The bomb squad were called to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital yesterday after a man told staff he had an explosive device in his rectum. It had been removed before police arrived and was not live. The hospital say their safety procedures ensured staff and visitors were not at risk
There have been no new confirmed cases of coronavirus in
#Gloucestershire
, for the first time since March 15th.
There have also been 0 reported Covid-19 deaths in our hospitals in the last 24 hours.
Zero coronavirus-related deaths have been reported in Gloucestershire hospitals – for the fifth day in a row.
There have also been no new positive tests for Covid-19 in the county in the last 48 hours – the first time this has happened since the start of the outbreak.
A dog rescued by the RSPCA after his owner was caught on CCTV abusing him is now "thriving" as a police sniffer dog.
Marshall was fostered by a dog handler at
@Glos_Police
@GlosPolDogs
last November & is now a cash, drugs & firearms detection dog.
Around 400 people took part in a Black Lives Matter protest in Gloucester Park today. Police officers joined protesters in taking the knee in memory of George Floyd before experiences of racism in the UK were shared with the crowd
Ed Slater from
@gloucesterrugby
is taking on a huge 350 mile cycle to raise funds for MND next Monday 🚴♂️
Current and former team-mates will be joining
@edslater
across the country 👏
He was diagnosed with the condition last month 👉
Actor Michael Sleggs has died. The 33-year-old from Cirencester played Slugs in BBC comedy This Country. He revealed in May he was receiving palliative care for heart failure
There have been no coronavirus-related deaths recorded by Gloucestershire's hospitals for a whole week. It's the first time this has happened since the outbreak began. There have also been no new positive cases in the county in the last 24 hour
A very special tour 👑 ❤️
The Royals have been shown around the aircraft which brought Queen Elizabeth II's body back to Buckingham Palace.
The Prince & Princess of Wales were taken onto the C-17 Globemaster III at RIAT- with George, Charlotte & Louis in tow ���️
They’re Holm ❤️
Ed Slater and the lads have arrived at Kingsholm after a 350 mile cycle to raise awareness of MND 🚴
What a brilliant achievement by
@edslater
and
@gloucesterrugby
👏
#4ED
Celebrations have been taking place outside of Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and across the rest of the county to mark the 72nd birthday of the NHS 👏🏼
@gloshospitals
BREAKING: NHS data shows that Gloucestershire is leading the way in covid vaccinations
85% of over 80s have had their first dose - that's more than any other area of England.
For the 3rd day in a row zero coronavirus-related deaths have been announced in Gloucestershire's hospitals. It's the 1st time this has happened since the 17th of March.
There have also been no new cases of Covid-19 in Gloucestershire in the last 24 hours.
🐶🚔 Bonnie the police dog went through a lot before turning her nose to a crime-fighting career with
@Glos_Police
.
@PoliceDogStella
helped to show her the ropes around here.
Did the earth move for you? We're receiving reports of an earthquake in the South West and Wales. Anyone else feel anything?
#Earthquake
#Gloucestershire
It's been announced that no Coronavirus-related deaths have been recorded in
#Gloucestershire
hospitals for the 9th day in a row. There have been no COVID-19 deaths in Gloucestershire hospitals for three weeks, with the last occurring on 27th May.
SOLD! 💰
The iconic Debenhams building in Gloucester has been bought by the University of Gloucestershire.
@Uniofglos
says i'll be turned into a 'modern' teaching space.
Listen back to
@BillyHuntGlos
describing the moment Forest Green Rovers secured promotion to League One 🥳⚽
SPOILER ALERT: It includes a certain line about hummus! 👀💚
@FGRFC_Official
#FGR
For the 4th day in a row, zero coronavirus-related deaths have been announced in Gloucestershire's hospitals.
There have also been no positive results for Covid-19 in the county in the last 24 hours.
A surgical team at the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital have become the first in the UK to successfully remove a cancerous tumour from the oesophagus, using a robot called Versius.
Fragments of a meteorite, which recently fell to earth, have been found in Winchcombe.
Scientists at
@NHM_London
say it's a type which has never fallen anywhere in the UK before.
A trial involving two Extinction Rebellion protestors from Gloucestershire, Senan Clifford and David Lambert, has collapsed. The Crown Prosecution Service failed to properly inform a police officer, who was a key witness, about the trial - and he booked time off over it. (1/2)
No Coronavirus related deaths have been recorded in
#Gloucestershire
Hospitals in the last 24 hours - The last occurred on 27th May - There are also no new positive cases recorded in the last 24 hours with just seven so far this month in the county.
The reintroduction of the rare Large Blue Butterfly on Rodborough Common in
#Stroud
, declared extinct in Britain in 1979, is being hailed a success.
750 of them have been spotted this Summer! They were introduced on the Common last year. 🦋
Photo Credit: National Trust
No Covid-19 related deaths have been recorded in
#Gloucestershire
hospitals in the past 24 hours. One Coronavirus related death has been recorded in the county's hospitals so far this month. No positive cases have been recorded in the past 48 hours.
The future of
@lidocheltenham
has been secured! A 35 year lease agreement has been signed with Cheltenham Borough Council days before the old one was due to run out.
We will miss you, Faye! 😢💜 After more than 20 years of presenting radio shows in Gloucestershire, Faye has decided to leave the BBC.
Listen to her final Saturday Brunch show 👉
BREAKING: Testing has been suspended at a private covid lab in Wolverhampton - after reports of people getting incorrect PCR results in the South West.
An estimated 43,000 people may have been given incorrect negative PCR test results between 8 September and 12 October.
Two rare spoon-billed sandpiper chicks have hatched at
@WWTSlimbridge
. They belong to the only captive flock anywhere in the world, which was set up in 2011 in case time ran out to save the dwindling wild population
A 7-yr-old from
#Cheltenham
is proudly wearing a Blue Peter silver badge this morning. It's been awarded to Nylah Jones for her writing & creativity.
She made headlines last month when she read her poem at a
#BLM
rally in Pittville Park in front of thousands of people.
Kevan Blackadder, director of the Cheltenham BID and former editor of the Gloucestershire Echo newspaper, has died - following an illness.
@CheltenhamBID
says 'his passing will be a huge loss to the town'
At the Conservative Party hustings, protesters have slowed traffic getting into the Racecourse.
About 100 people belonging to various groups are at the entrance in Cheltenham.
#ConservativeLeadershipContest
#Cheltenham
For ALL our dedicated carers - inside & outside of the
@NHS
, we at
@BBCGlos
applaud you:
- hospitals 👏🏽
- surgeries 👏🏽
- access centres 👏🏽
- care homes 👏🏽
- sheltered accommodation 👏🏽
- young carers 👏🏽
- home carers 👏🏽
#ClapforourCarers
#Gloucestershire
#COVID19
We ❤️ what this football club is doing!
@Longlevensafc
are offering refugees staying in Gloucester free football training ⚽️
Click to hear more of their stories 👉
The crowd at
#BLMCheltenham
, including police officers, silently took the knee for 8 minutes and 46 seconds in memory of George Floyd
#BlackLivesMatter
There've been no Covid-19 related deaths recorded in
#Gloucestershire
hospitals in the past 24 hours. No positive cases have been recorded in the past four days, either. It's the first time that's happened since lockdown began.
A commemorative garden with wire dandelions in
#Gloucestershire
Royal Hospital to remember people who've died from Covid - and to thank
#NHS
staff who have worked through the pandemic
Front-line nurse Kerry Holden was the first person to receive the coronavirus vaccination yesterday at
@gloshospitals
. She spoke to
@cummingsradio
on
@BBCGlos
this morning