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A golden era for cycling

Putting the 'C' in Gloucester

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On the eve of a bank holiday weekend I thought this was a good moment for us all to reflect on the 'C' letter in Gloucester. I mean 'C' for Community.

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Most of my time and yours in the last month has inevitably been spent on dealing with Coronavirus, the implementation of new laws and their impact on Gloucester and more widely.

‘Light and life are stronger’: dealing with a pandemic in Gloucester

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Answers to key questions about Coronavirus

Richard Graham MP welcomes announcements made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the March 2020 Budget.

After the heavy downpours from two storms, I've been speaking to residents in Gloucester about the work the Environment Agency and Gloucester City Council have done to prevent homes being damaged by floods. Watch my video to find out more.

Apprenticeships are so important to the skills of our nation that reforming the apprenticeship levy is vital - see this summary of our 90 min debate here or read full transcript here https://bit.ly/37k70yn

The outbreak of coronavirus in China has so far infected 28,023 people in China and 2 there are currently confirmed cases in the UK.

The government has evacuated British nationals from the City of Wuhan and encouraged others to come home, with 14 days of quarantine after arrival. 

Dear resident,

Thank you for your feedback and ideas.

Have tried to answer them below (thank you City Council for help).

Q1: How is Gloucester’s new recycling system better than the old system where you could recycle other items e.g. batteries?

In the great 'Yes Minister' TV series the phrase 'that's very brave Minister' was top civil servant Sir Humphrey's way of telling his political master to rethink a new initiative.