News - October 2021

Gloucestershire residents and community groups are being asked to ‘Leaf It Out’ this winter, in support of the county council’s efforts to reduce the risk of localised flooding.

Gloucestershire County Council will be holding a virtual ‘meet the contractor’ event next week for people to find out more about the first section of the flagship cycle route being built on the B4063 between Gloucester and Cheltenham.

The spookiest night of the year is fast approaching, but with Covid-19 cases currently high across our county, it’s important you keep yourself and others safe by following some simple steps.

Gloucestershire County Council has been awarded £12.8million from the government’s Levelling Up Fund, providing a cash injection into sustainable and active travel in the county.

This National Care Leavers’ Week (Monday 25 October to Sunday 31 October) the county council is launching its new Step Forwards employability programme.

Gloucestershire County Council is installing a flood relief scheme in Tewkesbury to prevent flooding on the Ashchurch Road by Morrisons.

Gloucestershire’s COVID-19 case rate continues to increase steeply as the impact of the UKHSA laboratory testing issues filters through. Up to 12 October, the county’s infection rate will have appeared lower than it really was due to many tests giving an inaccurate negative result (false negatives).

Gloucestershire highways have been taking positive action to support the fight against climate change.

One hundred young people in Gloucestershire are now on their way to a fulfilling career thanks to Gloucestershire’s Kickstart scheme.

Funding has been awarded from Gloucestershire County Council’s Build Back Better - Market Towns fund to help fund events across Gloucestershire as our communities begin to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Officers from Gloucestershire County Council’s trading standards service have seized 1,500 disposable e-cigarettes being sold illegally from shops in Cheltenham and Cirencester.

Government today (14 Oct) told the South West that the region could be the location for the UK’s prototype fusion plant, which works on the same principles that power our sun.

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) is taking steps to tackle climate change by installing a solar panel on one of its fire engines.

Fostering services across the country are joining together for the national release of a new short film commissioned by the largest collaboration of local councils and children’s trusts in England.

‘Proud to Care Live’ is a unique careers event for local people to discover the many career opportunities in health and social care across Gloucestershire.

A Celebration Tree has been planted at a primary school in Gloucester to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year.

Gloucestershire County Council will temporarily close Fosse Cross Household Recycling Centre next month for drainage repairs and resurfacing.

Issued on behalf of the Gloucestershire Strategic Housing Partnership.

An Innovation Lab run by Gloucestershire Libraries has achieved national recognition for a series of school workshops it delivered in partnership with SPP Pumps.

An international fundraising event which sees firefighters pushing themselves to the limit is being held in Gloucestershire this weekend.

Gloucestershire County Council is about to start work on a new flagship cycle route on the B4063 between Gloucester and Cheltenham.

Gloucestershire County Council is inviting carers to take part in a national survey to find out more about their vital role.

Gloucestershire County Council wants your help to shape its advocacy programme to best suit the needs of its users in the future.

Plans for 2km of new footways and cycleways around the new High School Leckhampton building have been revealed.

A survey has been launched today asking residents in the county to help shape the future of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS).