Month: July 2024
Hall to be used for community benefit after lease offered
A vacant building will be brought back into community use after Gloucestershire County Council offered a lease to a charitable organisation to take it over. Innsworth Community Hall has been offered to Gloucestershire-based Sportily to run and maintain the building....
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30th July 2024
Elmrep and Gloucester Brewery Join Forces for the Brews and Bravery Firewalk
Elmrep and Gloucester Brewery are thrilled to announce the Brew and Bravery Firewalk, an extraordinary event combining courage, community spirit, and charitable fundraising. Scheduled for the 26th of September 2024 at Warehouse 4 in Gloucester, this event aims to raise...
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30th July 2024
Forest of Dean District Council welcomes Ubico as new waste service partner
Household waste and recycling services in the Forest of Dean will be delivered by Ubico Ltd starting from next week, as the District Council looks to deliver greater efficiencies on behalf of its residents. The Council’s decision to change provider,...
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30th July 2024
Appeal for witnesses to fail to stop collision in Cheltenham
Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was injured during a collision in Cheltenham last week. Officers were called with a report that a pedestrian and car, believed to be a white taxi, had been involved in a collision...
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30th July 2024
Scouting is growing in Gloucester
Figures show the number of Scout members in Gloucester has grown. Since January 2022, the number of boys and girls aged 4 to 17 involved in Scouts in Gloucester has increased by over 28% With increases in all five sections,...
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30th July 2024
More than 120 people back redevelopment vision for Cavendish House
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter More than 120 people back a redevelopment vision for Cheltenham’s Cavendish House. Cheltenham Civic Society has been calling for the owners of Cavendish House – Canada Life – to work with Cheltenham Borough...
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30th July 2024
Concerns over cost of antisocial behaviour at town car park
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter The £70,000 bill Cheltenham Borough Council has had to foot to clear up graffiti at one of the spa town’s car parks should be sent to the police and crime commissioner. That is...
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30th July 2024
Fears new Stroud station will be ‘stopped dead’ as Labour axes rail projects
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter There is concern a new station near Stroud will never come to fruition after Labour axed plans to restore railway stations in a bid to save money. Transport campaigners have been calling for...
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30th July 2024
Dismay over Cheltenham mural painted in town centre without planning permission
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Concerns have been raised over a “beautiful” mural that has been painted on the side of a listed building in Cheltenham town centre without planning permission. A colourful painting depicting a woman on...
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29th July 2024
New solar panels mark latest milestone as Cotswold District Council drives to make buildings more sustainable
Two Gloucestershire based companies are supporting Cotswold District Council’s initiative to use renewable energy as work to install new solar panels on the roof space of the Council’s Trinity Road offices gets underway. The Cirencester office is the latest building...
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29th July 2024