‘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
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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
Lib Dems call for cross-party support to help rough sleepers
The Liberal Democrats are calling for the Conservatives to back moves to scrap the Vagrancy Act - as figures show rough sleeping is falling in Gloucester.
1 Feb 2019
Quedgeley missed from winter gritting plans
The Liberal Democrats are demanding answers as to why Quedgeley is missing out on being gritted.
31 Jan 2019
City council really is vanishing, say Lib Dems
Gloucester is one of the cities hardest hit by cuts to local government funding, a report says.
30 Jan 2019
Violent crime rises in county
Violent crime has risen by 16% in Gloucestershire in the past year, latest Home Office figures show.
25 Jan 2019
City councillors to debate EU citizens' rights
City councillors are to debate a motion celebrating the contribution EU citizens bring to Gloucester.
17 Jan 2019
Lib Dems urge Government to set up a bottle return scheme
Gloucester's Liberal Democrat councillors are calling on the Government to set up a nationwide single-use bottle return scheme.
14 Jan 2019
School to be on Clearwater Drive despite opposition
Campaigners have spoken of their disappointment that plans to build a new primary school in Gloucester have been given the green light. A planning inspector overturned the original decision by Gloucester City Council to refuse planning permission to build the school on the land next to Clearwater Drive in Quedgeley after the Diocese of Gloucester appealed. The Liberal Democrats have long been against building on land at Clearwater Drive and wanted to see it become designated open space for the community. Quedgeley Severn Vale ward currently has just 1.08 hectares of open space per 1,000 people which is short of the recommended 2.8 hectares of open space per 1,000 people. Local campaigners Anna Mozol and Liam Harries, of Quedgeley Severn Vale Liberal Democrats, both attended the appeal to support residents in their opposition to the location of the new school. "We are bitterly disappointed the planning inspector has overturned the original decision of councillors on the planning committee to reject the plans f
13 Jan 2019
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Taxing Land, Not Investment
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