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Festival announces line-up amid expansion plans
Tuesday 10th February 2026The festival at Cheltenham Racecourse plans to expand in celebration of its 20th year...
'Anxious' residents prepare for more flooding
Monday 9th February 2026Heavy downpours are set to batter Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire throughout Monday...
Teachers strike over 'abusive' pupil behaviour
Wednesday 4th February 2026The strike has been called "extremely rare" as teachers ask the school to stamp out bad behaviour...
Cotswolds parking scheme given £20k funding
Tuesday 3rd February 2026Three transport projects in an area covering Gloucestershire to Dorset are given a combined £60k...
Penguins named after Only Fools and Horses trio
Monday 26th January 2026Birdland hopes the names of the Humboldt penguins will strike up meaningful conversations...
Private school to close after 106 years
Friday 23rd January 2026The school in the Cotswolds will close this summer due to falling pupil numbers...
100-year-old Rendcomb College announces closure at the end of the school year
Friday 23rd January 2026It says it is no longer financially viableRead full story...
'Patients cleaned in corridors as staff struggle'
Thursday 22nd January 2026A critical care nurse says he worries corridor care is becoming "normalised" in the NHS...
'Drug-user turns life around' and 'school standoff'
Saturday 17th January 2026A round-up of stories from local newspapers and the BBC from the past week in the West of England...
Snow closes Gloucestershire schools with more disruption on the way
Friday 9th January 2026A new weather warning has just been activatedRead full story...
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