South Gloucestershire Council’s Celebrating Age Festival draws to a close this week but there is still time for over 50s to take part in a free ‘good health day’ on Thursday 30th June. The event, aimed at people who are interested in maintaining good health and keeping active, is being held at Yate library between 11am and 3pm. On offer
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South Gloucestershire Council will be showing its support for Britain’s servicemen and women by hosting a special event in Staple Hill to mark Armed Forces Day on Saturday 25th June. The event will include a parade of veterans, military vehicles and marching bands starting at 11:30am. There will also be events in Page Park from 10:30am to 4pm with activities
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The Avon Valley Railway (Bitton) has been announced as one of 130 winners of The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the MBE for groups of volunteers who work in their local community for the benefit of others. This prestigious UK National Honour recognises outstanding voluntary contributions and sets the national benchmark for excellence in volunteering, with the work of those
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Staff and pupils at Emersons Green Primary School are having a double celebration, as the school’s 10th birthday coincides with an “outstanding” report from schools regulator Ofsted. The school was inspected in May, and was one of the first to be inspected nationally as part of a new pilot being run by Ofsted. It achieved “outstanding” ratings in leadership and
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South Gloucestershire police have carried out a series of drug raids as the culmination of a four-month operation. Officers arrested seven people and searched eight premises seizing suspected class A drugs believed to be heroin and cocaine as well as thousands of pounds in cash in the operation in Kingswood on Tuesday 14th June 2011. South Gloucestershire’s district commander, Chief
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South Gloucestershire Council’s Cabinet has given the green light to a £2.4million boost to the local voluntary sector. The extra funding to support the voluntary sector is made up of: £1.6m allocated to a new ‘Big Society’ Fund to deliver and support council initiatives to provide services more locally in line with the ‘Big Society’ and ‘Localism’ agenda of shifting
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Police Community Support Officers (PCSOs) are already a regular sight on our streets, and now South Gloucestershire Council will be funding more PCSOs as part of its drive for stronger and safer communities. The Council has announced that it is to provide an extra £100,000 for the PCSOs to provide support for police officers and deliver added reassurance for communities.
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Bristol Rovers’ plan to build a new 20,000 seat stadium on land owned by the University of the West of England (UWE) have received a guarded welcome in South Gloucestershire. South Gloucestershire Council issued the following statement: “The Council welcomes, in principle, proposals for a new sports stadium to be built in this area which would bring a range of
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South Gloucestershire Liberal Democrats have announced their Shadow Cabinet with a promise that they will hold the Council’s minority Tory administration to account. Cllr Ruth Davis continues as Leader of the group, a position the Yate Central councillor has held since 2005. Westerleigh Councillor Claire Young takes over the Deputy Leader role and will shadow the Communities Cabinet Member. The
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The Conservative Group on South Gloucestershire Council has revealed its frontbench line up. Cllr John Calway (Con, Longwell Green), who has been re-elected Conservative Group Leader after seeing the number of Conservative councillors increase to 34, has appointed the group’s frontbench team: Cllr Brian Allinson (Con, Stoke Gifford) – Planning, Transportation and Strategic Environment Cllr Sheila Cook (Con, Almondsbury) –
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