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Major Gloucestershire A-road shut after serious crash near pub - updates
Drivers have been urged to find alternative routes
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Disruption fears as motorists face huge 40-mile diversion for A40 Over bridge repairs
'We’re advising users to plan their journeys and use alternative routes where possible'
Inside the 'new Cotswolds' after original 'ruined' by TikTok tourists
A haven for the rich and famous, the Cotswolds reportedly attract more than 35 million visitors every year, but one writer suggests it's on something of a "downturn"
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Gloucestershire schools closures latest as over 170 shut due to 'extreme heat'
Temperatures are set to soar
Cardiologist names five symptoms you must 'never ignore' in heatwave
The UK specialist said the symptoms are not 'just the heat' and require urgent medical assessment
Education Secretary new Thursday warning to parents thinking of keeping kids off in heatwave
More than 1,000 schools are closed as 40C is predicted but Bridget Phillipson said: 'my message to families is simple'
Wife's desperate plea for donations to help her husband reach his 50th birthday
He has Stage 4 lung cancer and needs a life-extending drug
'We'd love to see a stamp duty break from new prime minister', say Cotswolds estate agents
Many properties in the Cotswolds are subject to stamp duty tax of up to 12%
Fears of another Boots Corner-style fiasco over plans for 'blanket' 20mph speed limit
The consultation for lower speed limits in Cheltenham town centre has been blasted as 'disappointing and weakly-evidenced exercise'
Man seriously injured in Cotswolds crash
Two other people were taken to hospital
Hottest places in Gloucestershire in town-by-town heatwave forecast
Some places will almost reach 40C
Woman posing as sex worker admits manslaughter of two men she drugged
Adina Mihai and Madalin Dumitru drugged men who had arranged for sexual services at their homes
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen delivers brutal verdict on Jeremy Clarkson's Cotswolds move
EXCLUSIVE: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has lived in the Cotswolds for the past 20 years and has seen the area become a hotspot for high-profile celebrities and tourists
'A Postcode Lottery': Fears rural Gloucestershire left behind in road safety scheme
'For many rural communities, the message now appears to be: if you didn’t make the cut for Community 20s, you’re on your own'
Man named and charged with raping woman in Gloucester
Police want to hear from anyone who may have seen a man and a woman walking in the area where the incident happened
BBC Doctor gives Wednesday red alert ramipril, losartan water tablets urgent warning
BBC's Dr Ranj Singh has given an alert people taking diuretics, insulin, doxycycline and carrying EpiPens
Woman, 29, given 'terrifying' diagnosis after 'music got quieter'
Sophie Martin didn't think much of it at first
Stricter rules for new strip clubs in Cheltenham
'It is the strongest, safest policy we could put forward at this time'
Fears over more housing in village where residents face 'a foot of sewage in the street'
Planners have pushed back making a decision on plans for 60 homes in Willersey
Cheltenham’s first neighbourhood development plan approved after ten-year battle
The Leckhampton with Warden Hill parish area plan will influence planning decisions in the area