2021 news

The Gloucester City Commission to Review Race Relations, set up by Gloucester City Council, has published a review of race relations in the city.

Gloucester City Council has appointed Cllr Stephanie Chambers to its Cabinet from January 2022.

Gloucester residents are being urged to use the scrunch test to check whether wrapping paper can be recycled. If it springs back it contains plastic and can’t be recycled.

Gloucester City Council is asking local residents to take part in a consultation about improving the lighting around Gloucester Park to make it feel safer and more welcoming for all.

Residents are being asked to give their views on how Gloucester City Council spends taxpayers’ money and to choose their priorities as the council sets its budget.

Gloucester City Council Leader and Cabinet Member for Environment, Councillor Richard Cook today wrote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

At its meeting on 8 December, the city council’s cabinet is being asked to consider selling Barbican House to Gloucestershire Academy of Music to ensure musical opportunities for local residents remain in the city centre.

Gloucester City Council is setting out its draft Money Plan for the next five years and budget proposals for 2022/23 in a report being presented to cabinet.

Gloucester City Council has been awarded a grant of £50K from the third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund to help the city’s cultural sector recover from the pandemic.

Gloucester City Council is considering plans to move offices to make savings and bring the council into the heart of the city centre.

Ring in the festive cheer as Gloucester’s stunning Lantern Procession and Christmas Light Switch-On returns this Sunday (November 21) as part of the Bright Nights programme.

Gloucester City Council is reminding private landlords of their responsibilities to maintain their properties after one landlord was fined almost £30,000.

The Museum of Gloucester’s latest exhibition shows work from local artists which helps tell the story of our diverse city’s history.

Gloucester City Council is to welcome a new cabinet member for Culture and Leisure.

Gloucester City Council is asking residents to put forward their views about changing the name of an electoral ward in the city.

The first events for the winter Bright Nights programme, Gloucester’s festival of light, have been announced with an array of light installations including works by international artists.

From the Sherbourne Cinema in Kingsholm to the ‘Ghost Sign’ in Barton, to Llanthony Lock in Hempsted - what makes your city special? Gloucester City Council is asking local residents to nominate buildings, unique landmarks, parks and other heritage assets to be included onto Gloucester’s local list.

Gloucester City Council is set to pledge its support to the Gloucestershire Armed Forces Community Covenant at next week’s Cabinet meeting.

Gloucester City Council wants to hear your views on its future plans for the city up to 2024.

Three Afghan families touched down in Gloucestershire last week as part of the county’s pledge to take in up to 35 families who worked with UK forces in Afghanistan. A further two families are expected to arrive this week.

To make sure Gloucester is safe and welcoming for all, the city council has launched a consultation to find out what residents and businesses think about existing Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs).

The Cathedral Quarter HQ will be formally opened by MP Richard Graham as part of the Gloucester Day celebrations on 4 September at 2.45pm.

Blackfriars Priory which has played host to hundreds of happy couples tying the knot, is celebrating winning an international wedding award.

A drone video has captured the £5m transformation of Kings Square in action, with a film of the site showing the progress made by local building firm E G Carter.

A new project backed by Gloucester City Council and Gloucester BID is set to turn local shop windows into an open air gallery.  

Gloucester City Council is pleased to announce one of the biggest events in its calendar, Gloucester Goes Retro is back.

Visit Gloucester is running a summer activity, for residents and visitors alike, called My Gloucester Passport. 

Gloucester City Council is encouraging disabled residents to find out if they are eligible for a Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) to improve their homes so they can live independently.

Gloucester City Council will join environmental services company, Ubico Limited as its eighth shareholder.  

Gloucester residents are being urged not to lose their voice on decisions that affect them by making sure their electoral registration details are up to date.

Gloucestershire landlords are being asked to help support Afghans who have worked for the British Army.

Gloucestershire is bidding for City of Culture with Gloucester leading the bid for the 2025 title.

Visitors will get the chance to see Gloucester’s remarkable history when artist Joe Hill returns on 30 July to bring the city’s past to life in spectacular 3D technicolour.

Tenants who are worried about being evicted as the national eviction moratorium comes to an end are urged to contact Gloucester City Council for help.

Work is due to start on the first phase of The Forum in Gloucester city centre after local construction firm E G Carter & Co Ltd were awarded the contract.

Gloucester City Council leader Councillor Richard Cook confirmed his new cabinet at the council’s annual meeting today which saw the city also welcome a new mayor.

To mark the release of the film, Peter Rabbit 2 – The Runaway - Visit Gloucester is organising Glossy the Rabbit’s Book Trail, for families to explore the city featured in the new film.

Gloucester Culture Trust and Gloucester City Council have been awarded a £100,000 grant from Historic England as part of the Cathedral Quarter High Streets Heritage Action Zone (HSHAZ) to create and deliver community-led cultural activities on the high street over the next three years.

Gloucester’s hotels and indoor visitor attractions will begin to open their doors again today as some restrictions for the tourism sector are being lifted in line with step three of the Government’s lockdown easing plan.

A key step in the transformation of Gloucester has started with a Planning Inspector examining the blue print for development in the city.

Gloucester City Council will be hosting a special ceremony today to mark the sacrifices made by soldiers at the Battle of Imjin River.

Phase Two of The Forum, the £107m digital quarter in Gloucester being developed by Gloucester City Council in partnership with Reef Group, has been awarded detailed planning consent.

The Right Worshipful Mayor of Gloucester, Cllr Kate Haigh and the leader of Gloucester City Council, Cllr Richard Cook have expressed great sadness following the announcement of the death of HRH Prince Philip:

Gloucester Guildhall and the Museum of Gloucester have received a grant of £50,000 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help them recover and reopen.

Gloucester’s retail, hospitality and leisure businesses will begin to open their doors to customers again from 12 April for the first time this year. As the coronavirus vaccine rollout continues, the restrictions for the high street are being lifted in line with step two of the Government’s lockdown easing plan.

Gloucester City Council has announced its events programme for a busy summer and autumn filled with events and festivals as the city comes out of lockdown.

The Museum of Gloucester run by Gloucester City Council has developed a new Museum Development Plan to future-proof the museum over the next five years.  

Gloucester City Council has made £100,000 available for community groups who want to improve their local park.

Gloucester residents are being asked for their experiences of race relations as the city’s Commission for Race Relations puts out a Call for Evidence.

Gloucester City Council is paying tribute to the inspiring efforts of people who have gone above and beyond to help others during the pandemic.

Gloucester City Council is urging non-essential businesses including retail mandated to close, hospitality, accommodation, gym, leisure centres, hairdressers and nail salons severely financially impacted by Covid during the current lockdown to find out if they are eligible for government support.

The next stage of improvements to Gloucester Railway Station is due to start imminently with Gloucestershire County Council work to a new Metz Way junction and an upgrade of the Bruton Way junction starting this month.

A scheme to turn an overgrown and unloved patch of land into a community garden has been given the green light.

Long-term customer kindly donates a fabulous three wheeled rascal scooter to the city council’s Shopmobility service.

Gloucester City Council’s commitment to making the most of community assets and supporting residents to identify and solve local issues has been backed by more than £120,000 in grant funding over the past year.

Gloucester City Council will appoint Gloucestershire company Ubico to collect residents’ waste from April next year.

St Oswald’s Priory in Gloucester, has received a boost from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund to help fund vital maintenance work during the coronavirus pandemic.

Gloucester City Council has joined over 600 employers in signing up to the Race at Work Charter, an initiative designed to improve outcomes for black, Asian and minority ethnic employees.

Visit Gloucester the tourism team set up by Gloucester City Council has launched a new destination website, www.visitgloucester.co.uk , to inform and inspire visitors to book trips to the city. 

Councillors are set to hear a report into the work of the Stronger and Safer Gloucester Partnership (SSGP) during 2020/21 at a meeting of Gloucester City Council’s cabinet.

A new urban village that will see around 200 affordable homes built on underused and derelict land is becoming a reality.

Gloucester crematorium and bereavement services have been applauded by Gloucester City Council’s Cabinet for continuing to provide excellent services as well as delivering a series of improvements during the coronavirus pandemic.

A virtual event to celebrate the positive contributions black and minority ethnic people have made in Gloucester and wider society is being held this month.

Setting up a new housing team and working to understand the causes of homelessness are just some of the steps Gloucester City Council has taken in its bid to tackle the issue. 

Gloucester City Councillors are set to welcome a report on the massive regeneration that has taken place since the launch of an ambitious economic strategy.

More than 200 prosecutions were made by Gloucester City Council in 2020 to crack down on environmental crime offences including fly-tipping and littering.

Gloucester residents are being asked to share their memories of Westgate Street and help conserve its unique history as part of the Cathedral Quarter Heritage Action Zone.  

Gloucestershire’s strategic housing partnership has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting rough sleepers to get off the streets in the county, and the latest figures released by government suggest its approach is working.

Gloucester City Council met last night to approve its net budget for 2021 to 2022 of £ 13.82 million.

Gloucester City Council has put Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) in place at three locations in the city to restrict anti-social behaviour.

Gloucester City Council is urging community and voluntary groups to apply for funding to help communities during the pandemic.

Mayor of Gloucester, Councillor Kate Haigh will mark LGBT+ History Month by joining with Pride in Gloucestershire to plant a tree in memory of those who have died from AIDs.

On Thursday 6 May, Gloucester’s residents will go to the polls to have their say on who represents them for the next few years.

Councillors at Gloucester City Council are set to welcome a report into how the council has stepped up efforts to tackle racial inequalities and to raise awareness of equality and diversity.

The newly appointed Gloucester Marketing Steering Board will see representatives from a variety of sectors come together to help shape the city’s tourism promotion.

Gloucester City Council is reviewing its festival and events programme including considering socially distanced events or online alternatives to ensure that the city’s vibrant cultural life continues.  

A new tourism and destination marketing strategy has been created by Gloucester City Council to set out how the city will be marketed to visitors.

A community interest company set up by Gloucester City Council to help people invest in their own communities is set to continue its good work and expand across the city.

A plan to improve how the public accesses Council services has seen waiting times drop and more help given to vulnerable residents.

Conservation work is due to begin on two beautifully carved stone fragments thought to have been at the heart of Roman Gloucester and described as the city’s ‘most important discovery in decades’.

Gloucester City Council is being recommended to approve the £107m budget for the ambitious new digital campus called The Forum, which will transform Gloucester city centre and make it fit for the digital age.

Gloucester City Council and Gloucester Culture Trust will postpone the Bright Nights season of events due to take place in January and February until later in 2021.

Gloucester City Council is urging Businesses and residents severely financially impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic to find out if they are eligible for government support.

A ground-breaking project to help vulnerable women turn their lives around is set to be extended when Gloucester City Council’s cabinet meets on Wednesday.

Plans to create The Forum, an £85m digital quarter in the Kings Quarter area of Gloucester city centre, have reached two important planning milestones.