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...
New #FeedCheltenham concession card launched
Hundreds of people could benefit from free swim, gym and fitness classes as part of Cheltenham’s response to the cost of living crisis. Up to 600 people who use food banks and food pantries are being offered the chance to...
Liberal Democrats in talks to lead alliance at Tewkesbury Borough Council
The Liberal Democrats are in talks with other groups to form a new administration at Tewkesbury Borough Council. The Lib Dems gained nine seats and replaced the Conservative Party as the largest party on the council after the May 4...
Municipal bus firms could return under Labour, says Ed Miliband as he visits county target seat
Bus firms run by councils could return to Gloucestershire under a Labour government, according to Ed Miliband. The Shadow Secretary of State for Climate Change and Net Zero made the comments while visiting voters in Stroud yesterday with parliamentary candidate...
Gloucester Antiques Centre comes out on top for the Best Dressed Window competition for the Coronation!
Gloucester City has been festooned with red, white and blue this weekend in celebration of the Coronations of HRH King Charles and Queen Camilla. Many shops and premises got in on the action and made the city streets an extra...
Calls for ‘immoral’ Illegal Migration Bill to be dropped as Gloucestershire council condemns Government
Gloucestershire civic chiefs have condemned the Government’s “plainly wrong and immoral” Illegal Migration Bill and call for its removal. The legislation, which is currently going through the House of Lords, would prevent anyone arriving in the UK illegally from claiming...
Concerns over new residential parking permits being introduced in Gloucester
Concerns have been raised over proposed changes to onstreet parking in Gloucester. Gloucestershire County Council is introducing residential parking permits in the Kingsholm area of the city this summer. They say permits will make it easier for residents to park...
Forest of Dean Green Party hoping for ‘traffic light’ alliance with Labour and Lib Dems
© Copyright M J Richardson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. The Green Party is hoping to form a “traffic light alliance” administration at the Forest of Dean District Council by joining forces with Labour and the...
Bid to turn Gloucester house into children’s home rejected over ‘noise and nuisance’ concerns
City planners have rejected a bid to turn a four-bedroom house into a children’s home in Longlevens over noise concerns. Platform Childcare Ltd wanted permission from Gloucester City Council to make the changes at 31 Westmead Road, Gloucester. Their scheme...
Council sponsors Malvern show garden set to become escape for hospital patients
Gloucestershire County council will sponsor a garden at the RHS Malvern show that will become a therapeutic escape for hospital patients. Once the annual Malvern show is completed, the ‘Greener Gloucestershire NHS Garden’ will be transported from the Three Counties...