The Lib Dems are demanding the city and county councils take action to clear the backlog of tree pruning and other environmental work.

In Quedgeley, many pathways are being encroached by trees and bushes in desperate need of cutting back with some pathways becoming difficult if not impossible to walk down.

In Lilac way the path which runs along the back of beech green school (shown above) is completely overrun with overgrowth.

But it’s not just pathways, on Elmore Lane East this sign attached to a lampost is hidden inside a hedge. All that can be seen is a small part of the light poking out.

It really is ludicrous the amount of overgrowth that has not been tackled in Quedgeley, we are becoming truly overrun with overgrowth.

These are just a few examples of the areas I’ve asked the council to cut back recently. If you know of any other areas in need of attention please get in touch.

Speeding in Green farm has been an ongoing issue for many years yet little action has been taken.

In a recent meeting between residents, police and councillors from the Town and County councils. Residents and Town councillors discussed the issues and prompted the police and County council to do more to prevent speeding in the area.

The central point of concern is the mini roundabout on the intersection of Elmore lane E&W with Merlin drive. At the meeting, many vehicles were observed crossing the roundabout at speed in addition to numerous vehicles on the wrong side of the road as they turned into Elmore lane west.

At the meeting I questioned why a mini-roundabout was there at all, suggesting Elmore lane East and West be reconnected and Merlin drive have junctions with stop signs put in place to slow traffic in the area. The roundabout has been raised slightly in an attempt to reduce speeding in the past which clearly has not worked. What’s needed is a rethink of how the junction works to reduce speeding.

I and others have since taken part in training provided by the police to monitor traffic speed and have joined the community speed watch program working to raise awareness of and reduce speeding in the area.