We want to wish everyone a very merry Christmas. We hope you and your family have an enjoyable festive season and a prosperous New Year.

On Tuesday 12th December, Lib Dem councillors put forward an amendment to the Conservatives' Council Budget for 2018/19. We sought to make changes which would have contributed towards making Portsmouth a cleaner, fairer and safer city. Sadly, the Portsmouth Labour councillors put forward no amendment or alternative to the Conservatives' plans whatsoever.

On Tuesday 21st November, a decision was made at the council to introduce new guidelines and regulations in relation to Homes of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in the city.

On 14th November 2017, Portsmouth City Council voted at a Full Council meeting to investigate how to introduce a 'buffer zone' and other measures to keep public order and prevent intimidation caused by protest personally targeted at people accessing legal healthcare services.

Local Lib Dem councillors Ben Dowling, Will Purvis & Gerald Vernon-Jackson in Milton Ward have secured funding for a new path along the northern side of Bransbury Park.

Several local traders came to the local Lib Dem councillors in Milton last year saying that they wanted Christmas lights installed for Milton Market.

The Remembrance Sunday service will take place in Guildhall Square on 12 November.

Local Lib Dem councillors are pushing for the city council to move forward with its commitment to 'A City to Share' - a sustainable transport strategy put together by the Portsmouth Cycle Forum. 

Local Lib Dem councillors are fighting to make sure developers fulfil their obligation to build affordable housing as a proportion of any residential development.

Residents and businesses can have their say on plans for a new city centre road layout as part of a public consultation running until Thursday 2 November.

Following the council's consultation in 2014, the Coastal Defences Team are holding some drop-in events this autumn to re-introduce the scheme to residents.

Following on from the 10 October Council Housing Decision Meeting, we wanted to give everyone an update on fire safety and, more specifically, the removal of the cladding from Horatia and Leamington House.

Local St Thomas Ward Councillor, Rob Wood, has been working with residents and the council to resolve issues on King Street, Prince Regent Court and Brunswick Street.

Michael Robinson was a dedicated civil servant at Portsmouth City Council.

We are delighted the City Council has granted permission for an ice rink to be built in Guildhall Square this Christmas from November 18 until January 2.