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Rolling thunder: Contestants chase cheese wheel down a hill in chaotic UK race

Dozens of reckless racers have chased a 7-pound (3 kilogram) wheel of Double Gloucester cheese down the near-vertical Cooper’s Hill near Gloucester in southwestern England

The Independent UK

Woman wins UK cheese rolling race despite being knocked unconscious

‘It feels great,’ said Canadian Delaney Irving, victor of the women’s race at Coopers Hill, near Gloucester

The Guardian - UK

'I lost consciousness chasing a 3kg Double Gloucester down a hill - it was worth it'

Thousands turned out to witness Gloucester's annual cheese rolling spectacle - which sees hundreds of daredevils compete to take home the hefty Double Gloucester

Daily Mirror

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Hartpury Sports Business Hub receives share of funding to boost grassroots sports in Gloucester

Through the government's UK Shared Prosperity Fund, Gloucester City Council received £116,132 for the university

Birmingham Post

Teenage Welsh rugby player scores stunning solo try as he heads to English giants' academy

The young Welshman is now on the books with Gloucester

Wales Online

Rose West's lawyer urges serial killer to finally confess to her Cromwell Street crimes

The Gloucester House of Horrors serial killer was convicted of 10 murders but has protested her innocence for decades

Bristol Post

Gloucestershire-based brewery looks towards local community for growth strategy under new management

Gloucester Brewery is looking to broaden its community engagement through its position as a leading business in the region

Birmingham Post

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Boy, 16, ‘killed after being confronted by rival teenagers armed with blades’

Ramarni Crosby died after being repeatedly knifed in Gloucester in December 2021, a court has been told.

The Independent UK

Horrified mum finds four live pythons in pillowcases dumped on side of UK road

Maria Clutterbuck, 54, initially thought she had found two bags of sand in Hucclecote, Gloucester on Good Friday but was shocked to discover four adult royal pythons slithering inside

Daily Mirror

Amazon to close Book Depository online shop

Gloucester-based bookseller bought by the retail giant in 2011 will shut at the end of April

The Guardian - UK

The top 10 wallflower gardens to visit in the UK this spring

From Argyllshire in the north to Gloucestershire in the south and Dyfed and Carmarthenshire to the west, discover the best locations in the country

Wales Online

Gloucestershire Azets office forecasts turnover boost after merger

The accountancy firm brought together staff at its Cheltenham and Gloucester offices to a new base in the county a year ago

Birmingham Post

Inside 'UK's most diverse road' where happy residents speak 70 different languages

Barton Street in Gloucester has been called the most diverse road in the country. Over the years there has been a large influx of Muslim and Eastern European families - and then from other parts of the world

Daily Mirror

Life on Britain's most diverse street where over 70 languages are spoken

Residents living on the diverse street have described the multicultural community as "amazing"

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Birmingham Post

Gloucestershire business leaders slam government over LEP plans

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the government was 'minded' to withdraw funding for local enterprise partnerships from next year and transfer their business support roles to councils

Birmingham Post

Social housing provider Mears Group forced to delay financial results

The Gloucester-based firm said the hold-up was due to ‘unanticipated’ absence of a senior auditor

Birmingham Post

Graphene firm Versarien makes stock market raise after CEO’s exit

The Gloucestershire-based firm provided an update following co-founder Neill Ricketts’ recent resignation

The Independent UK

Why you should summer in Cape Ann, Massachusetts’ laid-back ‘Other Cape’

Forget Cape Cod and head for its more relaxed cousin to discover Gloucester, America’s oldest seaport, recommends Virginia Williams

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California sustainability group told people to stop eating lobster, so Massachusetts lobstermen file suit

Standing on a dock in his hometown of Gloucester, Massachusetts, lobsterman Arthur Sawyer looked out at the peaceful, calm waters off of Cape Ann.

Daily Mirror

Man fined after paying to park for three hours - but ticket only valid for seven minutes

Doug Forbes was issued with a fine after parking at the Southgate Moorings car park in Gloucester when he fell foul of the overnight charge as his appeal fell on deaf ears

Birmingham Post

Hotel Indigo set for Gloucester as part of city’s £107m regeneration

International hotel group IHG Hotels & Resorts has agreed a deal for a huge new venue in the city centre

Birmingham Post

Gloucestershire College launches new electric vehicle training centre

The college said the new facility would help address a ‘significant’ EV skills gap in the automotive industry

Bristol Post

All the Bristol death notices and funeral announcements from this week

Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one

Birmingham Post

Housebuilder to deliver Gloucester homes for soldiers in army partnership

Taylor Wimpey said it the new development would provide more than 170 homes for army personnel and their families

The Guardian - UK

‘Norfolk’s Mary Rose’: remains of 17th-century shipwreck go on display

Artefacts, video and 3D model tell tragic story of the Gloucester, which ran aground carrying future king

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