Budget Cuts Raise Concerns Over Council's Climate Commitment as 2030 Net Zero Target Looms Wednesday, January 14, 2026 climate netzero budgetcuts sustainability gloucestershire emissions environment council ecology renewables Plans to slash sustainability budgets by £200,000 have ignited debate over Gloucestershire County Council’s dedication to combating climate change. The council, which has a carbon footprint equivalent to 400 tonnes of CO2 … Read More
Gloucestershire to Lose Both River Island Stores Amid Retail Restructuring Monday, January 5, 2026 riverisland retail gloucestershire restructuring storeclosures fashion highcourt insolvency ukretail budgetcuts High-street fashion giant River Island is set to close its two Gloucestershire stores — in Cheltenham and Gloucester — by the end of January 2025 as part of a wider UK-wide restructuring. Last summer, River Island revealed … Read More
Scrapping of Aston Project Condemned as 'Betrayal' Amid Urgent Calls for Reversal of Police Cuts Tuesday, June 24, 2025 astonproject youthsupport gloucestershire policecuts communitypolicing crimeprevention budgetcuts mentorship publicsafety policefunding The decision to terminate the Aston Project, a highly regarded police initiative credited with steering young people away from crime, has sparked outrage and been labeled a “betrayal” by community leaders urging a … Read More
Heartfelt Plea Urges Police to Save Aston Project that Transforms Lives of Gloucestershire Youth Wednesday, May 7, 2025 aston gloucestershire youth police pcsos mentoring community budgetcuts vulnerable support Children whose lives have been profoundly transformed by the Aston Project—a police-led initiative that focuses on at-risk youth—are appealing to Gloucestershire police leadership to reconsider the decision to end the program … Read More