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The Gloucester Services are a pair of Motorway Service Areas (MSA) serving both northbound and southbound carriageways of the M5 between Junction 11A and Junction 12, near Whaddon, Gloucester. It specialises in selling artisanal food, and does not offer outlets for popular chain food brands. Construction of the northbound services began in early 2013, and they officially opened on 7 May 2014. Construction of the southbound services commenced in March 2014 and they opened on 19 May 2015. ==History== In September 2009, independent motorway services operator, Westmorland Motorway Services Ltd., jointly with a local charitable trust, Gloucestershire Gateway Trust submitted plans for a services at Matson for public consultation.〔(BBC News )〕 The plans are for a business operated in a similar manner to the Tebay Services on the M6 in Cumbria, with much of the food and produce on sale being sourced from local suppliers.〔(Gloucester Citizen )〕 The operator has promised not to host chain coffee shops, fast-food outlets, or video and gambling machines. The services supports the Gloucestershire Gateway Trust in assisting the business to provide good jobs for more deprived areas of Gloucester, and to support local social regeneration schemes.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gloucester Services」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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