News - December 2017

Winter keeps on coming as snow, rain and wind battered the county last night.

Following the adverse weather overnight, a number of the county's HRCs are closed today.

When the county was blanketed in snow earlier this month, the county council’s highways teams were out keeping the roads clear.

Find out when our offices, phone lines and services are open over the Christmas and New Year period

Reconstruction will ensure a safe, picturesque Cotswold route for the future.

We might not have snow on Christmas Day, but come Boxing Day a lot of us may be heading to the sales for new white goods.

Gloucestershire County Council continues its exciting Shire Hall refurbishment work to significantly reduce the council’s energy and carbon footprint.

Proposed changes to the way local government is funded have been announced by Sajid Javid MP in the House of Commons.

Children and families will be able to enjoy new play equipment at Matson Park following a £7,000 investment.

A cautionary tale from Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service and Gloucestershire County Council on the dangers of using cheap electrical chargers…

A review by the school’s governors showed that due to low pupil numbers being forecasted, the school was no longer financially sustainable.

Gloucestershire County Council is asking residents to have their say on proposals to focus on vulnerable children and adults, better roads and a new school in next year’s budget.

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service will be working even more closely with colleagues in the police, following a pledge by the county council.

The county council and the Forwards Employment Service are doing excellent work to deliver fortnightly Forwards Work Clubs to support disabled people in the workplace.

Essential maintenance work to pavements on the Promenade in Cheltenham will start in January 2018.

Fire crews tackled a blaze in a block of flats in Stroud this morning which is believed to have been caused by a candle left unattended.

With road temperatures dropping as low as -9˚C overnight the county council gritters will be heading out in Gloucestershire again tonight.

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) support colleagues to help keep Gloucestershire moving as the county was hit by widespread snow and disruption.

Mike and Daniel are two of Gloucestershire’s long term homeless people who now have the support they need to leave rough sleeping behind.

At 07:01 this morning, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service received a 999 call to a fire at  Kemble Drive.

The improvements to Calton Road are part of the county council’s £150 million investment in Gloucestershire’s Highways. The route has been selected because the road is coming to the end of its useful life.

Support for vulnerable children and adults, better roads and a new school is the focus of the county council’s budget proposals for 2018/19.

As Christmas approaches we often think about those people who are less fortunate than ourselves.  Although it may be unseen, modern slavery is happening in Gloucestershire. Public sector organisations in the county are calling on residents to keep an eye out for any unusual activity in their communities.

Concerned about the risk of your home flooding this winter? Our Flood Risk Management experts will be on hand to answer your questions on Friday 8th December.

The risk is greater than you think: at the legal drink driving limit, you’re ten times more likely to crash.

Fans of Mary Poppins will be familiar with Dick Van Dyke’s cheeky chimney sweep Bert, but they’re maybe not aware of the risks a dirty chimney could pose to you and your family.

On-street parking will be free around the county for Small Business Saturday tomorrow (2^nd December).

You snooze you lose! Four men were woken from their beds during trading standards biggest EVER illegal tobacco raid.