The PUNCHLINE Annual 2020

Third Crossing, River Severn Up until the 1960s, Lydney and Sharpness were connected by a rail bridge and a plan to link the two again with either road or rail would be a catalyst for growth on both sides of the river. A plan put forward by the Gloucestershire 2050 vision, a new crossing would help maximise tourist potential from both the Forest of Dean and Severn Vale. It would help connect the Forest of Dean and those areas of Gloucestershire to the west of the Severn to the M5 and the significant developments around Cheltenham and Gloucester.

Eco Park, Forest Green Rovers’ new stadium Like him or not, Forest Green chairman Dale Vince knows how to create headlines and further the cause of what he believes in – and football is just one of those vehicles. The landmark development by junction 13 of the M5 motorway will see a 5,000 seater wooden stadium, designed by world-renowned architects Zada Hadid become the club’s new home. Mr Vince hopes it will be the vehicle to take the club, that was once playing in the ninth tier of football, as high as the division below the untold riches – and exposure – of the Premier League.

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