The latest news from the city.
A guide to Christmas at Gloucester Quays, with the free Christmas markets every weekend from 7 November to 20 December, the outdoor ice rink from 20 November to 3 January, and the outlet shopping with Christmas shopping nights every Thursday.
Gloucester's Autumn Festival ran 150 speakers at Blackfriars Priory from 5 to 20 September, with Tony Robinson and Jung Chang among them. The Digital Festival keeps it going until 25 October, with talks at £7 each or a £70 pass.
Upstairs Downstairs Antiques Centre on Severn Road brings together around 20 dealers across two floors, with antique clocks and furniture as the owners' specialities. The centre also covers medals, coins, Wedgwood, silver and canal and boating items. A café upstairs serves home-baked scones and cakes, and parking is free.
The Festive Farmers Charity Tractor Tour returns on Saturday 19 December, with around 40 lit-up tractors travelling from Shipton to Cheltenham town centre. Admission to watch from the roadside is free, and the 2026 tour raises funds for Rainbow Trust Children's Charity and Dementia UK.
