Opinions

In May last year, I wrote in the Echo that following weeks of behind-the-scenes pressure Severn Trent had given me a ‘cast-iron commitment’ to clean up the...

Every time I stand at the despatch box in the House of Commons I think of Cheltenham’s HHJ Martyn company and the craftsmen who built it in their workshop on...

As one of Cheltenham’s YMCA honorary vice-presidents, I was delighted to support the annual Sleep Easy last weekend. Dozens of hardy souls bedded down in...

A tourist planning a trip to Cheltenham might google a visitor guide to help them decide what to see. One online source states “Cheltenham is considered to have...

It is disappointing that Cheltenham Borough Council this week confirmed its plans to slash opening hours at Cheltenham’s Swindon Road Recycling centre. Back in...

Over the weekend I was in Lucknow, India to secure investment openings for British businesses. As the keynote speaker at the Global Investment Summit, I had the...

Last week it was a pleasure to be invited onto a community panel at Bethesda Methodist Church in Great Norwood Street to debate issues of standards in public...

Like many here in Cheltenham, I have been growing increasingly concerned for the safety of local resident Chris Parry who is currently missing in Ukraine. I...

Happy New Year to everyone in Cheltenham. I hope you managed to get a break. We loved spending Christmas here at home, with highlights including going as a...