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Labour wants our green belt for housing

Proposals in the Draft Regional Spatial Strategy suggests 8,100 homes will be built around Cheltenham, including 5,000 on the edge of Swindon Village. Absolute madness, especially at the moment when...

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Gloucester MP changes his mind on building on the green belt

Building 1,500 homes on greenbelt between Gloucester and Stroud would be “cataclysmic” siad Parmjit Dhanda, who has now returned to being a back bencher. He said in parliament the regeneration of...

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Gloucestershire Green Belt Protest

Three busloads of campaigners will head to London to voice their opposition to thousands of new homes planned for Gloucestershire. Protestors are urging people to oppose the Government’s Regional...

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Gloucestershire Airport Expansion

Gloucester City Council meet at 19:30 on Thursday 15th January 2009 to decide whether support the Airport’s business plan. The meeting is open to the public and there will be the opportunity for the...

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Gloucestershire Newts supported by landfill tax

A project to protect great crested newts in Gloucestershire has been given £34,396 collected from landfill taxes. The money will ensure the No Newts is Bad Newts conservation scheme will run for a...

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Gloucestershire Waterways wants wildlife watchers

British Waterways is asking the public to keep a record of the wildlife they see around the River Severn and the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal. It is hoped the information from the annual survey will...

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How green can a motorway service station be ?

The Gloucestershire Gateway Services project is being headed by the Gloucestershire Gateway Trust charity and Westmorland Ltd. The claim is that the services will be green, and make a lot of local...

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Walking the dog

Pixel My day always starts walking my dog. Today was a particularly marvellous day in Gloucestershire for walking. At 6:30 in the morning there is virtually no traffic, the air is beautiful and clear...

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Walking the dog

I start every day with a walk with my little collie cross Pixel, and of course at different times of the year there are different pleasures and trials. Summer is here now so at 7 in the morning Pixel...

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Gloucestershire Gateway

Gloucestershire Gateway Trust claim on their web site that “Gloucestershire Gateway Trust is a charity, set up in 2007 in order to bring this vision to reality.” I was doubtful all the time as...

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