Monday 24th May 2010 - South Glos Post

Monday 24th May 2010 SH (Editor)

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

Monday 24th May 2010 SH (Editor)

South Gloucestershire Council appoints new Chairman

The new Chairman of South Gloucestershire Council has been appointed during lat Wednesday’s (19th May) meeting of full Council. Cllr Janet Biggin (Conservative), who represents the Downend ward, was sworn in during an official ceremony at Kingswood Civic Centre and named Frenchay After Burns Children’s Club as her official charity for the year. Cllr Biggin will be joined by Cllr