Christmas and New Year Waste Collections

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Grey-refuse-bin-and-beige-sackCotswold District Council has advised us that the waste and recycling collection service provider, Ubico Ltd, will not be making collections on the Christmas period Bank Holidays – Thursday 25, Friday 26 December and also Thursday 1 January.

However, the crews will be working on Saturday 27 December and Saturday 3 and 10 January to catch up, and the revised collection schedule will be as follows:

Week commencing Monday 22 December 2014

Normal collection day Revised date
Mon 22 Dec 2014 No change
Tues 23 Dec 2014 No change
Weds 24 Dec 2014 No change
Thurs 25 Dec 2014 Will move to Sat 27 Dec 2014
Friday 26 Dec 2014 Will move to Mon 29 Dec 2014
Mon 29 Dec 2014 Will move to Tues 30 Dec 2014
Tues 30 Dec 2014 Will move to Weds 31 Dec 2014
Weds 31 Dec 2014 Will move to Friday 2 Jan 2015
Thurs 1 Jan 2015 Will move to Sat 3 Jan 2015
Friday 2 Jan 2015 Will move to Mon 5 Jan 2015
Mon 5 Jan 2015 Will move to Tues 6 Jan 2015
Tues 6 Jan 2015 Will move to Weds 7 Jan 2015
Weds 7 Jan 2015 Will move to Thurs 8 Jan 2015
Thurs 8 Jan 2015 Will move to Friday 9 Jan 2015
Friday 9 Jan 2015 Will move to Saturday 10 Jan 2015

The collection schedule will return to normal on the week beginning Monday 12 January 2015

Commenting on the changes, Scott Williams of the Gloucestershire Joint Waste Team said:

“We are hoping that the temporary alterations to the normal schedule will not disrupt households too much. Basically, after ‘collections as normal’ on Wednesday 24 December, there will be some delays until Saturday 10 January and then everything will be back to normal again for the week beginning Monday 14 January.”

“The Christmas season always generates a lot of recyclable waste and we would urge everyone to make maximum use of our kerbside recycling services, as well as the recycling facilities across the district.  However, it is inevitable that there will also be a build-up of non-recyclable waste at such a busy time and we will be allowing a ‘side waste amnesty’ for every household’s first full collection after Christmas Day. Residents will be able to leave out additional amounts of non-recyclable waste in bin liners next to their grey wheeled bin/beige refuse bags on their temporarily revised first collection after Christmas Day. Please place all containers at the kerbside by 7 am on the revised day of collection so we can ensure that everything is picked up.”

Cotswold Leader’s Update – June 2014

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Please find below the latest update from Cllr Lynden Stowe, Leader of Cotswold District Council. It includes an update on joint working with the Forest of Dean and West Oxfordshire district councils, information on the 5-year housing supply and details on homes for local people. It also gives details about the campaign for new local ambulances, which you find out about at www.3morenow.org.uk.

kind regards
Cat Crompton

Clerk
Northleach with Eastington Town Council

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Update from CDC on Citizen’s Advice, Garden Waste Licence

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Cotswold District Council has issued two press releases, copied here:

Cotswold District CAB closed between 31 March to 6 April

Release date: 21 March 2014

The Cotswold District Citizens Advice Bureau will be closed from Monday 31 March for one week and will reopen on 7 April. The CAB are refurbishing their office to increase capacity to help more people.

Nick Lee, Bureau Manager said: “We are very sorry for the inconvenience this may cause people. Anyone needing advice during the week can telephone our advice line on 01285 652908 or access our email advice via our new website www.cotswoldcab.org.uk”

The CAB services help people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free, independent and confidential advice. In the last three months, the main enquiry areas dealt with by the CAB have been money, welfare benefits, employment and housing problems.

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Slight delay in delivery of new Green Waste licences

Release date: 21 March 2014

Due to reasons beyond the control of Cotswold District Council, there will be a slight delay in the delivery of new annual green waste licences which are due to come into effect on 1 April.

We apologise for this delay and have been assured by the distributors that they will arrange for new licences to be delivered next week. However, to ease any potential problems should the licences not reach residents by 1 April, our waste contractor Ubico Ltd has agreed to collect ALL garden waste bins between 31 March and 4 April – even if they are not displaying the 2014-15 licence. After that date Ubico crews will only collect green waste bins displaying a valid 2014-15 licence.

We appreciate the cooperation of many our residents who have participated in the green waste scheme over the years and we would like to thank everyone for signing up and helping to contribute to the Council’s impressive recycling/composting rate of almost 60% – yet again one of the best in the UK.

It’s not too late to renew your green waste licence for 2014-15 – we’ve pegged the cost of the service for 2014-15 at £30 per licence to use the green wheeled bins. Anyone signing up will have all their garden waste collected weekly, and they will also be able to empty their unwanted food waste into the green bin. There is also a cheaper alternative – a resident could agree to share their bin with a neighbour should the latter wish to contribute to the cost of the licence.

Additional licences can be purchased for a further £30 each per year. For those who cannot accommodate a green wheeled bin at their property, 50 compostable brown paper garden waste sacks can also be purchased for £30 (available from the Council’s Trinity Road offices or at the Moreton Area Centre.)

Residents who receive Council Tax or Housing Benefit are entitled to a 50% discount.

For more information, visit our website or contact the Council’s waste hotline on 01285 623123.

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Press Release: Northleach Neighbourhood Plan gets underway

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NORTHLEACH, GLOS., 30 December 2013 – Northleach with Eastington Town Council has begun the process of delivering a Neighbourhood Development Plan for the parish. An application has been made to Cotswold District Council (CDC) to designate the parish as the area within which the plan will operate.

The Town Council intends that the plan should be developed in the context of CDC’s emerging local plan for the district, addressing housing need, employment, local business and general infrastructure requirements, as well as heritage impact, to ensure that Northleach continues to thrive as a working town with a well-balanced community. The Council is already engaging the local community in meetings to begin the process of consultation about the future of the parish over the next 20 years.

In the New Year the Council will engage external consultants to assist in the preparation of a plan for consideration by the parish as a whole and with the drafting of appropriate planning policies. If the plan has the support of the parish, it will be subject to a check by CDC before it goes to an external examiner. It will then be the subject of a local referendum. If there is a majority vote in favour of the plan, it will be adopted as part of CDC’s Development Plan (which also includes relevant government policies) to assist in determining future planning applications in the parish.

The Town Council is being supported in the task by many local residents, the Northleach Residents Association, the Councillor for Northleach, and CDC. If you would like any further information, please contact one of the following:

– Town Clerk, Cat Crompton at clerk@northleach.gov.uk
– Chairman of the Town Council, Cllr Vicki Hewer on victoria.hewer@btinternet.com
– District Councillor, Chris Hancock on christopher.hancock@cotswold.gov.uk

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NOTES FOR EDITORS

Nationally –

  • 3 Neighbourhood Plans are in force
  • 5 have passed examination
  • About 10 are at the examination stage
  • Around 600 areas have been designated

What is happening in Cotswold District? Areas working towards a Neighbourhood Plan which have already sent submissions to CDC are:

  • Stow-on-the-Wold
  • Fairford
  • Tetbury and Tetbury Upton
  • Lechlade-on-Thames
  • Chipping Campden

More general information about Neighbourhood Plans
See http://mycommunityrights.org.uk/neighbourhood-planning/

Bob McNally,
Press and Media Liaison Officer,
Cotswold District Council
Tel: 01285 623120
email: press@cotswold.gov.uk

Twitter address: @BobMcNally2

Leader’s End of Year Update – December 2013

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Please find below an end of year update from the Leader of Cotswold District Council:

Leader’s End of Year Update – December 2013

The time has flown since my last update and, as usual, a lot has happened in a relatively short space of time.

Budget Consultation 2014-15
We are currently consulting the public on the Council’s draft budget for 2014/15 against the backdrop of our Medium Term Financial Strategy up to 2017/18. Please encourage people to comment by filling in this survey now. The closing date is 10 January 2014 so that comments can be taken into account before the Council meets in February to agree the budget.
Continue reading Leader’s End of Year Update – December 2013

Christmas Waste Collection Dates

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This year’s waste bin collections are being affected by the holidays.

Thursday 26th will be collected on Saturday 28th
Thursday 2nd will be collected on Saturday 4th
Thursday 9th will be collected on Friday 10th.

The waste collection service will return to normal week commencing Monday 13th January.

Please note: your usual fortnightly pattern of items collected will not change, it is just the day of collection that may have moved.

For those of you in the parish who are outside of Northleach and may have a different collection date, pleases see CDC’s schedule: www.cotswold.gov.uk/residents/bins-and-recycling/changes-to-the-waste-collection-dates/.

Kind regards,
Cat Crompton

Clerk
Northleach with Eastington Town Council