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
‘People First, Potholes Second’: Gloucestershire Lib Dems Face Road Repair Funding Crisis Thursday, June 19, 2025 gloucestershire roads potholes libdems budget localgovernment infrastructure socialcare austerity politics The Liberal Democrats, who campaigned on a promise to “fix Gloucestershire,” now face harsh financial realities that limit their ability to repair the county’s roads. Gloucestershire County Council’s newly appointed highways … Read More
Decision on Major Business Park Expansion Between M5 and A38 Rejected Wednesday, June 18, 2025 businesspark development planning twyning gloucestershire infrastructure sewage highways employment rejection Plans for a significant expansion of the Brockeridge Farm Business Centre near the M5 and A38 in Gloucestershire have been turned down by the Tewkesbury Borough Council. Tiarks Property Developments Limited sought permission … Read More
Full List of Upcoming A417 Closures with Lengthy 10-Mile Diversions Tuesday, June 17, 2025 a417 missinglink roadworks closures diversions nationalhighways resurfacing birdlip traffic infrastructure Significant closures are planned on a busy section of the A417 throughout late June and early July as work continues on the Missing Link bypass project. A two-mile stretch of the A417, between the A46 Shurdington Road … Read More
Decision to Build Hundreds of ‘Much-Needed’ Affordable Homes Near A417 Welcomed Tuesday, June 17, 2025 housing affordable cotswold planning development cirencester infrastructure sustainability community government Cotswold District Council has given the green light to a development that will bring 280 new homes to the outskirts of Cirencester, including 112 affordable units, marking a significant step toward addressing the growing … Read More
Frustration Grows as Cotswold Working Group on New Housing Developments Cancelled Again Monday, June 16, 2025 cotswold moretoninmarsh housing development council communication cancellation infrastructure localgovernment planning Cotswold District Council is facing criticism for a lack of communication after repeatedly cancelling meetings of a working group intended to guide plans for over 6,000 new homes in the scenic market town of Moreton-in-Marsh. … Read More