Family Shocked as Tourists Picnic from Saucepans in Charming Cotswolds Village Saturday, June 14, 2025 bourton-on-the-water cotswolds tourism picnic villagegreen community heritage sustainability crowds localbusiness A family trip to Bourton-on-the-Water, one of the Cotswolds’ most picturesque villages, turned sour when they encountered groups of tourists eating food straight from saucepans and occupying every available patch of grass. … Read More
Anger Over £25K Study Aiming to Boost Ledbury Tourism Monday, May 26, 2025 ledbury tourism farmersmarket economy herefordshire stkatherinessquare marketdevelopment localbusiness publicspace community Ledbury, a market town in Herefordshire, recently unveiled the results of a £25,000 study focused on enhancing its local tourism industry. However, this initiative has sparked frustration among some residents who feel the … Read More
Farm Shop Car Park Expansion Approved Despite Officers’ Concerns Thursday, May 22, 2025 tolldown farmshop carpark planning southgloucestershire cotswolds ruraldevelopment landscape highways localbusiness South Gloucestershire councillors have unanimously approved the extension of a car park into an agricultural field at Tolldown Farm, Dyrham, to serve a new farm shop and cafe, despite planning officers’ recommendation to … Read More
Dad Wins Right to Run Cheese Toastie Van After Redundancy Wednesday, May 21, 2025 redundancy streetfood cheesetoastie smallbusiness southgloucestershire foodvan localbusiness traffic entrepreneurship community After being made redundant last year, Jason Fish is turning his passion for baking into a thriving business. The father has received approval from South Gloucestershire councillors to operate his street food van, Baked and … Read More
Watch Mum Conquer Gloucester’s Ice Cream Challenge by Devouring 99 Flake in Under a Minute Monday, May 19, 2025 gloucester icecream challenge 99flake entrepreneurship foodtruck summer tiktok family localbusiness A Gloucester man has traded his career as a car salesman for a new and exciting role: ice cream man. Shaun Rowe, 31, from Hardwicke, is now living his childhood dream, traveling across the county spreading joy with his … Read More
Couple Transform Front Room into Tiny Pub in £385k Upton-upon-Severn Home Tuesday, May 13, 2025 pub micropub craftbeer community upton-upon-severn victorian localbusiness worcestershire tinyhouse brewery Hazel and Andrew Smith have turned their love of community and craft ales into reality by transforming the front room of their four-bedroom home in Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire, into one of the UK’s smallest pubs. … Read More