Weekly comms update - w/e 03/11/2023

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03 November 2023

Afternoon all,

Here's the communications weekly update.

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Thanks,
Emma

15 media enquiries

4 media release National Highways welcomes Secretary of State on site visit to celebrate next phase of major A417 scheme Free healthy lifestyle support available for families Halfpenny Bridge set to reopen following repairs Safety advice on Bonfire Night from Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service

63 pieces of media coverage Positive: 18 Balanced: 26 Negative: 19

Examples of positive coverage

• The Robin is a lifeline for people living in Gloucestershire -  ITV1 Westcountry
• Awards presented to firefighting heroes - Wilts & Glos Standard
• Cotswolds bridge to finally reopen after nightmare summer for residents following crash  - Gloucestershire Live
• Halfpenny Bridge is finally due to be reopened - Swindon Advertiser
• Top tips for staying safe this bonfire night - Stroud News & Journal (Online)
• £12,500 illegal tobacco haul seized from flat - Gazette Gloucestershire
• Gritters gear up to keep roads safe this winter - Wilts & Glos Standard
• Halfpenny Bridge set to reopen - Western Daily Press 
• Missing Link: Visit marks next stage for 'vital' £460m project - The Citizen (Gloucester)

Examples of balanced coverage

• M5 junction capacity issues in Gloucestershire spark calls to pull major development plan - Gloucestershire Live
• Stinchcombe villagers want 20mph speed limit over safety fears - BBC Online
• Is squatting in empty buildings ever justified? - Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard (Online)
• Residents calling for a 20 mile per hour speed limit to clamp down on fast traffic in Stinchcombe - BBC Radio Gloucestershire
• Gloucestershire Highways have said flood boards are being put up in Suffolk Road Cheltenham - BBC Radio Wiltshire
• Council bid to close historic road near M50 is thwarted by public access campaigners - Forest of Dean & Wye Valley Review
• Concerns over plans to build flats in Dursley hotel car park - Stroud News & Journal (Online)

Examples of negative coverage 

• 'Our beautiful village is being ruined by council only interested in saving money' - Express.co.uk
• Children’s social workers face tough time as costs on course to be £12m over budget - The Forester
• Cotswolds villagers blast 'mad' plan for 'huge coach stop' for tourists in narrow street - Gloucestershire Live
• 'Complete waste of money': Roads bosses in Cheltenham blasted after newly painted street resurfaced - Gloucestershire Live
• Cotswold villagers up in arms over 'ludicrous' parking plans - BBC Online
• Fury over plan for coaches to park on road - Western Daily Press

Social media Proactive social media activity included: Shared Lives, Cheltenham and Gloucester Jobs Fair, #GreenerGloucestershire, Halloween, money saving boiler challenge, flood guide, National Care Leavers Week, 50:50 programme, GIS Healthcare, reopening of Halfpenny Bridge, healthy lifestyle support, stay safe this #BonfireNight, #AdvocacyAwarenessWeek, The National Graduate Development Programme (NGDP)

• There were 51 clicks from our X (Twitter) posts to further information.
• There were 102 clicks from our Facebook posts to further information.
• There were 23 new followers on X (Twitter).
• There were 0 new followers on Facebook.
• X (Twitter) received 17,531 post impressions.
• Our Facebook ‘reach’ was 19,417.
• We received 33 comments on X (Twitter) and 45 comments on Facebook.

Coming up

• Flu drop in at Badhams Quayside House - Tuesday 7 November
• Event - Coffee morning for The Fire Fighters Charity - Wednesday, 8 November (10am – 12noon) at the new offices at Quayside House.
• Shire Hall Remembrance Day service – Friday, 10 November
• Winter Holiday Activities & Food Programme - media release / social media
• National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum - 'Celebrating us' awards for care leavers - 8 November - media release
• National Leaving Care Benchmarking Forum - 'Personal Advisor' awards - 9 November - media release