News - April 2019

Gloucestershire County Council has awarded Alun Griffiths (Contractors) Ltd the contract to improve the A38 Cross Keys roundabout, and they will be available to discuss the scheme at two drop in events nearby early next month.

Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue Service is supporting a national campaign urging people to be safe when they are around water.

Gloucestershire County Council’s highways teams have closed a road near Kempsford for safety reasons after badger sets were found under the carriageway.

The busy A4019 Tewkesbury Road next to the Kingsditch Trading Estate in Cheltenham is being resurfaced from 30 April.

ICON is a new initiative to support parents and carers on how to cope with a crying baby, without harming them.

Due to the NHS facing the potential of a judicial review in relation to their general surgery pilot in the county, the Chair of the county’s Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee has suspended the work of a task and finish group looking into the subject.

Gloucestershire County Council will be springing into action to resurface parts of the A46 stretch between Brockworth and Painswick after the Easter bank holidays.

This year a total of 6508 Gloucestershire children have been offered a primary school place for September, with 98 percent being offered a place at one of their preferred schools. 92 percent of pupils also received a place at their first preference school, which represents an increase of four percent on last year.

Gloucestershire County Council has received over three quarters of a million pounds from the Department of Education to improve speech, language and communication skills in young children before they start school. 

On 24 April, Gloucestershire County Council’s cabinet is being asked to approve plans to spend an extra £2.7 million on our county’s schools over the next year.

At it’s next meeting (Wednesday 24 April), Gloucestershire County Council’s cabinet will be asked to approve plans to transform a former care home into accommodation to help young people develop the skills they need to live independently.

Council makes the right moves when it comes to its property plans

A series of new podcasts has been launched to help parents and children be healthy.

Remote controlled heating, smart doorbells and robotic hoovers are just some of the ways people can stay happy, healthy and independent for longer – and throughout April the county council is going to show just how.

The county council has today sent the Home Secretary a comprehensive case opposing the PCC’s proposed takeover of the county’s fire and rescue service.

GCC, NHS, Public Health England and the Local Pharmaceutical Committee have all teamed up to help raise awareness of antibiotic resistance.

The county council’s Oak Quarry recycling centre near Coleford is currently closed for a major upgrade and will now reopen on Wednesday 10 April, a few days later than originally planned.

A competition to design a logo for the county council’s ‘Future Me’ initiative has been won by Lena Jones from Stroud and South Gloucestershire College.

From 1 April 2019, Gloucestershire County Council highways will be working a bit differently behind the scenes.

Gloucestershire County Council and Stonehouse Town Council are proposing to relocate the library from Elm Road into the Town Hall to ensure the service remains available for many years to come.