Complaints Lead to Increased Grass Cutting on Gloucestershire County Council Land Friday, August 1, 2025 grasscutting tewkesbury council gloucestershire maintenance publicspaces community environment localgovernment complaints Earlier this year, Tewkesbury Borough Council’s agreement to maintain grass cutting on land owned by Gloucestershire County Council came to an end. Following a series of complaints from local residents about overgrown grass … Read More
Attacks on Greater Council Plan Compared to 'Second Siege of Gloucester,' Says City Leader Tuesday, July 22, 2025 gloucester council localgovernment greatergloucester civilwar jeremyhilton unitaryauthority reform gloucestershire politics Criticism of the proposed Greater Gloucester Council has drawn a dramatic comparison to the city’s historic resilience during the First English Civil War. Gloucester City Council leader Jeremy Hilton described the backlash … Read More
Talks Underway Over Possible Reopening of Cheltenham Tip Monday, July 21, 2025 cheltenham recycling swindonroad cheltenhamborough gloucestershire wastemanagement localgovernment environmentalpolicy council recyclingcentre Discussions have begun regarding the potential reopening of Cheltenham’s Swindon Road household recycling centre, although a full review of the site is expected to take some time to complete. The recycling centre was … Read More
Greater Gloucester Council Plan Criticized as 'Unacceptable and Undemocratic' Amid Calls for Full City Council Debate Sunday, July 13, 2025 gloucester localgovernment councils democracy politics unitaryauthority libdems labour gloucestershire councildebate The Liberal Democrat leadership at North Warehouse has come under fire for advancing the creation of a Greater Gloucester authority without securing the City Council’s approval. Councillor Jeremy Hilton (LD, Kingsholm … Read More
'Done Deal' Fears Over Council Shake-Up Quelled as Email Name Change Confirmed a Mistake Friday, July 11, 2025 gloucestershire council reorganisation emails moderngov localgovernment unitary devolution administration notifications Concerns about a supposed ‘done deal’ in Gloucestershire’s local government reorganisation have been eased after Gloucestershire County Council clarified that a recent change to the council name appearing in … Read More
Council Faces Criticism Over New In-House Communications Team Amid Budget Strains Friday, July 11, 2025 gloucester council communications pr budget localgovernment liberaldemocrats opposition publicservices reorganisation Gloucester City Council’s recent decision to bring its communications team in-house has sparked a heated debate among local political figures, raising questions about its timing and financial prudence amidst stretched public … Read More