Tetbury CONNECT

Tom Kelsey is doing an epic solo walk of 500 miles to raise funds and awareness for a children's charity. He will carry his own tent and kit - and camp wild - all this despite having an arthritic knee. What a hero!

An ex- GCC chair will stand for Reform UK in the local election - because he says the Conservative party has let him down. His concerns include immigration - and climate policies that don't benefit people?

Local SMP Roz Savage heard from the community about their experiences of flooding - and how future problems can be avoided in the short and long term. Do we need more community meetings like this?

GCC plans to change firefighters' shifts - increasing their wokring day by 2hrs. Firefighters and their trade union are not happy about the plan - which raises the question - have they even been given a choice?

Charfield is to have 250 new homes - which may grow to possibly over 700. But more than 200 people object - over concerns about the local infrastructure. Can the village support such a growth in population?

Gloucestershire awaits a decision on whether the county council will be replaced by a "super council." If the plan goes ahead, local people's views may be less well represented. How is this good for us?