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Liberal Democrats call on Council to improve pedestrian equality

 Cllr Paul Alexnder with one of the chicane barriers which currently restrict access by people using wheelchairs and scooters.  ...

Former council leader urged to apologise over Marketing Gloucester failures

Councillors are demanding that the former leader of Gloucester City Council apologise for the Marketing Gloucester debacle. The Liberal Democrats have tabled a motion to the city council calling on Councillor Paul James to apologise after the arms length organisation was bailed out to the tune of £240,000. The city council had to give Marketing Gloucester, which was responsible for promoting Gloucester and running events, the money for it to stay financially solvent. Councillor Paul James, who stood down as leader of the council in November last year, resigned as chair of the Marketing Gloucester board in May. Councillor Jeremy Hilton, leader of Gloucester Liberal Democrats, said: "Councillor Paul James was chair of the board for eight years, which had oversight of Marketing Gloucester when it racked up this huge overspend. "It's clear the board did not properly take a grip of expenditure and allowed things to get out of control. "Councillor James, as chair, should have had better control over the governance

Parish councillor Darryl Sankey to stand in Ingatestone, Fryerning and Mountnessing ward

Darryl Sankey, parish councillor, community stalwart and retired accountant, has been selected to fight the Ingatestone, Fryerning & Mountnessing borough council seat in 2021.

Bedford Borough Council shortlisted for national environmental charity award

Bedford Borough Council Community Engagement has been shortlisted in Keep Britain Tidy's annual awards.

Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD, 27 January)

THE WORLD MUST NEVER FORGET Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD, 27 January) is a national commemoration day in the United Kingdom dedicated to the remembrance of those who suffered in The Holocaust, under Nazi Persecution, and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia, and Darfur. Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) 2020 marks 75 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Here you can find different ways to get involved in this landmark anniversary and explore the theme for HMD 2020: Stand Together.