People in Cheltenham should vote for the Liberal Democrats to prevent a hard Brexit and protect the local NHS and local schools, the party’s candidate and former Lib Dem MP Martin Horwood has said today.

68 EU nurses, doctors and other staff nurses quit Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2016

As the county prepares to go to the polls to elect a new County Council on May 4, Gloucestershire’s Liberal Democrats have published their most detailed manifesto ever, setting out what they would do to get the Council back on track after 12 years of Tory failure.

Philip Hammond's first and last Spring Budget today has failed Cheltenham, say local Liberal Democrats.

Cheltenham’s Conservative MP has been accused of a "clear betrayal" of his constituents after voting in favour of triggering Article 50 this week without giving the public the final say on the Brexit deal.

Latest figures show that £17,774 has been paid in compensation to motorists in Gloucestershire for pothole-related damage over the last three years.

Gloucestershire Conservatives have announced their spending plans for 2017.

And in a controversial move they announced that they will be cutting the public mental health budget by a massive 30%.

Today's Autumn Statement by the Chancellor Philip Hammond includes no extra cash for local NHS trusts facing spiraling deficits and looming cuts to local services. 

Armed Forces veterans are being encouraged to apply for one of the new council homes being built at the former commercial site on Swindon Road.

• County NHS faces £24 million black hole as most NHS Trusts go into the red
• Healthwatch Gloucestershire highlights 'long delays' and poor support for mental health
• Lib Dems lead campaign to protect services as Tory MP urged to break silence on Cheltenham A&E