gasmain on Gloucestershire Dailyhttps://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/tags/gasmain/Recent content in gasmain on Gloucestershire DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usFri, 01 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000Gloucester’s The Forum: £40 Million Spent Beyond Construction on Consultants, Land, and Incentiveshttps://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/gloucesters-the-forum-40-million-spent-beyond-construction-on-consultants-land-and-incentives/Fri, 01 May 2026 05:00:00 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/gloucesters-the-forum-40-million-spent-beyond-construction-on-consultants-land-and-incentives/Gloucester’s £115.1 million The Forum project, a flagship city centre development featuring a four-star hotel, a 399-space car park, and over 106,000 square feet of office space, has come under scrutiny for the allocation of nearly £40 million spent outside direct construction costs. At a recent Gloucester City Council meeting, councillors reviewed a report detailing the project’s finances and raised questions about the breakdown of expenses. Initially budgeted at £107 million, the total cost rose to £115.