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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.