News - March 2019

A Gloucestershire man has pleaded guilty to three illegal tobacco charges following an investigation by Gloucestershire Trading Standards, getting £620 of counterfeit goods off the streets.

At yesterday’s (Wednesday 27 March) meeting of Full Council, councillors recognised the pressures facing schools and agreed to continue lobbying for more money for local schools.

Gloucestershire County Council is making a bid to government this month to fund a multi-million pound investment in a new junction 10 on the M5.

The council has renewed its contract with Auriga Services Ltd who will manage the Gloucestershire Welfare Support Scheme for another three years from 1 April 2019.

Fosse Cross household recycling centre near Cirencester will have a limited service on Friday 22 March due to a planned power outage.

Mrs Jane Jenner-Fust has been appointed Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire to work alongside the Lord-Lieutenant Edward Gillespie.

Shared Lives Carers provide a home and family to people with care and support needs, helping them to make the most of their life. The county council want to recruit 40 new Carers over the next two years.

The county council is encouraging people to build their circle of support to stay happy, healthy and independent for longer

Gloucestershire County Council has welcomed today’s news (14 March) as Highways England unveil option 30 as their preferred route to fix the A417 ‘Missing Link’.

Illegal tobacco and cigarettes worth more than £2,000 have been seized by Gloucestershire County Council Trading Standards officers after they discovered a hidden compartment in the wall of a shop in Cheltenham.

A recent survey shows the majority of young people in Gloucestershire feel safe at home and school and are happy and satisfied with their lives.

Gloucestershire County Council has announced that AHR Architects will help deliver the new secondary school in Leckhampton.

The expansion opening ceremony took place on Friday 1^st March in front of representatives from Gloucestershire County Council, Severn Vale school, the contractor EG Carter, teachers and students.

Following a successful bid for central government funding, two hubs will be opening their doors from March to help people sleeping rough move away from a life on the streets for good.

Gloucestershire County Council has awarded the A419 Stonehouse highways improvements contract to Knights Brown, and residents, road users and local businesses can meet them at two events taking place this week.

Gloucestershire County Council has been ranked 7th out of 150 councils nationwide for its support for vulnerable older people.

Gloucestershire County Council’s highways crews will resurface a major junction on the A38 south of Gloucester overnight for three nights from Thursday 7 March.