Ward: Podsmead
Action for our community
Taking action on local issues across Podsmead
9 Dec 2023
News
Local News
Ward: Quedgeley Severn Vale
5G phone mast looking better
Phone mast now blends into the surroundings
9 Dec 2023
Ward: Quedgeley Severn Vale
Road sign gaffe leaves residents amused
The sign at the Tesco roundabout on Bristol Road was directing motorists to “Eimare” and “Stonebech” instead of Elmore and Stonebench.
6 Dec 2023
Ward: Quedgeley Severn Vale
Seeking a solution to Sims Lane junction problems
There are concerns about the safety of the junction
4 Dec 2023
Ward: Quedgeley Severn Vale
Action for our community
Taking action on local issues across Quedgeley
1 Dec 2023
Barton & Tredworth
Former Labour councillor switches to the Liberal Democrats
Councillor Usman Bhaimia, who represents Barton and Tredworth ward, becomes the 13th Lib Dem councillor on Gloucester City Council.
19 Nov 2023
Ward: Westgate
Action for our community
Taking action on local issues across Westgate
1 Nov 2023
Ward: Westgate
Compromise sought over trees
Lib Dems table motion to reach deal on King’s School wall
25 Oct 2023
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 City Council
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 City Council
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
Cameron Thomas MP
Cameron Thomas
Tewkesbury MP calls for water regulator to be replaced with proper industry watchdog
Cameron Thomas MP has responded to the Government announcing a new review of the water industry, by calling for the regulator Ofwat to be replaced.
23 Oct 2024
Cameron Thomas
Tewkesbury MP heads to biodiversity conference in Colombia, as River Severn faces ecological crisis
Member of Parliament for Tewkesbury Cameron Thomas has joined the UK’s delegation heading to Columbia for this year’s international Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP 16.
22 Oct 2024
Cameron Thomas
Tewkesbury MP Welcomes Appointment of Interim Chief Constable
Following the announcement that an interim chief constable is to take the helm at Gloucestershire Constabulary, Tewkesbury MP Cameron Thomas has contacted the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner, to request an initial meeting.
18 Oct 2024
Cameron Thomas
Tewkesbury MP backs landmark bill to put UK back on track to meet climate and nature commitments
Local MP Cameron Thomas is backing a new landmark bill which would put the UK back on course to meet its international climate and nature targets.
16 Oct 2024
Cameron Thomas
Call for improvements to local Maternity Services
Cameron Thomas speaks of the national challenges impacting local maternity services
9 Oct 2024
Cameron Thomas
Tewkesbury MP Cameron Thomas to Oppose Cut to Winter Fuel Allowance
The government's plan to withdraw the Winter Fuel Allowance could impact almost 20,000 pensioners across Tewkesbury Constituency.
3 Sep 2024
National News
Crime & Policing
Policing Fit for the Future
Years of Conservative neglect left our policing system in crisis - our bold new policy will make policing fit for the future, putting public safety first, ensuring everyone can feel safe in their home and on their street.
LS
20 Sep 2025
Education, Children & Schools
Backing Youth Work to Build Communities
Youth work changes lives by providing safe spaces, building skills, and improving life chances for young people. Our members passed a new policy to back youth work, calling on the Government to prioritise it in their upcoming National Youth Strategy.
MW
20 Sep 2025
Migration
Clearing the asylum backlog is a national emergency
Until the Government treats this crisis with the urgency and seriousness it demands, nothing will change and the vulnerable people caught in the system will continue to suffer.
LD
20 Sep 2025
Cost of living
Our plan to halve energy bills by 2035
Sky-high energy bills are a massive problem for families, pensioners and businesses across the UK.
LD
25 Jul 2025
International Affairs
Ending the suffering in Gaza and the West Bank
We can’t turn a blind eye to the devastation across the Occupied Territories if we want to achieve a permanent peace for Palestinians and Israelis.
LD
24 Jul 2025
Economy & Business
My liberal vision for a thriving economy
I’m proud that once again it is the Liberal Democrats leading the way, with our vision for an economy that is growing strongly, where everyone feels the benefits.
ED
16 Jul 2025
Education, Children & Schools
Our five principles for SEND reform
Ed Davey Munira Wilson have written to Keir Starmer setting out five principles for SEND reform, and offering to work on a cross-party basis with the government to ensure the reforms deliver for children with SEND and their families.
LD
9 Jul 2025
Benefits & Pensions
Standing up for the most vulnerable in society
Why we opposed the Government’s welfare bill
SD
3 Jul 2025
Windrush Day 2025
77 years ago today, the HMT Empire Windrush docked in Essex - marking the beginning of the Windrush generation’s arrival here in the UK.
20 Jun 2025
LGBTQ+
Pride Month 2025
So we will keep fighting - until we can finally build a society where everyone is free to be who they are.
ED
1 Jun 2025
LGBTQ+
International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
My message to the UK’s LGBTQ+ community is clear - I support you. I stand with you.
CJ
17 May 2025
Home Affairs
Standing Up to Divisive Politics
In the face of divisive and destructive politics, it is more important than ever that the Liberal Democrats continue to offer a liberal alternative.
LS
14 May 2025