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MP urged to apologise over 'foreigners' remark

The Liberal Democrats have once again called on Conservative MP Richard Graham to apologise over his flippant use of the term "foreigners".

Sandhurst Lane - speeding motorists are a menace

Liberal Democrats welcome planned improvements to Cross Keys roundabout

The Liberal Democrats have welcomed the planned improvements to the Cross Keys roundabout in Gloucester but do have concerns about the proposed layout.

Gloucester should get its share of housing funding, say Lib Dems

There are calls for Gloucester to get its fair share of a £2 billion Government fund to build more social housing.

Gloucester Liberal Democrats renew calls for new comprehensive school in the north of Gloucester

Gloucester Liberal Democrats have reiterated calls for a new secondary school to be built in the north of the city. It comes after forecasts prepared by the Department for Education reveal a shortfall of 477 secondary school places in Gloucester by 2023/24. Across the country 130,000 children are at risk of missing out on a secondary school place over the next five years, according to the Local Government Association. Rising birth rates and the thousands of new homes built at Kingsway and Cooper's Edge has seen increasing pressure for primary school places in Gloucester. But with thousands of new homes planned on the outskirts of Gloucester - at Innsworth, Churchdown and Brockworth as part of the Joint Core Strategy - there will be further demand on school places. The Liberal Democrats have long argued there was a need for a new non-selective secondary school in the north of the city as children not attending either Sir Thomas Rich's or Denmark Road High School for Girls, having to travel to Churchdown, Brock

Lib Dems angry over moving Elmbridge to Tewkesbury

The Liberal Democrats have branded proposals to move Elmbridge out of Gloucester and into Tewkesbury as "farcical".

Lib Dems question recycling centre closures

Liberal Democrat councillors have questioned Gloucestershire County Council's decision to close its household recycling centres one day a week. The Conservative-run county council has announced from the end of October changes to the opening hours of the five household recycling centres it owns. These are Fosse Cross near Cirencester, Hempsted in Gloucester, Wingmoor Farm at Bishops Cleeve, Pyke Quarry near Horsley and Oak Quarry near Coleford. They currently open at 9am and close at 6.15pm 12 months a year. From October 28 the five sites, which are run by Ubico Ltd, will be open from 10am until 4pm and from March they revert to the new summer opening hours of 9am to 5pm. But each centre will close one day a week, all year round. Councillor Jeremy Hilton, the Liberal Democrat waste spokesman at Shire Hall, said: "It is entirely sensible to reduce the opening hours of the household recycling centres during the winter as people don't want to be recycling their waste in the dark. "But to permanently close each re

Pride in the European Union

Shocking rise in knife crime across Gloucestershire

Gloucester's Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidate has raised concerns over a 38% rise in knife crime across the county.

Lib Dems publish plans to cut taxes for businesses by 20% in Gloucester

The Liberal Democrats have published a comprehensive blueprint for replacing the broken business rates system, cutting taxes for businesses by 20% in Gloucester.

Rebuilding Trade & Cooperation with Europe

Liberal Democrats want a way forward which works for Britain - that cuts down red tape, reduces costs for businesses and makes people better off as a result.

Everything has to change

This collective outpouring of grief has to be a watershed moment.

Supporting our health and social care workers

Our health and social care heroes have supported this country in a time of crisis. Now it’s our turn to support them, and tackle the growing mental health crisis in the health and care sector.