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 Ashley Bowkett and Joshua Taylor are part of the Liberal Democrat team representing Barnwood.
Ashley, who lives in Barnwood, was first elected in a by-election in 2019.
He made his home in Gloucester in 2011 after spending eight years working in China, Singapore, and the US.
He is an award-winning documentary producer/director, and has worked in international television production, broadcasting, and distribution since the early 2000s.
Joshua also lives in Barnwood and works as a teacher in a local secondary school. He was first elected in May 2024.
County Councillor David Brown represents Barnwood & Hucclecote on the county council.
If you have any issues you would like Ashley or Joshua to take up on your behalf you can get in touch with them - they are always ready to help.
You can contact the team on ashley.bowkett@gloucester.gov.uk
The team is on Facebook at fb.me/CllrAshleyBowkett/
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.
Rebecca Trimnell, who is a councillor for Westgate on the city council, was chosen by local Lib Dem party members.
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.