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2 months ago | 
yahoo.com | Paul Barltrop |Maisie Lillywhite |Edward Rowe
More than 70 tractors drove in convoy around Gloucestershire earlier to protest against inheritance tax changes. In October, the government announced it would charge a 20% inheritance tax on agricultural assets worth more than £1m for the first time, although the threshold for some farmers to pay will be £3m. The change has sparked fierce opposition from farmers, who say it will "ruin" farms and push food prices up.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
msn.com | Edward Rowe
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Edward Rowe
Some households will have to wait up to 28 days between bin collections over the festive period. Cheltenham residents who get their recycling or green bin waste collected between 11 December and 13 December will have to wait until 7-9 January. The borough council has said it want its waste and recycling teams to enjoy some proper time off and celebrate Christmas with their families.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Maisie Lillywhite |Edward Rowe
Lorna gave birth to Joe (middle) and twins Lily and Ruby at at Stroud General Hospital [Lorna Jenkins]Mothers say the closure of a hospital's postnatal beds is "upsetting", claiming many are missing out on important post-natal care. Women currently cannot give birth at Cheltenham's Aveta Birthing Unit. They can at the hospital in Stroud, but cannot stay there and are transferred to Gloucester for postnatal care.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Kate Clark |Edward Rowe
The shop operating out of a shipping container [BBC]A new shop selling second hand school uniforms for children in the Forest of Dean has opened in an effort to save money and help the environment. Newnham St Peters C Of E Primary School pre-loved uniform shop has opened thanks to the efforts of fundraisers and donations. Modcon cabins in Lydney gave fundraisers a 50% discount so they could buy their shop premises.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
msn.com | Edward Rowe
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Edward Rowe
A Labour MP has said capital gains tax needs to be adapted to stop people using housing stock as an investment rather then a home. Dr Simon Opher, the new MP for Stroud, was speaking to Cam based constituent Catherine Morgan, a contributor to the BBC's Your Voice Your Vote campaign. A small business owner and mother of two children, Ms Morgan is looking to buy a property but has found it difficult. She wants to see more affordable homes and social housing built.
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Sep 5, 2024 | 
aol.com | Chloe Harcombe |Christopher Mace |Edward Rowe
September 5, 2024 at 8:19 AMMany of the council's services are unavailable at the moment [PA Media]A council has asked local people to "bear with them" as they face a major incident and recover from a cyber attack. Tewkesbury Borough Council took "necessary cyber response steps" and began shutting down its systems following the incident on Wednesday afternoon. Council chief executive Alistair Cunningham said there was "no evidence of data removal/exfiltration" from the organisation.
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Sep 4, 2024 | 
aol.com | Edward Rowe
September 4, 2024 at 3:54 AMThe council will change its name to North Gloucestershire Borough Council [BBC]A council in Gloucestershire has voted to change its name. Councillors voted 26 to eight in favour of renaming Tewkesbury Borough Council to North Gloucestershire Borough Council at a meeting on Tuesday. A soft launch will begin in December, when the council will begin the process of changing its logo and name on its website.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Edward Rowe
Edward Rowe - BBC News, GloucestershireSeptember 2, 2024 at 12:42 AM·2 min readA popular lido is raising funds to transform its car park with solar panels on stilts, bike storage and EV charging points. The project at Sanford Parks Lido in Cheltenham will cost more than £500,000 and has already received more than £300,000 from Sports England and Cheltenham Borough Council. Once installed the solar panels will generate enough electricity for the entire site - meaning costs will be at zero.
