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Nov 21, 2024 · Gloucestershire County Council refused 98% of its 829 claims for pothole compensation between 2022 and 2023. The council topped the list for compensation refusal rates among 18 councils out of 21 that responded to a Freedom of Information request by the RAC. The RAC found that in Gloucestershire, total claims rose from 257 in 2022 to 829 in 2023.

Jan 31, 2025 · Dissent has risen up in Gloucestershire over whether the county should be split in two during devolution or evolved into a 'mega council'. Council leaders are at odds over the future leadership of the area with Lib Dem bosses in Gloucester and Tewkesbury speaking out this week against the idea of creating two unitary authorities when Government reforms take place.

Jan 10, 2025 · County bosses have pushed ahead with devolution proposals to delay the elections and become a unitary authority as quickly as possible despite widespread resistance. Five of the six borough councils opposed the move to put off the vote until May 2026 - Gloucester, Cheltenham, Stroud, Cotswolds and ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Regular readers of Punchline-Gloucester.com will only to be too aware of the sobering predicament of Gloucestershire's community locals, with businesses staring down the barrel as they begin 2025 after a devastatingly tough year. 2024 saw Punchline cover a grim round of pub rescue initiatives, from the Cotswolds to the Severn Vale, with communities in Stroud, Uley, while many throw in the ...

Jan 8, 2025 · Gloucestershire should be divided in two during the devolution shake-up, say local Labour leaders. An authority in the West would rule over the Forest of Dean, Gloucester and Stroud while in the East a separate authority would oversee Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and the Cotswolds . It is the "best way ...

Oct 31, 2024 · Did yesterday's Autumn Budget Statement put a spring in the step of Gloucestershire business or leave it nursing a Halloween headache? As the dust settles on a tumultuous day, the broader implications of Chancellor Rachel Reeves' package of measures are now being weighed up by key stakeholders in the county's economic wellbeing. After we were warned how "difficult decisions" would be announced ...

1 day ago · County council elections in Gloucestershire will go ahead as planned on May 1, the Government has announced. The decision comes despite a government push for devolution. Elections in some areas will be delayed for one year to allow major reorganisations to take place. Responding to the news, Cllr Jeremy Hilton, leader of Gloucester City Council, welcomed the decision to hold the local ...

Feb 19, 2024 · Historic England has awarded a grant of £137,600 to Gloucester City Council to carry out repairs to St Michael’s Tower. The 15th-century landmark at the heart of the city is a Grade II* listed building and scheduled monument, known locally as The Tower. The building currently has scaffolding surrounding it due to deterioration of the masonry.

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