​The Gloucestershire Echo has a new look from today – why don’t you give it a try?

It has a new appearance to suit the modern day and this wonderful county where we all live.

With the redesign comes a continued commitment to be a paper at the heart of its communities.

There will be stories about the area where you live - and we’ll also look at the big issues in-depth. We’ll bring quality writing and photographs that will follow our vision to be “at the heart of all things local”.

More than ever before, it is important that we strive to put our communities first - and I believe that the Echo is now better placed than ever to be your voice.

On top of our daily pages for Tewkesbury and the Cotswolds, we’ve recently also introduced pages of specific local content for different parts of Cheltenham. The areas served are: Bishop’s Cleeve (Monday), Up Hatherley (Tuesday), Whaddon (Wednesday), Leckhampton and Charlton Kings (Thursday), Hester’s Way (Friday) and Prestbury (Saturday).

We also hand over sections of the paper to specific interest areas every day of the week. Monday: unrivalled coverage of the weekend’s sporting events; Tuesday: Business Week; Wednesday: Young Sport, focusing on youth and school sport; Thursday: Find a Property, for all your property needs; Friday: Crackerjack, our entertainment guide; and Saturday: Weekend, our award-winning leisure supplement.

Have a look at the paper – and please let me know what you think.

Happy reading,

Kevan Blackadder,

Editor