Lib Dems call for calm over California Crossroads
The new California Crossroads junction is proving to be safe. Conservative councillors’ increasingly desperate statements seek only to divide and undermine public confidence.
6 Mar 2025
Councillor Caroline Courtney and Joshua Hanley are part of the Liberal Democrat team for Tuffley.
Caroline, who lives on Stroud Road near to St Barnabas Church, was first elected to the city council in May 2021. She is the cabinet member for culture and leisure.
Joshua Hanley grew up in Tuffley, went to local schools and is now raising his family here.
He is a sports coach and has helped run local football teams.
If you have any issues you would like Caroline or Joshua to take up on your behalf you can get in touch with them by email at tuffleyliberaldemocrats@gmail.com
You can also follow Caroline on Facebook at fb.me/Caroline4Tuffley/
Care board reserves shrink by 40% in a year
Responding to the embargoed report from the Accounts Commission which warns that community health and social care finances are ‘increasingly precarious’, with Integrated Joint Board reserves depleted by 40% in 2023/24 and an increase in the projected fund
6 Mar 2025
Reeves has one month to save Scotland’s health and social care from £1.3 billion ‘jobs tax bombshell’
The Liberal Democrats have warned Rachel Reeves that she has just one month to save the health and care sector in Scotland from a £1.3 billion tax bombshell over the next five years.
6 Mar 2025
RBWM
Following the Plan and Fixing the Mess
RBWM 2025/26 Budget approved by Full Council
WLD
6 Mar 2025
Community, Connection, and Cake: My Afternoon with Befriended
In her weekly column, Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Mid Sussex, Alison Bennett talks about her afternoon with a local charity that is working to combat loneliness.
6 Mar 2025
Birmingham
Save Our Soul – The Electric Cinema remains exposed
Whilst the Birmingham budget was being debated yesterday, notification came through that Historic England would not list the Electric Cinema on Station Street.
5 Mar 2025