Newly named Pizza place is talk of the City! Based in the centre of the Westgate Street community, you’ll find a delicious pizza place called Dough From Dough. Newly named and rebranded, Dough From Dough is a family run, rugby crazed pizza place. Formerly known as...
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Business in Focus – Kara Hair & Beauty
Kara’s Hair & Beauty have recently celebrated being in Gloucester high streets for 55 years. Since 1967, Kara’s Hair & Beauty salon has been a firm fixture in Gloucester’s high street, from their humble beginnings in Northgate Street, to their salon in The...
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...
Cabinet chief who arrived on the Windrush to become city mayor
A long-standing Shire Hall chief who arrived in the UK on the HMT Empire Windrush and has dedicated her life to public service is stepping down from her role to become mayor of Gloucester. Longlevens councillor Kathy Williams, 72, will no longer be the cabinet member...
Cabinet set to approve future-focused budget to drive Gloucester’s growth
Gloucester City Council’s Cabinet is set to approve a future-focused money plan and budget that will continue the huge transformation that is currently taking place across the city. The proposed money plan for the next five years and budget for 2025/26 set out the...
Call for volunteers in Gloucestershire to help wildlife by keeping canals alive
With spring around the corner, the national charity Canal & River Trust is preparing the ground for the year ahead and is calling on volunteers in Gloucestershire to help the much-loved and many endangered species that rely on the historic canal network that...
Call to Nominate Inspirational Women in Gloucester
In celebration of International Women’s Day, on the 8th of March, the Museum of Gloucester is launching a new initiative to showcase the contributions of local Gloucester women in everyday life. The project will feature portraits of 100 heroic women taken by 100 women...
Calling Businesses: Let Your Customers Park for Free Trial
Gloucester Business Improvement District is looking for 10 BID businesses to take part in a trial parking project. Following on from the hairdressers C14’s successful offer ‘Book a cut or colour with any stylist and get your parking taken off the total! Just bring...
Calling City Centre Retailers: Visit Gloucester
Visit Gloucester are excited to announce their Summer Campaign, My Gloucester Passport, all the details of the campaign can be found in the attached sponsorship pack. Gloucester Summer Passport Sponsorship Pack Participants will receive a passport, this a loyalty...
Calls for 5G masts to be designed like trees
Copyright: Shaun Moore There are calls for 5G towers to be designed like trees to prevent “ugly” masts from popping up all over Gloucester. More and more planning applications for the new mobile masts are being submitted to Gloucester City Council and opposition...
Calls for Christmas lights in Gloucester to be turned on before most shops close
There are concerns that businesses are losing out as the Christmas lights in Gloucester are not switched on until most shops close for the day. The festive lights in the city centre are currently on from 5pm to 11pm from Sunday to Thursday and from 7am to 2am on...
Calls for more access to public toilets
There is a “phantom pooer” on the loose in Gloucester which civic chiefs are considering tracking down. This information came to light while Gloucester City Council debated last night (September 29) proposals to reinstate a scheme to improve access to toilets....
Calls on Gloucester Quays Sainsbury’s to retain pharmacy as Lloyds announces closure
There calls for Sainsbury’s to retain its pharmacy at their Gloucester Quays store. Newly-elected Gloucester City Councillor Rebecca Trimnell (LD, Westage) has voiced disappointment over the planned closure of the Lloyds pharmacy at the superstore. Posters have been...
Calls to make it easier to cut gull numbers to avoid bird flu outbreak
© Copyright Brian Robert Marshall Pressure is mounting on the Government to make it easier to control urban gull numbers to prevent a possible bird flu outbreak in Gloucester. There have been 82 confirmed cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in England...
Calls to provide communal bins for terraced street residents
There are calls to provide large wheelie bins in Gloucester to avoid rubbish from spilling out of black sacks and attracting rats. City residents who live in terraced homes with no frontages are provided with a weekly sack service to collect their rubbish. Currently,...
Can you guess the weight of Eastgate’s giant chocolate egg?
Guess the weight and enter on Eastgate Shopping Centre's website for the chance to win it! 🥚⚖️ 📍 Come and take a look at the giant Easter egg next to JD Sports and see if you can guess the weight! Competition closes at 9am on the 19th April and a winner will be...
Canal & River Trust to complete the installation of pumps at Gloucester Docks
The Canal & River Trust is installing two new three-tonne pumps at Gloucester Docks that will take water from the River Severn and supply it, via the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal, to the people of Bristol. Capable of pumping enough water to fill an Olympic...
Canal and River Trust blasted over dredging problems and ‘years of neglect’ at Gloucester Docks
The Canal and River Trust was blasted over “years of neglect” at Gloucester Docks last night as they answered tough questions at a public meeting. It was standing room only as more than 100 people turned up to hear what officials had to say about the problems facing...
Canal charity completes resurfacing work on Gloucester bridge
Work to lay a new road surface on High Orchard Bridge, which carries St Ann Way over the Gloucester & Sharpness Canal, has been completed. The lifespan of the road surface on the bridge had expired, and it required resurfacing to safely allow vehicles and cyclists...
Canal charity encouraging new volunteers to help support their local canal
The Canal & River Trust is inviting people in Gloucestershire to join it at an upcoming event where they can discover the volunteering opportunities available to help support the regions historic canals. The charity is hosting a welcome session to introduce the...