⏩ The Gloucester Start: Tuesday February 11th
Farmhouse Deli moving | CCTV appeals | Tractor convoy
Good morning, welcome to Tuesday’s Start. Here’s everything I could find in or about Gloucester for today’s bulletin. Do please hit share if you can and help spread the word 🙏
🥧 Farmhouse Deli is leaving its Northgate Street branch after 55 years due to that end of the city centre ‘getting quieter’. But it’s not goodbye to Gloucester, with everything available there moving up to its other branch in Southgate Street. - Farmhouse Deli
👖 Fashion retailer FatFace is leaving Gloucester Quays for a second time. The clothing brand will close its outlet shop on February 22nd, having returned to the centre in 2022 after a two-year absence. - Punchline Gloucester
🚜 Dozens of tractors moved in convoy through Gloucester and beyond as part of a protest day aimed at the government’s inheritance tax plans. Farmers gathered at St Oswalds before moving en masse onto Cheltenham. - BBC Gloucestershire
↪️ A letter seeking Gloucestershire County Council’s formal backing for the farmers was handed to the authority’s leader Stephen Davies. - Leader of Gloucestershire County Council
☁️ Today’s weather: Cold and grey throughout.
👷 Rogue builder Thomas Harris, from Kingsway, has been given a suspended prison sentence after taking £54,000 from three people in return for poor and unfinished work. - Gloucestershire Live
🚔 An abnormal load is being escorted by police into Gloucester Business Park this morning. The escort begins at 10am from Gloucester Services. - Gloucestershire Live
⚖️ Former student police officer Darcy Woods-Broady would have been dismissed without notice for multiple child sex offences had she not already resigned, a misconduct hearing found. The ex-PC, from Quedgeley, had already quit having pleaded guilty to the offences in August 2024 and handed a suspended prison sentence. - BBC Gloucestershire
🚨 Two men are being sought by police for causing criminal damage at Gloucester Quays by throwing chairs around. It happened in early January and CCTV images have been released. - Gloucester News Centre
↪️ A CCTV image has also been released of a man police investigating a sexual assault against a 15-year-old girl on a bus want to identify. - Gloucestershire Constabulary
📷 Photographer Lewis Whitter has captured new aerial footage of Gloucester city centre, including the cathedral and the latest progress from above at The Forum. He said: “I’m proud of our city, and I wanted to show Gloucester what they should be proud of also.” - Gloucestershire Live
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☕ Join for Tea 'n' Toast today with the Blackbridge CCBS youth team. They will be outside the Podsmead hub on Scott Avenue from 5pm-7pm serving up some food and drink. They'll also be ready to sign up young people for Kids Business and gather insights on how they feel about their safety in Podsmead. - Blackbridge Charitable Community Benefit Society
🫶 Drop in to Lonsdale Road Methodist Church tomorrow from 11am-2pm for a community showcase, highlighting activities and groups available for all to get involved with in Elmbridge and Longlevens. Free soup, cake and hot drinks are being served too. - Lonsdale Road Methodist Church
The top posts from Monday’s Start:
👩💼 Gloucester BID appoints new chair - Punchline Gloucester
🗳️ All the political reaction to county council elections going ahead in May - Call Me Will
⛺ Car boot site tents are for film crew, not Covid - Gloucester Car Boot