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Cotswold District Council has warned that businesses are facing “increasingly severe difficulties” due to rising costs, economic uncertainty and increased taxation, with some town centres already seeing rising vacancy rates. 

From high customer satisfaction to rising gym membership: three Cotswold District Council reports show the council delivering trusted services, maintaining stable finances, and staying focused on leaving a lasting legacy as it prepares for local government reorganisation.

Cotswold District Council has been recognised as one of the best-performing authorities in the country for nature recovery, according to the national Nature Emergency Scorecards - reflecting its strong commitment to protecting and restoring one of the UK’s most valued landscapes. 

Cotswold District Council has confirmed it is withdrawing from a public inquiry into a proposed 195-home development in Moreton-in-Marsh, after concluding that the national planning system now leaves councils with little realistic chance of defending refusals of this kind. 

Minister’s reply to leader follows firm consultation response by Council on yet more planning policy changes that do “not recognise rural authority challenges” 

In the latest round of Unsung Heroes Awards, community champions across the Cotswolds were celebrated for supporting residents through crisis, mentoring young people, and saving lives. 

Six of Gloucestershire’s seven councils have written jointly to Government, outlining a shared ambition for the county to join the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) as part of its long-term devolution pathway.

Cirencester’s Roman past will step into the present as the Corinium Museum welcomes the Ermine Street Guard for two action-packed days of living history this Easter. 

A stop‑and‑search operation on the Cotswold - Stroud district border has helped crack down on fly‑tipping and illegal waste activity - sending a clear message that while waste criminals don’t respect borders, neither do our enforcement teams. 

Residents and communities in Gloucestershire have just a few days left to take part in a government consultation on how local government in the county could be organised in future.

Council publishes summary of consultation responses - and is continuing to thoroughly consider feedback, assess sites and complete technical evidence before publishing the next draft Local Plan later in the summer 

A rare collection of Early Bronze Age artefacts, including objects buried with a tribal ‘chieftain’, will go on display at the Corinium Museum in Cirencester this month.