Ward: Westgate
Compromise sought over trees
Lib Dems table motion to reach deal on King’s School wall
25 Oct 2023
News
Local News
Gloucester: Rebecca Trimnell
Locals fight Permali permit bid over noise and smells
Lib Dem councillor backing residents over factory permit
24 Oct 2023
Gloucester: Rebecca Trimnell
Historic St Oswald's Priory attacked by vandals
Foul language and tags have been sprayed over the Priory in an overnight attack
20 Oct 2023
Gloucester: Jeremy Hilton
Tory leisure boss urged to apologise
A motion to the extraordinary general meeting of the city council on October 19 calls for Andy Lewis, Conservative cabinet member for culture and leisure, to make a written apology for the failure to agree a deal with Aspire.
17 Oct 2023
Gloucester: Jeremy Hilton
Fears over city council finances
Liberal Democrats councillors warning that any further financial shocks during 2023/24 would lead to services being cut to balance the books.
15 Oct 2023
Gloucester: Jeremy Hilton
Barton Pool to host club gala behind closed doors
The city council announced the move as part of the phased reopening of leisure services in Gloucester after the collapse of the Aspire Trust last month.
14 Oct 2023
Ward: Westgate
Ola Kareem joins the team
Gloucester businessman joins the Westgate team
13 Oct 2023
Gloucester: Jeremy Hilton
Barton Pool may not reopen until Christmas
Councillor Andrew Lewis, cabinet member for culture and leisure, said he hoped the Barton Pool and the Twyver Pool would be reopened by January 1.
12 Oct 2023
Gloucester: Jeremy Hilton
When will the Barton Pool reopen, councillors demand
The Liberal Democrats have tabled questions to the Conservative cabinet member for culture and leisure asking a series of questions about the future of the swimming pool.
9 Oct 2023
Ward: Kingsholm & Wotton
Councillors call for emergency meeting to discuss shock closure of GL1 leisure centre
The Liberal Democrats have written to the Mayor and the managing director of Gloucester City Council demanding an emergency meeting is held for councillors to examine the issue.
1 Oct 2023
Ward: Kingsholm & Wotton
GL1 leisure centre's shock closure leaves 150 out of work
The announcement to shut the GL1 Leisure Centre and Oxstalls Sports Park comes after charitable trust Aspire went into liquidation.
29 Sep 2023
Ward: Podsmead
Podsmead councillor welcomes news on Gloucester City Homes funding deal
Gloucester City Homes has reached a new £130 million funding deal with NatWest, which includes £30 million of new money and a 10-year extension on existing loans.
26 Aug 2023
National News
Latest UK News
Strip Johnson of allowance and bar him from future honours
Boris Johnson was never fit to be Prime Minister. He should reap no benefits, in money or in honours, for the disgraceful way he behaved in office.
LD
3 Dec 2023
Health, Care & the NHS
Government 25% below cancer treatment target as charity says 20,000 deaths a year avoidable
The government’s failure to meet this target is putting people’s lives at risk.
LD
28 Nov 2023
Health, Care & the NHS
1 in 3 miss work while waiting for healthcare
Shock poll reveals staggering number of working UK adults say they have missed work in the past year due to being stuck on waiting lists or attempting to see a GP or dentist
LD
20 Nov 2023
LGBT+
Transgender Day of Remembrance
Today is an important opportunity to remember those who have lost their lives to transphobia, and reflect on how we as a society can end this loss of life.
CJ
20 Nov 2023
International Affairs
An immediate bilateral ceasefire in Israel and Gaza
As Liberal Democrats, we have always stood in support of a lasting peace and a two-state solution in Israel and Palestine.
ED
12 Nov 2023
Latest UK News
Islamophobia Awareness Month
It is vital that we stand up against all forms of Islamophobia, and work together to end religious hatred everywhere.
ED
1 Nov 2023
Latest UK News
Wera Hobhouse passes new law to protect people from workplace harassment
Employees should not have to wait any longer for safe and respectful workplaces.
LD
20 Oct 2023
Health, Care & the NHS
Taking a Stand for Mental Health
Mental health is as important as physical health.
LD
10 Oct 2023
Latest UK News
10 things Rishi Sunak didn’t mention
Rishi Sunak’s speech was so out of touch he may as well have been living on another planet.
LD
5 Oct 2023
Latest UK News
Ed Davey speech to Conference
Watch or read Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey's speech to Autumn Conference.
LD
26 Sep 2023
Health, Care & the NHS
Ed Davey calls for two month cancer treatment guarantee
Liberal Democrat Leader Ed Davey sets out a five-year cancer plan to boost survival rates, including a new legal right for patients to start treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral.
LD
26 Sep 2023
Lib Dems Winning
Lisa Smart Keynote Speech
Hear from Councillor Lisa Smart, Liberal Democrat Candidate for Hazel Grove.
LD
26 Sep 2023