A public consultation on the services provided by Cheltenham General Hospital is now underway and it's time that local residents made their voices heard.

The Tewkesbury Liberal Democrats have today called for a “level playing field” to help small high streets compete with internet giants in the run up to Christmas.

The Liberal Democrat fear local shops hit by decreased footfall during the coronavirus pandemic will continue to struggle and have therefore proposed a new scheme in a similar vein to how the Eat Out to Help Out scheme aided restaurants.

Councillors Helen Munro and Richard Stanley are delighted at the reversal by Tewkesbury Borough Council of its original decision to demolish Cleeve Hill Club house and end over 100 years of golf on Cleeve Common.

The Liberal Democrats have warned Laurence Robertson should “hang his head in shame” for voting against measures to protect high environmental and animal welfare standards.

Local NHS bosses are keeping Cheltenham A&E closed. They say it’s only temporary because of staff sickness and other pressures from Covid19, but despite heroic efforts by frontline NHS staff, Gloucester A&E is struggling to cope. It was failing waiting targets every month even before the pandemic.