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The Leader of Cotswold District Council has written to Thames Water in a bid for more support for communities affected by sewage flooding over the Christmas period.

Cotswold District Council’s Cabinet has approved an ambitious strategy and delivery programme to support residents and businesses in the transition to Electric Vehicles by installing charging points across the Cotswolds. 

Businesses in the Cotswolds are being reassured that the Council's finance team is actively assessing Covid-19 grant applications against the backdrop of a rapidly changing national situation.

The new chief executive of Cotswold District Council has officially taken up his role.

Following a period of drier weather in the last 24 hours, river levels and highway flooding have started to recede in most severely affected South Cotswold locations.

Following flooding in recent days, snow and ice is now affecting parts of the Cotswolds.

Residents in Siddington are being warned to prepare for flooding as the river Churn has risen following heavy rainfall overnight.

Heavy rain has seen homes put at risk of flooding in Cirencester recently with more than 70 without power on Christmas day due to a substation flooding. 

Payments totalling £1,657,085 have been processed ahead of Christmas to ease the pressures on local businesses that either needed to cease trading, or who were seriously affected, during the national lockdown.

A wide-ranging survey aimed at gauging how tourism-related businesses in the District have reacted to the pandemic has been launched.

Cotswold District Council is opening the new Whiteway Car Park in Cirencester free of charge to the public for seven days over Christmas and New Year.

A new team of town centre ‘ambassadors’ will hit the streets of Cirencester from Saturday in a bid to ensure a safe Christmas shopping environment for everyone.