Martin Challenges JCS plan
FORMER Lib Dem MP Martin Horwood today kept his promise to give evidence at the examination of the Joint Core Strategy in front of government inspector Elizabeth Ord
Read moreLib Dems launch election manifesto
When Liberal Democrats launched our 2010 General Election manifesto, few people expected that many of the policies it contained would be implemented by the next Government. But that's what happened:
Read moreMartin Horwood champions Liberal Democrat tax cuts
Martin Horwood, Cheltenham’s Liberal Democrat MP since 2005, has welcomed his party’s latest plans to cut tax for even more hard working families in Cheltenham.
Martin Horwood champions Lib Dem mental health campaign in Cheltenham
Martin Horwood has strongly welcomed the Liberal Democrats’ new commitment to mental health services, which has been outlined in the new publication Manifesto for the Mind, and has backed equal treatment for mental and physical health in Cheltenham and Gloucestershire.
Read moreCheltenham MP welcomes million pound investment in local schools
Read moreLocal MP Martin Horwood has welcomed the announcement that a number of Cheltenham schools have been awarded funds for important infrastructure projects.
The war on drugs isn't working
Writing in the Guardian, Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg and Richard Branson describe the war on drugs an "abject failure."
Read moreMartin Horwood MP supports Fairtrade Fortnight
Martin Horwood, MP for Cheltenham, met Malawian sugar cane farmer, Allan Saidi and Jamaican sugar cane farmer, Alexia Ludford in Parliament this week, to hear about the importance of Fairtrade for farmers and their communities in developing countries
Read moreOur roads are shocking - Conservative council is letting our town down
Cheltenham residents are tearing their hair out over widespread failure to mend potholes and delays in carrying out major road works.
Read moreHelp Martin Horwood win in Cheltenham
The general election will be on Thursday 7 May - and all the signs suggest a close fight between local Lib Dem MP Martin Horwood and the Conservative candidate.
Read moreCheltenham MP welcomes new rules to safeguard pension savings
Cheltenham MP Martin Horwood has welcomed new rules unveiled yesterday to safeguard pension savings from high and unfair charges.
Read moreLib Dems freeze council tax and parking charges for fifth year in a row
The Liberal Democrats majority group on Cheltenham Borough Council are proposing a budget that FREEZES the borough's share of council tax (currently £187.12 a year for a Band D property) for the fifth year running.
Read moreMartin Horwood MP signs Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment
Martin Horwood has this week signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment.
Read moreMartin Horwood MP backs local apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are one of the coalition government's real success stories, claims local Lib Dem MP Martin Horwood.
Read more6% OF HOUSEHOLDS IN CHELTENHAM ELIGIBLE FOR HOME HEATING HELP
New research from Home Heat Helpline shows as many as 3000 households are eligible for help to keep their home warm this winter.
Read moreGuide Dogs wish Martin Horwood MP a Cracking Christmas
Martin Horwood MP met with staff, volunteers and puppies from the charity Guide Dogs yesterday to receive a custom-made Christmas cracker, thanking them for their support this year.
Read moreCheltenham MP joins campaigners to call for UK leadership to end AIDS
Martin Horwood this week joined UK, international and student activists at a STOPAIDS parliamentary event to mark World AIDS Day on 1 December.
Read moreCheltenham MP takes local workers’ fair redundancy fight to the top
The on-going campaign to get a fair deal for the hundred local workers who will lose their jobs due to the closure of Vibixa in Cheltenham by owners Weetabix was today taken to Westminster by Martin Horwood MP.
Read moreFlood insurance - more action needed
Cheltenham MP Martin Horwood is calling for action on the availability and affordability of flood insurance.
Read moreParents to get help with childcare costs
Working families will get thousands of pounds to ease the cost of childcare as part of a major tax-free childcare package that is to be rolled out in 2015.
Read moreFire in their bellies! Free school meals will help our kids perform
Cheltenham’s MP Martin Horwood has welcomed the introduction of free school meals for hundreds of children in the town. From September this year all reception, Year 1 and Year 2 pupils are entitled to a free meal at lunchtime.
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