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Q-Park The Forum opens in Gloucester

A new multi-storey car park is now operational The Forum development in Gloucester. The car park is a part of the £107m development by Gloucester City Council and developers Reef + Partners. The Forum offers a mix of apartments, retails offices, hotel and leisure. The facility on Station Road, is operated by Q Park, opened on 22 December. It offers 398 spaces and operates 24 hours a day, providing flexible access for residents, workers, and visitors.  Drivers benefit from ticketless, barriered entry, with online pre booking available. The site also includes 38 electric vehicle charging points and 15 disabled spaces, alongside clear pedestrian routes into the city centre. One of the car park’s most striking features is a green wall on its façade. The 600 square... continue

25 Jan 2026Parking Review News
Unity5 Group appoints Cooper as public sector MD

Unity5 Group appoints Cooper as public sector MD
Mark Moran

Parking and enforcement software develope Unity5 Group has appointed Nicolina Cooper as managing director for the Public Sector. Cooper joins... continue

22 Jan 2026Parking Review News

Nottingham multi-storey to be demolished
Mark Moran

A multi-storey car park in Nottingham is set to be demolished as part a redevelopment of the city centre. Homes England, the government’s housing and regeneration agency, acquired the site of the former Broad Marsh shopping centre in March 2025. Around half the defunct shopping centre has... continue

22 Jan 2026Parking Review News
University of Southampton achieves Park Access accreditation

University of Southampton achieves Park Access accreditation
Mark Moran

The University of Southampton has achieved Park Access... continue

21 Jan 2026Parking Review News

Temporary car park in Wolverhampton to remain open
Mark Moran

Permission is being sought to let an unauthorised 24-hour car park in Wolverhampton city centre operate for another year. The 48-space car park, on the corner of School Street and Fold Street, was initially opened without permission at the start of 2024. The owners, Parkit Management, had a bid for... continue

21 Jan 2026Parking Review News

Wigan’s Royal Albert Edward Infirmary car park completed
Mark Moran

A new multi-storey car park for Wigan’s Royal Albert Edward Infirmary is now complete. The car park was created by Noviniti for Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The car park was built by Goldbeck and will be operated by Group Nexus.  The 356-space MSCP for... continue

21 Jan 2026Parking Review News

Newcastle-under-Lyme regeneration scheme secures funding
Mark Moran

A transformational regeneration of Newcastle-under-Lyme town centre has taken a major step forward following the award of an £19m infrastructure funding package by Homes England. Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council’s plan is set to change the town centre by regenerating Ryecroft,... continue

20 Jan 2026Parking Review News

Fire crews called to Stapleford supermarket car park crash
Mark Moran

Two people were rescued by emergency services from a car that drove through a wall at a supermarket in Nottinghamshire. Fire crews from Stapleford and Ilkeston responded to calls about people trapped in a crashed vehicle at Iceland, Derby Road, Stapleford, shortly before 11:00 on 18 January. The... continue

19 Jan 2026Parking Review News

Mexborough car park to be demolished

A multi-storey car park in Mexborough is to demolished as part of a £1.5m project to regenerate the South Yorkshire town’s marketplace. City of Doncaster Council has approved plans to repurpose Mexborough's market hall in York Square. The multi-storey car park will be demolished replace... continue

14 Jan 2026Parking Review News

Former Scarborough hotel parking could open to public
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Planning permission is being sought to open the car park of a Scarborough hotel open to public. National Car Parks has applied for permission to turn a former hotel car park into a public car park for up to three years in Scarborough's North Bay. The site, at 143-147 North Marine Road, would have... continue

13 Jan 2026Parking Review News

CVC DIF to acquire Iberian operator iPark
Mark Moran

Infrastructure investor CVC DIF is to acquire iPark, a parking company operating across Spain and Portugal, from Elliott Investment Management. iPark owns and operates a diversified portfolio of over 30,000 off-street parking spaces across more than 80 facilities, primarily located in urban... continue

9 Jan 2026Parking Review News
Transport Committee chair welcomes action on pavement parking

Transport Committee chair welcomes action on pavement parking
Mark Moran

The House of Commons Transport Committee’s chair Ruth... continue

9 Jan 2026Parking Review News
‘New pavement parking powers do not go far enough to protect pedestrians’

‘New pavement parking powers do not go far enough to protect pedestrians’
Mark Moran

Proposals to give local authorities the power to prohibit pavement... continue

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8 Jan 2026Parking Review News
English councils to get local powers to keep pavements clear

English councils to get local powers to keep pavements clear
Mark Moran

Local authorities leaders across England are to be given... continue

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8 Jan 2026Parking Review News

Future of Trowbridge’s St Stephen's Place car park unclear
Mark Moran

Wiltshire Council’s plan to transfer ownership of an ageing multi-storey car park to shopping centre has fallen through. The plan involved paying the owner of Trowbridge’s Castle Place shopping centre £2.5m to take on the adjoining St Stephen's Place car park, demolish it and the... continue

8 Jan 2026Parking Review News
New powers and penalties to tackle ‘ghost’ plates

New powers and penalties to tackle ‘ghost’ plates
Mark Moran

Drivers who use altered or false number plates face receiving stiffer penalties as part of a government review of motoring offences. The... continue

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7 Jan 2026Parking Review News
Career in parking brings Reynolds an MBE

Career in parking brings Reynolds an MBE
Mark Moran

Kelvin Reynolds was awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List for delivering outstanding services to the... continue

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6 Jan 2026Parking Review News
6 Jan 2026Parking Review News
London Gatwick increases cost of terminal drop-offs

London Gatwick increases cost of terminal drop-offs
Mark Moran

London Gatwick Airport has increased its drop-off... continue

6 Jan 2026Parking Review News

Huddersfield car park closes for six months
Mark Moran

A car park in Huddersfield will close for six months to allow for refurbishment work. Kirklees Council’s Upperhead Row car park is located above the West Yorkshire town's bus station. The works will include improvements to lifts, stairwells and fire exits. The project would also see the... continue

5 Jan 2026Parking Review News
Romford’s Brewery Shopping Centre retains Park Mark

Romford’s Brewery Shopping Centre retains Park Mark
Mark Moran

The Brewery Shopping Centre in east London has... continue

2 Jan 2026Parking Review News
Bristol Airport increases terminal and short-stay parking fees

Bristol Airport increases terminal and short-stay parking fees
Mark Moran

An increase in business rates imposed at the Budget is... continue

2 Jan 2026Parking Review News

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