Died peacefully on 26th June at Horsfall House, Minchinhampton, aged 83 years. A much loved Aunt, who will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by all who knew her. Although restrictions are easing, due to social distancing at Gloucester Crematorium the funeral will be held on Monday 12th July by family invitation, to be followed by an open celebration of Val’s life closer to her home, to be arranged later this Summer. Flowers, or charitable donations, may be sent for (and made payable to) Cheltenham & Gloucester Hospitals Charity (these donations are specifically for the FOCUS Fund within the Oncology Unit at Cheltenham General Hospital)
Man, 25, drove Ford Focus while more than twice the limit near Stroud railway station A MAN who was caught driving in Stroud with more than double the legal alcohol level on his breath has been banned for three years. Samuel Atkinson, 25, of The Avenue, North Woodchester, was ordered by Cheltenham Magistrates on Thursday (January 7) to pay £180 in costs and surcharges. The magistrates imposed a 12 month community order on Atkinson with a requirement for him to do 80 hours of unpaid work. Atkinson pleaded guilty to driving a Ford Focus in Station Road, Stroud on July 30 last year with 80 micrograms of alcohol in his breath.