Month: September 2024
Cotswold council chief recovering after serious crash while in Italy
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter A Cotswold council chief has been wished a speedy recovery after he suffered a serious road accident while holidaying in Italy. Cotswold District Council’s economy and transformation cabinet member Tony Dale is on...
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26th September 2024
Project Vigilant piloted in Cheltenham to target predatory behaviour
A pilot scheme to target predatory behaviour in the night-time economy has been launched in Cheltenham. Project Vigilant, which was created and piloted by Thames Valley Police, is aimed at targeting perpetrator behaviour which is often displayed before a sexual...
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26th September 2024
‘Inequality is main driver for poor health’ says new Stroud MP
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Stroud’s new Labour MP Simon Opher says he got into politics to make the world a fairer place after realising poverty was the main driver for many people’s ill health. More than 25,000...
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26th September 2024
Have your say on potential route options for M5 Junction 9 and A46 (Ashchurch) Transport Scheme
Gloucestershire County Council is running a public engagement exercise from Monday 7 October – Monday 2 December 2024 on potential route options for the M5 Junction 9 and A46 (Ashchurch) Transport Scheme. A wide variety of route options have been considered and...
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26th September 2024
‘Explosion of disgusting graffiti’ in Gloucester called out
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter An “explosion of disgusting” graffiti plaguing Gloucester city centre has been called out by civic chiefs who complain over inaction by the council. Dozens of shop shutters, telephone boxes, walls, boards and fences...
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25th September 2024
Tributes paid to much-loved former councillor ‘Mr Tuffley’ Gerald Dee
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Gloucester City Council fell silent last week to honour the passing of “Mr Tuffley”, the former councillor Gerald Dee. Mr Dee was a former County Councillor and served on Gloucester City Council for...
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25th September 2024
‘Dire’ state of Cheltenham town centre sparks legal action
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter The “dire” state of Cheltenham’s high street has prompted legal action against Shire Hall amid plans to “tarmac the Promenade”. Cheltenham Civic Society (CCS) has begun legal action against Gloucestershire County council (GCC)...
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23rd September 2024
Council cyber incident ‘a case of its systems testing its own security’
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter There is relief that the cyber incident affecting Gloucestershire council is “nothing like” the hack suffered by neighbouring authority three years ago – and “was a case of its systems testing its own...
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23rd September 2024
Coventry Building Society selects Emmaus Gloucestershire as Charity of the Year
Coventry Building Society’s Gloucester branch has announced Emmaus Gloucestershire as its Charity of the Year, kicking off a partnership aimed at supporting people who are rebuilding their lives after homelessness. The collaboration will see the local Coventry Building Society branch...
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23rd September 2024
Easyjet flights from Staverton ruled out as 8 firms are keen to buy Gloucestershire Airport
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Calls to offer scheduled passenger flights across Europe from Gloucestershire Airport to be provided by airlines such as EasyJet have been rejected by civic chiefs. There are plans to sell the Staverton Airport,...
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23rd September 2024