By Carmelo Garcia – Local Democracy Reporter The Forum’s “amazing” green wall which is set to reduce both noise and air pollution and increase biodiversity in Gloucester is nearing completion. The huge green wall, which will see plants cover an area of around...

A consumer and motoring disputes expert has blasted the “confusing” parking tariffs which are catching out drivers at Gloucester Docks. Doug Forbes was hit with a £80 parking charge while visiting the city earlier this month. He paid to park for three hours but...

‘Incompetent’ civic chiefs have been blasted after photographs of a £35,000 Gloucester garden refurbishment show the site covered in weeds and rubbish. The Wellington Parade Garden, better known as the Rose Garden, was boarded up in 2018 after residents complained of...

Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service (GFRS) is set to acquire three new and more modern specialist vehicles. A report submitted to Gloucestershire County Council’s cabinet says the current fleet is ageing and needs to be replaced. Three new specialist vehicles will...

Council leaders are set to approve plans for £6.4 million children’s home and staying-close flats in Gloucester. Gloucestershire County Council’s (GCC) cabinet will be asked to approve plans to provide a new residential children’s home and ‘staying close’ flats to...

Gloucestershire County Council will be given further funds to help vulnerable households from the start of April. The Government has awarded £7,384,966.28 to the council from the Household Support Fund which will help those struggling the most with rising prices. The...

Over 125 planters of various types, containing thousands of plants were added to brighten up the city last week. For the last 5 years, Gloucester Business Improvement District (BID) has arranged for city streets to be adorned with beautiful blooms and this year has...

Developers have been given the go-ahead to build 150 homes on a former RAF base in Gloucester. Gloucester City Council has granted permission for Vistry Homes Ltd to develop 14.3 acres of land north of Rudloe Drive in Quedgeley. The site forms part of the wider former...

Plans to build 150 homes on a former RAF base in Gloucester are set to be approved next week. Vistry Homes Ltd wants permission from Gloucester City Council to develop 14.3 acres of land north of Rudloe Drive in Quedgeley. The site forms part of the wider former RAF...

Police in Gloucester are appealing for information to trace a teenager wanted in connection with a rape. Detectives urgently need to speak to 17-year-old Reuben Schultz following an incident in Gloucester on Friday (16 September). Two images of Schultz have been...

Every groom in the UK knows that a stag do is an obligatory right of passage organized by the best man, and it’s the perfect opportunity to get together with the lads one last time before marriage. Many stag dos take place over a weekend and involve exciting...

St James and All Saints and Christ Church Gloucester has been awarded £25,000. Gloucestershire County Council is proud to announce which 52 community projects will receive funding from their £1.5 million Levelling Up Together grant scheme. The council launched the...

Plans to install an ‘unsightly’ 5G mobile phone mast in a leafy Gloucester street have been turned down. CK Hutchison Networks Limited wanted permission from Gloucester City Council to place the 52-foot-tall pole in Kingscroft Road. Councillor Declan Wilson (LD,...

This year a total of 6237 Gloucestershire children have been offered a primary school place for September, with 99 per cent being admitted to one of their preferred schools. 92 per cent of pupils also received a place at their first preference school Cllr Phillip...