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Gloucester has once again taken home the coveted Purple Flag National safety award.

Ashley Green, former Chief Executive of Gloucester City Homes (GCH) has been recognised for his extraordinary length of service including his huge contribution to delivering affordable housing in the city.

Residents are being asked for their feedback on Gloucester’s City Plan, the blueprint for development in the city.

A topping out ceremony has been held to mark a milestone in the creation of Gloucester’s £107m new digital quarter The Forum, which is being brought forward by Gloucester City Council in partnership with Reef Group.

Plans are well underway in Gloucester to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee year with almost 4,500 trees joining the Queen’s canopy and the ancient tradition of sending a congratulatory pie to the palace set to return.

Nominations have been announced for Gloucester’s new Mayor and for the new Sheriff of the city.

To help residents with the rising cost of living, Gloucester City Council have so far issued over 28,000 energy rebate payments of £150 to eligible council taxpayers.

Visitors to Kings Square this Saturday (April 30) will be in for a jam-packed day of performances and free family entertainment.

Gloucester’s city centre Station Road taxi rank, in front of Grosvenor House, is to be rearranged from 19 April 2022 to allow for construction of The Forum - Gloucester’s state-of-the-art £107m digital quarter. Taxi users can be reassured that services will continue to be offered from this location albeit accessed in a slightly different way.

A day of spectacular entertainment, music and family activities is set to mark the opening of the new Kings Square following its £5 million transformation. 

Gloucester City Council Leader and Cabinet Member for Environment, Councillor Richard Cook, has today written to the Secretary of State for Energy, Kwasi Kwarteng MP, calling on the Government to show full support for onshore wind and broader renewable energy in the Government’s forthcoming Energy Security Strategy.

A founder of Gloucester Civic Trust and the Gloucester branch of the Royal British Legion have been honoured for their dedication to the city and its residents.

Gloucester City Council Leader, Councillor Richard Cook, today welcomed this week’s announcement that VAT will be removed from home energy-saving measures such as insulation, solar panels, and heat pumps.

Work is currently taking place to improve lighting around Gloucester Park to make it feel safer and more welcoming for all.

Museum of Gloucester has been awarded almost £400,000 to help carry out repairs and improvements to the Grade II listed building.

A new initiative which aims to capture the images of 100 inspiring local women is being launched to mark International Women’s Day.

A unique installation which was postponed due to the recent storms will launch this evening.

Swimmers are being offered a once in a lifetime experience to escape into a sensory world, wrapped in colourful light and soothing sounds as part of the Bright Nights Festival.

Work to allow preparations for the next phase of the Forum, Gloucester’s £107m digital quarter, are set to begin with the partial closure of Market Parade.

Gloucester City Council is advising residents to pay their Council Tax by direct debit, to make sure they receive the £150 Energy Bills Rebate as soon as possible.

The Very Reverend Stephen Lake, Dean of Gloucester, is to be made an Honorary Freeman of Gloucester at a special meeting of the city council.

Westgate Street will this week play host to a unique lighting installation celebrating the history of architecture as part of Gloucester’s Bright Nights Festival and the Cathedral Quarter High Street Heritage Action Zone.

2022 is set to be an exciting year for Gloucester as the city announces its festival and events programme including the launch event for the newly developed Kings Square.

As part of efforts enhance the natural environment of Gloucester and to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, Gloucester City Council has this week started its most ambitious ever tree planting programme.

Mayor of Gloucester, Councillor Collette Finnegan, will be presenting the Mayor’s Medal to two Gloucester residents for their services to the community.

Gloucester City Council has been awarded a grant of £395k from the Department for Levelling Up, and Housing Communities (DLUHC) to develop new software for the city’s planning applications.

Gloucester’s Bright Nights festival will once again light up the city with an array of light installations that will welcome and delight visitors through the remaining winter months.

Gloucester City Council has published a review of statues and monuments in the city aimed at revealing more about the city’s connections with the slave trade.

Gloucester City Council is proud to announce Blackfriars Priory has been crowned a winner for the third time with its latest success in the country rounds of the International Wedding Awards 2022.

Building a greener, fairer and better Gloucester is the commitment set out in the city council’s new Council Plan.

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.

Christmas shoppers can now enjoy free parking every Thursday until Christmas at both the Kings Walk and Eastgate Shopping Centre car parks.

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.

Gloucester City Council is set to bring forward its emissions target as part of broader commitment to join the UK100.

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.