Witness Appeal: Cyclist incident in Leckhampton

Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident that happened at around 8.15am on Monday April 11 involving a car and cyclist on Church Road in Leckhampton. A cyclist was in front of a blue Peugeot 207, the cyclist stopped, causing the car to stop. An argument happened and the bike was then thrown onto [...]

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Bath Road Connect My Street

A local initiative has been launched by Cheltenham Connect at Connectmystreet.org. Connect Streets is ‘all about local people taking ownership of the places that really matter to them and having a say in how they should be developed. It’s also about how our own behaviors (such as how we travel everyday) impact on the wider [...]

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Bins, bins and more bins

You may have noticed that your bins have been breeding recently.  We now have our own Russian doll like set of green bins.  A big one, a middle-sized one, and a baby one.  Oh and an optional big brown one. And a green box. This is all part of the new recycling and refuse collection [...]

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Bath Road public toilet closure – don’t get caught short

Bath Road public toilets are due to close for good at the end of March. Bath Road Traders are calling upon residents, traders and users of Bath Road to sign a petition requesting that Cheltenham Borough Council take proper public consultation before being allowed to close the public toilets. The petition states, “This will leave [...]

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Bath Road Spring Clean

Bath Road Spring Clean Up Day

Do you love Bath Road?  All the independent shops, everything on your doorstep (well, most things), fresh produce, quirky gifts, not to mention the welcoming corners to have a coffee and cake. Well now you can show you care by joining in the Bath Road Spring Clean Up Day on Sunday 13th March. Bath Road [...]

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Update on the proposed development of 1300 houses in Leckhampton and Shurdington

Here is a recent update from Kit Braunholtz  – LEGLAG Chairman – to members of LEGLAG, that we thought we should share with you. LEGLAG’s AGM is on Weds 23rd March at 7.45pm, Leckhampton Village Hall, Church Road, Cheltenham. From Kit… Hello LEGLAGGERS, This is just an interim message to let you know that we [...]

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Leckhampton crime report: 17th January 2011 – 23rd January 2011

Here are the latest crimes as compiled by the Cheltenham South Local Policing Team. If you want to read the original document it is available here. Click here to download the PDF. Crimes Dwelling Burglaries During the last week the South of Cheltenham has suffered 8 dwelling burglaries. Stanway Road – offenders entered an unlocked [...]

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Councillor John Webster talks about Cheltenham’s budget cuts

Last week we met up with Councillor John Webster to discuss Cheltenham Borough Council budget cuts and the services that would be hit the hardest. Amoungst other things we discuss Cheltenham parks and gardens, the closure of toilets and the expansion of Cheltenham’s museum.

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Additional primary school places – have your say!

A document was recently circulated to parents via their local primary school which explains the need for additional primary school places across Cheltenham, with exceptional high demand in the Hatherley/Leckhampton and Charlton Kings areas. 15 permanent primary school places and up to 75 temporary reception places are needed to accommodate the high demand for places [...]

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Martin Horwood talks to LeckhamptonOnline about being in Government, Leckhampton’s Green Land and Cheltenham’s budget cuts

This week we caught up with Martin Horwood in Westminster and he gave us a post-election update on what it’s like working with the Tories, how the abolition of the regional spatial strategy will effect Leckhampton’s Green Lands and his position on the upcoming budget cuts in Cheltenham.

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