News - November 2018

Four new classrooms and improved accessibility for pupils is just part of a package of building work that got the seal of approval at Paternoster School in Cirencester this week.

Gloucestershire County Council will hold to account everyone they do business with, old or new, in a bid to stamp out modern slavery in the wider workforce.

Gloucestershire County Council is inviting anyone who would like to find out more about becoming a foster carer to a two-hour information session.

At yesterday’s full council (Wednesday 28 November) councillors agreed to work together to oppose the Police Crime Commissioner’s (PCC) plans to transfer governance of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) from Gloucestershire County Council to the PCC.

More local school places for Cheltenham children have been secured after the decision to expand Leckhampton C of E Primary School has been approved.

A car wash owner from Lydney has been convicted under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 with causing unnecessary suffering to a ram.

Gloucestershire County Council will be resurfacing part of Winchcombe Street in Cheltenham between 28 November and 3 December as part of our promise to invest £150 million in the county’s roads.

Family Link Plus is looking to recruit new carers to offer short breaks to children with disabilities. Come along to one of our information stands to find out more.

Communities and organisations from across the county have come together to take action to prevent, intervene and overcome the impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and build resilience.

Gloucestershire County Council's highways crews will be resurfacing the Eastern Avenue junction with Metz Way between 19 and 30 November overnight, marking a major milestone in the scheme.

Trading standards officers found £1700 of illegal tobacco stashed behind a mirror in a shop in Cheltenham recently.

Work is now complete on a £3.3m package of work centred on the busy Over Roundabout in Gloucester.

Hempsted household recycling centre will be getting a modern ‘squashing’ machine to offer Gloucester residents the same efficient services as Pyke Quarry near Stroud.

As part of the £150 million investment into Gloucestershire’s roads, the county council is resurfacing Two Hedges Road in Bishops Cleeve from Thursday 22^nd November.

As part of Gloucestershire County Council’s £150 million investment into your highways, crews will be resurfacing overnight on Hales Road in Cheltenham between 21 and 27 November.

Gloucestershire County Council highways crews will be refreshing the surface on part of Stroud Road in Gloucester overnight, 19 to 21 November.

Gloucestershire County Council is resurfacing Oldbury Road in Tewkesbury from Friday 16^th November as part of the £150 million investment into the county’s roads.

A former Lydney man has pleaded guilty to charges relating to the illegal sale of puppies and money laundering following a Gloucestershire County Council Trading Standards investigation.

Following an extensive two day interview process, Wayne Bowcock has been appointed Gloucestershire’s new Chief Fire Officer.