• Motorists did not stop to help dying Cheltenham cyclist police say

  By Rackmani

  All in all such a sad and tragic story. Condolences to the family. I am sure that if the passers...

            

   

  By Gloucestershire Echo at 10:36 on 16/05/13

  

  THREE motorists failed to stop to help a young cyclist as he lay dying by the side of the road – and a police officer says this has become normal behaviour. Alexander Ward was killed on July 8 last year when he collided with a horse box truck on the B4077 near Ford. During an inquest into the death of the 23-year-old, who lived in Cirencester Road, Cheltenham, the court heard that the driver of the truck saw three vehicles...

• School hit by computer raid in Stonehouse

  By tishwash

  I'm sure that the files would of been stored centrally something (or they're doing their IT wrong)...

            

   

  By The Citizen at 06:00 on 11/05/13

  

  STUDENTS who had work stored on computers at Maidenhill School in Stonehouse have been hardest hit by a burglary. Although the full extent of the loss is not yet known, it is understood many of the PCs taken in the raid had pupils' assignments stored on computer hard drives. Burglars forced entry into the school's science block in Kings Road sometime overnight on Thursday. Music technology students have suffered most, losing weeks...

• Heartbeat-style bobby Sgt Martin Jones retires after 32 years

  By Grahambarker

  Retiring on a full police pension at 49. I am a normal hard working person also person and i have...

            

   

  By Gloucestershire Echo at 06:00 on 06/05/13

  

  SERGEANT Martin Jones has seen his share of the action. But he admitted it was the quieter moments of rural policing he will miss the most. The 49-year-old policeman, who has headed the North Cotswold Community Policing team since 2005, is retiring after 32 years in Gloucestershire police. "Instead of what you see on some TV shows – fast cars and non-stop action – policing in the rural community is more like...

• Ten of Gloucestershire's best places to rent

  By Richardburton

  Well i think if they would be entilled to some sort of help with their rent depending on their...

            

   

  By Stroud Life at 07:00 on 24/04/13

  

  Full of beautiful places to live, weighing up some of the best places to rent in Gloucestershire could be seen as somewhat of a challenge. Cheltenham, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Cirencester, the Five Valleys and Forest of Dean all boast their own unique appeal. Here we take up that challenge and showcase 10 of the best places to rent in the county. We used figures from property search website Zoopla.co.uk and our own criteria which...

• Death of Cirencester motorcyclist, 26, leads to call for safety on rural roads

  By bike123

  I have to thank both the police and all the emergency services that were out that day. There were...

            

   

  By Gloucestershire Echo at 06:00 on 22/04/13

  

  URGENT calls have been made for young drivers to take extra care on Gloucestershire's rural roads following the death of a 26-year-old motorcyclist in the Cotswolds. It is the second death on the county's roads in the space of a few days. Inspector Simon Todd, of Gloucestershire police, said it was a wake-up call to motorists to exercise caution on the county's winding country routes. The Cirencester man died in a collision on the...

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