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Gloucestershire councils are encouraging residents and communities to take part in a new government consultation on how local government in the county could be organised in future.  

Cotswold District Council has confirmed that an election to fill the vacancy in The Beeches Ward will take place on Thursday 12 March 2026, following the resignation of Councillor Nigel Robbins. 

Cotswold District Council has announced that a Notice of Vacancy has been issued for The Beeches Ward following the resignation of Councillor Nigel Robbins. 

Cotswold District Council Leader Cllr Mike Evemy has written to the government sharing a sample of the huge volume of views and concerns received during the council’s consultation on its local plan update – to set out in black and white “the sense of anger and frustration” that communities feel. 

Residents across the Cotswold district are set to benefit from almost £1 million of investment in three projects part-funded through Cotswold District Council’s Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), boosting sports facilities, strengthening community spaces and supporting greener travel. 

Cotswold District Council is inviting residents to come forward with ideas for new projects which could support local communities across the district. 

Councillors from across the political spectrum shared powerful personal testimonies as they united behind a motion endorsing the principle of promoting dementia-friendly communities in the  Cotswold District. 

Two fragments of an Orpheus mosaic will return to Cirencester for the first time in more than 200 years, where they will go on display at the Corinium Museum.

Liberal Democrat candidate Craig Thurling has been elected to represent The Rissingtons Ward on Cotswold District Council following the by-election held on 22 January.  

Cotswold District Council is taking action to improve its recycling collection service while making its biggest ever move to cut carbon emissions by replacing its waste vehicles with a new, greener fleet.  

Cotswold District Council’s recent Local Plan consultation sparked an “unprecedented” number of responses, with nearly 2000 residents, businesses, and communities submitting responses - more than twice the amount received in previous consultations.

Enthusiasts of archaeology and ancient myth are invited to step back into Roman Britain and uncover the story behind Cirencester’s celebrated Orpheus mosaic at a special conference hosted by the Corinium Museum.