Lib Dems take action over green bin payment difficulties
Gloucester City Council had made it harder to use the pay by phone option – often favoured by elderly residents who do not want to pay online – for the annual £50 bin charge.
Councillors Linda Castle, Sarah Sawyer and Luke Shervey represent Longlevens on the city council.
Linda and Sarah were elected in 2021, while Luke was elected in May 2024.
Linda grew up in Longlevens, attending local schools and also raised her family here. She has recently retired from the NHS.
Sarah grew up in Gloucester runs the Friends of Elmbridge group and is fundraising for new play area in Armscroft Park.
She is a mother of three and lives in Elmbridge, near Cheltenham Road and is now cabinet member for planning.
Luke lives in Longlevens and works in the social housing sector. He is the cabinet member for housing.
They are speaking up for local residents, getting things done and making a difference.
If you have an issue you want Linda, Sarah or Luke to take up on your behalf, please do get in touch.
You can contact the team at longlevenslibdems@gmail.com
You can also follow Linda, Sarah and Luke on Facebook at fb.me/longlevenslibdems
Gloucester City Council had made it harder to use the pay by phone option – often favoured by elderly residents who do not want to pay online – for the annual £50 bin charge.
Cycling improvements being made to Cheltenham Road
A motion to the extraordinary general meeting of the city council on October 19 calls for Andy Lewis, Conservative cabinet member for culture and leisure, to make a written apology for the failure to agree a deal with Aspire.
Liberal Democrats councillors warning that any further financial shocks during 2023/24 would lead to services being cut to balance the books.
The city council announced the move as part of the phased reopening of leisure services in Gloucester after the collapse of the Aspire Trust last month.
Councillor Andrew Lewis, cabinet member for culture and leisure, said he hoped the Barton Pool and the Twyver Pool would be reopened by January 1.