Elmbridge
Local resident Anne Radley and Councillor Howard Hyman are part of the Liberal Democrat team in Elmbridge Ward.
Anne is an Elmbridge resident and has lived in the Swallow Park and the Elmbridge areas for nearly 20 years.
She has worked in the education sector and is currently caring for her young daughter. Anne is an allotment gardener and is a former chair of the Elmscroft Community Association.
Councillor Howard Hyman was first elected in 2016 and was the Sheriff of Gloucester in 2018/19. Councillor Emily Ryall is standing down for personal reasons in May after five years.
There are also county council elections in May.
If you live in the Leazes or Nine Elms area then you are in the Longlevens Division and local resident Sarah Sawyer will be the Liberal Democrat candidate in May.
Sarah grew up in Gloucester runs the Friends of Elmbridge group and is fundraising for new play area in Armscroft Park.
The rest of the ward is represented at Shire Hall by Councillor Jeremy Hilton.
You can contact Howard on howard.hyman@gloucester.gov.uk or 07903 021 835; Anne on 07942 676 460 or anne4elmbridge@gmail.com; Sarah on LonglevensLibDems@gmail.com; and Jeremy on jeremy.hilton@gloucestershire.gov.uk or 07415 291 479.
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Article: Apr 8, 2021The Liberal Democrats have launched their city council election manifesto with a pledge that Gloucester deserves better after 17 years of Conservative rule.
The Conservative administration is tired and has run out of ideas and it is time for change in Gloucester in the local elections on May 6.
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Article: Mar 25, 2021A petition has been launched for road improvements in an area of Elmbridge.
The roads on The Leazes estate are full of potholes and are in a very poor condition.
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Article: Mar 17, 2021The iconic Debenhams building in the centre of Gloucester has been bought by the University of Gloucestershire.
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Article: Mar 13, 2021One of Gloucester's most important monuments has received a Government grant to help with ongoing maintenance.
St Oswald's Priory has been awarded £25,000 from the Culture Recovery Fund to pay towards the cost of conservation work.
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