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Mayor's Christmas Message 2017
On behalf of the Town Council, I would like to wish everyone a very happy Christmas and prosperous New Year.
It has been an honour to serve you as Town Mayor during 2017. We have achieved a great deal over the last 12 months by careful budgeting, working together with partners and the local community.
We successfully purchased Reliance House in Long Street and obtained planning permission to demolish... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 18 Dec 2017 09:00 by John Kay
Office Hours - December 2017
The Town Council Office will close to the public at 3pm on Friday 15th December.
Monday 18th - Friday 22nd December
The Town Council staff will be archiving our historic files and records on these dates and will only deal with urgent enquiries from the public during this time.
Non urgent matters should be emailed to the Town Clerk: clerk@dursleytowncouncil.gov.uk or brought to our attention following... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 09:00 by John Kay
Proposed New Long Stay Car Park (Reliance House, Long Street)
Dursley Town Council are pleased to announce that we completed the purchase of Reliance House (former newspaper office) site in Long Street, Dursley. The Town Council bought the site for £475,000, a sum that was significantly below the asking price.
The Town Council's aim is to use this prominent town centre location for a long stay car-park, which will benefit visitors, walkers, business owners,... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 11:27 by John Kay
War Memorial Recreation Ground: Hedge Cutting
The annual hedge cutting of the War Memorial Recreation Ground will take place on the morning of Sunday 3rd December 2017.
This will include the hedges along the "rec" boundary with Kingshill Road, Rednock Drive and The Knapp. The cutting is carried out with a tractor and flail mower, so please be mindful of parking close to the hedge which would impact access.
For those who would regularly use the "rec"... Read More »
Posted: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 09:48 by John Kay
Notice of Casual Vacancy
DURSLEY TOWN COUNCIL
NOTICE UNDER LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1972 (Section 87(2))
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a casual vacancy has occurred in the office of Councillor for the Central Ward of the Town Council of Dursley following the resignation on 21st November 2017 of Councillor Fiona Firth.
Rule 5(6) of The Local Elections (Parishes and Communities) (England and Wales) Rules, 2006 now applies.
The... Read More »
Posted: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 14:47 by John Kay
Festive Dursley: Friday Night from 4pm
Only a few days to go until the 2017 Festive Dursley event on Friday 24th November...
THE LIGHT SWITCH ON
Our lights will be switched on at 5:30pm by our 'Victorian' Town Mayor Neil Grecian, Celebrity Guest Mark Cummings from BBC Radio Gloucester and our Carnival King and Queen.
Characters from the Wizard of Oz will also be making an appearance!
FESTIVE DURSLEY ROAD CLOSURES
Parsonage Street will be closed... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 21 Nov 2017 10:38 by John Kay
Highfields Play Area: Improvements & Upgrades to the Facilities
The next phase of our improvements at Highfield's Play Area will begin on the week commencing 13th November. These latest improvements will include the installation of a new cableway and the reconstruction of the base of the wooden climbing frame.
Our contractor, Proludic specialise in play ground equipment installation and maintenance.
The work is expected to last approximately one week and the working... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 09 Nov 2017 14:47 by John Kay
Council Meeting: 7th November 2017
The Councillors meet on Tuesday 7th November for the monthly meeting of the Council. On Tuesday the Councillors will be joined by Inspector Brian Clifford who has been invited to discuss the level of policing in the town and the recent increase in anti-social behaviour.
Inspector Clifford is the main point of contact for local communities and partner organisations for the Stroud Neighbourhood Policing... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 02 Nov 2017 09:33 by John Kay
Dursley Matters: Autumn Edition 2017
The autumn edition of the town's newsletter 'Dursley Matters' is now available to download from the Town Council's website.
Inside this edition you can read the latest on our car park plans, Dursley in Bloom success and recent improvements to Highfields Play Area.
There is also information on our grant awards for 2017 and Festive Dursley plans for the 24th November Christmas Lights Switch-on event.
Copies... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 14:00 by Leah Wellings
Boundary Commission: MP Constituency Review
The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) today publishes proposals for new Parliamentary constituency boundaries as it opens its third and final consultation (17 October 2017).
Following a decision by Parliament to reduce the number of constituencies in the UK to 600 from 650, and to ensure that the number of electors in each constituency is equal, the BCE has been asked to make independent recommendations... Read More »
Posted: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 15:20 by John Kay