CITY CENTRE NEWS
Businesses sought with new vision for former Chambers pub in Gloucester’s Kings Square
The transformation of Kings Square is set to take another step forward as the former Chambers pub comes on to the market. Gloucester City Council is set to advertise the prime Gloucester site and is seeking businesses that can enhance the vision for the recently...
‘Keep spend local’ urge Gloucester firm as they share festive reward!
Staff will receive a £50 Gloucester Gift Card to spend at almost 100 local businesses. Gloucester firms can use the trivial benefits scheme to reward staff, tax free. Gloucester financial advisers Quayside Wealth Management is rewarding its team using the city’s local...
Have your say on the council’s budget
Gloucester residents are being asked to have their say by taking part in the city council’s budget consultation. The consultation runs until Sunday, January 21, 2024, and residents have until then to submit their views on how Gloucester City Council should spend...
Striking new look for Kings Walk Shopping Centre in time for Christmas!
Work is almost complete on the refurbishment of the Kings Walk Shopping Centre, a key part of the £200 million transformation of Gloucester city centre. Just in time for Christmas, the revamp has seen the shopping centre given a facelift to complement the new look...
Shop Gloucester and Immerse Yourself in the Festive Feels this Christmas!
With less than four weeks to go until the BIG day, Gloucester BID asks the community to consider supporting local businesses in Gloucester this December. From hampers, jewellery and jumpers, to best sellers, crystals and gig tickets, Gloucester has a rich offering of...
Runaway Reindeers are on the loose in Gloucester!
Runaway Reindeers will be dashing all across Gloucester this Christmas as part of a magical, free art trail in the city centre. Twelve colourful, six-foot tall reindeer statues, all individually customised by brilliant local artists, will be scattered across the city...
Winter Warmer Campaign Calls Upon Gloucester Communities to Rally Around Crisis Fund
Gloucester BID is supporting the Nelson Trust’s Winter Warmer Campaign this year, by calling for donations to help be a lifeline this Christmas for individuals in need. The Winter Warmer Campaign is lead by the Nelson Trust who are urging communities to come together...
Visit Gloucester launches Christmas Campaign, Gloucester Believes… with reasons to visit the city this Christmasoucester launches Christmas Campaign, Gloucester Believes… with reasons to visit the city this Christmas
Visit Gloucester has launched the city’s Christmas Campaign, Gloucester Believes, summing up all the amazing things you can do in the city this festive season. The campaign is aimed at encouraging visitors to come to the city during the festive season as Gloucester...
Green light for £11 million Greyfriars Quarter to transform Gloucester city centre
Plans for an ambitious new scheme that will transform Gloucester city centre have been given the green light with the news that it will receive £11 million of Levelling Up Funding. The bold new vision for a vibrant garden quarter in the heart of the city proposed by...
Gloucester Cathedral launches new Corporate Partnership Programme
This programme offers local businesses the unique chance to get up close to this remarkable building, and WSP Solicitors has become the first to join As well as being a place of worship, a world-famous heritage site, an iconic landmark and a charity, Gloucester...
Gloucester City Council announces new interim leisure facilities provider
Freedom Leisure, one of the UK’s leading charitable and not-for-profit leisure trusts that manages over 100 leisure and cultural facilities across England and Wales, will be the new interim provider of leisure facilities in Gloucester. Following a procurement...
Project Solace – October Update
Here is the latest update on Project Solace from Adam Stevens, Street Aware Lead Officer, Gloucester "Just a quick update for you regarding the work that is still ongoing in the City regarding anti-social behaviour. Whilst the enhanced section of Operation Ebrius has...
Dredging programme back underway at Gloucester Docks
The Canal & River Trust has recommenced the programme of dredging at Gloucester’s historic docks to increase the depth of the water and improve access for boaters at the UK’s most inland port. This year two dredging projects have already removed 20,000 cubic...
The Forum takes shape as photos show facades being fitted to £107m building
Progress continues for Gloucester’s £107m flagship development at The Forum as the construction team fit vibrant, contemporary facades. More than 1,000 intricately designed aluminium and glass panels are being fitted to the exterior of The Forum as phase two of the...
Gloucester City Safe Receives High Praise in National Standard Accreditation
Gloucester City Safe, which enjoys a close partnership with local authorities, neighbourhood policing teams in Gloucester and Stroud, has renewed its National Standards Accreditation – recognising it has achieved the highest standards of management practices and...
Gloucester City Centre Conservation Area Appraisal is Now Open for Public Consultation
The City Centre Conservation Area Appraisal Public Consultation is now live and comments on the document and the management proposals within it are invited. The closing date for comments is 20th December 2023. If you wish to view the document and comment on it you can...
Gloucester’s Long-Hidden Costume Collection Takes Centre Stage in New Exhibition
A new exhibition aims to explore the fascinating histories behind the uniforms worn by the people of Gloucester and opens up the museum’s extensive costume collection for the first time. Buttons, Badges and Blazers, on display at the Museum of Gloucester until January...
Time for a Feast Fit for a King at King’s Square!
King’s Feast, Gloucester’s first ever dedicated street food celebration, will be popping up in the city’s King’s Square for its debut this weekend, on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 October. This free entry event, featuring a wealth of regional street food and drink...
WATCH: Amazing projections inside Gloucester Cathedral
An immersive art show is being shown inside Gloucester Cathedral until Saturday. Luxmuralis shows projections which help tell the story of the building’s history. Gloucester News Centre - http://gloucesternewscentre.co.uk
Summer campaign to tackle anti-social behaviour proves a success
A summer campaign aimed at targeting alcohol-related anti-social behaviour in Gloucester has seen hundreds of bottles and cans of booze confiscated. Operation Ebrius, which saw Gloucestershire Constabulary, Gloucester City Council, Solace and City Protection Officers...
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