Gloucester suburb's identity crisis takes 'bonkers' new twistThe district boundary line already cuts through the middle of some people’s homes - meaning their kitchens might be in Tewkesbury but their living rooms are technically in StroudView 6 Images Lobleys Drive in Coopers Edge. ‌The options include a single unitary council for Gloucestershire, splitting the county into East and West or a Greater Gloucester council with another unitary for the rest of the county. ‌Coopers Edge residents are hopeful the single unitary option will be taken forward as they currently face a bureaucratic nightmare. “Coopers Edge needs to be officially recognised as a single community within a single parish within one unitary authority,” he said. View 6 Images General view of Coopers Edge near Gloucester.

Source: Daily Mirror April 06, 2026 17:50 UTC