Cheltenham Borough Council

Unsold airport costing councils nearly £3m a year

The planned sale of the airport recently fell through after more than eight months of negotiations.

A £25m deal to sell the 375-acre site collapsed after eight months of negotiations.

Council leaders said the terms of the sale had "moved significantly away from the original bid".

Cheltenham and Gloucester councils separately approved council tax hikes of 2.99% on Thursday.

Opinions on what should happen to the airport are mixed.

Everyone on the electoral register in Swindon and Cheltenham can vote at polling stations on 7 May.

Amalie, 12, and her dad Paul got local authorities to agree to fund £68,000 for the crossing.

A consultation on the future of Gloucestershire's councils is launched.

The driver, who was stopped in Cheltenham, is from the Wolverhampton area.

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