© Copyright Ian S Gloucestershire County Council is starting work on an important update to its Rights of Way Improvement Plan (ROWIP) – the long term strategy that guides how the county looks after and improves its network of public footpaths, bridleways, byways and...
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A new county-wide bus map designed to make journey planning easier for residents and visitors has been published by Gloucestershire County Council. The map shows all major bus routes across the county, including services operated by different companies, allowing users...
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There are hopes Gloucestershire will get a share of Bristol’s wealth by joining the West of England Combined Authority (WECA). Gloucestershire County Council leaders have agreed today (March 18) to make it clear to ministers that they wish to be placed with the...
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Gloucestershire charities that are upskilling people to find work are being offered a free financial boost from National Grid Electricity Distribution (NGED). The company is giving money to community groups that: Improve employability through CV masterclasses,...
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By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter An ambitious project aims to make Gloucestershire an area of outstanding literacy. Four county organisations have joined together to launch the project which coincides with the National Year of Reading. Charities Read...
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Gloucestershire County Council has published its sixth annual Climate Change Report, outlining progress in cutting carbon emissions and reinforcing its long-term commitment to tackling climate change. The report, which will be presented to cabinet on 18 March, details...
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A Gloucestershire woman who kept a vulnerable victim captive in her home for more than two decades has been jailed for 13 years. Amanda Wixon, 56, forced the woman – now in her 40s – to live in degrading conditions at her home in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. The...
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A new programme aimed at reducing deaths and serious injuries on local roads could see more 20mph speed limits introduced across Gloucestershire. At a cabinet meeting on 18 March, members of Gloucestershire County Council will be asked to approve the Safer Roads and...
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By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Tewkesbury MP Cameron Thomas and Borough Council Leader Richard Stanley fear splitting the county into two unitary authorities could create unfair differences. The two Liberal Democrat politicians are among those who...
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A total of 6,635 children across Gloucestershire who applied on time for a secondary school place have been allocated a school for September 2026, with 83 per cent receiving an offer from their first preference. On Monday, Gloucestershire County Council will confirm...
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By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter People who leave their bins out after collection in Tewkesbury will only be fined as a last resort, council chiefs say as plans to rid the medieval town of “bin blight” move forward. A pilot scheme is being considered...
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By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Residents in Tewkesbury will be charged 3.34 per cent more in council tax for Borough services from April which remains one of the lowest bills in the country. Tewkesbury Borough Council has approved its net budget of...
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A Gloucestershire-founded manufacturer and installer of aluminium windows and doors is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a £3 million investment aimed at driving future growth. Joedan, established by husband and wife John and Nicky Purcaro at their kitchen table...
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Members of the National Education Union (NEU) at Tewkesbury Academy have announced nine further days of strike action following what the union described as a breakdown in negotiations with school management during talks held through ACAS this week. The latest...
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By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Who is responsible for services such as fixing roads, providing social care, planning for new developments and collecting the bins in Gloucestershire will change over the next few years. And now residents are being...
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By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Taxpayers will have to pay more to fund Gloucestershire police from April as the average bill is going up by almost six per cent but extra neighbourhood officers will be recruited. Police and crime commissioner Chris...
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Residents at Barchester Ashchurch View care home in Tewkesbury welcomed a special visit from Year 6 pupils from John Moore Primary School as part of National Storytelling Week. The visit brought together younger and older generations for an intergenerational...
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Gloucestershire residents look set to be charged more in council tax and residential parking permits from April. Shire Hall chiefs yesterday put forward their budget plans for the next financial year for Gloucestershire County Council. The Liberal Democrat...
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Gloucestershire County Council’s cabinet is set to recommend that an ambitious multi-year budget is put forward to Full Council for debate and approval at its February meeting. The recommendation follows a public consultation on draft proposals, which attracted...
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A teenage girl was forced to live as a “house slave” for more than 25 years in conditions described as degrading and inhumane, a court has heard. The victim, now in her mid-40s, was just 16 when she moved into the home of Amanda Wixon, 56, in Tewkesbury in 1995. She...
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Nominations have opened for the Gloucestershire Volunteer Awards 2026, celebrating the community heroes who give their time, energy and passion to make life better across the county. Now in their third year, the awards aim to recognise the “unsung heroes” of...
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An ambitious project to restore nature-rich wetlands along the River Severn is inviting local people to find out more about its plans later this month. Eelscapes is a Landscape Recovery project aiming to revive more than 1,300 hectares of floodplain wetlands between...
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By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter A Gloucestershire MP is calling for a statutory inquiry into Russian interference in UK politics. The calls from Tewkesbury MP Cameron Thomas come as the full extent of the knock-on effect of a cyber attack on...
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By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter More than 50 blue badges have been confiscated in Gloucestershire over the last three months as the council seeks to prosecute dozens of motorists for fraud. The blue badge is a parking permit for people with...
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By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Plans to cut sustainability budgets by £200,000 have sparked questions over Shire Hall chiefs’ commitment in tackling climate change. Gloucestershire County Council, which has a carbon footprint equivalent to 400...
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For the second year in a row, Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) has been called to a record number of incidents across its region of Gloucestershire, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset, and parts of Wiltshire. With...
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The family of a man who died after entering the River Avon in Tewkesbury last month have described him as “a beautiful soul who touched the lives of so many with his kindness, and will leave an unforgettable imprint on all who knew him”. Luke Haffield,...
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A man has been charged in connection with a number of incidents at Tewkesbury Police Station last year. Fabian Jakeman, aged 19 and of Cornflower Close, Walton Cardiff, Tewkesbury was charged with using threatening behaviour with intent to cause fear of violence and...
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Police are appealing for information to help locate wanted man Alexandros Christou. Christou, aged 25, and of Bishops Cleeve, is wanted by Gloucestershire Police in connection with allegations of non-fatal strangulation, assault, criminal damage and making threats to...
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Tewkesbury Borough Council has received nearly £60,000 in additional government funding to strengthen its work in preventing homelessness across the borough. The £59,519 allocation will be used to support residents who may be at risk of losing their homes,...
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