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Gloucestershire shops at risk as William Hill set to close 200 stores
17+ hour, 23+ min ago (366+ words) By Laura Enfield | 2nd April 2026 William Hill is set to close around 200 shops across the UK putting six Gloucestershire locations at risk. Roughly 15% of the bookmakers' 1,300 stores will close their doors for good from May but exact locations have not yet…...
Popular deli to shut up shop at Five Valleys
18+ hour, 34+ min ago (294+ words) By David Wood | 2nd April 2026 A popular Stroud deli will close its doors for the final time this weekend. Armadeli, based in the Five Valleys Shopping Centre, will cease trading on Saturday, April 4, after eight years in business. The business originally…...
FGR hosts Vegan Fair on Good Friday
18+ hour, 44+ min ago (238+ words) By David Wood | 2nd April 2026 This Good Friday, The New Lawn in Nailsworth - the home of Forest Green Rovers - will host a Vegan Fair Family Fun Day, starting from 11am. With global street food, artisan treats, and ethical shopping, there will be…...
LIDO LATEST: Special meeting planned
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (447+ words) By Simon Hacker | 1st April 2026 Stroud Town Council is set to hold a special meeting on the future of the town's popular open air swimming pool amid controversy over the facility's future in the face of a potential "5.1m repair bill to…...
Everyman Education Centre takes huge step forward
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (502+ words) By Sarah Wood | 1st April 2026 The Everyman Theatre's "1m Grove Street Appeal'to develop a new creative arts hub called the Everyman Education Centre has been boosted by a grant of over "200,000 from The Summerfield Charitable Trust. The donation will fund the building…...
UP, UP AND AWAY: Airport losses ascend to £2.7m
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (911+ words) By Simon Hacker | 1st April 2026 An update on the future of Gloucestershire Airport after its failed sale'has been given as new figures emerge which show how the county's air hub saw its operating loss almost DOUBLE in the latest accounting period....
Lodge Park open weekends throughout April
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (326+ words) By David Wood | 1st April 2026 Lodge Park, near the village of Sherborne in Gloucestershire, will be opening for long weekends (Friday-Sunday) throughout April 2026 so visitors can explore the National Trust grandstand and surrounding parkland. Visitors can enjoy garden games, sweeping views…...
Neptune Apartments to welcome final guests this summer
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (220+ words) By Sarah Wood | 31st March 2026 The owners of Neptune Apartments'in Cheltenham have decided it is time for them to retire. They will be welcoming their final guests on June 30. The 12 luxury serviced apartments at 47-49 The Promenade have been welcoming guests from…...
Long-term future of Cheltenham Lido secured
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (424+ words) By Sarah Wood | 30th March 2026 Cheltenham Borough Council and the Cheltenham Lido Charity have secured the future of Cheltenham's historic outdoor pool, just in time for opening weekend. The new lease will run for nearly 100 years from now. The first lease…...
Over 600 shoppers celebrate opening of new OurCoop store
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (416+ words) By David Wood | 30th March 2026 A new OurCoop Food store opened on Pilley Lane in Leckhampton, Cheltenham last week, welcoming more than 600 locals through the door on the opening day. A relocation from the former store on Leckhampton Road, the new…...