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
Calls for Gloucester Councillors to Disclose Membership in Secret Societies and Private Clubs Wednesday, January 28, 2026 transparency gloucester councillors secret-societies freemasons labour liberal-democrats conservatives governance accountability Calls are growing in Gloucester for city councillors to be mandated to declare their membership in “secret societies” and private clubs. Labour councillors are spearheading a motion to change the council’s rules, … Read More
Trail Hunting Ban Criticized as Attack on Rural Communities by North Cotswolds MP Friday, January 2, 2026 trailhunting ban rural countryside hunting foxhunting animalwelfare government labour politics Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, the Conservative MP for North Cotswolds, has expressed strong opposition to the Government’s decision to ban trail hunting in England and Wales, calling it “another attack on countryside … Read More
Tributes Pour In for Terry Haines, 'Mr Athletics' and Former Gloucester Mayor Wednesday, December 24, 2025 terryhaines gloucester athletics labour mayor severnac community politics history tribute sport Terry Haines, affectionately known as “Mr Gloucestershire Athletics,” and a former Mayor and Sheriff of Gloucester, has passed away suddenly at the age of 82. Friends, family, and the wider community have … Read More
Tributes Pour In for 'Mr Athletics' and Former Gloucester Mayor Terry Haines Wednesday, December 24, 2025 athletics gloucester politics labour sports community mayor severnac tribute history sport Terry Haines, affectionately known as “Mr Gloucestershire Athletics,” and a former Mayor and Sheriff of Gloucester, has passed away suddenly at the age of 82. A deeply respected figure in both the political and … Read More
Jeremy Clarkson Bans All Labour MPs from His Cotswolds Pub in Protest Over Tax Policies Saturday, December 13, 2025 labour jeremyclarkson hospitality businessrates pubs taxation ukpolitics protest ukhospitality government Jeremy Clarkson has taken a firm stand against recent government tax policies by banning all Labour MPs from his Cotswolds pub, The Farmer’s Dog. This decision aligns him with a growing number of landlords nationwide … Read More