Cheltenham secondary schools could go a million pounds into the red
With the Chancellor's Autumn Statement and spending review announcement due this week, Martin Horwood has warned that government spending cuts to local secondary schools could put them a million pounds into the red within a few years.
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Exciting plans for Pittville Park
Liberal Democrat led Cheltenham Borough Council has revealed exciting plans which will transform the Pittville Park play area.
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SAVE THE V BUS
Following a successful campaign led by the then MP Martin Horwood, the V bus service in Cheltenham was launched in March 2010 with stops in Welland Lodge Road, Cleevemount Close and outside Robert Harvey House in Winchcombe Street.
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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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Council move will save taxpayers millions
As the new Conservative Government plans new funding cuts, the Liberal Democrats on Cheltenham Borough Council are working to protect local services by cutting costs.
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Local MP urged to keep hunting ban
Cheltenham's Tory MP has been urged by his predecessor to keep a strong hunting ban in place by voting against the government's amendments to the Hunting Act.
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First Tory Budget hits the young, the sick & public sector workers
Free from the restraining influence of Liberal Democrats in government, the Conservatives have reverted to type and unleashed a Budget that attacks the young, the sick and public sector workers according to Cheltenham's former MP Martin Horwood.
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Conservative Council’s record on road repairs is shocking
Liberal Democrats on Gloucestershire County Council recently received support for a call to monitor more closely the council’s highways contract with Amey.
The County Council has regularly been criticised since Amey took over the road contract. Now, there have been so many complaints from residents that local councillors have had to step in.
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Cheltenham Liberal Democrats enjoy membership surge
Cheltenham Liberal Democrats are fighting back with 60 new members following the General Election.
The party has seen a remarkable surge in support since the poll on May 7, with more than 12,000 people joining across the UK.
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Lib Dems call for referendum votes at 16
Cheltenham Liberal Democrats have called for the coming referendum of European Union membership to include 16 and 17 year olds just as in the recent Scottish referendum. The bill to enable the European Union referendum to happen is expected to be announced in Wednesday's Queen's Speech.
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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
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