Ellie Ames 21 January 2025

Tewkesbury councillors advised to scrap name change

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Officers have recommended that Tewkesbury Borough Council abandons the process of changing its name after local government reorganisation plans were announced.

The council agreed last year to change its name to North Gloucestershire Borough Council, with 59% of residents in favour.

But after the Government unveiled plans to reorganise local authorities in England, scrapping the district tier to create new unitary authorities, Tewkesbury decided it was ‘prudent’ to reconsider the name change.

A council report says funding the project ‘when the council will cease to exist’ could be deemed ‘an inefficient use of money and resources’.

So far, just £100 of the £10,000 set aside for the project has been spent.

Gloucestershire County Council has asked the Government to delay its elections this year so the region can progress quickly with reorganisation, although Tewkesbury said there was a ‘lack of consensus’ about the best approach for the region.

Council leader Richard Stanley said last month: ‘Given the new direction outlined in the Government’s White Paper, I believe maintaining our current name is the most prudent course of action.’

Councillors will review the name change on 28 January.

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