Halloween and trick or treating are not for everyone so please make use of this poster if you do not want your door to be knocked.

There is a minor sinkhole on Tennyson Avenue.

I have reported it to Highways and they have agreed to fill it.

Nearby, Gloucester City Homes are working on a sinkhole in a garden and this is due to be resolved soon.

Please let me know of any potholes in our area.

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I have urged the council to repair this knocked-over bollard on Lower Tuffley Lane.

I spotted it last week on one of my weekly walkabouts.

If you know of any other damaged bollards, roads or pavements, please let me know.

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I am pleased to see a number of alleyways I have reported for clean-up have now been done, including

Tennyson Road to Podsmead Road

Burns Avenue to Eliot Close

Thornhill Close to Podsmead Road

However, I am surprised by the amount of chasing required to get simple jobs like this done. We are living in the time of the ‘vanishing council’.

Here are some great deals for free and cheap meals for children over half term.

Residents who are struggling to buy food should feel free to get in touch so I can help refer to people who can help:

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Don’t forget that clocks go back by an hour on Saturday 28th October, into Sunday 29th.

You get an extra hour in bed but the days gets shorter.

It was good to chat to residents in Earls Park last week about issues of concern to them.

I have taken up several concerns with Matthew Homes:

🕳️ Pothole on corner of Emery Avenue/Millstone Way – will be filled next week 🔜

🌿 Hedge and brambles covering the footpath in Neven Place – reported again to Matthew Homes who have instructed contractor to deal with it 📝

♻️ Concerns over lack of access for recycling vehicles in Millstone Way/Emery Avenue – have spoken to city council waste and recycling officer and Matthew Homes and hope to have good news on this soon 🤞🏻

As always if you have problems I can help with, anywhere in Podsmead, get in touch:

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Another busy week of reporting issues to the council.

Here are just a few I’ve reported in the last couple of days. If you spot anything that needs attention in our area please let me know.

I have reported weeds and litter in several alleyways around Podsmead to the council for clearing.

Some, like the one between Podsmead Road and Thornhill Close, I have reported multiple times.

Chatting to residents on the doorstep, it is clear that they share my view that the council is vanishing and is not getting small jobs like this done like they used to.

The problem is lack of resources. Staff are overwhelmed.

A Liberal Democrat run city council would sort these problems out and get the small things right once again.

I will continue to press for action on alleyways in Podsmead including this one as well as:

Burns Avenue to Eliot Close

Tennyson Avenue to Podsmead Road

Shelley Avenue to Tennyson Avenue

Please let me know details of any more you spot in our area.

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The water levels at Milton Avenue green space were very high this weekend so I reported it to the council who attended and assessed. Water levels are now back to normal.

Here is a link to flooding advice from Gloucestershire County Council.