Ex-Gloucester Mayor Lorraine Campbell to Serve as Independent Conservative Following Suspension Over Budget Vote Monday, March 9, 2026 gloucester lorrainecampbell conservative independent citycouncil budget suspension politics councillor localgovernment Lorraine Campbell, former mayor of Gloucester and Tuffley’s City Councillor, announced she will now sit as an Independent Conservative after being suspended from the Conservative group due to a disputed budget vote. Campbell … Read More
Cotswold By-Election Sees Candidates Compete for The Beeches District Council Seat Wednesday, March 4, 2026 cotswold council by-election cirencester politics elections liberaldemocrat labour conservative reformuk Next week, voters in The Beeches ward of Cirencester will decide who will fill the vacant district council seat in a by-election triggered by the resignation of Liberal Democrat Nigel Robbins. Having served since 2015, … Read More
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