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  • Paul Oughton predicts letting trends for 2019

    The Cotswold property rental review Letting trends for 2019 THE BIGGEST adjustment in the lettings market for years looks set to continue through 2019. The slowdown of the economy and stalling house prices together with new legislation may

  • 10 evocative photos of celebrity visits from another era

    FORMER newspaper photographer David Ireland has been dusting off his collection of pictures taken during a career with the local press in Gloucestershire. They form an everyday record of local life, but also include visits to the area by the royals

  • Forest Green 3 Yeovil 0: Match gallery

    Forest Green got their automatic-promotion hopes back-on-track with a routine 3-0 victory over Yeovil Town. Here are some of Shane Healey's pictures from the game.

  • Bmi goes bust, here's what to do if you had flights booked

    Airline flybmi has suspended flights and is filing for administration, blaming uncertainty around Brexit. Customers have been advised to contact their payment card issuer to get a refund for flights, while those who have booked through a travel

  • Here's when tickets go on sale for Nile Rodgers in Gloucester

    As tickets for Nile Rodgers and Chic look to be the biggest concert in Gloucestershire this Summer we look at what you need to know, and when you need to set your alarm to make sure that you get tickets. Nile will be appearing at Kingsholm Stadium

  • Thought for the Week - are you stuck at a crossroads?

    THIS morning was one of those mornings. I got in my car to travel towards Bristol but met road closure after road closure, and traffic jam after traffic jam. The journey took me twice as long as it should. I arrived rather stressed. Life

  • Gloucestershire schools' growing special needs demand

    The number of requests for education, health and care plans (EHC) for children with special educational needs has more than doubled in the last three years, according to official county council data. The EHC plans set out a child’s needs and the

  • Trust trying to save 'missing piece of conservation jigsaw'

    A dale described as the "missing piece in the jigsaw" of conservation efforts in Chalford could be "lost forever," according to Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. The charity is appealing for cash to buy a site in the village known as Dimmel's Dale

  • Thank you for your wonderful kindness, writes a reader

    I OFTEN have lunch with friends at the Kitchen in Minchinhampton and always enjoy the food and the friendly atmosphere, writes Roy Wilson. Imagine my delight when I went in last week to find that they had made a surprise cake for my 84th birthday

  • Past & present: High street shop's meaty history

    Taken around 1910 as a postcard, the original of the picture for this shop belonged to the late Jim Lines at Minchinhampton, who kindly had it copied for me. It shows the type of external meat display which health and safety today would quite rightly

  • John Light reveals the joys of doing nothing

    This column is written from Dover Beach, St Lawrence Gap, Barbados, shaded by coconut palms and with a bottle of Banks beer to hand. The temperature is 27 degrees centigrade and there is a gentle breeze. A half-drunk rum punch is adjacent to Mrs