Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Gloucestershire

‘A true trailblazer’: David ‘Syd’ Lawrence, former England cricketer, dies aged 61

David ‘Syd’ Lawrence, the first British-born Black cricketer to play for England, has died at the age of 61

The Guardian - UK

Former England bowler David ‘Syd’ Lawrence dies aged 61 after MND battle

Known as ‘Syd’, he took 18 wickets in five Tests for England between 1988 and 1992

The Independent UK

David ‘Syd’ Lawrence’s brave race against time to tell his remarkable story

Former England bowler has motor neurone disease and his new autobiography vividly describes his daily experience

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

John Marjoram obituary

Other lives: UK’s first Green party councillor who spent 32 years representing the people of Stroud in Gloucestershire

The Guardian - UK

School loses Supreme Court bid over Christian staff member sacked for LGBT posts

Kristie Higgs, a Christian mother of two, was sacked from her role at Farmor’s School in Fairford, Gloucestershire, for sharing Facebook posts.

Evening Standard

Food charity benefits from Gloucestershire cheese rolling race winner’s prize

Ava Sender Logan won the woman’s race in the annual Gloucestershire cheese rolling event.

Evening Standard

‘Try to stay on your feet’: Cheese-rolling champion reveals secrets to his success

Chris Anderson, who has won Gloucestershire event 23 times, says newcomers need to be brave and devise a plan

The Guardian - UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Two adults and a teenager die after single-vehicle collision on M5

Another child in critical condition after suffering serious injuries in south Gloucestershire crash involving a BMW

The Guardian - UK

M5 crash latest: Road closed after teenager and two adults killed and another child fights for life

Single-vehicle collision happened on motorway in south Gloucestershire on Friday evening, Avon and Somerset Police say

The Independent UK

Two adults and teenager die in car crash on M5 in south Gloucestershire

A white BMW was involved in a single-vehicle collision at around 9pm on Friday.

The Independent UK

In pictures: Daredevils tumble for glory at Gloucester's annual cheese-rolling race

Brave competitors let the Gouda times roll at the annual Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling Race, hurtling down a perilous slope in pursuit of a runaway wheel of Double Gloucester.

Euronews

Homework by Geoff Dyer review – coming of age in 70s England

Dyer conjures conker fights, saturday jobs and teenage rampages as he charts his journey from a two-up two-down in Gloucestershire to Oxford

The Guardian - UK

Watch daredevils risk Gloucestershire cheese rolling race as German YouTuber retains title

Daredevils have thrown themselves down a steep hill in the annual death-defying Gloucestershire cheese rolling race.

The Independent UK

Gloucestershire cheese rolling race won again by German YouTuber Tom Kopke

This year’s race was even more dangerous than usual because recent dry weather made the track harder.

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

How a dawn chorus break in Gloucestershire opened my ears to the birds

I’m partially sighted so birding has always felt out of reach for me. But a stay at Slimbridge wetlands centre learning to identify bird song helped me connect with nature

The Guardian - UK

County cricket: Durham beat Worcestershire inside two days – as it happened

Durham earned a six-wicket win on a verdant outfield which favoured the bowlers and hampered their hosts

The Independent UK

Sir Ed Davey slides down ski slope in war against potholes

Sir Ed said his party had a “great chance” of winning control of Gloucestershire County Council on May 1

Evening Standard

Sir Ed Davey rides rubber ring to highlight pothole problem

Sir Ed called out the years of neglect of roads and highways during a local election visit to Gloucestershire

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Gloucestershire scientists win prize for inventing ‘lunar microwave’ to purify moon water

The technology can create drinking water for astronauts: a crucial step in supporting long-term lunar missions

The Independent UK

King in good spirits after hospital visit for cancer treatment side effects

It is understood he is going to his Highgrove estate in Gloucestershire.

The Guardian - UK

Gloucestershire company wins prize for inventing way to produce clean water on moon

Naicker Scientific wins £150,000 for device that produces drinking water from icy lunar soil

The Independent UK

British influencer in critical condition after being found unconscious with organ failure in South Korea

The 29-year-old from Gloucestershire was reportedly discovered by police on Monday after her worried parents contacted authorities through a friend

Ideal Home

Actress Danielle Bux found her perfect English bolthole in the Cotswolds

A quintessential thatched cottage in a Gloucestershire village is the ultimate country escape from the actress's hectic US lifestyle

The Independent UK

Christian school worker fired for sharing posts about same-sex marriages wins appeal

Mrs Higgs, who posted on a private page under her maiden name, shared two posts

Evening Standard

Christian school worker wins appeal related to dismissal for sharing LGBT+ posts

Kristie Higgs was sacked from her job at Farmor’s School in Fairford, Gloucestershire, in 2019.

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Gloucestershire County Council

12 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.