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 Jeremy Hilton and Angela Conder are part of the Liberal Democrat team representing Kingsholm & Wotton.
Jeremy was born, educated and works in Gloucester and has represented the Kingsholm area for many years. He is the leader of the council and is also the county councillor for Kingsholm and Wotton. He is standing for re-election in May 2025.
Angela Conder, who lives in Kingsholm, is a former local government officer and librarian and has lived in Gloucester for 23 years.
A supporter of Friends of the Earth and National Trust, she has a passion for the urban and environmental issues.
If you have any issues you would like Jeremy or Angela to take up on your behalf you can get in touch with them - they are always ready to help.
You can contact Jeremy on jeremy.hilton@gloucestershire.gov.uk or 07415 291 479 and Angela on 07821 609939 or angellibdem@outlook.com
The team is on Facebook at fb.me/jeremy4glos
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.
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.
The Liberal Democrats have tabled questions to the Conservative cabinet member for culture and leisure asking a series of questions about the future of the swimming pool.