Parking concerns as student halls could be used by non-students
University halls of residence in Cheltenham will be allowed to house non-students from this summer despite concerns over parking. Uliving has been granted permission to use up to 205 of the bedrooms at Pittville Student Village in Albert Road for...
Gloucestershire secures over £8million funding for active travel
Plans by Gloucestershire County Council to deliver a 26-mile ‘cycle spine’ from Stroud to Bishops Cleeve have been given a further boost with an Active Travel Fund award from the Department of Transport (DfT) for £8.265 million. This is one...
Two men arrested by armed officers in Cheltenham
Armed officers arrested two men and seized weapons from a vehicle in Cheltenham yesterday. Information had been provided to Gloucestershire Constabulary by Avon and Somerset Police which resulted in the occupants of a vehicle being detained. This happened at around...
Bid to block the Green Party from taking over at Forest of Dean District Council
© Copyright M J Richardson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence. There are moves afoot to try and stop the Green Party from taking control of the Forest of Dean District Council. The Greens had their best...
Bid to install solar panels at Sandford Parks Lido and save ‘one of Cheltenham’s crown jewels’ from closure approved
A bid to install solar panels at Cheltenham Lido which will “save one of the town’s crown jewels from closure” have been given the go-ahead. Sandford Parks Lido Limited has been granted permission by Cheltenham Borough Council to go ahead...
Liberal Democrat Richard Stanley eleced as Tewkesbury Borough Council’s new leader
Tewkesbury Borough Council has elected its first non-Conservative leader in decades. Liberal Democrat Richard Stanley, who represents the Cleeve West ward, was elected to lead the new administration last night (May 17). He received the support of all other political...
Labour to vote for Green leader but rules out Forest of Dean coalition
The Labour Party will vote for a Green Party to lead the Forest of Dean District Council next week but have ruled out a formal coalition with them. The Green Party had their best ever election results in the Forest...
Police appeal for information following attempted robbery by teens in Kingsway
Police are appealing for information after a group of teenage boys attempted to rob a woman of her shopping bags in Kingsway earlier this week. The victim was walking along the footpath off Newhaven Road shortly before 3pm on Monday...
Villagers mark anniversary of temporary traffic lights on major road with birthday cake
Frustrated Gloucestershire villagers marked the first anniversary of the introduction of temporary traffic lights on a major road with a birthday cake. It has now been more than 15 months since temporary traffic lights were installed at Broadham in Painswick...
Cotswold Conservatives elect Tom Stowe to lead opposition after district council defeat
The Conservatives have selected who will be the new leader of the opposition in the Cotswolds after their previous chief lost their seat to the Liberal Democrats. Campden and Vale ward councillor Tom Stowe has been chosen to lead the...