News - December 2018

Hamish Thompson, a Gloucestershire firefighter of 43 years standing, has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the Queen’s New Year Honours.

Gloucestershire County Council highways crews will be starting off their busy resurfacing programme in Cheltenham next year. One of the first roads they will resurface is Princess Elizabeth Way on 8th and 9th January 2019.

Gloucestershire County Council has today released a value for money report related to Javelin Park that confirms the project represents value for money and is affordable.  

Gloucestershire County Council has today (20 December) launched its annual budget consultation, asking for people to have their say on its proposed 2019/20 budget.

With Christmas approaching, buyers are warned about the dangers of counterfeit goods as Trading Standards make seizures in Gloucester.

As part of the county council’s £150m investment in Gloucestershire’s roads; Cheltonians will benefit from a pothole free road in the coming weeks.

Hundreds of homes and businesses across Cheltenham and Gloucester will be getting an early Christmas present with the arrival of superfast broadband.

Empowering adults and young people in the county who care for their loved ones is at the heart of two new contracts.

The county council's cabinet will be asked next week to give the go ahead to find the contractors to deliver £1m pounds of improvements to paths in the Lydney area.

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Gloucestershire County Council Cabinet is being asked to sign up to the Government’s Emissions Reduction Pledge (ERP) when it meets on 19 December, and commit to meet national climate change goals. 

At its meeting on 19 December, the county council’s cabinet is being asked to agree £23.5m funding to redevelop the former site of Quayside House, Barrack Square, Gloucester to bring two GP surgeries and pharmacy into the area.

At its meeting on 19 December Gloucestershire County Council’s cabinet will consider a draft budget for 2019/20, which proposes to make investment of almost £11m into children’s services as part of a £15m overall budget increase.

County council’s cabinet will consider plans to bring on street parking charges in line with the cost of district council and privately operated off street car parks to help manage demand for parking and support the council’s long-standing policy for sustainable travel.

At its meeting on 19 December, Gloucestershire County Council’s cabinet is being asked to approve plans for a £45 million investment in our county’s schools over the next two years.

Cllr Dave Norman, cabinet member for public protection and Mark Astle, Assistant Chief Fire Officer talk about the dangers of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. If you are planning on driving over the Christmas period, please Choose Zero.

As part of the county council’s £150m investment in Gloucestershire’s roads; the A4151 through Littledean will be resurfaced in the coming weeks.