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      <title>Long‑awaited review of sexual entertainment rules announced following Cheltenham campaign</title>
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      <description>Cheltenham Borough Council has welcomed the Government’s decision to launch a long overdue review of Sexual Entertainment Venue (SEV) licensing rules</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>New licensing requirements for keeping primates</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Cheltenham celebrates 10 years of prestigious Purple Flag </title>
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      <description>Cheltenham has successfully retained its Purple Flag award for the tenth consecutive year</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:40:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Council launch consultation on revised sexual entertainment venue licensing policy</title>
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      <description>The council has launched a 6-week consultation on proposed amendments to its licensing policy for sexual entertainment venues (SEVs) in Cheltenham.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:48:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Successful prosecution for noise pollution</title>
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      <description>Cheltenham Borough Council has successfully prosecuted the construction company that built a new supermarket on Cirencester Road in Charlton Kings, Cheltenham. </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 14:35:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Racegoers asked to book ahead - it’s your best bet</title>
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      <description>Cheltenham Festival goers asked to pre-book private hire vehicles and not take chances. </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Cheltenham awarded prestigious Purple Flag for an eighth year</title>
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      <description>The nationally recognised Purple Flag award is given to towns and cities that have an appealing, safe and welcoming evening and night-time economy.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 10:08:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>New survey captures experiences of people with disabilities using licensed taxis</title>
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      <description>Local residents are being asked to give their views in a survey focussing specifically on the experiences of disabled people using Cheltenham licensed taxis. </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2022 10:32:00 +0100</pubDate>
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      <title>Preparations underway for the return of the Cheltenham Festival in 2022</title>
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      <description>With record numbers of visitors expected for the return of the Cheltenham Festival in 2022, the council is working with key stakeholders and agencies to ensure everyone is as safe as possible.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <title>Cheltenham launches consultation on improving accessibility for taxis  </title>
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      <description>The council has launched a 4 week consultation which asks all licensed taxi drivers about proposals for schemes to promote better availability of licensed wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAVs)</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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