Ex-Gloucester MP Richard Graham Sells City Home but Remains Committed to Gloucestershire Wednesday, December 10, 2025 richardgraham gloucestershire gloucester politics retirement homesale localmp conservative community sport Richard Graham, former Conservative MP for Gloucester, is selling his spacious city centre home but will continue to live in Gloucestershire. Having represented Gloucester at Westminster from 2010 until his retirement in July … Read More
Mixed Reaction to Government Plan to Abolish Police and Crime Commissioners to Save £100m Monday, November 17, 2025 police policing accountability commissioners governance gloucestershire reform conservative liberaldemocrat budget The Government’s plan to abolish police and crime commissioners (PCCs) across England and Wales has stirred mixed reactions in Gloucestershire. Aiming to save at least £100 million, the move is part of broader policing … Read More
Cotswold and Shire Hall Leader Paul Hodgkinson Re-Selected as Lib Dem Candidate for North Cotswolds Sunday, November 16, 2025 paulhodgkinson libdems northcotswolds gloucestershire election cotswoldcouncil politics publichealth conservative generalelection Paul Hodgkinson, a prominent Gloucestershire County Council leader and cabinet member responsible for public health, communities, and fire services at Shire Hall, has been re-selected as the Liberal Democrat parliamentary … Read More
William Hague Urges Keir Starmer to ‘Be More Like Margaret Thatcher’ Wednesday, October 15, 2025 williamhague keirstarmer margaretthatcher leadership politics conservative labour cheltenham ukpolitics politicalstrategy In a thought-provoking address at the Cheltenham Literature Festival, former Foreign Secretary and Conservative Party leader William Hague called on Labour leader Keir Starmer to adopt a more resolute and assertive political … Read More
‘Absolute Confidence’ Expressed by Liberal Democrat Joe Harris to Surpass Tory Record of Filling 90,000 Potholes Annually Tuesday, September 16, 2025 potholes roads repairs liberaldemocrats conservative infrastructure maintenance transport joeharris government Liberal Democrat roads chief Joe Harris has declared his “absolute confidence” that his team will outdo the previous Conservative government’s record of repairing 90,000 potholes each year. Harris emphasized the … Read More
Tory Councillor Defects to Reform UK, Citing End of Tory Influence in Forest of Dean Wednesday, August 6, 2025 politics defection conservative reformuk councillor forestofdean localgovernment partychange election ukpolitics Councillor Alan Preest has officially left the Conservative Party to join Reform UK, expressing his belief that the Tory presence in the Forest of Dean is “dead in the water.” Preest, a well-known local figure, … Read More