April 22nd was the official opening day for Dursley's new £1.5 million fire station which was attended by a large crowd of well-wishers and local dignitaries. The station houses the two fire engines from the old station as well as the county's Mass Decontamination Disrobe Unit (MDD) and it will also be home to a brand new high-tech hovercraft to be used for flood rescues.

Progress on the new Sainsbury's store is likely to slow over the next few months as the plans are reassessed and resubmitted following initial groundwork excavations and site observations. This is going to delay completion but it should be open sometime in 2010.