How the Massive A417 'Green' Bridge Over Eight Lanes Will Look Once Completed Tuesday, June 24, 2025 a417 bridge construction missinglink ecology sustainability infrastructure transport wildlife environment Construction is well underway on the impressive new ‘green’ bridge spanning eight lanes of the A417 as part of the Missing Link Project. Designed to reconnect habitats and improve safety for both drivers and … Read More
Popular Rural Motor Rally Faces Opposition Over Environmental Concerns Sunday, June 22, 2025 motorrally ledbury ruralroads environment landscape wyevalley malvernhills cheltenhammotorclub planning herefordshire The Hills Ford Stages, a well-loved motor rally running across rural roads near Ledbury, is encountering opposition from environmental groups concerned about potential harm to the region’s prized scenic landscapes. Scheduled … Read More
Council Rejects ‘Overbearing’ Substation Expansion Near Slimbridge Wetland Centre Sunday, June 22, 2025 battery substation planning slimbridge countryside environment energy development rejection infrastructure Stroud District Council has decisively rejected a contentious proposal to alter the design of a 36-megawatt battery storage facility near Slimbridge Wetland Centre. The initial project, approved last year, included 24 battery … Read More
Cheltenham Residents Concerned Over Property Values as Travellers' Site Expansion Approved Sunday, June 22, 2025 cheltenham travellers planning development charltonkings propertyvalues environment sewage community council Plans to expand a travellers’ site in Cheltenham have been approved, sparking concern among local residents. Cheltenham Borough Council originally granted permission last September to convert just under six acres of land at … Read More
Cheltenham Council Approves Single-Storey Home in Prestbury Road Garden Despite Concerns Sunday, June 22, 2025 cheltenham planning development gardenhome prestburyroad housing environment council objections construction Plans to build a single-storey home behind a semi-detached property at 151 Prestbury Road in Cheltenham have been approved by Cheltenham Borough Council, despite objections that the development is “being squeezed into a … Read More
Work Begins on Lifting Steel Beams for Gloucestershire’s Largest Environmental Bridge on the A417 Missing Link Friday, June 20, 2025 environment infrastructure greenbridge wildlife biodiversity a417 gloucestershire construction sustainability ecology Construction is underway on one of the UK’s largest environmental bridges—Gloucestershire’s first—part of the major A417 Missing Link project led by National Highways. This bridge will mark National Highways’ fifth green … Read More