Carmelo Garcia

Local Democracy Reporter at Gloucestershire Live

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Investigations underway after spike in stillbirths in Gloucestershire

5 days ago | stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk | Carmelo Garcia

4 1/1 INVESTIGATIONS are underway after the death of a mother and a spike in stillbirths in Gloucestershire during the last four months of 2024. There were nine stillbirths in Gloucestershire across the months of September, October, November and December, according to the latest figures. And there was one maternal death out of county but which was a labour under the care of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust during that same period, hospital chiefs say.
Gloucestershire Police axe project that helped teens transform their lives

6 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Carmelo Garcia

Image source, Carmelo GarciaImage caption, The Aston Project was set up in 2011 to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in CheltenhamLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceA police-run youth project that helped struggling teenagers turn their lives around is being axed due to budget cuts. The Aston Project was set up in 2011 to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in Cheltenham by rewarding young people, who volunteered or joined clubs, with activities such as pony trekking or canoeing.
Gloucestershire Police

6 days ago | bbc.com | Carmelo Garcia

Project that helped teens transform their lives axedCarmelo GarciaLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceCarmelo GarciaThe Aston Project was set up in 2011 to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour in CheltenhamA police-run youth project that helped struggling teenagers turn their lives around is being axed due to budget cuts.
Fresh verdict on plans for more than 12,000 homes in our area

6 days ago | gazetteseries.co.uk | Carmelo Garcia

5 1/1 INSPECTORS have again suggested a 'flawed' blueprint for 12,600 homes should be withdrawn due to capacity constraints at two M5 junctions. Stroud District Council has been working on its local plan which aims to set out future strategic development and details the levels and types of growth planned for the area until 2040.
Calls for Cheltenham crackdown after thousands speed on road

1 week ago | bbc.com | Carmelo Garcia

Calls for crackdown after thousands speed on roadCarmelo GarciaLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceGoogleMany motorists on the route north of Mill Lane have been speedingThere are calls for a crackdown on speeding in Cheltenham after more than 6,000 vehicles were clocked travelling at more than 40mph (64km/h) in a 30mph (48km/h) zone in a week.
Fixing Gloucestershire’s ‘crumbling roads and broken services’ among priorities

1 week ago | stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk | Carmelo Garcia

4 1/1 FIXING Gloucestershire’s “crumbling roads and broken services” are among the top priorities of the Liberal Democrats after their victory in the County Council elections on May 1. The Lib Dems are the largest group now at Gloucestershire County Council and have already formally elected Lisa Spivey as their leader. All 27 of the Lib Dem councillors met at Shire Hall on Saturday to “begin the vital work of restoring Gloucestershire”.
Ousted Conservative and Labour Shire Hall councillors on defeat

1 week ago | stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk | Carmelo Garcia

8 1/1 SEVERAL longstanding Gloucestershire civic chiefs have reflected on losing their seats in the County Council elections last week and said “they could see it coming”. The elections saw the Liberal Democrats become the largest party with 27 councillors while the Conservatives, who previously led the authority, were reduced to just six seats.
Ousted Cinderford councillor saw election defeat coming

1 week ago | theforester.co.uk | Carmelo Garcia

Ousted councillors - Graham Morgan, Alan Preest and Terry Hale (Supplied)Several longstanding Forest of Dean councillors have reflected on losing their seats at last week’s county council elections and have said “they could see it coming”. Among those to lose their seats was Cinderford’s Graham Morgan. The veteran councillor, a former union rep, was first elected to Shire Hall in 2001. “I had an idea that would happen,” he said.
Go-ahead for 37 CCTV cameras at Kemble Solar Farm site

1 week ago | wiltsglosstandard.co.uk | Carmelo Garcia

2 1/1 PLANS to install 37 pole-mounted CCTV security cameras at a Cotswold solar farm have been given the go-ahead. Aura Power Developments Ltd, with the Bathurst Estate, has been granted permission to go ahead with the installation at their planned Kemble Solar Farm. Planning permission for the site, which could power more than 12,000 homes, was approved in 2021.
New council aims to fix Gloucestershire's 'crumbling roads'

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Carmelo Garcia

The opposition on the council will be led by Reform UK which won 11 seats ahead of the Conservatives who held only six of the 28 they previously won in 2021. Reform UK believes the county results are another example of the disintegration of the two-party system in the UK. The Green Party also secured their best results in Gloucestershire last week by winning nine seats and are the third largest party.