260 other employers across England and Wales as underpaying staff by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. This means that more than 16,000 people worked for less than the minimum wage.
Alarm as child porn video is shared in at least one Gloucestershire school
A 25 year old man from Stockport has been arrested in connection with a sexually explicit video of a child which is being shared throughout schools across the country.
Gloucestershire police have urged parents to search their children’s phones for a sexually explicit video featuring a unknown child and teenager after it became evident that the video had been shared in at least one Gloucestershire school.
The results of the new parliamentary boundary review could affect Gloucestershire, certain areas could be moved to a different constituency. Do you want Cam and Dursley to remain in the Stroud district?
Sexism: will it being classed as a hate crime dwindle the numbers of sexual assault?
It happened to me this morning on my way to university. I was standing at the bus stop, listening to my music and waiting for my bus, when another pulled in and off came the passengers.
One man got off in amongst the few; he was shorter than the average height, and had to be in his late fifties early sixties. Despite the huge, empty space in front of me, he decided to walk into my personal space, his face no more than six inches from my breasts, and decided to have an eyeful and mutter something to himself.
As I had my headphones in, I didn’t hear what he said. And to be honest, I don’t think I want to know what it was. But this wasn’t the first incident.
Should there be a law against sexual harassment, and is it a hate crime?
It started with Harvey Weinstein, one of the biggest names in cinema, then went global with the #metoo Twitter hashtag before engulfing the UK’s members of Parliament.
The sex scandal spanning Hollywood, Parliament and beyond has exposed a possible gap in UK legislation – sexual harassment is not actually a criminal offence in its own right.
Police are urging witnesses to contact Crimestoppers after a woman was attacked in Gloucestershire. Olivia Scull reports.
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Cheltenham committed to reducing hate crimes including sexism
Following discussions that misogyny may become a 6th strand of hate crime, Cheltenham Borough council have announced their support to combat the issue.
Currently offenders targeting race, disability and sexuality can be classed as aggravated offences, resulting in longer sentences, but hatred towards gender is not included.
Excellent interview of Sam Woods by Uni of Gloucestershire journalism student Olivia Scull : Brexit, bitcoin and economic prospects for young people – and more! @olivia_scull@uniofglospic.twitter.com/2nT8RvdI6Y
Check out the lunchtime bulletin with UoGlos LIVE journalist Sophie Archer.
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Gloucestershire parents fined more than £19,000 for holidays in term time
Figures have revealed the number of £60 fines that have been handed out to parents in the region for term time holidays and for children’s ‘irregular attendance’ over the past two years.
Statistics obtained through a freedom of information request showed that Gloucestershire County Council has collected £19,885 in fines since 2015/16.
Skillzone: Gloucester’s crime fighting life-size village
What would you do if a fire broke out in your house? Or you witnessed a robbery in your local shop? At Skillzone in Gloucester, you can learn how to safely deal with all these situations and more.
The state of the art facility, which includes a house, train station, corner shop and bus works as a training centre for emergency personnel, but also teaches members of the community how to recognise and cope with dangerous situations.
The centre works with people of all ages; from Year Five school pupils who are beginning to be independent but need some guidance, to elderly people that want to keep busy.
The number of hate crimes have risen in Gloucestershire, according to the Liberal Democrats.
The statistics obtained via a Freedom of Information request have revealed the total number of hate crime in 2017 had increased by 21% since last year.
The latest information reveals 343 incidences of hate crime have been reported to Gloucestershire Constabulary over the past year. Lib Dem Councillor and Spokesperson for Fighting Crime in Gloucestershire, David Brown, has said race is a high contributing factor in regards to hate crime, with 263 incidents being recorded.
Do you put your milk in first or last? UoGlos LIVE Journalist Lisa Capener tells us more.
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Can sexism be seen as a hate crime? Do you think wolf whistling and sexist remarks should be banned? There is more information on this from the London Evening standard here and we will have a story on our website https://t.co/nJitHHZWeD later #UoGloshttps://t.co/EaEYGHjncc.
UPDATE: #GLOSSAYSNOMORE Gloucestershire campaigns against Domestic Violence
Image: Howard Lake
Organisations in Gloucestershire have come together to support the UK SAYS NO MORE Campaign with their own hashtag GLOSSAYSNOMORE
UK SAYS NO MORE is a national campaign that recognises and raises awareness for domestic violence and sexual assault, with the aim of bringing it to an end.
UoGlos LIVE journalist Kamal Sultan reports on the award winning documentary ‘Unrest’ shortlisted for an Oscar nomination, created by a lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire.
202 firearms have been handed in to Gloucestershire Constabulary during Operation Aztecs gun surrender. Gloucestershire police are the first to implement the nationwide surrender, which saw 6 times the amount of guns and firearms handed in the last firearms surrender in 2014.
The operation was organised by NABIS (National Ballistics Intelligence services) to encourage people to hand in their firearms anonymously without the fear of prosecution. The massive increase in the amount of guns being handed in is being put down increased awareness of gun and terror related crime as well as the success of the pervious surrender.
We're appealing for information after a serious sexual assault in Hucclecote today. The incident happened in a Transit style van on a driveway and we're particularly interested in hearing from anyone who saw the van in the area this morning. More here: https://t.co/eFkpf8fNUypic.twitter.com/8EvFCMfsJ0
We are here all day with regular updates using #UoGlos with news and stories all about crime, so keep an eye out as we will know if you commit a crime pic.twitter.com/9waj5tAj7Y
