Local News New Homes Transport Upcoming Events The 2800 houses planned for Ashchurch as part of the garden Communities initiative North of the MOD site 18 July 2025 / 18 July 2025 by Chris White Is being discussed at the Town Council’s Planning Committee meeting on Wednesday 23rd July at 7.30pm. Members of the public are welcome. Link to more Information Read more » Active Transport Car Ownership Housing Pollution
Local Interest Local News Transport Public transport ‘too costly’ for young people 16 July 2025 / 16 July 2025 by Chris White Young people are being put off using public transport because of concerns about the cost, accessibility and safety. Full Story BBC News Read more » Active Transport Costs Reliability Transport Young Voters
Climate Action Environment Local News National News Pollution Transport National Active Travel Network launched at Active City York 4 July 2025 / 4 July 2025 by Chris White Twelve of England’s regional mayors have signed up to a plan to create a National Active Travel Network that is backed by the Department for Transport and Active Travel England. Full Story Source TransportXtra Read more » Active Transport Pollution
Climate Action Environment Pollution Transport Tewkesbury Climate Scorecard results 2025 17 June 2025 / 17 June 2025 by Chris White While the Council has made progress in some areas, it has performed poorly, and in some cases disastrously when it comes to transport and tackling pollution. Maybe questions need to be asked of the Council and what their plan actually is to improve the situation! Do the NO2 levels in a significant proportion of neighbourhoods […] Read more » Active Transport Pollution Roads Transport
Climate Action Environment Local News New Homes Pollution Transport Tewkesbury Garden Communities – Progress Update December 2024 9 April 2025 / 9 April 2025 by Chris White TGC 2024 progress Report which was presented at the Engagement sessions recently. There is a lot of useful information that readers may find interesting, particularly regarding housing, industrial units, and job creation. The document also includes sections on housing developments already in the pipeline that make use of GC land. However, it’s disappointing to see […] Read more » Active Transport Flooding Homes Pollution Tewkesbury Borough Council Tewskesbury Green Party
Climate Action National News Transport New report highlights inequality in active travel 3 April 2025 / 3 April 2025 by Chris White Data from the Sustrans Walking and Cycling Index shows lower active travel participation rates among women, disabled people, those from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and minority ethnic groups. For example, disabled people took 28% fewer walking or wheeling trips than non-disabled people in 2020. The report highlights that road safety is a key issue, with inadequate […] Read more » Active Transport