News

Unfortunately the Parish Council Meeting scheduled for Thursday 4th September has had to be cancelled due to it not being quorate.

The next Parish Council Meeting will now be held on Thursday 6th November.

The Oakwood Hotel is on the market to be sold and the latest news is that it is “under offer”.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop this hotel in the right hands but needs a lot of money to bring it up to an acceptable standard if the current TripAdvisor ratings are anything to go by.

Please be advised that the roadworks which are currently in progress along the A38 between Twigworth and Longford, are planned to continue until 7 November 2025.

The works are being carried out by Wales & West Utilities, to replace 1090 metres of metallic gas mains and replace with PE, also to renew and transfer any services.

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Please be advised that Down Hatherley Lane will be closed for road works 1 Sep – 12 Sep, no further details are available at this time – post will be updated when more information becomes available.

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The next meeting of the Twigworth Parish Council will take place on Thursday 4th September 2025 at the Down Hatherley Village Hall starting at 19:00hrs.

Members of the public are welcomed to attend and speak at this meeting.

Click here for the Agenda and full information pack.

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Cleevelands Phase 2, Bishop’s Cleeve

We are pleased to release for off plan reservation our shared ownership homes on this development, detailed below;

• Plots 1 & 2                      3 bed semi-detached houses Cleevelands Phase 2, Bishop’s Cleeve, GL52 8SA – 3 bed homes
• Plots 3-6                         2 bed semi-detached houses Cleevelands Phase 2, Bishop’s Cleeve, GL52 8SA – 2 bed homes

Tewkesbury Borough Council have asked us to make you aware of the release of these properties for sale to assist with awareness for any local interested applicants.

Please see the links to our website above for the brochure. 

Key Information Document 1 is attached for the properties and contains important information for any potential applicant. Also attached is an application form and eligibility

We are expecting handover of these properties around October/November 2025, but please be aware this is subject to change.

If you have any queries or would like further information, please do not hesitate to contact one of the sales team on 01386 420837 or sales@rooftopgroup.org      

With kind regards, 

Aimee Print  ​​​​Sales and Marketing Manager Rooftop Housing Group Tel: 01386 420821 | Web: www.rooftopgroup.org

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🚨Emergency Alert 🚨

The UK government is testing the Emergency Alerts system on Sunday 7 September 2025 at 3pm.

Your mobile phone or tablet will vibrate and make a loud siren-like sound, even if it’s set on silent. The alert message will confirm this is a test and that you do not need to take any further action.

Regular testing ensures the system is functioning correctly, should it need to be used in a life-threatening emergency. Find out more at gov.uk/alerts

Click here or on image below to open and expand Newsletter

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Tewkesbury Borough Council is about to start its annual canvass and residents are urged to check their electoral registration details to avoid losing their chance to vote on decisions that affect them.

The annual canvass is the council’s way of making sure that the information on the electoral register for every address is accurate and up-to-date. While the register is primarily for electoral purposes, it is also used by credit reference agencies when checking applications for credit (e.g. mortgages, loans and mobile phone contracts).

Alistair Cunningham, Electoral Registration Officer at Tewkesbury Borough Council, said: “Keep an eye out for either an email or a letter from the council in the next few weeks which will contain information on what you need to do to make sure that your household is fully registered.  It’s really important that everyone who is eligible to vote has the choice to do so, and only one person needs to respond on behalf of the household.

“We would ask you to respond as soon as possible so that we don’t need to send any follow-up communications (or even carry out a visit to your property as a last resort), which will save time, paper and money.

“If you’re not currently registered, your name will not appear in the messages we send. If you want to register, the easiest way is online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote.”

Recent home movers in particular are urged to check their details. Electoral Commission research has found that recent home movers are less likely to be registered than those who have lived at the same address for a long time. In Great Britain, 92% of those who have lived in their home for 16 years will be registered, compared with 36% of people who have lived at an address for less than a year.  Please note that your electoral register details will not automatically be updated when you register for council tax at your new home – you will need to register separately.

The council’s communications regarding the canvass should not be confused for a scam:

• emails will be sent out from:

electoral.services.tewkesbury.borough.council@notifications.service.gov.uk

with the subject line of ‘Electoral Register Annual Check – Action required’

• letters will be addressed to the ‘Resident/Occupier’, carry the council’s logo and address details, and include one of the following headings: ‘You must respond so we can check who is eligible to register to vote’ or ‘Is the electoral register information correct for this address?’.

If anyone has any questions, is unsure about their registration status, or is in any doubt about a communication, they should contact the council’s Electoral Services Team at elections@tewkesbury.gov.uk or call 01684 272025.

Further information is available on the council’s website at www.tewkesbury.gov.uk/annualcanvass.

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We have received some feedback from ESP following the recent power outage which we are happy to share with everyone… it is a little lengthy like the power outage.

ESP response…

Complaint Reference: ESP-122174-L9B4J

We are writing to you today in response to the inquiry you raised with us on the 14th of August 2025 with regards to the power interruption you experienced at your property on August 14th, 2025.

Firstly, we would like to thank you for your patience whilst we conducted a review of your concerns.

We have now completed our review and have detailed the outcome below.

During our review of the outage you experienced, we have established that the power interruption in the GL2 and GL3 area was caused due to a high voltage fault within National Grid’s network (your Distribution Network Operator) and lasted a total of 11:03 from the time of first notification to the complete restoration of power.

ESP do acknowledge the inconvenience this caused many of the residents in this area and we appreciate your patience while we worked hard to restore power to the network.

During power outages, ESP is committed to ensuring the safe, prompt and effective restoration of power and this can in some circumstances take time to complete.

The time it takes to restore power can depend on many factors such as the size of the network and the attendance of the Distribution Network Operator to determine whether the fault is on their network.

We acknowledge that on this occasion, the power outage lasted longer than we would have hoped despite our best efforts.

In conclusion, whilst we understand that the outage you experienced of August 14th, 2025, ESP are confident that we have met our regulatory obligations under Ofgem’s Guaranteed Standards of Service with regards to the restoration of power in a safe and efficient manner.

We understand that this is not the outcome you were hoping for, however we do appreciate your feedback, and we are always working hard to ensure we are operating in a fair and compliant way.

If we can assist you further in the future, please do not hesitate to contact us.