⏩ The Gloucester Start: Monday June 23rd
£10million worth of hotels for sale | Cycle Spine work 'a disgrace' | Things to do this week
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🍃 Today’s weather: Mild and some sunny spells but expect some more gusty winds.
🏗️ Ongoing work on the Cycle Spine through the city centre has been called a ‘disgrace’ by a city councillor amid concerns it’s not in keeping with Gloucester’s heritage. - Gloucestershire Live, via the Local Democracy Reporting Service
🏨 Three hotels with a combined asking price of £10million have gone on the market. The New County Hotel and Central Hotel are both for sale at £4million with the historic New Inn joining them at £2million. All are owned by the same operators. - Rightmove
↪️ In the listing for the Central Hotel, it’s revealed a pre-planning application has been submitted to the city council to test the feasibility of turning it into a 56-bed HMO. - Rightmove
🎞️ Most of a weekend programme of outdoor cinema screenings at Llanthony Priory had to be cancelled due to high winds. Several open-air showings, including singalongs for families, had been planned. Refunds are being issued. - Llanthony Secunda Priory
💔 A Gloucestershire police officer died while on duty on Saturday. PC Ian Minett’s death is ‘unexplained but non-suspicious’. - BBC Gloucestershire
🚨 A second boy has been arrested in connection with the assault of a 76-year-old man in Gloucester Quays. The 15-year-old has been released under investigation. - Gloucester News Centre
🛴 Four electric bikes and one electric scooter were seized by police in Barton Street for being ridden illegally. None of the bike riders had insurance. - Gloucester Neighbourhood Policing Team
🔌 New environmentally friendly electric buses being rolled out to serve much of Gloucestershire may have to be charged up using diesel generators. Delays to the electrification of the network have been caused by providers being unable to find a suitable depot point. - Hello Rayo, via LDRS
🚣 A team of trailblazing rowers reunited on the water for the first time in 50 years. The crew had unprecedented international success for Sir Thomas Rich’s School in the late 1960s. - BBC Gloucestershire
♻️ Are Gloucester’s green recycling bins fit for purpose? The city council is being petitioned to swap them for wheelie bins because of the issues caused on windy days and the ‘limited space’ they provide. - Change.org
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📌 The Gloucester Rotary Community Awards ceremony was held last week, awarding grants of up to £500 to local charities, clubs and organisations. Held since 2014, more than £70,000 has been distributed to 140 different recipients. This year, a total of £16,083 in grants was distributed. ‘Congratulations to all who submitted applications, and if you wish to apply next year, please be sure to look out for announcements in February 2026.’ More details here. - Thanks to reader Philip for this submission
📅 Things to do
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🖼️ Windrush Exhibit and Tour at National Waterways Museum | Tuesday, 1pm-3pm | £5 | Details
📣 Banned Bandito Performance Poets at The Dick Whittington | Tuesday, 8pm | Free | Details
🎹 Organ Recital with Jinzi Feng-Huang at Gloucester Cathedral | Wednesday, 7.30pm | Retiring collection | Details
🤸 Showdown - circus meets theatre at Gloucester Guildhall | Thursday-Saturday, various times | £18 adults, £7.50 under-16s | Details
🎄 Half Way to Christmas festive night at Fever & Boutique, Eastgate Street | Friday, 9pm | £unknown | Details
💪 Open Day at Blackbridge Community and Sports Hub | Saturday, 10am | Free | Details
🎖️ Armed Forces Day Parade, Gloucester city centre | 12pm from Gloucester Cathedral | Free | Details
🏃 Gloucester 10k starting from Gloucester Park | Sunday, 8.30am | Entries closed, spectating free | Details