Gloucester Quays will be seeing its first Asian Street Food Market on the 30-31 of October this month. This is a great chance for the people of Gloucestershire to try a variety of Asian cuisines from a range of countries, some of which include Vietnamese, Philipines,...
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‘Aim High’ Scholarship takes off at Gloucestershire Airport
Gloucestershire Airport and aviation charity fly2help are gearing up to welcome ten lucky teenage students to the Airport during half term, who have been selected for the fly2help Aim High Scholarship programme. The students will be given a behind-the-scenes insight...
‘Best Bar None’ award scheme expands in Gloucester
The Safer Gloucester NightSafe Group will encourage licensed premises across the city to showcase their business when this year’s Best Bar None award scheme launches on Tuesday 5th July. The national scheme, which promotes the responsible management and operation of...
‘Every school should sign up for this road safety lesson’ says PCC
Students in Gloucestershire will soon have the chance to experience a serious road accident without actually being involved. The aim is to keep them safe on the road when they get behind the wheel.?? The story of how Louis Turner and Adam James survived a catastrophic...
‘Heavenly Light’ – The Glorious Glass of Gloucester Cathedral
On Tuesday 16 August Gloucester Cathedral will hold a special interest day dedicated to the beautiful stained glass that can be seen there. Offering you the opportunity to learn about the making of a stained glass window – to understand how to ‘read’...
‘Home Deliveries’ Help Gloucester’s Pubs, Clubs and Restaurants Beat Coronavirus!
The Gloucester Business Improvement District, Gloucester City Council and Gloucester Police have just announced a plan that will enable those pubs, clubs and licensed premises across the city that are currently unable to open because of the coronavirus crisis to...
‘Killer clown’ warning as craze hits Gloucestershire
Police have issued a warning after receiving six reports of people dressed as clowns acting suspiciously, following people or wielding knives since yesterday evening. It’s believed the reports are likely to be the result of the ongoing “killer clown”...
‘Pottering around the Cathedral’ New dates announced
More tickets have gone on sale for the hugely popular ‘Pottering around the Cathedral’ tours. On Tuesday 31 May and Wednesday 1 June come and have a magical experience as we take you on a tour behind the scenes of the filming of Harry Potter at...
‘Vlog’ asks Gloucester residents to have a voice in Mays ‘all out’ elections
Gloucester City Council’s returning officer is encouraging people to make their voice heard by registering their right to vote, in a new online video message. A video created by Jon McGinty, the returning officer at Gloucester City Council highlights the...
“Get your Skate on!” Temporary Skate Park comes to Gloucester Cathedral
Gloucester Cathedral will host a temporary skate park this week. Visitors will have the opportunity to come and enjoy a fantastic temporary skate park that will be set up in the cathedral itself with dedicated scoot and skate sessions for different age groups,...
“We foster as a family”
As part of Foster Care Fortnight 2017, we caught up with one of GCC’s carers who told us about her experiences of fostering alongside her family. Philippa and Stuart have been fostering for Gloucestershire County Council since 2014 and have helped five children...
“We Stitched” Exhibition on show at The Folk of Gloucester
Gloucester Civic Trust has unveiled the latest and final exhibition of its exciting heritage project Rebirth of The Folk of Gloucester; What, Where, When, Why? “We Stitched” is a celebration of Tudor creativity inspired by the medieval wall art uncovered when the...
£1,000 boost for Hollie Gazzard Trust
Members of local charity Hollie Gazzard Trust are celebrating after their CRUSH support programme for teenage victims of domestic abuse has been successfully rolled out thanks to Vodafone’s Community Connection Award. Hollie Gazzard Trust was selected by the Vodafone...
£1.5million cash injection into Gloucester’s culture scene
Gloucester has secured £1,489,300 funding from the Arts Council England and Heritage Lottery Fund’s Great Place Scheme to help put art and culture at the heart of the city. This grant will support an ambitious project led by Gloucester City Council. It’s...
£100 million to be invested into Gloucester Quays development
An extra £100M is to be invested into the Gloucester Quays development over the next three years. More than 400 new houses and apartments will be built and a new marina is planned for the Monk Meadow area. Peel Outlets say another 770 jobs will be created – excluding...
£2.6 million investment on its way for new railway station car park
Investment from Great Western Railway (GWR) has been made possible by Gloucester City Council for the regeneration of the vacant, semi derelict land on Great Western Road. The derelict site located on Great Western Road will be transformed into a new car park for the...
£3.5m boost for county cyclists on the cards
Highways England is looking at a £3.5m package of improvements to create a cycle-superhighway between Gloucester and Cheltenham. Gloucestershire County Council has helped to fund a Highways England study which looked at better ways for people to cycle between the...
£4.1million investment for county schools
Three county schools are due for expansion if cabinet agree to allocate the money in the budget next week. At next Wednesday’s cabinet meeting (20th July), members will be discussing proposals to invest more than £4.1million into building new or expanding classrooms...
£4.6 billion in new lockdown grants to support businesses and protect jobs
Chancellor announces one-off top up grants for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses worth up to £9,000 per property to help businesses through to the Spring £594 million discretionary fund also made available to support other impacted businesses comes in...
£61m Euromillions’ Ex-wife Winner Insists She’s Not Jealous
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