The government is to allow the use in England of a pesticide that has been banned by the European Union because it kills bees.

Ed Davey responds to the ongoing chaos and confusion from Boris Johnson over EU negotiations.

After tireless work and campaigning by Lib Dem Councillors Richard Stanley and Helen Munro, Bishop’s Cleeve Parish Council, and local residents from across the area, Gloucestershire County Council has finally agreed to build the much-needed new primary school near to the new homes at the north of Bishop’s Cleeve.

Gloucestershire County Council’s Active Travel plans took a beating from the Government, with the council receiving less than 9 per cent of the total funding requested - leaving a black hole for walking and cycling schemes in the county.

Nigel Adcock, County Council candidate for Winchcombe and Woodmancote, has planted dozens of trees in recent months - in stark contrast to the Conservative-run administration that has felled 2,338 trees over the past 12 months despite their promise to plant a million trees in the next 10 years.