News - February 2019

A total of 6,661 Gloucestershire children who applied on time will be offered a secondary school place for September this year, with 83 per cent of pupils receiving a place at their first preference school.

Gloucestershire County Council is encouraging LGBT+ people in the county to consider providing a loving and stable home for local children during LGBT+ Adoption and Fostering Week, which runs 4-10 March.

Healthy Lifestyles Gloucestershire, in partnership with Gloucestershire Better Births programme has launched a free specialist service to provide healthy lifestyles support for pregnant women and their families.

Children and families benefit from improved play area at Salisbury Avenue, Cheltenham. 

Gloucestershire County Council’s Oak Quarry recycling centre is getting a new Reuse Shop onsite, as well as a new equipment upgrade.

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) is working across the whole fire service to raise awareness of Dementia within the community. A recent training event was held at Stroud Fire Station for firefighters to talk through the role they play within the community and to fully understand the impact of Dementia.

In a combined investigation officers from Gloucestershire County Council’s Trading Standards, HM Revenue & Customs and Gloucestershire Police have seized illegal cigarettes and tobacco worth almost £13,000 in Gloucester.

Work to safely repair and reopen the road linking the A40 with the A429 near Northleach will take place next month.

‘AV1’ telepresence robots are part of a cutting edge technology project being piloted by the county council’s Gloucestershire Hospital Education Service (GHES) to support children suffering from long term physical and mental ill health.

Councillors today agreed a budget that will see almost £11m extra invested into children’s services and £2million in adult services, as part of an overall increase of £15m

Gloucestershire County Council’s highways crews will be carrying out essential maintenance work to Greenhill Drive Bridge in Gloucester between 25 and 28 February.

Two popular roads in Coleford will be receiving some essential improvement work as part of the county council’s £150million investment into Gloucestershire’s roads.

A committed workforce, a clear vision and significant financial investment means that Gloucestershire County Council continues to improve its children’s services whilst acknowledging that more needs to be done to increase pace and consistency.

Gloucestershire County Council’s highways crews will be carrying out essential road and pedestrian improvements to Park End Road in Gloucester between 18 and 27 February.

Wayne Bowcock has taken up his role as Gloucestershire’s new Chief Fire Officer. 

Three local councils join forces to improve traffic and transport links across the border between Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire.

Gloucestershire County Council has announced Kier Construction as the main contractor for the new £30million school in Leckhampton, which will help meet growing demand for schools spaces in the area.