A PLAN to create an interactive history of Cheltenham traders should be up and running by July.

Cheltenham Connect is setting up a website which uses a map of the town to provide brief histories of each shop and a link to their own websites.

The volunteer group, which was set up to help businesses in Tivoli, The Park, the Suffolks and at the southern end of Bath Road, hit problems last month when the company it had lined up to produce the map pulled out. But the project is now back on track and organisers say it should be online within two months.

A spokesman said: "The website is in development and we have started to input material. We hope the site will be ready enough to show by the beginning of July. If you or family members have any old photos or memories of our local shops please let us know.

"On each page we hope to show not only the history of the existing site but also 150 words about the current site and linking to the web page."

For more information, visit www.cheltenhamconnect.co.uk.