Apr 2nd, 2024 | News, Business, City Centre, Community
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...
Sep 27th, 2023 | BID, Business, Business Support, City Centre, News, Safety & Security
A new way of reporting anti-social behaviour (ASB) in Gloucestershire has been introduced online. We’ve launched a new online tool that will make it easier for victims of ASB to report incidents. ASB covers a variety of unacceptable activity, such as vandalism,...
May 18th, 2021 | BID, Business Support, Community, News, Safety & Security
The areas in which the new COVID-19 variant is spreading fastest are: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council Given the increased risk of transmitting COVID-19, you should take particular caution when meeting anyone outside your...
Jun 14th, 2023
This session will focus on the threat posed by cyber criminals, who pose on of the main threats to businesses but about whom most of us know very little. We’ll look at the extent and reality of attacks based on latest available data, and we’ll run through some of the...
Mar 26th, 2026 | BID, City Centre, News, Safety & Security, Shop Gloucester
Gloucester city centre businesses are sending a strong and united message to criminals, ‘thieves should beware’, following the successful launch of the Smart Water City campaign. Over 60 businesses have already signed up to the initiative after last week’s launch...
Nov 2nd, 2020 | News, BID, Safety & Security
Highlights for the Month 1st- Called to speak with and remove a very large group of street drinkers who were creating a disturbance in a public space area. Engaged with several groups of youths who were becoming a public nuisance, could have led to further anti-social...
Oct 9th, 2018 | News, BID, Safety & Security
Highlights of the month Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) A vulnerable male known to CPOs for previous ASB has been brought to their attention multiple times this month regarding altercations with groups of youths. CPOs have dealt with this male and protected him each time...
May 8th, 2019 | Safety & Security, News
Highlights for the Month • 1st- CPOs assist Store by stopping male offender that had selected and concealed fragrances Value £76.00. Male was issued Yellow card and served ban notice from store. • 2nd- CPOs remove suspicious items with drug paraphernalia inside local...
Jan 7th, 2019 | BID
Highlights for the Month CPOs have retrieved almost £4000.00 worth of stolen goods back to the correct store within the month of December 2018. • 1st – Event on Kings Square- staff unable to contact relevant person to empty overflowing bins. CPOs contacted...
Mar 4th, 2019 | BID, Safety & Security
Highlights for the Month • 1st- Criminal damage of a vehicle by youths on bikes witnessed by CCTV. CCTV informed CPOs- Stopped youth on bike in Southgate Street. Male was arrested. • 2nd- Youths causing issues in McDonalds, Westgate Street on an evening shift. CPOs...
Apr 3rd, 2019 | BID, Safety & Security
Highlights for the Month • 1st- Welfare Concerns for female, CPOs attend and locate female on Kings Square, female appeared distressed. CPOs calm her down and pass over all relevant info of organisations for help (The Cavern). The female was very thankful of the help...
Jun 4th, 2019 | BID, Safety & Security
Highlights for the Month 1st- CPOs Conduct Welfare visits to Businesses around City Centre. CPOs catch up with well known offender who has been very active shoplifting, issued yellow card, advice given if individual continues to offend reference exclusion. 2nd- CPOs...
Dec 11th, 2018 | BID
Highlights for the Month • 1st – CPOs helped elderly female waiting for a taxi on College Street. Lady approached CPOs and asked if they could wait with her until her taxi arrived as she felt unsafe by herself. CPOs called taxi service and waited until the taxi...
Nov 5th, 2019 | Safety & Security, News
Highlights for the Month 1st- City Safe Members Meetings – Both attended. Assisted in a medical incident, until Police took control. Assisted with the removal of a group of youths causing a nuisance in a City business.  2nd- Two known offenders spotted in the...
Apr 13th, 2022 | News, BID, City Centre, Safety & Security
The graph shows the data for March 2022, data collected by CPOs and collated by Gloucester City Safe Police CCTV Incidents attended in March 2022 = 82 Highlights for the Month 1st- Called to assist with looking for a missing male with Dementia, checked all stores...
Jun 23rd, 2022 | News, BID, Safety & Security
The graph shows the data for May 2022, data collected by CPOs and collated by Gloucester City Safe 67 Police CCTV Incidents Attended in May 2022 (No communications with CCTV for a week) Â Highlights for the Month 1st- CPO team noticed some loose wiring on one of the...
Sep 28th, 2023
Gloucester City Safe, together with Gloucestershire Police and Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue are joining forces this weekend to celebrate Emergency Services Fun Day this Saturday, 30th September. From 10am-3pm there will be activities at Gloucester Docks, near...
Sep 28th, 2023 | News, City Centre, Community, Events, Safety & Security
Gloucester City Safe, together with Gloucestershire Police and Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue are joining forces this weekend to celebrate Emergency Services Fun Day this Saturday, 30th September. From 10am-3pm there will be activities at Gloucester Docks, near...
Feb 11th, 2024
Share your experiences with other businesses and take the opportunity to ask Senior Police Officers, City Policing Team, Gloucester City Council, the Police and Crime Commissioner questions as well as hearing what’s being done to address concerns.
Mar 18th, 2025 | BID, News, Safety & Security
Gloucester City is proud to participate in the inaugural National Business Crime Reduction Partnerships (BCRP) Awareness Week. Commencing on Monday, March 17th, this week-long initiative is designed to spotlight the pivotal role BCRPs play in tackling retail crime and...
Oct 28th, 2023 | News, BID, City Awards & Achievements, City Centre, Community, Safety & Security
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...
Jun 24th, 2025 | BID, Business, Business Support, City Centre, Events, News, Safety & Security, Shop Gloucester
Gloucester BID is proud to support ShopKind Week, running from 30th June to 6th July 2025, a national campaign that calls for kindness and respect towards shopworkers and highlights the essential role they play in our communities. Led by the Home Office and supported...
Oct 13th, 2023 | News, BID, Business Support, City Centre, Community, Safety & Security
Gloucester Business Improvement District is supporting the National Business Crime Centre’s ‘Safer Business Action Week’, which is taking place between 16th-21st October this year. In partnership with Gloucester City Safe, we will be focussing on raising the awareness...
Jun 1st, 2023 | News, City Centre, Community, Purple Flag, Safety & Security
Gloucester joins vibrant night-time destinations around the world including places in Australia, New Zealand and Sweden, by winning the coveted Purple Flag It’s the sixth time the city has won the Purple Flag award for its evening and night-time economy which is...
Jan 15th, 2021 | BID, News
Tens of thousands of small businesses will receive insurance payouts covering losses from the first national lockdown, following a court ruling. The Supreme Court found in favour of small firms receiving payments from business interruption insurance policies. For some...
Jul 3rd, 2023 | News, BID, City Centre, Eastgate Quarter, Safety & Security
Two mobile knife detectors have been deployed to keep knives off the streets of Gloucester, as part of the new #NOTINOURCITY campaign, headed up by City Safe. The systems have popped up and are now being used at locations across Gloucester City. As well as having the...
Sep 26th, 2023 | BID, City Centre, Community, Education, Events, News, Safety & Security
This Thursday sees the launch of two more 24×7 public accessible defibrillators in the city centre, with demos and training of this essential lifesaving equipment. At 11am on Thursday 28th September, Gloucester City Safe, along with partner organisation...
May 16th, 2023 | News, City Centre, Safety & Security
Project Solace are continuing to work with partners to come up with long term solutions to issues that blight our City. “We are happy to report that after productive discussions with partners both within and outside of the City Council there is a clear plan of...
Oct 31st, 2023 | Safety & Security, BID, City Centre, News
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...
Sep 11th, 2023 | BID, Business Support, City Centre, News, Safety & Security, Street Cleanliness
“Good morning all, I just wanted to send a quick update with regards to the PSPO enforcement operation that is currently taking place between the Police, City Council, City Protection Officers and City Safe. CPO Gemma has counted through all the seized items...
Jul 5th, 2024 | News, Purple Flag, Safety & Security
In a perfect world, you would always be within 3 minutes of an accessible defibrillator. However, when Bernard Dunkley took over as President of Rotary@Kingsholm in 2023, he saw Gloucester falling very short on national tables. Rotary@Kingsholm has always been a club...
Jan 18th, 2021 | News, BID, Cost Reduction, Environmental, Events, Marketing & Promotion, Networking, Public Bodies, Safety & Security, Street Cleanliness
We would like to understand your thoughts on the current and potential future focus areas of Gloucester BID from the perspective of your business. Please find a link to a short survey here. We appreciate your input and feedback. Your answers will inform Gloucester BID...
