The Post Office have announced that they are introducing a new lighter format Post Office branch in our area at the Mid-Counties Co-op, Twigworth Local Centre, Barley Drive, Twigworth, Gloucester, GL2 9SB.
This is great news for the residents of Twigworth, click here for more information.
Tewkesbury Borough Council has welcomed a new Mayor for 2024/25.
Councillor Philip Workman was invested as Mayor of Tewkesbury Borough at a ceremony held at Tewkesbury Abbey on Tuesday, 14 May 2024.
We are writing to ask the residents of Twigworth for their help in shaping the future of our village community.
Twigworth was first attested in 1220, as ‘Twigeworth’, and is thought to mean ‘enclosure made of twigs’ and up until about 2020, had a population of about 380 people, but it is now growing fast, with the new housings developments taking shape and more planned over the next few years, the population will increase considerably.
We want to make sure that Twigworth is an attractive and safe place for families to live for generations to come but we need to better understand the views of local people and businesses, on what you deem important for our village, to do this, the Parish Council needs your help!
We would like as many residents and businesses as possible to take part in a survey as part of our 4-Year Plan (See our website).
The Survey has been designed to make it quick and easy to complete, with tick boxes but there is also a section where you can add more comments.
The Survey is completely anonymous, we are not asking for names or addresses and all returns will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO TAKE YOU TO THE SURVEY
Gloucestershire County Council is encouraging residents to get involved in ‘biodiversity week’ this May.
A series of events organised with Gloucestershire’s Local Nature Partnership will be held 20-31 May 2024.
County Councillors are being asked to approve the continued development of the M5 Junction 9 and A46 (Ashchurch) Transport Scheme and the Mass Rapid Transit Transport Scheme, in a report going to Cabinet on 15 May 2024.
The M5 Junction 9 and A46 (Ashchurch) Transport Scheme is a proposal to develop a new or reconfigured M5 junction near Tewkesbury and re-route the existing A46 around Ashchurch to Teddington Hands roundabout.
Gloucestershire County Council has set out its economic strategy for the next 10 years, outlining the plan to achieve a stronger and more sustainable economy.
Gloucestershire’s Economic Strategy (2024-2034) – Driven by innovation, built on heritage covers the next 10 years and introduces a new long-term vision for the county – Gloucestershire 2050, which sets out the plan to achieve greener and inclusive growth that all residents can contribute to and benefit from.
May 9th 2024 at 8pm in the Down Hatherley Village Hall
23/00441/FUL Land To The West Of Twigworth Court Farm, Tewkesbury Road
Tewkesbury Borough Council Planning Committee, have today, 23rd April 2024 approved the above application for the installation of ground mounted solar to export up to 16 MW (AC) electricity, comprising photovoltaic panels and associated infrastructure and works.
This planning application was objected to by the Twigworth Parish Council.
The attached drawing shows the extent of this Solar Farm but the Land Ownership is much larger.
Twigworth Parish Council Gloucestershire 