Drop in Birth Rate Prompts Proposal to Delay New School at The Steadings in Cirencester Saturday, December 6, 2025 birthrate development school cirencester bathurst cotswold education planning housing infrastructure Bathurst Development Limited (BDL), the primary developer behind The Steadings, a 2,350-home development on the southern edge of Cirencester, has submitted a request to Cotswold District Council to revise the timing for … Read More
Developers Seek to Delay School Construction at The Steadings Amid Falling Birth Rates Saturday, December 6, 2025 thesteadings cirencester bathurstdevelopment primaryschool birthrate planning development education schoolcapacity cotswold Bathurst Development Limited (BDL), the principal developer for the 2,350-home project at The Steadings on Cirencester’s outskirts, has requested Cotswold District Council to amend its planning obligations concerning the … Read More
Screwfix Trade Counter Role Outpaces Cotswold Council Leader’s Pay Amidst Controversial Allowance Rise Saturday, November 29, 2025 screwfix cotswold council allowances payrise councillors remuneration gloucestershire localgovernment tradecounter Civic leaders in Gloucestershire’s Cotswold District have voted to increase their allowances despite the council leader earning significantly less than a local Screwfix trade counter supervisor. At a council meeting in … Read More
Cotswold District Council Unanimously Supports Single Unitary Council Proposal for Gloucestershire Thursday, November 27, 2025 gloucestershire cotswold localgovernment unitarycouncil reorganisation councilservices governance finance democracy councilreform Cotswold District Council has unanimously backed plans for a single unitary council to serve the entire county of Gloucestershire. The decision was made at a meeting in Cirencester on November 26, where council members … Read More
Cotswold Councillor Joe Harris Reveals Himself in Counter Fraud Report Amid Transparency Push Tuesday, November 25, 2025 cotswold councillor joeharris procurement fraud transparency investigation council audit governance Councillor Joe Harris has come forward as the previously unnamed councillor mentioned in a recent counter fraud report concerning procurement practices at Cotswold District Council. The report, which investigated allegations … Read More
Cotswold Council Faces Allegations of Cover-Up Over Unnamed Councillor in Fraud Probe Sunday, November 23, 2025 cotswold council fraud procurement complaint councillor investigation codeofconduct coverup governance Concerns of a potential cover-up have arisen at Cotswold District Council after a complaint regarding an unnamed councillor implicated in a counter fraud investigation has been blocked due to the councillor’s identity … Read More