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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‘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...
‘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...
‘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...
“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...
£1.5million 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...
£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...
£750k cash injection into Dinglewell Junior School
Four brand new eco space classrooms are being built at Dinglewell Junior School, in Gloucester. Gloucestershire County Council is investing £750k into the Hucclecote school for four new classrooms with toilets. These new look rooms will replace the existing classrooms...
10-year-old Artist Brightens Up Gloucester City Centre
A ‘safari’ of animal art is being let loose in Gloucester this half-term to brighten up some of its empty city centre shops and alleyways. Colourful murals and posters have been created by 10-year-old Euan Moorey. The murals of a rat and a badger are in the Queen’s...
10,000th LED street lights are alight
Gloucestershire County Council is celebrating replacing 10,000 lamps with LED technology across the county. In May, work began in Cheltenham to upgrade streetlights with the more efficient and better quality lamps, whilst work continued in Gloucester. The plan is to...
100 years of Ice Cream!
100 years of Ice Cream! Come to The Folk of Gloucester this November to learn more about our ice cream heritage. This month Gloucester Civic Trust, in partnership with Wall’s Gloucester, is hosting an exhibition at The Folk of Gloucester celebrating 100 years of the...
11 independent Gloucester businesses you can support by shopping online
With the shops being shut as a result of a third national lockdown, many of us have turned to online shopping. And this means that businesses have had to adapt and launch new online services — with many local independents now offering click and collect. In this hot...
15 minutes to learn how to save a life: Gloucester Brewery installing new defibrillator and free CPR training day
Thanks to the Sam Polledri Foundation, Gloucester Brewery, and Great Western Air Ambulance Charity (GWAAC), residents of Gloucester will soon have their best chance on their worst day. A public access defibrillator is being installed on the Warehouse 4 building on...
16-year-old boy sexually assaulted in Gloucester Quays toilets
CCTV images have been released of a man police want to speak to in connection with a sexual assault. A 16-year-old boy was using the urinal in the Gloucester Quays toilets at around 1pm on Friday 9 September. A man next to him began grinning and then touched the...
2018 GLOUCESTER BIDMAS LIST
December is arguably the most magical time of year, with fresh mornings, cosy evenings and festive charm throughout the city - Christmas is well and truly on its way! There's plenty of fantastic events queued up over the festive period, and with late night...
2nd December – Latest Announcement from PM
Gyms and non-essential shops in all parts of England will be allowed to reopen when lockdown ends next month, the prime minister has announced. Boris Johnson told the Commons that the three-tiered regional measures will return from 2 December, but he added that each...
5 secrets from Gloucester businesses to give you the edge in 2021
Gloucester businesses have offered their top tip on how to get the edge in 2021, with everything from celebrating every win, no matter how small, to making sure your team keeps talking. It is a tumultuous time at the moment — especially for businesses — and the third...
50% off dining at The Real Greek
The Real Greek at Gloucester Quays will open with an exciting special offer, providing diners with 50% off food from the main menu from Monday 19th – Thursday 22nd September. The offer will be available each day for dine in only. The Real Greek is opening its 24th...