Big improvement to local bus service
After long campaigning by Up Hatherley councillors and residents, the County Council is consulting on running a full daily service on the K bus, instead of the present service of only 5 journeys per day on Mondays to Fridays only
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Tory tax credit cuts will hammer 3,800 families in Cheltenham
THREE thousand eight hundred families in Cheltenham will lose out under Conservative plans to cut tax credits.
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Tim Farron opens new Lib Dem office
Liberal Democrat members in Cheltenham welcomed party leader Tim Farron MP to the town to officially open the new Liberal Democrat office off Berkeley Street.
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Cheltenham Lib Dems condemn renewable energy cuts
Cheltenham Borough Council officially opposes the Conservative Government’s cuts to support for the renewable energy industry after a vote at Monday night’s council meeting.
The Lib Dem administration voted in favour of a motion condemning Tory moves to pull the rug out from underneath the industry.
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Tory housing plans unfair to renters,' says borough council leader
Cheltenham Lib Dem leader calls for Tory right to buy rethink
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Emulsions run high as Cheltenham Liberal Democrats gloss over election loss
Liberal Democrats in Cheltenham have been brushing aside their election defeat by decorating their new office.
The town’s MP from 2005-15 Martin Horwood was among the well-drilled team lending a hand during a day of DIY action at the weekend.
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Government delays key road improvements
Last year the Department of Transport approved funding to Highways England for fixing the A417 ‘Missing Link’, as part of a £15 billion countrywide road improvement scheme, but it has now been confirmed that a solution will not be delivered before 2021.
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Corbyn victory means Labour not credible opposition
Jeremy Corbyn's victory in the Labour leadership contest today means the party isn't serious about taking on the Tory government, according to Cheltenham's former Lib Dem MP Martin Horwood.
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Cheltenham Borough Council ready to help refugees
Cheltenham Borough Council is offering its support to efforts to help refugees to Britain.
The Liberal Democrat administration is pledging to do all it can to ensure the town is able to support people displaced by war in the Middle East and Africa.
Lib Dems slam health budget cuts
The Conservative Government is planning a £1.5m a year cut to Gloucestershire County Council’s public health budget.
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