This week we caught up with Martin Horwood in Westminster and he gave us a post-election update on what it’s like working with the Tories, how the abolition of the regional spatial strategy will effect Leckhampton’s Green Lands and his position on the upcoming budget cuts in Cheltenham.

A fascinating website covering the history of the shops of  Bath Road, The Suffolks and Tivoli launched last week. The website www.cheltenhamsouthtown.org was created and funded by the south Cheltenham community initiative Cheltenham Connect and  a number of local historians and researchers. Wendy Ellyatt talks about the project Michael Dower talks about the project

Jonathan Pollinger talks to LeckhamptonOnline about Twitter and Foursquare and why businesses should embrace social media. LeckhamptonOnline interviews Jonathan Pollinger from Intranet Future from Leckhampton Online on Vimeo.

Here is our latest interview with Councillor Klara Sudbury. Klara talks about the role of a Councillor in Cheltenham and her priorities for Leckhampton. LeckhamptonOnline interviews Klara Sudbury from Leckhampton Online on Vimeo.

Here is our interview with Mark Sheldon about the council’s budget consultation, and the potential cuts facing Cheltenham. We will be interviewing Mark again in December once the council’s proposed budget has been made public, so if you have any questions post them as comments below.