Statement made by Liberal Democrat County Leader Cllr. Colin Hay:

Gloucestershire County Council will vigorously defend the decision to refuse planning permission for a massive waste incinerator at Javelin Park, Gloucester. This is the outcome of a debate led by Liberal Democrat Cllr. Jeremy Hilton (Kingsholm & Wotton) at the first meeting of the new county council earlier today.

The Government’s decision to abandon its planned expansion of badger culling has been welcomed by the Liberal Democrats in Gloucestershire, but its continuation of the pilot culls in both the county and in Somerset has been condemned.

The Government’s decision to abandon its planned expansion of badger culling has been welcomed by the Liberal Democrats in Gloucestershire, but its continuation of the pilot culls in both the county and in Somerset has been condemned.