THE locations of mobile testing units in Gloucestershire this week have been announced. Anyone with symptoms of Covid-19 can have a test. These must be booked in advance and you should not turn up to one of the locations without booking. To book a test or for more information on testing, go to the NHS website or call 119. See below for the list of locations. Dates are subject to change and the Gloucestershire County Council website should be checked for changes. There will be no testing unit in Cirencester this week. Stroud When: Today (Monday) and tomorrow (Tuesday). Cheltenham When: Saturday, Jan 30 and Sunday, Jan 31.
THE locations of mobile testing units in Gloucestershire for this week have been announced. Anyone with symptoms of Covid-19 can have a test. These must be booked in advance and you should not turn up to one of the locations without booking. To book a test or for more information on testing, go to the NHS website or call 119. See below for the list of locations. Dates are subject to change and the Gloucestershire County Council website should be checked for changes. Dursley When: Thursday, Jan 28 & Friday, Jan 29 Stroud When: Today (Monday) and tomorrow (Tuesday). Cheltenham When: Saturday, Jan 30 and Sunday, Jan 31.
Appointment of Future of UK Treescapes Ambassadors
2 October 2020
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) are pleased to announce the appointment of ambassadors to its Future of Treescapes research programme.
Professor Clive Potter of Imperial College London and Dr Julie Urquhart of the University of Gloucestershire will be joint Ambassadors, playing a central role in ensuring the programme is highly visible profile and successfully delivered.
The Future of UK Treescapes programme aims to advance understanding of the type and scale of woodland planting and forest establishment that will be needed in the UK to address the complex challenges of climate change and build resilience, promote ecosystem restoration and safeguard tree health, and respond to socio-economic and cultural drivers.
Although poorly regulated trophy hunting has had a negative impact historically on some wildlife populations, there is wide evidence, including from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), that for many threatened species such as the black rhino, white rhino, lion and markhor, well-regulated trophy hunting has brought population increases and reduced larger threats. Conservationists say that when habitats are managed for hunting, it can protect many other endangered species living in the same area.
In 2019, 133 leading scientists and community representatives warned in a letter to the journal Science that banning hunting without implementing viable alternatives to protect habitat and generate revenue for local communities would imperil biodiversity.
Gloucestershire construction skills centre will build ‘rewarding long term careers’
The new AccXel construction skills training centre in the Forest of Dean ‘has the capacity to open doors to very rewarding long-term careers’, according to the new team chosen to bring the ambitious project to life.
From left to right, from the top: Natalie Bell, Ben Ramsay, Andy Bates, Peter White, Lindsey Young, Nicola Bird and Rob Jenkins.
Gloucestershire’s new near £2 million AccXel construction skills centre is being championed for its potential to create new jobs in the county by the steering committee appointed to drive it forward.
Lindsey Young, who has helped shape electrical contractor Clarkson Evans, one of the county’s biggest construction firms and training success stories, is one of those named as part of the new team.