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23-06-2025
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Disqualified driver caught drunk behind wheel twice
A disqualified driver has received a ban after he was caught drink driving twice in a month. Kennedy Kipchirchir has to wear an alcohol monitoring tag for 120 days and has received a four year driving ban after being sentenced at Cheltenham Magistrates Court on Monday. Kipchirchir was previously banned from driving for almost a year when he was seen by members of the public hitting a cone and narrowly missing another car on 11 May 2024. PC Laurie Merchant from Gloucestershire Police said: "This case is one we are seeing more often unfortunately." More news stories for Gloucestershire Listen to the latest news for Gloucestershire Kipchirchir was breathalysed by officers in May this year and was found to be over the alcohol limit. A few weeks later he was filmed again by police driving erratically in the same car, and officers witnessed him swapping seats with the passenger. He was breathalysed and again found to be over the limit. Kipchirchir pleaded guilty to drink driving and driving whilst disqualified at Cheltenham Magistrates Court. He has also been ordered to pay £884 in court costs. PC Merchant said: "[This is] a case of someone who is banned from driving for either drink or drugs, and then continues to drive showing complete disregard for the road traffic law." Follow BBC Gloucestershire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Gloucestershire Constabulary
Daily Record
23-06-2025
- Health
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Countryfile's Adam Henson reveals tough ordeal following shock health diagnosis
Countryfile presenter Adam Henson has opened up about his wife Charlie's heartbreaking cancer diagnosis saying the family 'went through the mill' but came out 'stronger' following the news. BBC's Countryfile presenter Adam Henson has opened up about his family's struggles after wife Charlie was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, saying they "went through the mill" following her shock diagnosis in 2021. It began when Charlie first started feeling unwell over Christmas in 2020. In February the following year, doctors discovered a 4.5cm tumour and delivered the devastating news about the low chances of survival. Fortunately, doctors determined that Charlie's cancer was treatable, Gloucestershire Live reports. She had surgery to remove part of her pancreas and was placed on a long-term care plan that includes biannual scans, Creon capsules, blood thinners and iron supplements. In an interview with BBC Gloucestershire, Adam shared that the family "went through the mill" during the difficult period. He recalled: 'Back in 2021 my then partner, now wife, got pancreatic cancer, which was a terrifying diagnosis that often leads to palliative care and people losing their lives." 'My heart goes out to the people who have been in that situation but we were very fortunate that the type of pancreatic cancer she had was known as neuroendocrine and it turned out that it was treatable." "She had the Whipple procedure, a very complicated operation and we're now two years further on and she is fit and healthy. She has to take certain enzymes when she eats because the piece of the pancreas that has been removed means her enzymes aren't active enough to digest her food properly." 'We went through the mill but we have come out the other side. It was a very, very difficult time for her in particular but for us as a family," he concluded. In Adam's 2023 book Christmas on the Farm, Charlie contributed a heartfelt passage detailing her difficult health journey. She stated: "Remembering to take enough Creon was difficult at first, and I slipped up a few times, with a gripey tummy afterwards to remind me to do better in future.' "I am better now, but it's a lifetime commitment. Fortunately, I have not become diabetic, which can happen after this surgery, so my insulin levels are checked regularly." "Having a scan is absolutely terrifying. The worry starts to build up a couple of months beforehand, then there is the wait for the result, which is all-consuming," she added, before penning: "If you get a clear scan, and thank God, I have so far had clear results, it is the best gift in the world. You have six months of your life back that you thought you might not have." Adam says the couple 'made a point' of spending more time together after the diagnosis. He explained that "everything in life" was altered by the experience. Adam shared that the couple "made a point" of prioritising more time together following the diagnosis, stating that the experience changed "everything in life." The presenter went on to explain, saying: "Our experience means we both want to make the absolute most of life, say yes to things and make time for what's important. It's such a cliche, but nothing is as important as your health."
Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Business
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Businesses welcome changes to motorway junction
Businesses close to a motorway junction, which is being upgraded to having full access in both directions, are welcoming the £229m scheme. The Secretary of State for Transport gave approval for the project at the start of June, with work due to start in early 2026. It will allow traffic to join and leave the M5 in Gloucestershire at junction 10 both northbound and southbound. Ruth Powell from Elmwick Camping said her customers have to make the journey to them "through an awful lot of traffic" because they can't currently rejoin the motorway where they left it. She added visitors coming from the north will most appreciate the improvements to the junction. "Getting off at Junction 10 is really easy for them. "But when they want to go southbound they have to either drive back up to Tewkesbury to Junction 9 and then turn around, or go down to Junction 11 [through Cheltenham]." Michael Cassidy, director of nearby brewery Clavell and Hind, says there will be short-term pain for long-term gain. "We feel it will be a good thing for our business in the long run," he said. "It will help transport links into the local area. Obviously there will be some short term disruption but we're quite positive about it. The roads around here definitely need some improvement." As well as the motorway junction upgrade, the scheme also includes widening the A4019 Tewkesbury Road, and a new link road connecting the A4019 to the B4634 in west Cheltenham. Cheltenham Borough Councillor Alisha Lewis says this is vital for the 5,000 new houses that are due to built in the area. "We mustn't just think about the residents who currently live in Cheltenham but all the residents who will move into and become residents of Cheltenham, like the Golden Valley development. "It is a fantastic new neighbourhood with great new homes, great new schools and great new facilities, but without the transport infrastructure it simply wouldn't work. "Junction 10 is a big part of the puzzle," he added. However Charmaine Smith, the owner of the Uckington Layby J10 breakfast van, says the scheme will mean the end of her business, which she has run with her husband for more than a decade. "It's our livelihood. It's how we pay our mortgage," she said. "To be just suddenly told one day it's going to go, we can't just close the business down and go elsewhere. We've been here for the last 14 years and built up a customer base." Public information events are set to be held during the summer, with construction getting underway from spring 2026. Completion, the council said, is expected in 2028. Follow BBC Gloucestershire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
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Arson probe after tent with dog inside set on fire
An arson investigation has been launched after a tent which had a dog inside of it was set on fire. Police say the dog was rescued unharmed from the tent which was set alight outside Tesco Express on High Street, Cheltenham on 30 March between 03:15 and 03:30 GMT. Fire crews believe the blaze, which was put out by members of the public, was started deliberately. Gloucestershire Police have released a CCTV image of a man who might have witnessed what happened. More news stories for Gloucestershire Listen to the latest news for Gloucestershire Passers-by helped extinguish the fire and moved it away from buildings to prevent it spreading, the force said. They believe a man who was seen wearing a white top and dark trousers in new CCTV footage could help them. "He was seen talking to a man who was dressed in dark clothing with his hood up prior to the blaze", police said. They also want to hear from anyone else who might have interacted with the man in dark clothing. They have also urged anyone with any CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage to get in contact. Follow BBC Gloucestershire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Gloucestershire Constabulary
Yahoo
07-06-2025
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Arson probe after tent with dog inside set on fire
An arson investigation has been launched after a tent which had a dog inside of it was set on fire. Police say the dog was rescued unharmed from the tent which was set alight outside Tesco Express on High Street, Cheltenham on 30 March between 03:15 and 03:30 GMT. Fire crews believe the blaze, which was put out by members of the public, was started deliberately. Gloucestershire Police have released a CCTV image of a man who might have witnessed what happened. More news stories for Gloucestershire Listen to the latest news for Gloucestershire Passers-by helped extinguish the fire and moved it away from buildings to prevent it spreading, the force said. They believe a man who was seen wearing a white top and dark trousers in new CCTV footage could help them. "He was seen talking to a man who was dressed in dark clothing with his hood up prior to the blaze", police said. They also want to hear from anyone else who might have interacted with the man in dark clothing. They have also urged anyone with any CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage to get in contact. Follow BBC Gloucestershire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Gloucestershire Constabulary
