Cirencester County Councillor Joe Harris has called on the local NHS Trust to cancel parking fines for patients and visitors who have been caught out after recent changes to the way parking is managed at Cirencester Hospital.

A petition set up by Cirencester County Councillor Joe Harris to try and save Cirencester Hospital’s overnight minor injuries unit has helped secure a debate about the closure at Gloucestershire County Council next week.

One of Cirencester's County Councillors hit out at developers over a lack of action on one of Cirencester town centre's most run down areas.

Councillor Joe Harris has announced his intention to resign from Cirencester Town Council effective from September 1^st.

Proposals that could see Cirencester Hospital’s overnight minor injuries unit closed has been condemned by the area’s County Councillor. 

Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust has put forward three recommendations all of which seek to end the hospital’s 24 hour Minor Injuries Unit (MIU). The review proposes to end the provision of overnight cover at the hospital due to lack of demand.

A motion to try and tackle mental health problems in schools, colleges and Universities will be debated at Gloucestershire County Council next week.

A popular public space in the heart of Cirencester has been saved from development.

The Cotswold Liberal Democrats have slammed the decision by Gloucestershire County Council's Conservative administration to withdraw £500,000 funding for the roll out of super fast broadband in the Cotswolds.

The Liberal Democrat group at Cotswold District Council (CDC) have come out against proposals to merge Cotswold District Council with West Oxfordshire Council after a group meeting last week.

The Liberal Democrats secured a number of wins at Cotswold District Council's (CDC) budget meeting earlier including periods of free parking in Cirencester, funding for more parking spaces in the town and half a million pounds worth of investment to roll our super fast broadband.