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  • Cocaine driver hit nearly 130mph in M5 chase

    A drug-fuelled dangerous driver who accelerated to at least 128mph as he tried to escape police on the M5 has avoided an immediate jail sentence at Gloucester Crown Court. Amphetamine addict Stanley Major, 40, of Hillmead, Brookthorpe, was driving

  • Cloudburst and thunder as heatwave finally breaks in Stroud

    THE hot weather spell over Gloucestershire has finally broken, with thundery showers occurring this afternoon. After a number of days filled with warm temperatures and sunny spells, the heatwave looks to finally be over. Initially forecast

  • LETTER OF THE DAY: Immigration needs proper communication

    I suspect the majority of us are utterly perplexed at the policy failures to date around migration across the channel. The Times, Comment, July 23rd. For this is a solvable problem and there are humane ways forward that involve a proper communications