Badgervale sheltered housing

Sheltered housing link to Gloucester City Homes

Baker's Field

Bakersfield, the Youth sports area in Gloucester Park

Bandstand

Two planning applications went to Planning Committee for consideration on 7 March 2007, where Councillors approved both the demolition of the existing structure and one for its replacement.

Bank Holiday Refuse and Recycling Collection

Collections will take place as normal on Good Friday, 21st March 2008. The following week the service will not operate on Easter Monday, 24th March 2008. Therefore all collections will take place a day later. If your normal collection day is on Friday your collection will take place on Saturday instead.

Barnwood Arboretum

Green Flag Award Winning Arboretum

Bed and breakfast

Bed and Breakfast and Other Accommodation in Gloucester

Bed bugs and mites

Pest control information from Environmental Health

Bees

Pest control information from Environmental Health

Benefits

Housing and Council Tax Benefits Information

Benefits advice services

Housing and Council Tax Benefits Information

Benefits Calculator

Calculate your own (or your tenant's ) Housing and Council tax Benefit.  For an estimate of your  housing and council tax benefits entitlement you can use our online benefits calculator

Benefits fraud

How Can I Report A Suspected Fraud?

Best Playground Award

Winner of the Best Playground Award 2005 for the Gloucester Park Play Area

Best value

Information on Best Value

Bins - Refuse Collection

Find out which day your Rubbish and Green Box will be collected on

Biodiversity Action Plan

The Gloucestershire Biodiversity Action Plan

Bird Flu

Information and Links for Avian Influenza - Bird Flu

Birth

advice and support for people having a baby

Blind people

Information for visitors with disabilities

Blocked drains and sewers

Information from Environmental Health

Blog

Every month, the Gloucester City Council Chief Executive, will publish his thoughts on life in the City of Gloucester

Blue badge scheme

Gloucestershire County Council

Blue Box Scheme

An experimental initiative to test the expansion of the range of recyclables collected by the kerbside service

Bonfires

Information from Environmental Health

Bridges

Gloucestershire County Council

Bridleways

Gloucestershire County Council

Broom House Sheltered Housing

Sheltered housing link to Gloucester City Homes

Budget

Gloucester City Council Revenue and Capital Budget

Budget Consultation 2008

For the fourth year in a row the city council intends to limit the council tax increase to 3%. This 7p increase will bring the average bill to £2.56 per week.

Building a Better Gloucester

Building a better Gloucester
Corporate Plan 2008-11
Approved by Council on 14th February 2008

Building alterations

When is Building Regulation approval required

Building control services

Building Control

Building Design Service

Services available from Gloucester City Council's Building Design Service

Building materials licences

Highway Licenses

Buildings at Risk

Buildings at Risk in Gloucester - An Introduction

Bulky Item Collections

Currently, there is no charge for the Bulky Items collection service for the removal of up to three items.

Bullying at school

Gloucestershire County Council

Burials

A Guide to Cemetery and Crematorium Services

Bus fares

Link to Stagecoach Website

Bus lanes and corridors

The responsibility for managing the highways in Gloucester will be transferred to Gloucestershire Highways from 31/03/07

Bus passes

Details of Travel Concessions

Bus routes

Link to Stagecoach website

Bus stops and shelters

The responsibility for managing the highways in Gloucester will be transferred to Gloucestershire Highways from 31/03/07

Bus timetables

Gloucester Travel and Transport Information

Business advice services

Businesses in Gloucestershire benefit from top quality support.

Business and industry

Gloucester has major potential as both a regional and national centre for any business

Business Directory

Search the Gloucester Business Directory.

Business Licensing

The granting and renewing of licences

Business Parking Permits

Availability of Parking Permits

Business planning

Link to Business Link website

Business premises

Industrial, commercial and retail properties and sites available across the City

Business rates

Business Rates, or National Non-Domestic Rates

Business Recovery Fund

Business Recovery Fund

Business sites

Industrial, commercial and retail properties and sites available across the City

Business start-ups

Link to Business Link website

Buskers (Street Entertainment Licenses)

Information for Street Entertainers