River quality and pollution: Three things YOU can do (more details below). 1) Show support for the “Sewage (Inland Waters) Bill” – help improve the law. 2) Make sure your roof is not adding to the problem – where does your rainwater go? 3) Stick to the “3Ps” – think about the chemicals and substances […]

Plan your Christmas food shop so you don’t over buy With the three household restriction in place, you may not need as much food as usual this year. Save yourself money and waste – go to http://orlo.uk/JdW4r for tips on savvy planning, portion control and buying less food #makethemostof Gloucester City Council Stroud District Council […]

114,000 tonnes of plastic packaging will be thrown away and not recycled at Christmas. We must change this statistic, together we can! Check out the #clearonplastics campaign run by WRAP: http://orlo.uk/1XuoK #Recycle #GlosRecycles #clearonplastics #makethemostof Cheltenham Borough Council Cotswold District Council Gloucester City Council Forest of Dean District Council Stroud District Council Tewkesbury Borough

You’ve spent hours trying to find which bulb has gone in those old Christmas lights and given up hope? Don’t bin them! 500 tonnes are thrown out each year, but they can be #recycled with your other electrical items at your local Household Waste Recycling Centre http://orlo.uk/ZN5IL #makethemostof Cotswold District Council Stroud District Council Cheltenham […]

With the increased number of Hare Coursing reports in and around the Lechalde and Fairford area. The local Neighbourhood Policing Team has been out tonight carrying out patrols to disrupt and catch people responsible.    If you are a farm owner and are experiencing issues around Hare Coursing then please report incidents via 101 or 999 in an […]

We had a few calls this morning reporting a topless man in Fairford who was seen running around and smashing windows of people’s homes. The calls came in just before 9am and also reported how the man had stolen a bike. Police attended and a man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of numerous offences, including […]

The countdown to Christmas has begun! In preparation for festive feasting, take a look at this helpful storage guide from Love Food Hate Waste http://orlo.uk/C0Vb5 #makethemostof Cheltenham Borough Council Gloucester City Council Stroud District Council Forest of Dean District Council Cotswold District Council

Between Monday 30th November and Tuesday 1st December 2020 an outdoor metal container belonging to a business was burgled in Ampney Crucis, whereby offenders broke in and managed to get away with a wide range of power tools. If you have any information that may assist us with our enquiries, then please call 101 quoting […]

Police have received reports of a phone scam where the caller is saying they are calling from BT. This is a new phone scam. The caller states that outstanding charges are owed. If BT have any request for outstanding payments they will send their customers a letter which can be verified. Never disclose personal details […]

Day 1 of our #makethemostof advent calendar! Sadly, the Christmas period is set to see a whole lot go to waste in the UK, including 277,000 miles of wrapping paper, 2 million turkeys and 74 million mince pies. We hope these daily tips and tricks will inspire you to help Gloucestershire recycle and ‘make the […]