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Air pollution fears sees stone crushing firm's plans rejected Allstone's retrospective plans for countinued use of the Myers Road site have been rejected

Air pollution fears sees stone crushing firm's plans rejected

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Former MP elected as councillor to help hometown 'get past divisiveness' Independent David Drew has been elected to Stonehouse Town Council

Ex-MP David Drew elected as councillor to help hometown 'get past divisiveness'

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Man 'trapped' in £1m farmhouse mulls legal action as scaffolding bill tops £100k Andrew Ewart-James has been living with a problematic retaining wall at his home for decades

Man 'trapped' in £1m farmhouse mulls legal action as council's scaffolding bill tops £100k

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Hike in council tax and parking charges planned for Gloucestershire Shire Hall chiefs say central government has been underfunding councils year on year

Hike in council tax and parking charges planned for Gloucestershire

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New A417 town idea sparks concerns as group vow to fight 3,000-home plan A letter has been sent to council chiefs

New A417 3,000-home town idea sparks serious concerns as 160-strong group set up to fight plan

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Gloucestershire among nation's 16 best areas for road repairs Council chiefs are pleased with the DfT ranking but recognise the county's roads 'are not perfect'

Gloucestershire among nation's 16 best areas for road repairs

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Armed police swoop on Cotswolds' prettiest village after report of 'shooting' Workmen were 'shaken' by the incident as the window of an excavator was shattered, police say

Armed police called to 'England's prettiest street' amid report of shooting at property at centre of Cotswold planning row

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Budget cut sparks fear over council's pledge to tackle climate change 'We are four years away from 2030 now, what do these kind of cuts mean in practice for the climate and nature team'

Budget cut sparks questions over council's pledge to tackle climate change as 2030 approaches

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Gloucester's Griggs Timber Company to close down 'The business has operated at a loss for the past three consecutive financial year'

Gloucester staff told they will lose jobs just days before Christmas as Griggs Timber Company will close down

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Mayor takes aim at AI video and 'sets record straight' over special meeting 'An AI-generated video and other online material have led a fair number of people to believe that I refused a public debate. That is simply untrue'

Gloucester Mayor takes aim at AI video and 'sets record straight' over special meeting timing on council cash crisis

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Magnum Ice Cream Company's £50m investment in 'Home of Wall's' revamp hailed 'Wall’s is a Gloucester institution, so it’s great to see the Magnum Ice Cream Company investing in the future of ice cream production in our city'

Magnum Ice Cream Company announces huge £50m investment in Gloucester's Wall's factory

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Bid for 'huge' Gloucestershire council gets backing in Stroud District chiefs are not happy with the 'hideous' process of local government reorganisation but a single unitary is seen as the best option on offer

Bid for 'huge' Gloucestershire council gets backing in Stroud

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Bid to split county into East and West councils gets Cheltenham support 'At the end of the day this is about what we believe is best for Cheltenham'

Cheltenham backs proposal for East and West councils in Gloucestershire

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Shire Hall backs single unitary as council-shake option amid democracy fears County Councillors have voted for the 'lesser of two evils' option of merging with the district authorities rather than an East/West split

Shire Hall backs single unitary as council-shake option amid concerns over local democracy

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Police commissioner's 'not stale, male and pale' hearing in secret Chris Nelson's BBC radio interview comments sparked concerns over bias against white, male, mature applicants to the temporary chief constable role at Gloucestershire Constabulary

Police commissioner's 'not stale, male and pale' hearing in secret

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'Terrible' decision for Cheltenham's 'last Regency inn' 'It's just a crying shame anybody could want to shut a pub like this down'

'Terrible' decision on pub leaves Cheltenham's 'last Regency inn' facing uncertain future '

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Decision on major plans for 1,100 homes, new school and GP surgery in Cheltenham A key part of the West Cheltenham development has been considered by Borough planners

Huge decision made on 'critical' bid for 1,100 homes, new school and GP surgery on edge of Cheltenham

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Gloucestershire police officer suspended after appearing in BBC Panorama The officer, who is being investigated for alleged misconduct, had initially been restricted to non-public facing roles but was suspended after the documentary was aired

Gloucestershire police officer suspended after appearing in BBC Panorama which exposed misogyny and racism

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Forest of Dean bid for Unesco biosphere status gets boost 'The land between two rivers has a unique and very special culture, globally significant species and habitats and a very strong pride of place'

Forest of Dean bid for Unesco biosphere status gets backing of Gloucestershire County Council

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Scapegoting of migrants called out amid protests of 'ridiculous racism' 'I find this whole fiasco about weaponising migrants quite disgraceful and outrageous'

Protests over 'bloody ridiculous racism' as scapegoating of migrants is called out at council

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Historic A417 village with links to fight for voting rights 'completely ruined' Chartist settlement of Snig's End could be put on Historic England's Heritage at risk register and villagers fear nearby Lowbands will also be ruined by thousands of new homes

Chartist settlement of Snig's End could be put on Historic England's Heritage at risk register and villagers fear nearby Lowbands will also be ruined by thousands of new homes

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Hundreds of Gloucestershire parish council vacancies go unfilled One parish councillor estimates there are 212 vacancies across 113 parish councils in the county.

Hundreds of parish council vacancies go unfilled

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A417 village says NO to new 3,000 homes bid which will 'spoil the Malvern Hills' 'It's too many houses in one place. We don't need it'

A417 village says NO to new 3,000-home town which will 'spoil the Malvern Hills view' and 'cause road traffic chaos'

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Sadness as 131 Promenade 'precedent' used to justify more town centre plans 'We pointed out that any planning decision in favour of 131 applications would set a precedent that would be cited by others to justify all manner of structures in front of buildings'

Sadness as Julian Dunkerton's 131 Promenade 'precedent' used to justify another development in historic spa town centre

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Watchdog joins 130 in opposing plans to scrap health and social care champions 'People often tell us we are the first service to truly listen and the only one that follows up to ensure they receive the support needed'

Gloucestershire watchdog joins 130 in opposing Government plans to scrap health and social care champions

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Ex-councillor warns of 'venom' in politics after attacks Stephan Fifield says he has noticed an increase in

Targeted ex-councillor warns of 'venom' in politics

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Ofsted deems children's services as good after 'turbocharged' improvements 'I'm just so proud of our staff, our staff who've worked so hard, through blood, sweat, and tears over a really long period'

Ofsted deems county children's services as good after 'turbocharged' improvements

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Cotswold village rules mean all kinds of restrictions on basic works The new measures which come into force in October are aimed at protecting the exceptional historic character of Snowshill

Cotswold village rules mean all kinds of restrictions on basic household works

Fears 13k homes and two new towns plan will be 'slipped past the public' There are concerns over the timing of a consultation on a Gloucestershire council area's development blueprint

Fears consultation on 13k homes and TWO new towns will be 'slipped past the public'

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Thames Water should be brought under public control, say Shire Hall chiefs 'Nationalisation is the only credible option to end the unlawful dumping of raw sewage, stop rewarding shareholders for failure, reinvest all profits back into fixing leaks'

Thames Water should be brought under public control, says council as infrastructure 'creaks at the seams but bills just keep rising'

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