Notices of Motion
1. PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR CHAMBERS-DUBUS
“There are many streets of terraced houses in inner city wards of Gloucester that have no front gardens and who’s front doors open straight onto the footpath. Such houses have no external access to the rear of the property. This makes it impractical to use conventional black refuse bins and instead residents are provided with black sacks as an alternative. Whilst the black sacks solve one problem, they actually create another as refuse spills out from the sacks causing litter which gets blown up and down the street. This is a health hazard, is unsightly and can attract vermin. It also results in extra street cleaning costs.
This is not solely a Gloucester problem and other councils with similar terraced streets have adopted alternative methods to the black sacks. These include communal bins, large wheelie bins and some councils have installed large underground bins.
In order to address the problems with black sacks this council resolves to:
· Review the effectiveness of black sacks in terraced streets.
· Initiate discussions with Ubico to consider alternative methods including those used by other councils as mentioned above.
· Consult with residents in affected streets to fully understand the problem and seek their views on realistic and workable alternatives.”
2. PROPOSED BY COUNCILLOR WILSON
“Council is extremely concerned by the recently announced cuts to BBC local radio programming.
The changes will cut local programming after 2pm – with most shows after this point being broader regional or national broadcasts.
Council notes the announcement has met fierce criticism from across the political spectrum.
BBC Radio Gloucestershire is a vital service for people in Gloucester. It helps residents stay connected to their local community, providing local news, culture, sport and weather updates, and gives residents an opportunity to have their say and participate in local debates through phone-ins. BBC Local Radio does this in a unique way that commercial radio cannot quite match.
In the last couple of years, during the Coronavirus pandemic, the station was able to help spread important information, while also in many ways being the only source of company for those residents cut off from the rest of society. During the cost of living crisis local radio will play a similarly crucial role in spreading information about support services, warm banks and a number of other important lifelines for residents.
BBC local radio also does a great job of holding decision makers to account – both local and national – as was demonstrated by the round of local interviews conducted with former Prime Minister Liz Truss on 29 September 2022.
Council recognises the BBC is being forced into cuts by successive Government freezes to the license fee and the withdrawal of funding for free licenses for over 75’s.
Council calls on the Government to fund the BBC properly so it can continue to deliver a full schedule of local radio programming across the UK – in addition to its planned expansion of digital radio services.
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