Tewkesbury And Cotswold Councils Could Merge

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[Lee]

Tewkesbury borough and Cotswold district councils could merge in a bid to save millions of pounds. It would mean the loss of 17 senior officers. The two authorities already share a chief executive (link below.)
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=231771&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231774&contentPK=20361186&folderPk=108867&pNodeId=231888

Now a top-secret report says the councils should form a joint management team with a new HQ^▸ (HeadQuarters) in Cheltenham or Gloucester.

The new super-authority would stretch from Bredon in the north to Kemble in the south.

The arrangement would see Cheltenham Borough Council becoming the jam in the doughnut, surrounded by Tewkesbury Borough and Cotswold District.

But Cheltenham Borough Council's chief executive Andrew North says the new arrangement would be good for Cheltenham.

[Lee]

Cotswold District Council has decided not to pursue the idea (link below.)
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=231771&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231774&contentPK=20473169&folderPk=108867&pNodeId=231888

District council leader Coun Lynden Stowe said the councils had "culture" differences.

[Lee]

Members of Tewkesbury Borough Council say they are disappointed at Cotswold District Council's decision to scrap merger plans (link below.)
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=231771&command=displayContent&sourceNode=231774&contentPK=20490615&folderPk=108867&pNodeId=231888