Concerns Raised Over Proposed A417 Town Built Above High-Risk Gas Pipeline Thursday, May 7, 2026 glynchbrook a417 gaspipeline safety gloucestershire development infrastructure concerns planning residents Plans for a new 3,500-home town off the A417 in Gloucestershire have come under intense scrutiny after the UK’s gas network operator identified the site as sitting atop a “high-risk” zone due to a key high-pressure gas … Read More
Concerns Rise Over Stroud District Housing Plans Amid M5 Junction Capacity Issues Wednesday, May 6, 2026 stroud housing development localplan m5 planning speculative infrastructure council residents Stroud District Council is confronting apprehensions about speculative housing developments as it works on a new local plan to meet the demand for approximately 820 new homes each year. Previously, planning inspectors … Read More
Village Council Conflict Deemed 'Silly' as No-Confidence Vote Looms Thursday, April 30, 2026 longhope parishcouncil noconfidence village gloucestershire community localgovernment dispute election residents A major dispute within the Longhope Parish Council in Gloucestershire is being dismissed by some villagers as “just silly” as the community prepares for a no-confidence vote against the council’s three remaining … Read More
Countryside Life Disrupted by Loud Rave Music: Residents Demand Action Wednesday, April 22, 2026 herefordshire farm noise music licensing rave complaints council events residents A farm in Herefordshire, known as Out to Grass and located near the Worcestershire border, has agreed to impose stricter limits on its noisy late-night events following persistent complaints from local residents. The issue … Read More
Two Men Jailed for Deliberately Starting Fire in Gloucester Flats with Residents Inside Thursday, April 2, 2026 arson gloucester fire flats accelerant court sentencing investigation imprisonment residents Two men have been sentenced to prison for setting fire to a block of flats in Gloucester while residents were still inside. Kenneth Moore, 50, formerly of Bedford Street, Gloucester, and John Johnstone, 57, of no fixed … Read More
Overwhelmed by Tourists: Bourton-on-the-Water Residents Struggle to Access Their Own Village Monday, March 30, 2026 bourton tourism overtourism community traffic parking cotswolds residents survey balance Bourton-on-the-Water, a picturesque village in the Cotswolds often called the “Venice of the Cotswolds,” is grappling with overtourism. Despite a resident population of around 4,000, the village attracts approximately 300,000 … Read More