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When it landed a major contract with a world famous airline earlier this year we wondered out loud if the Gloucestershire was the county’s fastest growing firm. That claim is now even more convincing.
Government targets for housebuilding charging the Cotswolds with finding room for an extra 19,000 homes within the next 24 months continue to be met with resistance from residents.
Residents in a Gloucestershire are putting mounting pressure on their district council to rule out a major development that would see 3,500 homes built beside their village.
As the Cotswolds begins to debate and plan where it might build nearly 19,000 new homes in the next 17 years residents are voicing concerns over how the area will cope.
A developer proposing to build 100 homes just north of Gloucester has pledged to work with the water company to take on residents complaints about inadequate sewage systems.
Gloucestershire College has appointed Dan Smale as director of digitech, marking a milestone in the delivery of its Technical Excellence College (TEC) programme in digital and technologies.
If our new Prime Minister needed a real-life example of how a business can help “bring back hope” he need only look to Gloucestershire and the latest recipient of our Raikes Recognition Award.
Most are in favour of more new homes, even in their own back yard, but waking up to find the number could be close to 2,135 plus a by-pass is bound to cause concern.