News - June 2016

A report to look into how Britain leaving the EU could affect Gloucestershire will be prepared by the county council.

At today's full council, members unanimously agreed to further analysis of satisfaction levels with highways in Gloucestershire.

Gloucestershire County Council is celebrating replacing 10,000 lamps with LED technology across the county.

Work on the Bearlands building in Gloucester is moving up a gear, with internal strip out works nearing completion and refurbishment and recladding set to begin in the autumn.

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service will be at the clock tower in Coleford this weekend as part of a community safety event for residents.

Gloucestershire County Council will replace a wooden footbridge in the Cotswold village later this month.

Gloucestershire County Council is asking drivers to plan ahead when the A48 is resurfaced at Newnham-on-Severn between 29th June and 7th July.

The Music Works, a key partner of Make Music Gloucestershire, the county's music education hub, is helping improve the confidence and aspirations of students who struggle the most in school.

Gloucestershire County Council (GCC), working alongside Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), has appointed two new providers of domiciliary care to offer support in people's own homes in Cheltenham and Gloucester.

Dursley Fire Station will open its doors to the community on Sunday 26th June.

As part of Men's Health Week (13th - 19th June), Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) and Cheltenham Town Football Club's Community Trust (CTFC) have joined up to encourage men to talk about their mental health.

Yesterday's (12th June) attack on the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, USA has been condemned by leaders at Gloucester City and Gloucestershire County Councils.

Bettridge School and Belmont Special School are working together to offer more places

A special 'roadmaster' patcher is blasting potholes in local roads.

To minimise traffic disruption Gloucestershire County Council has planned night time working when the A48 is resurfaced at Bullo later this month.

Gloucestershire County Council is giving advance warning to motorists that work will take place between August and November, with a full road closure from 6th to 15th September.

County councillors Ray Theodoulou and Nigel Moor will be visiting Lechlade Memorial Hall this afternoon (4:30pm), alongside representatives from Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS).

As part of Gloucestershire County Council's (GCC) continued work on improving mental health in the county, the council's public health team have funded training for an officer to train frontline staff in how to support people who are feeling suicidal.

Gloucestershire County Council wants your feedback on plans to upgrade Bishops Cleeve Library into a flagship library by trialling state of the art digital technology to extend library opening hours.

Each year around 60 children and young people die, and more than 450,000 attend hospital accident and emergency departments following accidents in and around the home.

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) is asking all boats owners to make vital safety checks this summer, as well as learning more about fire and carbon monoxide risks, to stay safe.

Gloucestershire County Council is looking in to new ways to deliver short breaks for adults with learning disabilities and wants local views.

Gloucestershire County Council is planning to reinvest an additional £1m into the road network.