Once again we have seen George Osborne perform his usual magic tricks. He has led voters to believe that he is not making the massive cuts, but behind the scenes they are still looming large!

A Lib Dem motion submitted to full council next week will look once again at worrying ambulance response times across many parts of Gloucestershire.

The Conservatives on Gloucestershire County Council voted unanimously against Cllr Joe Harris' calls to protect the new universal infant free school meal programme and asking the Leader of the Council to write to the Secretary of State for Education, the Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP.

A motion that would have tidied up and improved the appearance of roads and pavements in the Cotswolds has been rejected by the Conservative administration at Cotswold District Council (CDC).

It has been revealed that Cotswold District Council’s (CDC) Local Plan won’t be ready until at least 2017 according to the authority’s latest timetable. 

A public meeting is being held on Wednesday to discuss the future of a Cirencester playing field with an uncertain future.

Cirencester’s two County Councillors are holding an advice surgery this weekend to give residents the opportunity to raise any issues they have about the local area. 

Leader of the opposition at Cotswold District Council, Councillor Joe Harris has welcomed news that the authority is to look at what it can do to help support refugees fleeing conflict in the Middle East and North Africa.

Figures released last week by the Department for Health shows the Conservative Government is planning a £1,546,000 cut to the public health budget in Gloucestershire. The budget pays to help improve people's health so there is less pressure on the NHS. 

The Liberal Democrats on Cotswold District Council (CDC) have been successful in ensuring a special Council meeting will be held to discuss the suitability of South Cerney as a home for an expanded waste vehicle depot.