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Job losses at Gloucestershire haulier Downton - Thisisgloucestershire
"It's been handled awfully," said the driver, who asked not to be named. "I've always found them to be a really professional company but this was really shocking. "I was called in at 4.30pm, told to go to personnel and 20 minutes later I'd been made ...
Strike action in Gloucestershire justified says teaching union chief - Thisisgloucestershire
The mum, who asked not to be named, said: "For me personally, it doesn't cause any problems because I will be off work on Wednesday. "But to be honest I fully support the strike. "The cuts to pensions and the whole public sector pension issue is ...
Insurance firms criticised for flood cover snub in Gloucestershire - Thisisgloucestershire
A resident, who declined to be named, said: "Our premium for flood insurance went up from £20 to £90, so we tried to get insurance elsewhere. "We tried company after company, but they all told us they could not even offer a quote for our postcode. ...
Around 100 jobs to go at Cheltenham call centre - Thisisgloucestershire
One employee, who declined to be named, said: "About 100 people were given letters. "We don't know anything and I didn't know about the lease being up. "We have a while to get new jobs, but everybody is just working hard to make sure they have a chance ...
Priest named in Murphy report "living in Cotswolds" - Thisisgloucestershire
The father-of-two, who asked to remain anonymous, said he had hoped his two young children would be able to use the nearby play facility unsupervised this summer, but he now had no choice but to keep them under his constant supervision. ...
Cat abducted and raped - Thisisgloucestershire
Her owner, who has asked to remain anonymous because she fears for her safety, said: "It really upset me. To hurt her like that and then dump her is just so disgusting. "It's really made me think, what if it happened to me, or my dog, or a child? ...
Yellow lines could be introduced to residential road - Thisisgloucestershire
One resident from Kimberland Way, who asked not to be named, agreed that parking was a problem. "We have quite a few cars outside the house and all the houses have been given their own parking spaces," he said. "At the junction between Kimberland Way ...
Parking hike for staff and visitors at Cheltenham General Hospital - Thisisgloucestershire
A hospital staff member, who declined to be named, expressed concern about the rises. The radiographer said: "I don't drive in because the charges are too high and I can't get a space, either. There is limited space in staff car parks. ...
Parking hike at Cheltenham General Hospital - Thisisgloucestershire
A hospital staff member, who declined to be named, expressed concern about the rises. The radiographer said: "I don't drive in because the charges are too high and I can't get a space, either. There is limited space in staff car parks. ...
Children offered sandwiches at hospital after reducing hot meals - Thisisgloucestershire
One person, who asked not to be named, said: "They used to get a choice of a typical kids' meal like chips and fish fingers, and something from the menu that the rest of the hospital is getting. "But now they're just bringing sandwiches around on a ...
Man jailed after terrorising Podsmead residents - Thisisgloucestershire
One resident, who asked not to be named, said: "We're happy he has been punished, enough was enough as far as we were concerned. "We heard him shouting all the time, he terrorised people." Another woman, who lives nearby, added: "Most people around ...
Thieves target plumbers for copper - Thisisgloucestershire
The plumber, who asked not to be named, said: "I left the house to go to work at 8am. Both vans had been targeted. "The padlocks had been cut and the copper taken from the roof. All the tubes were taken bar one on each van. ...
Residents had to play post man in mail mix up - Thisisgloucestershire
One resident, who asked not to be named, said: "My neighbour kept getting my post and was putting it through my letter box. "It didn't inconvenience me, ...
Daughter of Fred West condemns plans for new TV drama on mass murderer - Thisisgloucestershire
... was so emotional over the news that she was unable to discuss the programme directly, but spoke through her partner, who asked not to be named. ...
Calls made for Gloucester's drugs den buildings to be bulldozed - Thisisgloucestershire
A pensioner, from Gloucester, who chose to remain anonymous, said: "I don't use those toilets there, I've heard horrible things about them. ...
Outrage as travelling family apply for new Gloucester gypsy site - Thisisgloucestershire
"We know what they're trying to do," said one resident, who refused to be named. "I have no problem with travellers, or anyone else doing what they want to ...
Blaze in Gloucester - Thisisgloucestershire
One woman, who chose to remain anonymous, was bewildered after she arrived home to see the blaze. She said: "I only moved here on Saturday and I haven't ...
School under threat of closure - Thisisgloucestershire
One parent, who did not want to be identified, said: "The whole affair has been relatively low-key, with parents having been kept very much in the dark ...
A shopper was left shaken after witnessing a vicious road rage assault in ... - Thisisgloucestershire
The woman from Abbeymead, who has asked to remain anonymous, was one of many who reported the attack to the police on Sunday afternoon. ...
Woman rescued from house fire after smoke alarms sound - Thisisgloucestershire
The neighbour, who asked not to be named, said: "The fire was on the stairs. It started in the kitchen, but in these older houses the cookers are right ...
Flasher sought in Brockworth - Thisisgloucestershire
A resident who lives near where the incident happened, and who chose to remain anonymous, said: "This kind of thing needs to be stopped straight away. ...
A STREET pastor has been punched in the face by a drunken lout. - Thisisgloucestershire
But the pastor, who asked to remain anonymous, has vowed to carry on his work in Gloucester. He had helped the man get up off the floor, and handed him a ...
A DISABLED man suffered serious injuries in an alleged attack in Gloucester. - Thisisgloucestershire
He was said to have two blood clots, trapped air in the brain and six fractured ribs A neighbour, who asked not to be named, said: "He's such a gentleman. ...
Manhunt underway following "serious" sexual assault - Thisisgloucestershire
One neighbour, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "I didn't hear anything out of the ordinary during the night. But when I went to the park as usual at ...
Girlfriend of Matson shooting victim Vince Blench speaks out - Thisisgloucestershire
His partner, who has asked to remain anonymous, has talked exclusively to The Citizen about the horrific ordeal which left her 24-year-old partner fighting ...