News - September 2020

Sarah Scott was yesterday (29 September) appointed the Executive Director of Adult Social Care & Public Health by the council’s Appointments Sub Committee.

I am Sarah Scott, Director of Public Health at Gloucestershire County Council. You will have probably seen (or heard) a fair amount from me recently, as I do my best to keep you up to date with the Covid-19 situation in the county.

Gloucestershire County Council will be resurfacing a main route into the city centre overnight this week, as part of the £150 million investment into your highways.

Support is continuing for more than 300 Syrian refugees who have been resettled in Gloucestershire in the last five years.

A Gloucester man who was convicted earlier this year of various charges relating to illegal cigarettes and tobacco has been ordered to repay £46,914.41 or face a prison sentence.

Shire Hall in Gloucester has won a prestigious award after undergoing a major transformation to turn it into an energy-efficient building fit for the needs of the 21st century.

Gloucestershire residents are being encouraged to waste less and recycle more to coincide with Recycle Week (21-27 September).

Building work for the new secondary school in Cheltenham began today with a ground breaking ceremony to kick-start the next phase of this £30 million project.

Gloucestershire County Council has agreed to remove temporary barriers installed at Estcourt Rd roundabout in Gloucester.

As part of the £150million investment into your highways, Gloucestershire County Council will be resurfacing part of London Road in Gloucester between 21 and 28 September (excluding the weekend).

The county council will push forward with plans to improve the way children with additional needs are supported at school and as they move into adulthood.

Highway crews are carrying out essential work around the county to remove unsafe trees infected with ash dieback.

More libraries in Gloucestershire will be reopening their doors to the public next week.

To mark World Suicide Prevention Day, Gloucestershire Suicide Prevention Partnership is announcing the launch of GloW (Gloucestershire Wellbeing) Community Grants. Following funding from NHS England and NHS Improvement’s national Suicide Prevention Transformation Programme, the grants will invest in community based activities and projects that support individuals and groups in Gloucestershire to have better mental wellbeing.

The Covid-19 pandemic has posed many challenges and impacted services, but close partnership working has meant that as many vulnerable adults in Gloucestershire as possible, have still had the support they need.

Come together virtually to celebrate everything that's great and good about the county on 21 September for Gloucestershire Day.

Residents and their carers who benefit from the support of the council’s respite facilities have welcomed their safe reopening.

A community engagement event will take place on Tuesday 8 September to display the proposed plans for the new special school.