April 17, 2026
Please be aware of the road works affecting the Parish this week can be found below. Live updates on road closures can be found on the Highways website; https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/highways/roads/roadworks/
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March 25, 2026
The Council budget for 2026 - 2027, which was agreed at the Full Council meeting held on the 15th January 2026, has required a precept of £583,363 which, whilst a 10% increase is actually less than 19p extra per week for a Band D property. For Bishop’s Cleeve residents living in homes in Bands A to C, you will see an even smaller increase. The Council has endeavoured to keep the increase as low as possible, however, with the cost of all services increasing, and with a growing requirement to provide for the community, the precept has had to rise to fund those services that are essential, as well as desirable for residents. The decision to increase the precept by 10% was carefully considered and made with the aim of ensuring that vital local services are preserved and enhanced for the benefit of our community. The money raised through the precept stays within Bishop’s Cleeve, directly supporting local projects and services, and this year is helping to ensure that the area is maintained to a higher standard than last year by taking over the maintenace and cutting of the highway verges in the parish from Gloucestershire County Council. The County Council will continue to be responsible for the roundabouts and the verges along the A435 bypass. With Local Government reorganisation only two years away, the Council has also got to be mindful of the additonal responsibilites that will be filtering down to the Parish, and start preparing for trying to ensure that our community doesn’t suffer as a consequence of the changes coming. The Council will continue to protect and maintain important services, including: Maintenance of open spaces, the Community Building and Sports Pavilion and pitches Ongoing improvements to play areas Provision of Christmas lights and the Switch-On event on the 21st November Community Grants for local organisations Issuing of Foodbank Vouchers (which are availalbe from the Parish Office) Facilitate the weekly Citizens Advice Bureau
February 12, 2026
The closures and restrictions for roads during Cheltenham Racecourse events can be found on the below link
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January 20, 2026
Citizens Advice will be at the Parish Council on Thursday mornings 10am-12pm from February 2026. These are booked appointments so please call us here in the office on 01242 674440 or pop in during our opening times of 10am-2.30pm to make an appointment. Citizens advice can be reached directly on 0808 189 6280 Monday – Friday 10-4. Online advice can be found here https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
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December 2, 2025
The latest Newsletter for the A435 Cycleway can be found below. Please note the upcoming closures on page 3.
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September 26, 2025
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