Gloucester Citizen

Thursday - 29th January, 2026
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» Sofa stars at national photography awards

APHOTO of a dumped sofa that became an unexpected tourist attraction has won a Portrait of Britain award. The image, taken by local photographer Alex Elton-Wall, shows a young girl, Amaya, sat on a fly-tipped sofa in the Forest of Dean. Alex found...

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Thursday - 22nd January, 2026
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Council to cut festivals funding Events budget reduced to around half amid cash crisis

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Thursday - 8th January, 2026
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» Milestone reached in Missing Link project

DRIVERS using the A417 Missing Link will soon start to see progress – including using the very first stretch of new road from next month. Following the installation of seven new structures and laying fresh tarmac last year, road users will start to...

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Thursday - 11th December, 2025
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Fears for ‘family silver’ in debt plan

THERE are serious concerns Gloucester City Council could sell off the “family silver” as part of a recovery plan to avoid becoming bankrupt. City Council chiefs are expected to ask the Government for a bailout loan of between £12.5m and £17.5m later...

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