Quedgeley News March 2012 Issue Number 189
Quedgeley News March 2012 Issue Number 189
Quedgeley News March 2012 Issue Number 189
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<strong>Quedgeley</strong> <strong>News</strong> is produced by volunteers and distributed by volunteers<br />
County Council Jottings<br />
Gloucestershire County Council announced an investment package worth over £100m, designed to help<br />
get Gloucestershire’s economy moving. The package includes both Government and County Council<br />
funding, and will see major boosts to the County’s infrastructure, measures to help young people get jobs<br />
and help for first time buyers to get a foot on the property ladder. It also includes £7.5m plans to roll out<br />
superfast broadband across Gloucestershire – helping to attract and maintain businesses in the county.<br />
If all goes according to plan, the County Council’s share of council tax bills could be frozen for the second<br />
year in a row. The County Council’s Cabinet approved plans that will freeze council tax. Hopefully, it will<br />
gain the seal of approval from the full council.<br />
The County Council will once again waive the cost of applying for a road closure for people who want to<br />
celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee. Across the UK, people will be holding street parties between 2 nd and 5 th June<br />
to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 60 years on the throne. This means that roads may need to be closed to<br />
traffic for safety reasons. In Gloucestershire, it normally costs £75 to apply to the county council for a road<br />
closure so an event can take place on the public highway. But to ensure that people are not put off from<br />
hosting their own celebrations within their communities, the council has decided to waive this fee once<br />
again this year. To apply for a road closure, email streetworks@gloucestershire.gov.uk or write to<br />
Streetworks Team, Gloucestershire County Council, Westgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 2TH.<br />
Finally, I thank Sandra & Trefor Hughes for providing<br />
<strong>Quedgeley</strong> with an excellent monthly magazine. As one<br />
of those who delivers it each month, I know how much it<br />
is valued by the residents of the area. Thank you Sandra<br />
and Trefor have a long and happy retirement!<br />
If you wish to raise a council issue please<br />
contact me: Jackie Hall<br />
Jackie.hall@gloucestershire.gov.uk<br />
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Gloucestershire County<br />
Council Street Lighting<br />
Freephone 08000 514 514<br />
Report a fault anytime,<br />
giving road name and street<br />
light number (as marked on<br />
the lamp column)
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