City Chiefs Confident of February Bailout to Avert Gloucester Council Bankruptcy Thursday, December 11, 2025 gloucester council finance bailout budget crisis government recovery bankruptcy localgovernment Gloucester City Council is confronting its most severe financial crisis to date, facing the threat of bankruptcy without urgent government intervention. Council leaders have expressed confidence they will secure a financial … Read More
MP Condemns Gloucester City Council’s Financial Crisis Amid Calls for £17.5m Government Bailout Wednesday, December 3, 2025 gloucester council bankruptcy funding overspend cyberattack localgovernment recovery budget publicservices Gloucester MP Alex McIntyre has expressed deep concern and frustration over Gloucester City Council’s urgent request for up to £17.5 million in emergency government support to avoid a financial crisis. The Labour … Read More
Screwfix Trade Counter Role Outpaces Cotswold Council Leader’s Pay Amidst Controversial Allowance Rise Saturday, November 29, 2025 screwfix cotswold council allowances payrise councillors remuneration gloucestershire localgovernment tradecounter Civic leaders in Gloucestershire’s Cotswold District have voted to increase their allowances despite the council leader earning significantly less than a local Screwfix trade counter supervisor. At a council meeting in … Read More
New £120k Council Shake-Up Role Criticized as ‘Reckless Waste of Public Funds’ Friday, November 28, 2025 gloucestershire localgovernment reorganisation unitaryauthorities budget council leadership publicservices politics controversy A newly created £120,000-a-year role to oversee the ambitious reorganisation of local government in Gloucestershire has ignited controversy, with critics labeling it a “reckless waste of public money.” The UK Government plans … Read More
Cotswold District Council Unanimously Supports Single Unitary Council Proposal for Gloucestershire Thursday, November 27, 2025 gloucestershire cotswold localgovernment unitarycouncil reorganisation councilservices governance finance democracy councilreform Cotswold District Council has unanimously backed plans for a single unitary council to serve the entire county of Gloucestershire. The decision was made at a meeting in Cirencester on November 26, where council members … Read More
Stroud Green Party Condemns Government’s ‘Undemocratic’ Unitary Council Plan as Labour Sees ‘Opportunity’ Wednesday, November 26, 2025 gloucestershire localgovernment greenparty labour unitaryauthority councilreorganization democracy stroud councils publicservices Stroud District’s Green Party has vehemently criticized the Government-mandated shake-up of local councils in Gloucestershire, labeling the plan as “shameful” and “undemocratic.” The government seeks to dissolve the current … Read More