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BBC News
18-06-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Gloucestershire engineering firm attempts to make £20m in cuts
Global engineering firm, Renishaw, has announced a voluntary redundancy scheme for its UK and Ireland employees in an attempt to make £20m in which is based in Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire, currently employs more than 3,000 people in the UKThey introduced their voluntary reduction scheme last Thursday as part of their global cost reduction world-leading supplier, founded in 1973, specialises in high-precision measuring systems used by companies that manufacture aircraft and medical equipment. A statement from Renishaw stated: 'In recent years, Renishaw has faced challenging market conditions. Whilst we have achieved some growth, we have also faced significant inflationary pressures in our costs which have grown faster than our revenues." A spokesperson for the company said they had already taken action to boost productivity and reduce costs including closing their Edinburgh site and reducing graduate intake. The firm said it believed the move was necessary to further reduce costs and make annual savings of up to £20m.
BBC News
18-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Sinkhole closes down road through Gloucestershire village
The sudden appearance of a sinkhole has closed the main road through a village. The B4058 Rushmire Hill in Coombe, near Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, had to be closed immediately on 13 June. Gloucestershire County Council said the hole beneath the surface of the road was approximately three-and-a-half metres deep, leaving them with no choice but to close the road. An urgent investigation into the cause found damage to a public sewer, run by Wessex Water. A spokesperson for the water company said preparations were under way to "ensure repairs can be made safely and effectively". They added that they were working in partnership with the council's highways teams to keep disruption "to a minimum". A spokesperson for the council confirmed that updates would be issued on their website, with separate road works on Rushmire Hill to prevent landslips still expected to be resolved by 6 July. "While we can not guarantee the sinkhole will be resolved by then, we are currently optimistic that the road can be fully opened by this date," they added.
BBC News
04-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
The children keeping their local phone box in use
When was the last time you used a phone box? In one Gloucestershire village phone boxes are regularly being used by children because of mobile phone signal black spots in the area. Young mountain bikers and other people living in North Nibley, near Wotton-under-Edge, rely on their two red phone boxes to contact home when out in the nearby woods. Earlier this year, one of the phone boxes - described as a "lifeline" - was saved from being disconnected. Video Journalists: Alastair McKee and Lilly Mae Messenger
BBC News
16-05-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Stroud District Council leader steps down after three years
The leader of Stroud District Council is stepping down after almost three years. Catherine Braun, Green councillor for Wotton-under-Edge, will officially leave the position at the next full council meeting on 22 May – but said she is hoping to secure the deputy position instead. A new council leader will be elected at the same meeting on Thursday."I felt like at this point in time I wanted to get a better balance with my day job, so I can have more time for my local projects as well," Ms Braun said. As well as resigning as council leader, Ms Braun has also stood down as Stroud District Council's Green leader, instead becoming the group's for Minchinhampton, Chloe Turner, has been elected as the new Green leader and will put herself forward for the position of council leader next week. Ms Braun has listed the creation of the Stroud District Council plan - which has a focus on the environment, housing, health and the local economy - as among her greatest achievements while in the role, alongside promoting a culture of "cooperative working" within the has also acknowledged her successor will face some significant challenges, including with the council's local plan, which the planning inspectorate last week asked the council to withdraw for the second time this year."The local plan process has taken longer than we could possibly have expected," Ms Braun said."We are committed to taking this local plan through to the end of the process, so we will not be withdrawing it."It's going to take some time, but I think we're almost there." 'Future transitions' The new leader will also have to grapple with the issue of local government reorganisation, which will see the largest shake up of Gloucestershire's councils in a county's seven council leaders are currently debating whether to move to either one or two 'super councils' which will be responsible for running all services in Braun said there is a lot of work to do on future transitions."Local government reorganisation is going to continue for some time and it's really important we have some political shaping to that in terms of what any new council structures would look like," she added.
