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Mental health bench 'will get people talking'
Tuesday 14th April 2026Mary Barnes is backing a campaign to install information benches in parks after her partner took his own life...
New 3G pitch hailed as 'huge' for village
Tuesday 14th April 2026The pitch at Farmor's School in Fairford will open later this year and is set to cost £1...
In pictures: Fiesta festivities and Prince William's camp visit
Sunday 5th April 2026A collection of photos from Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire in early spring...
'If you make me travel home, I'm going to divorce you'
Friday 3rd April 2026A Somerset couple’s gap year has turned into a 10-year, 100,000-mile European adventure...
Cranes return to the UK due to rewilding effort
Thursday 2nd April 2026Cranes are still on the endangered species list but there are now 87 breeding pairs in Somerset, say conservationists...
Memorabilia from record-breaking racehorse on sale
Tuesday 31st March 2026Kauto Star won the Cheltenham Gold Cup twice and the King George VI Chase at Kempton five times...
'Overtourism getting worse in Venice of the Cotswolds'
Tuesday 31st March 2026More than 200 residents respond to a survey about the impact of tourism on the area...
Cheltenham cancels final three racing fixtures
Monday 30th March 2026Cheltenham racecourse cancels the remaining three fixtures of the season to allow for improvements to drainage...
Eggs thrown at LGBTQ+ venue in 'suspected hate crime'
Friday 27th March 2026Gloucestershire Constabulary releases images of three teenagers officers want to speak to...
'No good choice' for GPs as child mental health demand 'skyrockets'
Thursday 26th March 2026GP says long waits for support mean some doctors feel forced to prescribe medication outside of guidelines...
Severn Trent says Cheltenham burst water main is 'complex' as 20-hour disruption continues
Wednesday 25th March 2026Three schools were closed today as a resultRead full story...
Severn Trent says Cheltenham burst water main is 'complex' as 20-hour outage continues
Wednesday 25th March 2026Three schools were closed today as a resultRead full story...
Schools closed and scores of homes without water amid burst pipe
Wednesday 25th March 2026Some homes have no water, while others have low pressure or discoloured water...
Schools and homes reconnected after burst water pipe
Wednesday 25th March 2026Properties in the St Marks area either had no supply or low pressure...
Campaign launched to keep children reading
Tuesday 24th March 2026A study has found children start losing interest in reading in the early years of secondary school...
Hartpury College clinch prestigious schools title at Twickenham
Monday 23rd March 2026Head coach Lewis Arnold was thrilled to see his side win the Continental Tyres Schools RFU ACE Girls finalRead full story...
Decision on 'brilliant' plans for new 200-pupil special school for Cheltenham
Monday 23rd March 2026'The fact it will cater for 200 children across both junior and senior years is brilliant'Read full story...
In Pictures: Spring equinox and US bombers
Sunday 22nd March 2026Early daffodils and blossom are spotted in Wiltshire and flood waters recede in Somerset...
Girl secures cash needed for school zebra crossing
Friday 20th March 2026Schoolgirl's two year campaign will see a crossing installed in Leckhampton by September...
Pupil 'loses track' of how many days of school missed due to strikes
Friday 20th March 2026There has been a pause in the Tewkesbury Academy strikes after a new behavioural policy was introduced, but one pupil found himself falling foul of it almost immediatelyRead full story...
Mental health staff accept pay offer to end strikes
Wednesday 18th March 2026Workers will get a one-off payment but no extra pay rise after the months-long dispute...
Boy is first to trial 'life-changing' exoskeleton
Monday 16th March 2026Asger, six, was able to walk all the way to school using the powered technology, his parents said...
School strikes paused as new rules introduced
Monday 16th March 2026About 50 members of staff walked out on 4 February over concerns of abusive behaviour...
'My sister was killed by selfish 100mph driver - just days after passing her test'
Saturday 14th March 2026'Liberty Mitchell has shown no remorse for what she did'Read full story...
Third horse dies at Cheltenham after Gold Cup race
Friday 13th March 2026Envoi Allen, due to retire after this week, collapsed on the walk back to the stables...
National news archive
Why one school has banned phones for some pupils - but not others
Tuesday 14th April 2026Schools across Wales say phone bans improve behaviour but can mean conflict with pupils and parents...
School gets £4,500 for lockable mobile phone cases
Tuesday 14th April 2026The money will part-fund signal-blocking pouches for about 900 pupils aged 11 to 16...
Surrounded by windfarms but out of work: the reality of the green jobs boom on England’s east coast
Tuesday 14th April 2026The government hails the ‘green revolution’ as a solution to economic decline, but some young jobseekers say the rhetoric does not match their experienceOn paper, Jake Snell, 19, sounds like the perfect candidate for a role in the UK’s burgeoning green energy sector...
Pupil sets school laptop on fire following social media trend
Monday 13th April 2026Fire service officers attended the incident in Dumbarton last week as pupils are warned about the "chromebook challenge"...
Deep-fried food banned in new plans for school dinners
Monday 13th April 2026Schools are being told to cut down on sugary desserts, and provide more vegetables and whole grains...
Fried nuggets and steamed sponges off menu in school food overhaul in England
Sunday 12th April 2026Campaigners welcome first update of school food standards in 13 years, which aims to help lower obesity ratesThe government is to announce an overhaul to school food standards in England that will lead to calorific classics such as fish and chips and steamed sponges being banned...
Deep-fried food banned in new plans for school dinners
Sunday 12th April 2026Schools are being told to cut down on sugary desserts, and provide more vegetables and whole grains...
The parents using play to stop children getting 'trapped' by screens
Friday 10th April 2026Researchers say more speech and interaction around children can aid the development of young brains...
22,000 students told to pay back 'mis-sold' maintenance loans
Thursday 9th April 2026Those affected have been told their courses were never eligible for maintenance or childcare loans Read full story...
Weekend students at 15 universities in England told to return loans and grants
Thursday 9th April 2026Student Finance England tells about 22,000 students their universities wrongly told them they were eligibleMore than 20,000 university students in England who received government maintenance loans and grants worth thousands of pounds have been told they will have to pay them back because their universities wrongly told them they were eligible for the money...
‘Masquerading as a university’: inside the brazen rightwing plan to conquer American schools
Wednesday 8th April 2026As teachers eagerly adopt its free lesson plans and the White House boosts its videos, PragerU is intent on one goal: attracting young people to conservatismIn the fall of 2013, a silver-haired conservative radio host named Dennis Prager flew to Texas to woo a pair of rightwing billionaires...
Charity cleared after claims it forced pupils to send Valentine’s Day cards to asylum seekers
Tuesday 7th April 2026Watchdog finds complaints against City of Sanctuary UK were ‘misleading and false’ after online attacks over its migrant welcome projectA refugee charity subjected to vicious social media attacks over a migrant welcome project in schools has been cleared after watchdogs found allegations it encouraged pupils to send Valentine’s Day cards to asylum seekers were misleading and false...
Schools in knife crime hotspots to get specialist training
Tuesday 7th April 2026A new partnership will provide training for school leaders about knife-crime risk, the government says...
Pupils back to school in holidays to deal with fallout from cyber attack
Tuesday 7th April 2026The Education Authority says as of Tuesday morning about 80% of post-primary schools are back online...
Want to know capitalism’s endgame? Just look at private equity – it has captured our everyday lives | Hettie O'Brien
Tuesday 7th April 2026These companies now own everything from nurseries to care homes, squeezing vital services for profit while we foot the billIt was the free croissants that gave it away...
‘I see it as trafficking’: the brutal reality of life as a foreign student in the UK
Tuesday 7th April 2026Universities in Britain rely on overseas applicants paying full fees, which has given rise to some unscrupulous recruiters and left many hopefuls and their families deep in debtWhen Sam started looking into studying abroad, it didn’t take long for his phone to start ringing...
Ban for teacher who told pupils about drunken night
Monday 6th April 2026Natasha Blackmore, 36, met students outside of school and told them of relationships and drunken nights...
Former pupil restrained at school has damages cut
Monday 6th April 2026The former pupil was awarded £18,900 in 2024 but that was reduced after an appeal by the school...
Hyper-targeted scheme to help at-risk schools in England tackle knife crime
Monday 6th April 2026Home Office will use mapping technology and crime data to identify up to 250 schools in areas of greatest riskSchools across England are to receive dedicated support to prevent knife crime incidents in a hyper-targeted Home Office programme that uses mapping technology to identify areas of risk down to the level of specific groups of streets...
The Guardian view on Cambridge’s £190m gift: billionaires won’t fix universities’ problems | Editorial
Monday 6th April 2026Philanthropy increases the gap dividing highly selective, elite higher education from the rest...
Teachers' union warns of 'masculinity crisis brewing' in schools
Saturday 4th April 2026NASWUT's leader said there is a "ticking time bomb" if male pupils cannot be helped with misogyny...
University of Washington professor fired from director job after sending email criticizing Iran war
Friday 3rd April 2026Aria Fani of University of Washington’s Middle East Center is latest critic of Israel to lose position at US universitySign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA University of Washington professor was removed as head of the school’s Middle East Center after reportedly using newsletters from the center to criticize the US and Israel’s war on Iran and describe Zionism as “cancerous”...
A ‘masculinity crisis’ is brewing in UK schools, union says
Friday 3rd April 2026Misogynistic abuse of female staff is increasing, leaving teachers feeling ‘traumatised’ and ‘humiliated’Teachers’ leaders have said a “masculinity crisis” is fermenting in schools across the UK, with misogynistic abuse of female staff on the increase, leaving victims “traumatised”, “demeaned” and “humiliated”...
Harvard faculty to vote on proposal to limit number of A grades in each course
Friday 3rd April 2026Effort to curb grade inflation, by limiting top marks to 20% of students in a course, is opposed by most studentsSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxHarvard’s faculty is set to vote next week on a faculty committee proposal to cap the number of A grades per course in an effort to curb grade inflation...
Labour is letting down Britain’s children, says National Education Union leader
Thursday 2nd April 2026Daniel Kebede tells his members that detail in new policies ‘just does not deliver’ and schools are ‘running on empty’The leader of the UK’s biggest education union has torn into the government’s record on schools, accusing Labour of letting down the nation’s children and failing to deliver on its promises for education...
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