Gloucester News Centre Round-Up: Wednesday 26th February 2025
Music festival noise, council tax rises and Pad Thai.
Cotswold households face further bill hikes this year as civic chiefs have approved a 3.24 per cent council tax rise.
Group leader Tom Stowe (C, Campden and Vale) pointed outthe “eyewatering” 41 per cent increase in this year’s budget for PR and communications which has risen to to £405k.
Police in Gloucester say there have been several thefts from motor vehicles in the City Centre.
Officers are investigating a series of thefts between 24th January and 24th February.
A new Thai restaurant will open at Gloucester Food Dock tomorrow.
Kinn Kinn is the latest independent eatery to join their thriving food destination.
A popular family-friendly music festival at Cheltenham Racecourse could be stripped of its licence after complaints over noise and nuisance which “caused distress” to nearby residents.
Cheltenham Borough Council is due to review the premises licence for Wychwood Festival next month.
Households in Tewkesbury face higher bills from April as borough chiefs have approved a 3.46 per cent tax hike.
Tewkesbury Borough Councillors voted to approve their budget for 2025/26 last night (Tuesday, February 25).
A Gloucester theatre is to close for two months for repairs to be carried out.
The temporary closure of The Kings Theatre in Kingsbarton Street has seen several performances cancelled.
Litter-picking councillor Gill Thomas launched on Saturday a campaign to provide every primary school in Stroud District with their own stock of litter-picking sticks.
The ‘Litter Pickers for Little Pickers’ campaign will give all primary-aged children access to sticks so that they can play a part in keeping the areas around their schools tidy.