Local Government

Local Government

Anything happening locally at Parish, Town, District or County level
Apr
30
Stroud Elections Focus: Liberal Democrats

Stroud Elections Focus: Liberal Democrats

George James is interviewed by Laurie Davies George James is the new leader of the Liberal Democrats group on Stroud
10 min read
Apr
25
Stroud Local Elections Focus: Labour

Stroud Local Elections Focus: Labour

But this time, Labour’s regional party HQ have made clear, “we've got to win as many seats as we can. Both to be supporting Simon [Opher] when it comes to [the general election], and also so that we we have got representatives across the district.
9 min read
Oct
28
Stroud and COP26: Equipping Stroud’s homes for the future

Stroud and COP26: Equipping Stroud’s homes for the future

By Jamie O’Dell In Stroud, emissions from our homes are the one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas
3 min read
May
17
Stroud District Council party leaders confirm details of Cooperative Alliance

Stroud District Council party leaders confirm details of Cooperative Alliance

Stroud District Council will continue to be run by an alliance of Labour, Green and Liberal Democrat councillors.
2 min read
Mar
12
What emergency? Gloucestershire County Council invests £100 million of pension pot in fossil fuels

What emergency? Gloucestershire County Council invests £100 million of pension pot in fossil fuels

Despite the GCC declaring a council emergency in May 2019 – with a commitment to being carbon neutral by 2050 – it continues to rely on fossil fuels for over four percent of its total pension fund value
3 min read
Jan
21
Letter: vaccination for privately and self employed Group 2 social care workers is urgently needed

Letter: vaccination for privately and self employed Group 2 social care workers is urgently needed

“Local authorities, working with the CQC and local resilience forum partners, are responsible for ensuring that all employers of frontline social care workers in their area are identified and provided with the necessary information and support to make arrangements for the vaccination of staff.”
3 min read