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Council cracks down on benefit fraud

Social security fraud, including bogus claims for housing benefit and council tax benefit, costs the country billions of pounds each year. South Gloucestershire is no different. The council is committed to identifying, investigating and preventing benefit fraud and has a zero tolerance approach to fraudulent claims. There are tight measures in force to crack down on housing and council tax

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New Sunday service launched to Severn Beach

The Sunday train service from Bristol Temple Meads to Avonmouth has been extended to serve Severn Beach for the first time in some years. South Gloucestershire Council is funding the extension from Avonmouth to improve transport provision in the area and also to attract tourists and encourage families to have a day out travelling around the region by train. The

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Coalition to scrap Labour’s RSS housing plans

Conservative councillors on South Gloucestershire Council have welcomed the pledge by the new Coalition government to ‘rapidly’ scrap the previous Labour Government’s controversial Regional Spatial Strategies. The pledge was contained in the Coalition’s ‘Our Programme for Government’ document published on Thursday 20th May. The South West Regional Spatial Strategy (SWRSS) had proposed huge new urban extensions in order to accommodate

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Two arrested and motorists warned as thieves target cars (Frampton Cotterell)

Police have arrested two young men after cars were broken into in Frampton Cotterell overnight. Officers were called at St Saviours Rise at about 1.40am today, Wednesday May 19 2010, by a resident who had spotted a group of youths trying car doors. Police attended and searched the area, finding property including satellite navigation systems, laptops and wallets hidden in

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