CITY CENTRE NEWS
Ahoy, music lovers! Gloucester Tall Ships Festival Announces Massive Music Extravaganza for 2024
Gloucester Tall Ships, the bi-annual festival that celebrates the city’s global connections and vibrant maritime heritage has announced its biggest music line-up ever, which is set to electrify Gloucester Docks for three days over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend, from...
Gloucester Cathedral welcomes The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester enjoyed an afternoon of conversation and music at Gloucester Cathedral on 19 February. Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were welcomed to Gloucester Cathedral by the Very Reverend Andrew...
Local employers set to help break down barriers to work
Over 50 local employers have signed up to MP Richard Graham’s Futures Fair which takes place next Friday in partnership with Gloucestershire Employment and Skills Hub and the Job Centre. Residents will be able to find job and volunteering opportunities and get advice...
Growing occupier interest in The Forum in advance of completion
Developers leading Gloucester’s transformational regeneration at The Forum today confirmed strong interest from occupiers looking to take space, with almost three quarters of available space already taken up. The Forum will be completed and open for occupiers in 2024,...
New £15m Gloucester city centre diagnostic centre to offer 80,000 extra appointments each year
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Gloucestershire residents who need health tests and scans will be able to get them done at a new £15m city centre diagnostic centre. The new facility at Quayside House in Gloucester opened this week and will offer...
New Gloucester cafe among social projects to get share of £160,000 funding boost
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Gloucester’s answer to the innovative community food initiative, The Long Table, is among the projects that have been selected by the city council to receive support from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. The project set...
Gloucester Brewery launches charity beer to raise money for air ambulance
Gloucester Brewery has announced a ground breaking collaboration with Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC) in the launch of their new non-alcoholic IPA, “Cheeky Chopper”. This exceptional beer not only delights the taste buds but will also help...
New family experience to open in Gloucester city centre
Laser Quest is launching in Gloucester in February making the destination the only location in Gloucestershire to offer this cutting-edge entertainment experience. Laser Quest will be opening in the UK’s first multi brand activity centre by We Do Play in the former...
Barriers put an end to unofficial free car park at Gloucester Docks
By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter Barriers have been installed which have put an end to an unofficial free car park at Gloucester Docks. Dozens of cars had been parking on the land between North Warehouse and the Main Basin in recent months. This...
Gloucester City Council is offering paid roles during elections
Gloucester City Council is looking for people to take part in the forthcoming elections for Gloucester City Council, Quedgeley Town Council and the Office of Police and Crime Commissioner. Paid roles are available for working in polling stations, from 6.30am until...
Apprentices build their careers at Gloucester’s Forum development
Apprentices are gaining skills for life and building the foundations for a promising career in construction at The Forum, the development transforming Gloucester city centre. There are 13 apprentices working for construction company Kier on the £107m regeneration...
Thought-provoking sculpture buzzes into Gloucester
A thought-provoking sculpture is making a beeline for Gloucester from 16 – 20 February to spark discussions with young people about the dangers of weapons and violence, and to encourage people to become active bystanders. Made from weapons seized off the streets, this...
Charity Christmas tree collection raised over £68k
Longfield Community Hospice has announced the success of its recent Christmas tree recycling scheme, raising an impressive £68,429.15 in income. The initiative saw dedicated volunteers from the hospice collecting nearly 4,000 trees from households across Stroud...
Eastgate Market and Greyfriars £12m revamp ‘will be delivered’ despite inflation
Gloucester’s £12.5m plan to regenerate Eastgate Shopping Centre should be published in March as city chiefs are confident the project will be a success despite rising construction costs. Gloucester City Council was successful in its bid for Government funding in...
Sign up to accept the Gloucester Gift Card this month and your business could win £100!
Sign up to accept the Gloucester Gift Card this month and your business could win £100! Yes, simply register and sign up to accept the Gloucester Gift Card in January and you could win a £100 Gloucester Gift Card to treat your staff! It's free for Gloucester Business...
Amber Cold-Health Alert issued for Gloucestershire
UKHSA and the Met Office have issued an amber Cold-Health Alert (CHA) for the South West, South East, West Midlands, East Midlands and North West regions of England until 12noon on Friday 12 January. A Yellow Cold-Health Alert remains for the North East, Yorkshire and...
Blue Monday: Samaritans on hand at railway stations in Gloucestershire
The third Monday in January is sometimes referred to as ‘the most difficult day of the year’ but this is a myth. Charity Samaritans say there is no such thing as ‘Blue Monday’ – we all have our good days and our bad days and those aren’t for the calendar to decide. On...
Westgate Street Works
This week (w/c 8th January) a lot of work will be happening on Westgate Street as part of the High Street Heritage Action Zone. Interpretation plaques are being placed alongside the mosaics at the start of the lanes off Westgate Street and by the outlines of the...
Gloucester railway station redevelopment taking shape
Local MP Richard Graham visited Gloucester station recently to see the multi-million-pound redevelopment works taking shape. The works include long-awaited improvements to the subway. This includes removing the blind corner in the subway and making it step-free so it...
Gloucester Cathedral launches new virtual tour
Created by locally based company, Virtual360toursglos, it uses modern technology to shed new light on this 1,000-year-old sacred space. The virtual tour is now available on the Cathedral’s website, allowing users to journey through almost every corner of this...











