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Raiders target seven Cheltenham homes in 11 days
They are thought to be linked
Concerns civic chiefs are being 'softened up' ahead temporary Cheltenham birth centre closure becoming permanent
Hospital bosses stress no decision will be made on the Aveta Birth Centre until next spring and it will data driven
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Concerns over rough sleeping in Cheltenham amid claim people are defecating in public
Residents fear the presence of roughsleepers will be put visitors off the spa town
Gloucestershire death notices and funeral announcements as tributes paid
People from Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Tewkesbury, Forest of Dean and Cotswolds are being remembered
People in Cheltenham to be asked if they want a 'town' council if the borough council is axed
There are calls for all the spa town's areas to have some level of local representation
Police searching for wanted Gloucester man with 'grey receding hair'
Dial 999 if you see him
Cash and £10,000 worth of drugs seized as teens arrested
The boys remain in police custody
'Not fit-for-purpose' air source heat pump at popular pavilion costs thousands a year to run
The air source heat pump at Leckhampton's Burrow’s Pavilion is costing more than £6k a year to run
'Worrying trend' of Cheltenham town centre cafe and restaurant closures sparks concern
The spa town's high street is doing better than other towns in the South West but residents are concernedover empty units
Emmerdale's James Moore to take on epic challenge in memory of his dad at climbing site near A417
James Moore, who plays Ryan Stocks in Emmerdale, is set to climb the equivalent of Ben Nevis in a bid to fund a cure for the blood cancer which claimed his dad's life
Man snatches hundreds of pounds from woman in Tesco car park
He opened the woman's car door and stole the cash
Questions over protections for historic Cheltenham town centre pub
The Bell Inn in Bath Road could be redeveloped under new plans
Bradford City home tie for Cheltenham Town in FA Cup first round
Steve Cotterill's Cheltenham Town have been drawn at home to League One opponents in the first round of the FA Cup
Six-foot man wearing baseball cap steals from car and gets away on bike with big wheels
Here are the latest crime reports
Gloucestershire funeral notices as heartfelt tributes paid
People from Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Tewkesbury, Forest of Dean and Cotswolds are being remembered
Cheltenham woman's epic bike ride across the United States puts diagnosis in perspective
Alison Anderson has cycled 4,500 miles across the United States, raising £13,000 for Cure Parkinson’s — just ten years after her diagnosis
You could soon be able to sell your car in a Sainsbury's car park under new pod plan
The pod would replace a recycling area plagued by fly-tipping that have cost the store £20,000 to clean-up
Live: Crash in Cheltenham leaves one person injured
Traffic is queueing for about a mile
Strictly star teams up with Santa at Cheltenham Racecourse this Christmas
A unique Christmas crisis calls for a unique Christmas event and Cheltenham Racecourse is answering the call in the most magical way imaginable with the help of household name, Craig Revel Horwood. From 19th to 24th December, The Centaur at Cheltenham Racecourse will play host to Santa Claus himself...