CITY CENTRE NEWS
New Festival Brings Americana Music to City Centre Venues!
The new Gloucester Americana Festival will commence this weekend, with over a dozen gigs to choose from, across several city centre venues. Starting this Friday at 4pm until 8pm on Sunday, the newest music festival to come to Gloucester will kick off with Dave Luke...
Public Space Protection Order Enforcement Update – September 2023
"Good morning all, I just wanted to send a quick update with regards to the PSPO enforcement operation that is currently taking place between the Police, City Council, City Protection Officers and City Safe. CPO Gemma has counted through all the seized items this...
Prizes for September with Mi Rewards!
This month there are 5 £20 Gloucester Gift Cards up for prizes! Join Mi Rewards Gloucester today and get 100 free points! It's free to join and no info is stored. You can earn points in over 70 fantastic businesses such as Farmhouse Deli, Jane's Pantry and Gloucester...
Street Aware Update – September 2023
"Our ongoing No Alcohol PSPO enforcement operation, being conducted by Police and CPOs, is still in full swing with our haul of alcohol still growing by the day. However I am pleased to report that we have seen, and continue to see, a reduction in the number of...
Mi Rewards Winner for August!
Here's our lucky August winner of the beautiful necklace from Bizarre . Diane says "I was really surprised and delighted to find that I was this month's winner with Mi Rewards.Thank you so much! I'd encourage everyone to join the scheme as it's so easy to take part....
5 Fantastic Destinations for a Stag Do in Gloucester
Every groom in the UK knows that a stag do is an obligatory right of passage organized by the best man, and it’s the perfect opportunity to get together with the lads one last time before marriage. Many stag dos take place over a weekend and involve exciting...
Activity providers celebrated at council’s first HAF Awards
The county council celebrated Gloucestershire’s activity providers at its first ‘HAF Awards’ which celebrates organisations who help to make the Holiday Activities and Food programme a success. On Thursday 24 August, the county council hosted it’s first ‘HAF Awards’...
Jon Smith to host new BBC Radio Gloucestershire breakfast show
Jon Smith has been announced as the new BBC Radio Gloucestershire Breakfast Show host. The presenter made the announcement while presenting his final evening show on the station last night. Jon is expected to begin in the new breakfast slot from October 2nd....
Tour of Britain brings music and entertainment to Gloucestershire
Picture by Alex Whitehead/SWpix.com – 09/09/2017 – Cycling – OVO Energy Tour of Britain – Stage 7, Hemel Hempstead to Cheltenham – Music and entertainment will come to Gloucestershire as the Tour of Britain rides into the county this...
Sneak peak inside old Debenhams as ‘thrilling’ city campus revamp gathers pace
The redevelopment of the former Debenhams store in Gloucester is well underway and is on schedule to open for students as a city campus in time for September 2024. University of Gloucestershire announced it had bought the iconic Kings Square building in early...
City all set to celebrate Gloucester Day
Gloucester Day is set to return on Saturday, September 2 to celebrate Gloucester’s rich and interesting history. The annual celebration is organised by Gloucester’s town crier Alan Myatt and supported by Gloucester City Council. The long standing event is intended to...
Rollout of electric vehicle charging points to begin
Plans by Gloucestershire County Council to install 1,000 electric vehicle charging points over the next three years are moving forward with the rollout of the first phase. The first 26 locations around the county have been chosen after letters were sent to residents...
Gloucester Lottery raises £200,000 for good causes
Gloucester Lottery has successfully raised £200,000 for local charities and good causes. The lottery supports local charities and good causes such as South Western Ambulance Charity, the Hollie Gazzard Trust and Gloucester Foodbank. Players buy a weekly ticket for £1...
Council chief ‘faced sleepless nights’ over council’s £107m gamble on city centre refurb
Gloucester Council leader Richard Cook faced many sleepless nights over the huge risk in undertaking The Forum but is extremely proud to see the redevelopment coming together. He says if the council had not gone ahead with this major undertaking the city centre would...
Gloucester Kings Square fountains boosted footfall by 50%, according to tracking data
The new fountains at Kings Square boosted footfall by 50 per cent last summer, according to monitoring data. The £5m makeover was unveiled on the square’s 50th birthday last year and Gloucester City Council hopes it will become a world-class events sapce. Kings...
City all set to celebrate Gloucester Day
Gloucester Day is set to return on Saturday, September 2 to celebrate Gloucester’s rich and interesting history. The annual celebration is organised by Gloucester’s town crier Alan Myatt and supported by Gloucester City Council. The long standing event is intended to...
Gloucester is “outshining everyone in the South West” with its £200m regeneration
Gloucester is “outshining everyone in the South West” with its £200m city centre regeneration. Work on The Forum, the city’s new £107m business hub, is well underway and civic chiefs say it will play a vital role in attracting new investment and transforming the city....
Go Gold in Gloucester this September
Gloucester is invited to 'Go Gold' this September to support Emily’s Gift. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and 37 children are receiving cancer treatment on the Emily Kent Unit in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital presently. Hundreds are in remission &...
Gloucester Goes Retro Returns
This year’s Gloucester Goes Retro will be driving into the city on Saturday, August 26, as the event returns for its eighth year! The UK’s finest Retro festival and much-loved annual family event is organised and funded by Gloucester City Council in partnership with...
Gloucester railway station underpass to stay closed until autumn as power snag delays revamp
Work to revamp the underpass at Gloucester Railway Station will be delayed until at least the autumn as the construction of a new electrical substation is needed. Great Western Railway (GWR) closed the underway to allow the works needed to go-ahead and make it step...