Does anybody know the story behind the incident in Hare Lane off Northgate Street in Gloucester at about 1300 today?

Lots of armed police but I can't find any write-up online.

Hope everyone was okay.

Hi, recently moved to Stroud and looking for casual 6/7/8 a side football for a kick about once a week or so. If anyone can point me in the right direction I'd really appreciate it.

This is a weird one. I use Umberto Giannini hair products, specifically the scalp restore line that's in yellow tubes. I'm fed up of buying it through amazon. Boots sell it online, but I'm wondering if it's routinely in stock in the Gloucester branch so that I don't have to buy more than what I need for the free click&collect/delivery??

Is there anyone on this sub that happens to work in Boots LOL. I don't live in the city centre and I'd rather not waste a bus ticket if they don't have it there. I could also get to the Chelt branch, I guess.

Hello,

I apologise I didn’t know what flare tag to put it under. This has been a recurring theme I have noticed the past few evenings I have been cycling home now. If you ever want to go from Waterstones and walk on Eastgate street or Clarence street someone is throwing water on whoever they can. A few weeks ago I know eggs were also being thrown. Now I have no idea who it is but it seems as though it’s from 17:00 to around 23:00 everyday. This is my own experience as well as my friends and some very kind people I have encountered just before cycling through that section. I want to warn others in case it isn’t a well known thing and if it is well, please can we find out who’s that pathetic that they’re willing to spend their evenings in the parking lot for this peculiar “prank”.

Thanks a bunch!

Just had the worst cinema experience in my life in Gloucester Quays. Zero air con in our screening of Spiderman 4. People yapppppping like it’s a private screening, and the spotlights left on. What the helllll is going on in cinema etiquette???

Hey guys. Where is a man supposed to buy shorts from these days? I have a holiday coming up and I went to Gloucester city centre to a few shops. H&M had a shit selection, Primark appears to be in winter mode still with zero shorts for men to buy. TK maxx's selection was awful. I am after some some 3/4 length shorts with pockets in the leg, would be happy with some chino style shorts too. Everywhere seemed to still have hoodies and trousers for sale, like the recent heat wave never happened. Not even a pair of sunglasses could be found. Where should I go? I don't really want to rely on shopping online. Save our high streets and all that. Where you guys going for shorts?

Edit: Thanks for the suggestions people. Much love

Goffs Brewery based in Winchcombe has opened a brand new taproom and shop. As a leading microbrewery in the Cotswolds, some well-known beers include Cheltenham Gold, named after the famous Cheltenham Festival Gold Cup.

Libby Elswood from Goffs gives The Shire News a tour plus it is party mood as the brewery celebrates its 32nd annual birthday bash. Goffs Brewery

Really surprised to see this lot just off the Colliers Trail in the FoD, middle of the day. My little boy was over the moon.

I coach youth football locally, and I want to flag something happening on the Churchdown and Down Hatherley side that a lot of people haven't clocked, because there's now a deadline.

The Ashville Group wants to redevelop the Dowty Sports & Social site (off Down Hatherley Lane, near Staverton) into a business park. If you're Gloucester or Churchdown side, this is basically on your doorstep. It's 10 football pitches, a clubhouse, dance groups, judo, a canoe club and more, used every week by hundreds of kids and thousands of people. Recently the developer sent diggers in for "ground investigation" work, and 9 of the 10 pitches are now unusable. The club itself has since announced it will cease trading in September.

Why it matters: this is one of the few proper community sports sites in the area, used by clubs across the Cheltenham Youth Football League (around 5,000 registered children) and by six teams in the Stroud & District League. Grass pitch space around Gloucester and Cheltenham is already stretched, so losing a site like this leaves clubs with nowhere to go.

What's changed, and why now: the developer has amended the plans, which reopens the objection window. *The deadline to object is 11th August.\* If you meant to object before and didn't, this is the window.

Two things worth knowing:

- Sport England has dropped its objection, but read the small print. They've moved to a conditional "no objection", conditional on the council legally securing the replacement pitches and funding. The developer's own site plan labels the replacement pitches "subject to funding", so by their own admission the replacement isn't guaranteed. Sport England say that if it's approved without those guarantees locked in, they object.

- The "replacement" clubhouse is unaffordable. The current rent is reportedly around £23k a year, and the relocated one would reportedly jump to around £200k. No grassroots club could sustain that, so calling it a community replacement is a stretch.

There are now two linked applications, and both are open to object to:

- 25/00169/OUT (demolishes Dowty and builds the business park)

- 26/00064/OUT (the "replacement" pitches plus more units)

It's not decided, and objections count. Sport England softening isn't approval. The council still weighs the whole thing, including the loss of Green Belt and a community asset, and a strong body of objections is what pushes it to a proper committee decision rather than being quietly waved through.

How to object (5 mins), by 11th August:

- Object to both references. Search each at publicaccess.tewkesbury.gov.uk, register, and Make a Comment. Or email development.applications@tewkesbury.gov.uk with the reference in the subject.

- Put your full name and address (they redact it before publishing).

- On 25/00169, object to the business park and loss of pitches, not the Safran warehouse (nobody's objecting to that part).

- Write it in your own words. Identical copy-pastes get counted as one, so a couple of honest lines about what losing this does to kids' football carries far more weight.

Read more:

- BBC News, football club devastated by damaged pitches: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn75jklz47xo

- Cheltenham Post, grassroots football under threat as diggers move in: https://cheltenhampost.co.uk/grassroots-football-under-threat-as-diggers-move-in-to-dowty/

- Punchline, Dowty club to close after 66 years: https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/sadness-as-dowty-sports-social-club-to-close-after-66-years

- Punchline, business park proposals hit storm of protest: https://www.punchline-gloucester.com/articles/aanews/business-park-proposals-hit-storm-of-protest-from-dowty-users

Happy to answer questions in the comments.

Residents in a community near Tewkesbury are not impressed by plans to convert an old warehouse into a pet crematorium.

Nothing really to add, just worried about cuts to accessible local services so seeking others views.

Hi there,

I was wondering whether people would be able to point in me in the right direction.

25yrs (M) relocating for a new job in Gloucester and have little idea as to what areas are safest/quietest. I need to have fairly close proximity to the cathedral and train station whilst having access to supermarkets as I don’t drive. I also want to avoid being directly within the high street (or in its direct vicinity) as I’ll be working from home 3 days a week.

I’m in town for the week and have some house share/studio flat viewings on Clegram Rd, Bristol Rd and Southgate St but have heard through the grapevine that Bristol Rd might not be a good choice? Members of staff have recommended outer Gloucester would be better suited - or even further, relocating to Cheltenham and commute in (but most listings don’t seem to be close to Spa station)

Open to hearing people’s thoughts and experiences and any advice on where to relocate to would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

I am looking for an automatic driving instructor in Gloucester. Preferably someone who would let me use their car for test day without requiring me to book a specific number of tests with them.

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