Month: July 2024
Battle of the pothole repair machines
Machines go head-to-head in Gloucestershire County Council’s ongoing trials of the most efficient pothole fix. As part of the council’s ongoing investment in our roads and to create better journeys for residents, the council has tested four devices, racing them...
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24th July 2024
Improvement works to start at Bourton on the Water Leisure Centre
Bourton on the Water Leisure Centre is undergoing some refurbishment throughout August. The work will include the introduction of new accessible facilities, improved shower facilities, new water play features and upgraded dance studio flooring. During the work there will be some...
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24th July 2024
Noisy manhole cover causes ‘sleepless nights and misery’ for city residents
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter A noisy manhole cover in Gloucester “is making residents’ lives a misery” amid calls for it to be fixed. The manhole cover in Barton Street, at the junction where Hopewell Street meets Derby...
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24th July 2024
Three in custody after officers respond to report of suspicious activity in Gloucester
Three men are in police custody after officers responded to a report of suspicious activity during the early hours of this morning. Police were called to a building on Bristol Road in Gloucester shortly before 1.20am with a report that...
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24th July 2024
County Council leader Mark Hawthorne to stand down in September
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Conservative Mark Hawthorne has highlighted the Javelin Park Incinerator and securing the A417 missing link as his proudest achievements as he announces plans to step down as Gloucestershire County Council’s leader. The Quedgeley...
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24th July 2024
Two women die following a two-vehicle collision on the A48
Two women have died following a collision on the A48 in Minsterworth earlier today (Tuesday 23 July). The collision, which involved a red Ford Focus and a grey Vauxhall Astra, took place shortly before 2.30pm. Despite the best efforts of...
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23rd July 2024
Get active and get free rewards for the Library Challenge 2024
Families in Gloucestershire are being encouraged to sign up for this year’s Library Challenge, to explore everything the library has to offer for free. This year’s theme is sport, so Gloucestershire Libraries are inviting you to get active, get reading...
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23rd July 2024
£2.7million investment in Stratford Park Leisure Centre approved
Councillors have approved a £2.7million investment in Stratford Park Leisure Centre and Lido. The decision at Stroud District Council’s full council meeting on Thursday heralds the start of a five-year repair programme to improve the 1975 centre and 1936 outdoor...
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23rd July 2024
Wanted Gloucester teen arrested
Following a wanted appeal issued last week, 18-year-old Jhamari Warrington has been arrested. Warrington, who was wanted in connection with an incident in Barton Street last month, as well as failing to answer bail and breaching a court order, was...
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23rd July 2024
City Retail Centres in Gloucester awarded Certificate in Community Dementia Awareness
Colliers retail and leisure destinations in Gloucester, including the Eastgate Shopping Centre, King’s Walk, Kings Square and St Oswalds, recently took part in a charity partnership with both the Alzheimer’s Society and the NHS Managing Memory Together Team. During Dementia...
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23rd July 2024