REGENERATION will be top of the programme when BBC Radio Gloucestershire descends on Dursley district next week.

The countywide station is taking to the road and Dursley has been chosen as the first point of call.

Former Gazette reporter Julia Causton will form part of the team who will be exploring every part of the town and asking people for their views. Julia said Dursley is an excellent spot to start the campaign.

"The town is a melting pot of different projects," she said. "It has a lot of regeneration in the pipeline - but as far as I can see things are moving slowly. We want to ask people who live here how they feel about what's happening in their town and also find out from those in charge when we are going to see real progress."

The visit to Dursley is the first in a series of stops on Radio Gloucestershire's On The Road project. From recording snippets of opinion to the live broadcast of a programme the emphasis really is on delving deeper into the everyday lives of local people.

Managing editor Mark Hurrell said this was an important part of BBC Gloucestershire's work.

"Gloucestershire is large and diverse with many interesting communities. This project is all about finding out what people want - from the place they live and also from their local radio station. We are keen to give people a platform to air their opinions and this is an excellent opportunity for us to get to know our listeners and for them to meet some of our team and see how the station operates."

The team and the station broadcast vehicle will be based in the Market Place at the end of Parsonage Street on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Presenter Mark Cummings will be bringing his lunchtime programme live from the Market Place on Thursday (12-3pm).