The South Glos Post

South Gloucestershire Council’s democratic and statutory services team has been awarded the Government’s Customer Service Excellence (CSE) standard for their commitment to delivering services with their customers clearly in mind.

The CSE is a national standard which recognises organisations that are firmly focused on customer satisfaction and that go the extra mile to deliver it.

Democratic and statutory services supports and develops the council’s decision making processes; advises, supports and trains members; is responsible for running local and national elections in the district, the schools appeals service and also administers the registration of births and deaths in South Gloucestershire.

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Source: South Gloucestershire Council

Police and South Gloucestershire Council targeted pubs in an under-age alcohol test-purchase operation for the first time on Friday 10th December 10.

Two 16-year-old girls volunteered to try to buy alcohol at six pubs – two in Emersons Green and the rest in Kingswood, Longwell Green, Pucklechurch and Soundwell.

Neighbourhood Inspector Kevin Thatcher said: “I’m delighted that these clearly under-age girls were unable to buy alcohol at any of the pubs we visited.”

“We regularly work with Trading Standards running this sort of operation to see if off-licences will sell drink to under-18s. This is the first time we’ve run the operation at pubs in South Gloucestershire.”

“I understand that people may have concerns about under-age girls going into a pub environment, but there were plain clothes police officers inside the premises as the girls went in and they were followed in by Trading Standards officers.”

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Source: Avon and Somerset Police

Jack Lopresti, MP for Filton & Bradley Stoke, has met with John Penrose MP, the Minister for Tourism, to discuss the future of Concorde Alpha Foxtrot, currently sited at Filton, Bristol.

The meeting came in the wake of the announcement by Airbus stating that their focus has shifted towards finding the Concorde a permanent home.

Mr Lopresti and the Minister are said to have discussed possible avenues to securing the planned Aviation Heritage Museum which would house the iconic aircraft.

The MP said:

“I was very grateful to meet with the Minister, we discussed possible funding avenues such as the Lottery Heritage Fund and the recent plans announced last week by the Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt to help boost private funding for important pieces of local culture.”

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Source: Jack Lopresti MP

Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a man was robbed in Staple Hill.

The incident occurred on Friday 10th December 2010 at around 11:15pm as the victim was walking from High Street, Staple Hill towards Overnill Road with his girlfriend.

As they approached the junction with Grace Road, they were approached from behind by three men.

The victim was then pushed against a bin and was kneed and punched in the face by two of the males.

His mobile phone, wallet, camera, travel bag and some Krispy Kreme doughnuts were stolen.

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Source: Avon and Somerset Police