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.
Councillor Rebecca Trimnell, Councillor Howard Hyman and Ola Kareem are the Liberal Democrat team for Westgate.
Rebecca, who lives in the ward close to Gloucester Cathedral, was elected in a by-election in March 2023 and won her seat from the Conservatives. She is now the cabinet member for community engagement.
Howard Hyman, who lives in Westgate, is an experienced councillor and former Mayor of Gloucester. He was first elected to represent Westgate in May 2024 having served as a councillor in Elmbridge ward since 2016.
Ola Kareem is a father-of-three and businessman in Gloucester providing social care services in the city.
He has been involved in community work in the Westgate and city centre areas for several years, including running events cooking for the community and charity litter picks.
If you have any issues you would like Rebecca to take up on your behalf you can get in touch with her by email at rebecca4westgate@outlook.com
You can also follow Rebecca on Facebook at fb.me/WestgateWardSpotlight
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.