UK's Most Beautiful Village Battles Drone Intrusions Invading Residents' Privacy Saturday, May 31, 2025 castlecombe wiltshire drones privacy tourism overtourism community cotswolds parishcouncil safety The idyllic village of Castle Combe in Wiltshire, famed as the UK’s “most beautiful village,” faces an unexpected modern challenge: invasive drone activity disrupting the peace and privacy of its residents. … Read More
Residents of new 2,500-home Hunts Grove village face disappointment over reduced community facilities Wednesday, May 28, 2025 huntsgrove crestnicholson communityfacilities development housing gloucester parishcouncil strouddistrict infrastructure residents Angry residents of Hunts Grove, a sprawling new village near Gloucester with over 2,500 homes and more than 8,000 expected inhabitants, are expressing deep frustration after developers Crest Nicholson significantly scaled … Read More
Venice of the Cotswolds Coach Disaster Fears Spark Parish Council Resignation Wednesday, May 21, 2025 bourton cotswolds parishcouncil coachparking publicsafety resignation trafficscheme community localgovernment residentsassociation A Cotswold parish council member has resigned in protest over the handling of a controversial temporary coach parking scheme in Bourton-on-the-Water. Councillor Jon Wareing stepped down amid growing concerns that legitimate … Read More
Cheltenham Explores Establishing Its Own Town Council Amid Local Government Reforms Wednesday, May 14, 2025 cheltenham localgovernment parishcouncil devolution unitary governance democracy community consultation reorganisation Cheltenham is considering the creation of its own town council as part of preparations for significant local government reforms that will see the abolition of the Borough Council. These changes follow the Government’s … Read More
Village Near A38 Demands Urgent Action on Road Safety Following Fatality Friday, May 9, 2025 deerhurst a38 roadsafety speeding apperley traffic gloucestershire community accident parishcouncil Around 50 residents from Deerhurst Parish have come together to demand urgent measures to tackle speeding and improve road safety following the death of a pedestrian on the A38 near Deerhurst Walton in December. Concerns have … Read More