The South Glos Post

South Gloucestershire Council has launched a consultation on its policy regarding licensing people and premises to sell alcohol.

The Council is responsible for granting licences to pubs, clubs, events and people. Under the Licensing Act 2003, the Council has to review its Statement of Licensing Policy every three years.

The Council is inviting residents to comment on the draft policy. The deadline for comments is noon Friday 22nd October 2010.

South Gloucestershire Council has opened a public Consultation on its proposed Budget and Council Tax levels for 2010/11 to 2012/13.

The Council consults Council Tax payers each year before agreeing its budget and council tax. This is your opportunity to comment on the Council’s priorities, its council tax and proposals to improve services and increase efficiency.

South Gloucestershire Council has opened a public consultation on plans for new traffic signals and road widening at the Kingsfield Roundabout on the A4174 Ring Road at its junction with the A4174 Marsham Way.

The proposals include:

• Traffic lights to control the traffic on all the main approaches to the junction, with the exception of Leisure Road which will remain under give way operation.
• The Ring Road is to be widened to three lanes on both approaches to the junction to provide separate dedicated lanes for turning traffic towards the retail parks.
• The Marsham Way approach to the junction is to be widened to three lanes to provide an extra lane for turning traffic onto the Ring Road.

South Gloucestershire Council has opened a public consultation on plans for a cycle route between Mangotsfield and Yate.

Cycling City Route 15 will provide a new north/south link between the Bristol & Bath path at Coxgrove Hill and Station Road, Yate. The route will generally follow the rail corridor using disused railway track, run along field boundaries and existing public rights of way and public highway.

The consultation runs from 28th Septemebr 2009 until 26th October 2009.