News - March 2018

At yesterday’s (28^th) full council meeting, councillors agreed to work to better recognise the efforts of women in the county.

Gloucestershire County Council has voted to stop its use of unnecessary single use plastics.

A bid has been submitted to the Heritage Lottery Fund for money to help re-open Lydbrook Rail Bridge.

Berkeley bypass (B4066) will undergo essential patching works on behalf of Gloucestershire County Council from 9^th April 2018.

A main road into Gloucester, the A417 Over Causeway, is being resurfaced from 3^rd April as part of the county council’s £150 million commitment to Gloucestershire’s highways.

One of Gloucester’s busiest routes, the A430, is being improved as part of Gloucestershire County Council’s £150 million promise to upgrade the county’s highways.

Once the county council has worked its magic, the Golden Valley will sparkle again.

The government has announced that plans can move forward to allow traffic to join and exit the M5 in both directions at junction 10.

Landslip site on Cirencester Road at Charlton Hill has made the road unsafe due to the cracking and in need of urgent repairs.

The county’s economic growth joint committee has added its voice in calling for Highway England’s option 30 to fix the missing link.

The 2018/19 annual budget book has hit the doors of more than 295,000 Gloucestershire homes.

Gloucestershire County Council’s #yourhighways teams have been hard at work this winter and are now driving forward with ‘Operation Road Rescue’ to keep the county moving.

World Social Work Day is held on 20th March and is an opportunity to celebrate the social work profession.

Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards found a large number of fake car badges and wheel caps in Gloucester worth almost £10k.

The price of a paid school meal will increase to £2.36 from Monday April 16^th 2018.  The County Council reluctantly have to increase the selling price of a meal due to the increases in the national living wage paid to school catering staff and the inflationary costs of food, materials and transport during the last twelve months.

One of the county’s busiest routes is being resurfaced as part of Gloucestershire County Council’s £150 million promise to upgrade the county’s highways.

A vehicle was seized following a joint operation between police and trading standards last week (Thursday 8^th), but the driver got a free lift to custody after a large amount of fake tobacco was found.

Are you fully protected against measles? Gloucestershire County Council is urging residents to check they are to help protect the most vulnerable.

The 'Beast from the East' and 'Storm Emma' have given Gloucestershire's roads a battering, with the most extreme winter weather conditions seen in the county for many years. 'Operation Road Rescue' will be concentrating on fixing the roads that have major damage caused by the recent severe weather.

Gloucestershire County Council will raise the flag over Shire Hall next week to celebrate the annual Commonwealth Day.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people are being urged to consider adoption and fostering during the seventh national LGBT Adoption & Fostering Week, which runs from 5th to 11th March.