Podsmead
Councillor Sebastian Field represents Podsmead Ward on Gloucester City Council and was first elected in a by-election in July 2019.
Sebastian is a former Mayor of Gloucester and previously served as a city councillor in Kingsholm Ward for nine years.
He has a strong record standing up for Podsmead on the city council. He has spoken up and asked questions of the Conservative administration, and fought for a fair deal for our area.
He has challenged the Conservative-run Highways department at Shire Hall over the poor state of Podsmead's roads and pavements.
You can contact Sebastian on 07708 345 857 or sebastian.field@gloucester.gov.uk
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Article: Oct 9, 2020There will be a drastic cut in the number of affordable homes being built in Gloucester if the Conservative Government presses ahead with changes to the planning system.
The Government is proposing to scrap the duty of developers to build affordable housing on sites for up to 40 or 50 homes.
It means that in Gloucester if the 50 homes threshold was adopted 111 fewer affordable homes built in the city over the next decade - a cut of 10% on current plans.
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Article: Sep 21, 2020Over 500 people have signed a petition to keep the popular Sainsbury's supermarket in Gloucester city centre open after its closure was announced.Liberal Democrat Dr Rebecca Trimnell launched the petition after learning the supermarket in Northgate Street will close.The supermarket giant has been in the same location for 50 years and the store is a vital lifeline for people who live near the city centre. -
Article: Sep 14, 2020The Liberal Democrats have written to the chief executive of Sainsbury's PLC about the proposed closure of its Northgate Street supermarket.
Councillor Jeremy Hilton, leader of Gloucester Lib Dems, wrote to Simon Roberts about the future of the store, which has been trading successfully for nearly 50 years.
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Article: Sep 12, 2020The Liberal Democrats have stepped up the campaign to save Sainsbury's in Northgate Street from closing.You can read the latest development here: https://mailchi.mp/4587ac1adf3f/junes-monthly-newsletter-591792
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Article: Sep 9, 2020A petition has been launched to keep the popular Sainsbury's supermarket in Gloucester city centre open after its closure was announced.The supermarket giant has been located in Northgate Street for 50 years and the store is a vital lifeline for people who live near the city centre.It is also well-used by shoppers who travel into the city centre on public transport from across the city.
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Article: Sep 3, 2020A petition has been launched against plans to rob Gloucester of its own council and replace it with a huge unitary authority.
The petition is being launched by the Liberal Democrats this Saturday on what is Gloucester Day - an annual event celebrating the end of the siege of the city by soldiers loyal to King Charles I in 1643.
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Article: Aug 21, 2020Tory leaders at Shire Hall are being quizzed on their performance by a senior Liberal Democrat councillor.Councillor Jeremy Hilton, who represents Kingsholm and Wotton, has tabled a dozen challenging questions to Conservative cabinet members for its full council meeting on September 9.He has asked questions about care home admissions, the performance of children's services, gulley cleaning, new cycling projects, the future of local government in Gloucestershire and the financial health of the county council. -
Article: Aug 8, 2020
There are plans by BT and the city council to remove the phone box on Podsmead Road.
It was due to be taken away by the end of March if no objections were received but this was delayed by the lockdown.
Councillor Sebastian Field said: "This phone box was seldom used according to the records.
"In the end I felt it was ok to let it be removed. BT would only support retaining it to house a defibrillator but there is already one of those nearby at the Podsmead Hub on Scott Avenue."
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Article: Aug 1, 2020
Councillor Sebastian Field is pleased to report that the former Gloucestershire Bundles site on the ground floor of Halford House is being brought back into use.
Sebastian lobbied Gloucester City Homes to allow the community to use the rooms.
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Article: Jul 30, 2020Two thousand years of history should be protected if the Government pushes ahead with plans to reorganise local government in Gloucester, according to the Liberal Democrats.
The Government is expected to publish a White Paper on scrapping the two tier system of local government in Gloucestershire in September.