Canal trust tight-lipped over how much it gets paid to supply Bristol with water
Canal and River Trust will not reveal how much it is being paid to supply Bristol with drinking water. The trust says it believes the high levels of silt, which is preventing boats from mooring at Gloucester Docks, is due...
Cotswold pub extension and holiday chalets on Bathurst Estate scheme deferred
Cotswold planners have pushed back making a decision on plans for holiday chalets and a pub extension on the Bathurst Estate in Cirencester. The Bathurst Estate wants permission for a single storey extension to both the pub and the barn...
Traders impacted by Gloucester Docks problems
Gloucester Brewery saw footfall drop 40 per cent over the Easter weekend which is believed to be due to the issues affecting Gloucester Docks. Dockside businesses are extremely concerned about the impact the shallow depths are having which is preventing...
Bristol Water should pay for Gloucester Docks to be dredged, say former mayor
Bristol Water should pay for the dredging needed to fix the high siltation siltation levels which are preventing boats from mooring at Gloucester Docks, believes civic chief Pam Tracey. Dockside businesses say their trade suffered over Easter because boats could...
Council commended for ‘creative’ response to cyber attack
How civic chiefs in Gloucester responded to a Russian cyber attack which crippled council services has been officially praised. Gloucester City Council’s IT systems were disrupted in December 2021 after malware spread across the authority’s servers and encrypted their files....
Gloucester car boot operator cries foul as he is set to lose out on licence
The former operator of Hempsted Meadows car boot has cried foul after losing out on the licence. Bob Newby, who ran the site for six years before the Coronavirus pandemic forced the car boot’s closure, has blasted Gloucester City Council...
Local Elections: Full list of Tewkesbury council candidates as parties vie for votes
Voters head to the polls next week to elect their representatives on Tewkesbury Borough Council. All 38 seats on the authority are up for grabs on May 4. And each of the major parties and independent groups have been approached...
Gloucester presents a ‘lamprey pie’ fit for King Charles III’s coronation
Gloucester has unveiled its special “lamprey” pie which will be given to King Charles III to mark his coronation. A group of National Star students working with The Folk in Gloucester, Cinderhill Farm in St Briavels and Gloucester City Council...
Cotswold Tory candidate was sacked as surgeon after sparking HIV scare
A Conservative candidate in the Cotswolds is a surgeon who was sacked after using unsterilised scissors and causing a HIV scare that affected more than 100 children. Madan Samuel who is standing for election to represent the Bourton Village ward...
Calls on Gloucester Quays Sainsbury’s to retain pharmacy as Lloyds announces closure
There calls for Sainsbury’s to retain its pharmacy at their Gloucester Quays store. Newly-elected Gloucester City Councillor Rebecca Trimnell (LD, Westage) has voiced disappointment over the planned closure of the Lloyds pharmacy at the superstore. Posters have been put up...