Councillors support calls for more bobbies on the beat in Gloucester
Councillors have backed a call from the Liberal Democrats for more police officers on the beat in Gloucester.
29 Mar 2019
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Lib Dems to march for a People's Vote
This Saturday hundreds of people from Gloucestershire are expected to join the hundreds of thousands from across the country that are descending on Parliament Square to demand a People's Vote.
20 Mar 2019
Lib Dems urge council bosses to take action over future of Debenhams
The Liberal Democrats are urging council bosses to secure the long-term future of the Debenhams department store in Gloucester.
14 Mar 2019
Lib Dems welcome news on the 'missing link'
The Liberal Democrats have welcomed the decision by Highways England to announce its preferred route for the A417 'Missing Link' road.
14 Mar 2019
Council 'red tape' delaying work to improve Wellington Parade garden
Ground 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. Currently, the garden is closed because it has become a location of problem street drinking. Adults have been drinking alcohol to excess, fighting and arguing between themselves, and using local residents' front gardens as a toilet. The new garden layout has been designed to be more attractive and to discourage street drinking. Councillor Hilton, who represents Kingsholm & Wotton, said: "The delay in construction of the new garden is disappointing, but this is becoming normal with projects run by Gloucester City Council. "With so many jobs lost under the Tories' austerity plan, there are not enough staff to pr
12 Mar 2019
MP criticised over 'Eastern European' homeless comments
Gloucester MP Richard Graham has been criticised for again making derogatory comments about immigrants - this time Eastern Europeans.
11 Mar 2019
Lib Dems demand more bobbies on the beat
The Liberal Democrats are demanding more police officers on the beat in Gloucester.
11 Mar 2019
‘Come and work with us’, say Gloucester Lib Dems
Gloucester Liberal Democrats have extended the hand of friendship to supporters of both the Conservative and Labour parties, saying 'Come and work with us'.
25 Feb 2019
Lib Dems Demand Better – Rebuilding Capacity
The Liberal Democrats have announced a package of proposals aimed at reversing the decline of Gloucester City Council under the Conservatives.
18 Feb 2019
Chancellor urged to back People's Vote during visit to Gloucester
Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond has been urged to stop a no deal Brexit and back a People's Vote during a visit to Gloucester.
7 Feb 2019
Lib Dems unveil county council alternative budget
Gloucestershire Liberal Democrats have set out their proposed amendments to improve the Conservative County Council budget for 2019/20.
5 Feb 2019
EU citizens face 100-mile round trip to register to remain in UK post-Brexit
EU citizens in Gloucester face a 100-mile mile round trip to register for settled status in post-Brexit Britain, according to the Liberal Democrats.
4 Feb 2019
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Taxing Land, Not Investment
The Liberal Democrats have today published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system.
30 Aug 2018