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Gloucester is Changing, building upon its world-class heritage and releasing its potential as a city for the 21st century.

Blackfriars

A new cultural and creative quarter

Gloucester Docks

The rebirth of England's most inland port

Canal Corridor

Unlocking the south of the city

Gloucester Quays

A major £400m mixed use regeneration scheme

Kings Quarter

Rebuilding the retail heart of Gloucester

Greyfriars

Modern city centre living

Railway Triangle

Major development opportunities

29/Jul/2010
Ecclesiastical Insurance move to Gloucester Docks HQ confirmed
Ecclesiastical Insurance, one of the UK’s largest specialist insurers and the biggest private sector employer in the City of Gloucester, has agreed headline contractual terms with landowners The South West RDA to develop a new £multi-million headquarters at Southgate Moorings, Gloucester Docks
14/Jul/2010
Monks and Nuns to Roam Gloucester this July
A fortnight long extravaganza of heritage events which celebrates archaeology and encourages people to get involved will roll out across the UK from 17th July.
14/Jun/2010
Gloucester’s ground-breaking Language Immersion Centre gets regional thumbs up
Designs for the proposed Language Immersion Centre at Blackfriars in Gloucester have been given the thumbs up by the South West Design Review Panel (SWDRP), the highly respected independent group of experts who provide guidance on major developments in the region to developers and local authorities.
02/Jun/2010
Gloucestershire’s Heavyweight Business Brains
Gloucestershire’s heavyweight business brains will be appearing at a ‘Question-time’ style evening hosted by Bruton Knowles at Gloucester Quays on Thursday 1st July from 6 – 7.30pm.
27/May/2010
Hope for new lease of life for Fleece Hotel site
A planning application for The Fleece Hotel is being prepared which could see this historic building transformed into a mix of restaurants, cafes and shops designed around a series of small courtyards. The rest of the site would be suited to either housing or a small hotel.
20/May/2010
Merchants Quay Saved From Dismal Development
Developer Crest Nicholson is now on site at Merchant Quay and the unsuccessful 1980s building at Gloucester Docks is finally coming down. With the site cleared, Crest Nicholson will build a contemporary warehouse-style building of 48 apartments over 4 floors above 5,500 square feet of leisure/retail.
14/May/2010
BT and British Legion to make way for new Gloucester development
Three key parcels of land in Blackfriars, one of Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company’s (GHURC) ‘Magnificent Seven’ sites driving the City’s regeneration, have been acquired by Gloucester City Council thanks to more than £1 million in funding from the South West RDA (Regional Development Agency).
13/May/2010
GLOUCESTER CIVIC AWARDS 2010
The CITIZEN is once again joining forces with the City Council, The Civic Trust and the Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company to reward those involved in achieving high standards of architecture & design as the city undergoes its biggest ever regeneration.
20/Apr/2010
GHURC gets show on the Road
The Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company (GHURC) will be ‘on tour’ again this summer with its Mobile Exhibition Unit visiting schools, community and business groups across the County with information on the £40 million regeneration investment in Gloucester planned for the next 12 months.
07/Apr/2010
£40 Million Regeneration for Gloucester This Year
Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company (GHURC) has announced a £40 million investment programme during this financial year, and GHURC Chief Executive, Chris Oldershaw, will be giving an update on the city’s regeneration to Gloucester businesses on Tuesday 20 April, 5.30pm at the Quays Creative, Llanthony Warehouse in Gloucester Docks.
06/Apr/2010
Stuffing being knocked out of old Clutch Clinic!
Work has started on dismantling the former Clutch Clinic to make way for the proposed new development of a Language Immersion Centre on Commercial Road in Gloucester which was submitted for planning to Gloucestershire County Council last week.
30/Mar/2010
Customer Service training with a twist of history
A clever new training scheme using Gloucester’s rich history and ongoing regeneration to make the serious business of customer service training relevant and fun for employees has been given the thumbs up by Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company and will be rolled out on 30 March at Blackfriars Priory, Gloucester.
29/Mar/2010
£40 Million Regeneration Programme for Gloucester 2010/11
Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company has announced a £40 million investment programme during the forthcoming financial year.
29/Mar/2010
£40 Million Regeneration Programme for Gloucester 2010/11
Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company has announced a £40 million investment programme during the forthcoming financial year.
22/Mar/2010
Public realm artist for Gloucester’s Kimbrose Way announced
Award-winning British artist, Tom Price, has been selected to design new public artwork for Gloucester’s Kimbrose Way and Southgate Street. His initial ideas will go up on public view at Brunswick Baptist Church, Southgate Street, Gloucester on Tuesday 30th March 2010 at 6.30 p.m.
03/Mar/2010
Gloucester 'Options Roadshow'
The Options Roadshows are being organised by Gloucester Works and supported by The Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company (GHURC), Gloucester City Council and local housing associations
26/Feb/2010
Proposed Language Immersion Centre, Blackfriars site, Commercial Road, Gloucester
Design proposals have been sufficiently developed to invite comments from members of the public, residents, businesses and any other interested parties. To facilitate the consultation process a public display has been arranged at Brunswick Baptist Church, Southgate Street
22/Feb/2010
Gloucester’s Merchants Quay building to be demolished
Developer Crest Nicholson has announced that it is planning the imminent demolition of the 1980s Merchants Quay building at Gloucester Docks in order to begin the development of a new building which will provide more homes and increased retail opportunities on the site.
15/Feb/2010
Community’s Big Response to Record Clutch Clinic
More than 80 people came forward to help Gloucester City Council, Heritage Service record the old Clutch Clinic, Commercial Road, before demolition later this year to make way for a new £5 million Language Immersion Centre, making it the biggest community research project ever done in Gloucester.
01/Feb/2010
Big Boost in City Regeneration Knowledge
Thousands of people across Gloucester have received information on the City’s regeneration, new homes and job opportunities being created, - and this number is set to rise significantly in 2010
11/Jan/2010
Gloucester’s Changing Landscape Revealed
An advertising campaign has been launched to highlights Gloucester’s changing landscape since regeneration began in 2005. The series of posters displayed across the city on advertising sites, buses and in The Citizen, show how derelict land has been successfully reclaimed for the benefit of those living, working and visiting the City.
11/Jan/2010
Win a £100 voucher to Shop in Gloucester
Test your knowledge of how the city has changed and you could be in with the chance to win a £100 voucher to shop in Gloucester. Three lucky winners will each receive a £100 shopping voucher, kindly donated by Gloucester’s three largest shopping malls: Gloucester Quays, Kings Walk and The Mall.
21/Dec/2009
Funky Loos and Sports Hotel say pupils
Ideas ranged from improved and funky new public loos, more child-friendly facilities, a glass-built sports and leisure hotel with an ice-rink in the basement and swimming pools, football pitches, badminton courts and more...
16/Dec/2009
Local People to Record City Building before Demolition
Local people can uncover Gloucester’s industrial heritage for themselves in January as Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company (GHURC) and Gloucester City Council’s Heritage Service call for help in recording the old Clutch Clinic site in Commercial Rd, before it is demolished to make way for a new £5 million Language Immersion Centre.
14/Dec/2009
Regeneration is a big hit in St Paul’s School
When Sam Hoad, Community Engagement Manager visited St Pauls School on 2nd December she told the pupils all about Gloucester’s ongoing regeneration in a way which made it plain and simple to understand
24/Nov/2009
Regeneration for the Next Generation
Parents and teachers will come together at Central Technology College on Monday 14 December at 6.30pm when 86 Year 7 students pitch their ideas on how to bring Gloucester’s regeneration to life for young people to a panel of experts.
11/Nov/2009
No Buried Treasure at Blackfriars
The dig on the site of the former ‘Clutch Clinic’ on Commercial Road in Gloucester and organised by the Gloucester Heritage Urban Regeneration Company (GHURC), has been the most thorough excavation of the site for decades and was carried out to establish how much, if any, of the medieval Priory buildings remain below existing ground level on the site.
10/Nov/2009
Iconic sculpture chosen for Gloucester Docks
A bold new sculpture designed by international sculptor Wolfgang Buttress has been chosen to become the centrepiece artwork of the regenerated Gloucester Docks.
05/Nov/2009
New dockside campus for Gloucestershire College boosts local economy by up to £ 15 million
Gloucestershire College’s relocation to Gloucester docks two years ago has contributed between £12.66 million and £15.58 million to the local economy, according to an independent economic impact assessment report published today.
29/Oct/2009
£5million Language Centre Boosts Gloucester’s Regeneration
A new £5million Language Immersion Centre will be built on the former Clutch Clinic, Blackfriars site in Gloucester.