More than 200 firearms have been handed in to Gloucestershire Police during Operation Aztecs gun surrender. The Force are the first to implement the nationwide surrender, which saw six 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) […]
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DECEMBER 08: Gloucestershire Weather Forecast
SNOW has fallen in some areas this morning with a light dusting affecting western areas of the county. The light snowfall is expected to continue to fall at various times during the weekend. Temperatures across the county will reach highs of up to just 4°C later on in the day. Snow falling over #Gloucestershire now. […]
Culinary Crimes
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
The 11 year gap – A mature student’s experience in Higher Education
It’s midnight, I’ve already spent 3 hours on the phone trying to calm my nan down who’s hallucinating, telling me she is seeing men stab each other in her house. She has severe Alzheimer’s. I help my mum to calm her down. The phone goes a further 3 times that night, my nan has now […]