Tag: Gloucestershire County Council

Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation

/ by Chris White

The future of local government – and what it could mean for Tewkesbury Tewkesbury Borough Council (TBC) has published full details and plans around potential local government reorganisation, including information on the upcoming English Devolution White Paper and proposed timelines. TBC Link Differing Views on England’s Devolution Plans Government’s Position: Streamlining and Empowering The UK […]

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Greener Gloucestershire

/ by Chris White

February 2025  Greener Gloucestershire In this edition… 🌎Climate change community fund – closing soon!🍽 Free cookery classes in Cirencester and Tewkesbury  Climate change community fund – closing soon!The Greener Gloucestershire community climate change fund is to help Gloucestershire reduce carbon emissions and the impacts of climate change within communities. The closing date for applications is […]

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Calls for public to have say on council shake-up as 1,600 oppose splitting Gloucestershire in two

by Chris White

https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/calls-public-say-council-shake-9969822 More than 1,600 people have signed the petition set up by Tewkesbury Borough Council leader Richard Stanley which says splitting the county would “undermine our collective strength, identity, and future”.

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Scheme to help with bus travel for veterans seeking employment 

/ by Chris White

In Nov ’23, your Green Councillor proposed a motion to full council to help veterans by providing free bus travel. The motion was passed and officers agreed to look into the logistics. Following this, our Green County Councillor group secured a £100, 000 budget amendment to fund the scheme, (in Feb ’24). The outcome is […]

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