News - August 2017

Ahead of World Suicide Prevention Day on Sunday 10^th September, a special service is being held at Gloucester Cathedral.

Cheltenham Borough Council and Gloucestershire County Council are working together to keep Cheltenham safe and moving for this year’s Tour of Britain.

Everyone knows they should eat healthily, stop smoking, exercise more and cut back on alcohol, but our busy lives and commitments can get in the way.

 A popular route into Cotswold Farm Park will benefit from resurfacing after the busy season.

Highway drains in the village will be repaired and replaced this autumn to reduce the risk of surface water flooding in Slimbridge.

Solid work on a bridge strengthening project will allow Ryeford Road South, near King’s Stanley, to reopen ahead of schedule.

Gloucestershire County Council is helping to support a local community affected by recent changes to a bus service.

Gloucestershire County Council is pleased to announce the Elmbridge Court scheme is on time and on budget.

Gloucestershire Trading Standards is reminding residents of their right to cancel a contract following several reports of pressurised sales in the Cheltenham area yesterday (22/08/2017).

The £14.5m Elmbridge Court scheme is entering its final phase. For the next month crews will be working through the night resurfacing the whole roundabout. Drivers are asked to allow extra time for their journeys.

Gloucestershire County Council is appealing for people from the black and minority ethnic (BME) communities to offer loving homes to children who need fostering.

Bourton Vale Cricket Club will benefit from a £1,000 investment in facilities at their new pavilion.

The £14.5m Elmbridge Court scheme is entering its final phase. For the next month crews will be working through the night resurfacing the whole roundabout. Drivers are asked to allow extra time for their journeys.

Plans to resurface Minsterworth Road from the junction of the A48 with the A40 down to Watery Lane over night 4 - 13 September.

Part of the A4135 in Dursley will be closed for resurfacing over the weekend of 2 September, between 7:30am and 5:30pm. The works will take place between the junction with Water Street, and just past the roundabout at the end of Bull Pitch on to A4135 and B4066.

A road safety group based in Stroud has thrown their support behind the county’s ‘No mobile when mobile’ campaign.

A brand new mobile app has been launched to help residents who use buses around the county.

Gloucestershire County Council has stepped in to fund a vital transport link for Cheltenham and Gloucester residents.

This story is an archived story from August 2017

Field Court Drive in Quedgeley will be closed for resurfacing between 14^th and 29^th August. The road will be reopened at weekends, evenings after 5:30pm, and the August bank holiday.

Last night (Monday 7^th August) Stonehouse Town Council agreed to begin talks on a proposal to improve the local library service with Gloucestershire County Council. If the talks are successful Stonehouse Library could move to Stonehouse Town Hall.

All traffic can now use the new junction on Station Road and Bruton Way and construction of the bus station building will start this month.

We can’t control the weather but one thing we can do is make sure we stay safe over the summer.