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Latest News
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Article: Mar 14, 2019The Liberal Democrats are urging council bosses to secure the long-term future of the Debenhams department store in Gloucester.
The nationwide chain is planning on closing 50 stores across the country over the next five years, which will also mean the loss of 4,000 jobs.
It is not known whether the store in King's Square, which has been open since 1973, is part of those plans.
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Article: Mar 14, 2019
The Liberal Democrats have welcomed the decision by Highways England to announce its preferred route for the A417 'Missing Link' road.
The agency will develop plans known as route option 30 as they push forward with plans to improve the journey for thousands of road users.
The £500 million scheme is a new route which include two new junctions and three lanes of carriageway going up Crickley Hill and two lanes coming down.
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Article: Mar 12, 2019Ground work to improve Wellington Parade Garden on London Road has been delayed.The city council had planned to start construction this month and follow on with the planting of shrubs and plants in April.But Lib Dem councillors Jeremy Hilton and Isabel Brazil have been told that tenders haven't even been issued for the work. Tenders have been delayed by the city council's legal services team, One Legal. -
Article: Mar 11, 2019Gloucester MP Richard Graham has been criticised for again making derogatory comments about immigrants - this time Eastern Europeans.
Mr Graham was involved in a discussion on Twitter after praising a reduction in homelessness in Gloucester.
The Gloucester City Mission rejected Mr Graham's claim and said the night shelters in both Gloucester and Cheltenham were full and turning people away.
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Article: Mar 11, 2019The Liberal Democrats are demanding more police officers on the beat in Gloucester.
The call has been made in a motion to the city council which is set to be debated on March 21.
Councillors will be asked to lobby the Police and Crime Commissioner, the Chief Constable, the city MP and the Home Secretary to increase funding for Gloucestershire Police to allow for expansion of neighbourhood policing and to put more bobbies on the beat.