The public are being asked to join the fight against poaching in the Forest of Dean. Police want to hear from anyone in the area who sees or hears any suspicious activity such as gunshots. This comes just days after Gloucestershire farmer, Rob Jenkins, discovered that a number of cows had been butchered on his […]
Tag: environment
Man Pleads Guilty For Breaking Environmental Law in Churchdown.
Richard Cameron, 67, had treated ‘burning wood’ at his home which let out a reportedly ‘horrid smell’ from his chimney. He pleaded guilty after appearing at Cheltenham Magistrates Court earlier this month, failing to comply with section 80(1) of the Environmental Protection Act 1980. Gloucestershire Live, reported that he had been fined a total of […]
Golden Valley Development to shine with 1,100 upcoming new homes
Plans have been submitted to start building 1,100 new homes in the West of Cheltenham, near GCHQ. Developers have applied for planning permission from Cheltenham Borough Council as well as Tewkesbury Borough Council to build not only new homes, but an entire mixed-use development called The Golden Valley Development. The developers plan for this building […]
Zero waste shop in Cheltenham relocating
‘FoodLoose’ is moving base to Grosvenor Terrace after securing £60,000 of investment from nearly 100 investors, part of an extremely successful community share offer scheme during December. Currently located in Portland Street, the shop will continue to trade until November 26th. Until its grand opening on December 3rd coinciding with its 4-year anniversary. The move […]
Gloucestershire’s Clean Air Action Plan
Cheltenham has released its air quality action plan to improve air pollution across Gloucestershire. Gloucestershire County Council plan to improve the availability of electric vehicle charging points as well as increasing the availability for cleaner, greener transport. The council has installed new ‘state of the art’ monitoring equipment which will enable even more accurate monitoring […]
Should fireworks be banned?
By Andy McCormick November has become reputable for being the month where sparks of light are ignited into the sky, from the infamous ‘remember, remember, the 5th of November’ to people’s cats and dogs scurrying indoors to evade the grating level of noise unleashed outside. For some, fireworks are a beautiful, fun display for the […]