Latest news for Members from Council and partners

Annual survey of adult social care service users in the county issued this week.

The Shire Hall refurbishment is well underway and we have made good progress. The work being carried out is on schedule and Kier, our contractors are working hard to make sure the work goes smoothly.

The updated 'Your Circle' website gives people information and advice to help them, and anyone they know or care for, stay independent, safe and well. It helps people find out what's available in their local community and what they can do for themselves.

A briefing for County Councillors has been arranged for Monday 6^th February, at 2pm in the Council Chamber. 

As you may know the Communications Team have been working on an improved website for Gloucestershire County Council which is going to go live at the end of January.

Please find below a Stakeholder letter from the CCG's Clinical Chair and Accountable Officer regarding this year's ASAP campaign, which launched on Monday 23 January.

Gloucestershire County Council is replacing around 55,000 streetlights with LED technology across the county over the next three years.

Thank you to all who have already signed up to 'One You Gloucestershire', our new health and well-being campaign.

We have recently seen an increase in the amount of malicious emails received by staff within Gloucestershire County Council, some of which have managed to get through our email filtering and security solutions. 

Please see below a few links below updating you on recent successes here at Gloucestershire Music. 

We have some very sad news today as we have heard from Barry Dare's family that he passed away earlier this morning.  We understand that he was not in pain and had been unconscious for a few days. 

Please see below the first issue of the Community Partner E-Bulletin.

The County Council is updating its Minerals Local Plan. Cabinet has now approved a draft version of a new plan for consultation purposes. This is due to take place from September for a period of 8 weeks.

This is to inform Members that the County Council has declined a request from the Cotswold Water Park Trust for additional funding of £200,000.

The County Council is updating its Minerals Local Plan. Cabinet has approved a draft version of a new plan for consultation.

Proposed Gloucestershire On-Street Parking Order 2016

Members will be aware that the Local Government Association carried out a Peer Review of Gloucestershire's Highways Service recently.  This took place on 12-14 September and at the end of their time with us the panel provided some feedback in their presentation.  Please find below a link to the feedback presentation slides.

The council has been going through the process of procuring a new service for healthy lifestyle support, including help to stop smoking, lose weight, be more active and drink less alcohol.

Gloucestershire Libraries can confirm that a decision has been made to continue funding community libraries for the next four years, at £10,000 per year.

The northbound Berkeley bridge is being replaced with a permanent structure because the temporary bridge, built in the 1950s, is weak.

Gloucestershire County Council and a number of individual primary and secondary schools and academies are consulting on their school admissions policy. Although there are no significant changes to our admissions policy, Gloucestershire County Council is required to consult every seven years by statute. The policy will effect admissions from September 2018.