News - December 2016

The Big Community Switch, supported by Gloucestershire County Council (GCC), has started again to help people save money on their gas and electricity bills in the New Year.

Gloucestershire Libraries is on hand to help residents this year who receive tablets, e-readers and smart phones for Christmas to make the most of them.

Tobacco with an estimated street value of over £1000 was seized by trading standards this week (20th December). The illegal goods had been concealed inside a secret remote control-operated compartment at a shop in Gloucester.

Thanks to more than half a million pounds investment from Gloucestershire County Council, work on the Horsley landslip will be starting in the summer next year.

As Christmas approaches, Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) and Gloucestershire County Council is reminding people to stay safe and look out for vulnerable neighbours.

Gloucestershire County Council has today announced Barnardo's and Gardner's Lane and Oakwood Federation (GLOW) as providers of the new targeted family support services.

From the 1st January, the county council's new provider will be helping people to improve their health and wellbeing.

A vehicle activated road sign has been installed near Coleford in the Forest of Dean to manage traffic speeds in the area.

Residents and businesses are being reminded that essential work starts today to resurface two sites on New Barn Lane, Cheltenham from 13 - 21 December 2016

On Wednesday 14th December, cabinet members will be asked to approve plans for a more targeted sexual health support service.

The county council is proposing changes to health visiting and school nursing services so they remain available to everyone.

Support for vulnerable adults and children as well as prioritising the county's roads - that's the focus of next year's draft budget.

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) is currently responding to a fire at a recycling centre in Sharpness this morning.

As Gloucestershire County Council continues its work on one of the busiest roundabouts in the county, new images are released that highlight the progress so far.

Residents of Benhall and Up Hatherley will benefit from a brand new service from January, which will provide better access to shops, a pharmacy and the local library. It will also operate on Saturdays as well.

Gloucestershire County Council and Herefordshire Council have today recommended awarding the contract to Gigaclear to deliver phase two of the Fastershire broadband rollout in parts of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire and the Golden Valley in Herefordshire.