Talk:Gloucester Services

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Construction is Underway (Apr 2013)[edit]

"On 6th March 2013, construction work began on the northbound side. Westmorland have said that they hope to have the northbound side open sometime in 2014." Source: http://motorwayservicesonline.co.uk/Gloucestershire_Gateway As I drive past this area twice a day, I can confirm that construction is under way. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.24.220.152 (talk) 08:33, 10 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Tidy up[edit]

I've tidied this page up a bit - added the infobox and some neutral news references including the latest planning judgement. I'm not involved with any concerned party, so if you think it meets NPOV, feel free to remove the banner. --Lemoncurd (talk) 10:59, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Good edits, thanks! Just one thing I'm concerned about is the source you added for the "local food" claim which was requiring citation. The source you've provided is the applicant themselves. This is not a good source - see WP:SELFPUB, especially relevant is point 1. As such, I am removing that reference and putting a citation needed tag there once more. Alex McKee (talk) 20:40, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Sources[edit]

The sources for this article are the website of the organisation proposing the construction of these services and are therefore not good sources. It would be better to use the Gloucester Citizen or other local newspapers. In the case of the Citizen this is often cut+paste copies of the press releases anyway but it would still be preferable as per WP:SOURCES Alex McKee (talk) 14:09, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It might be worth looking at this webpage which has already collated various bits of information. NotJohnny (talk) 15:55, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

That is not a good source per WP:SOURCES Alex McKee (talk) 23:25, 11 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Controversy[edit]

This proposed motorway service area is controversial yet there is currently no mention of this. In order to maintain NPOV we should try to incorporate some material from the opposition organisation, CAMSA. Full disclosure: I am involved with CAMSA myself. Alex McKee (talk) 14:09, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Highways Agency[edit]

Yesterday I added a "Highways Agency" section to the article for grouping together some good quality information relating to the actual Highways Agency/DfT guidance. Lemoncurd renamed this heading "Government MSA Strategy". I am not sure that is a very good title. The reason I used "Highways Agency" is because that is the organisation most often cited and the organisation whose advice to Stroud District Council was relied upon greatly by their development control committee in forming their decision to grant permission.

It is also a more precise title than "Government MSA Strategy". It is the HA that is the statutory agency for motorways and trunk roads, it is their policies which are being cited by both the pro- and anti-MSA groups and individuals. I would like to change it back to Highways Agency or some variant thereof (Highways Agency strategy, perhaps). Are there any objections to this? Alex McKee (talk) 20:48, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It's semantics really, but a section title is supposed to encompass what the section discusses. As it mentions input from a government department (the DfT) AND an executive of that department (the HA), I felt that this covered more than just the Highways Agency's input to the backstory, hence the broader title. Feel free to change it back though. --Lemoncurd (talk) 15:46, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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