Greater transparency in how local money is being spent is helping South Gloucestershire residents take part in a new online budget consultation forum, which gives them the chance to post their views on what priorities the council should focus on. Whether it is investing in our schools, the district’s roads or services for older people, it is important that local
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Residents in Thornbury are set to benefit from a revamped library thanks to investment by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC). Continuing its programme of building improvements, the council is committing an initial £10,000 to the project which will include internal decoration, new shelving and seating, improved layout of the library including the provision of an IT Learning suite and improved signage
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A driver has been prosecuted for driving an 18 tonne heavy goods vehicle through a 7.5 tonne environmental weight restriction in Easter Compton and Pilning. Driver Gordon Dent, of West Drayton, Middlesex pleaded guilty by post to North Avon Magistrates’ Court last week (Tuesday 7 September) and was fined £250 and ordered to pay costs of £461, plus a £15
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About 43,000 households in South Gloucestershire are to to see their rubbish and recycling schedules change during the last week of September. The changes are being made in preparation for the introduction of weekly food waste collections and fortnightly plastic bottle collections, planned for November. The Council says: “If your household is affected, you will be notified with a bin
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South Gloucestershire Council has launched a new online budget consultation forum where residents can post their views on what priorities the council should focus on. Whether it is investing in our schools, the district’s roads or services for older people, it is important that South Gloucestershire residents are given an opportunity to comment on the spending challenges facing the council.
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A ceremony to mark work starting on site at the new Kingswood Children’s Locality Hub has taken place. Councillors were joined by representatives from health and building contractors Wates to turn the first sod at the site, which is located behind the civic centre on Alma Road. Once complete, South Gloucestershire Council, NHS South Gloucestershire and North Bristol NHS Trust
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Police are appealing for witnesses after an elderly woman had her hands cut in a robbery in Hanham. The robbery occurred at 9.50am on Thursday 9th September. The victim, a 77-year-old woman, was walking along Hunters Road, Hanham when she was approached by another woman. The woman tried unsuccessfully to grab the woman’s bag at which point she threatened to
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Opposition is growing to plans by a Kingswood industrial estate to increase its hours of operation. A planning application has been submitted by the owners of the Bridge Road Industrial Estate to extend their hours of operation from 08:00 – 18.00 to 07:00 – 19:00 Monday to Friday and from 08:00 – 13:00 to 07:00 – 17:00 Saturdays. Local residents
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South Gloucestershire Council has announced the appointment of Willmott Dixon Construction to build the new £16 million Yate International Academy, following a thorough selection process. Yate International Academy, formerly King Edmund Community School, is part of the Ridings Federation of Academies, together with Winterbourne International Academy. This academy development will create new and improved educational facilities for the pupils and
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Merlin Housing Society has reassured tenants that improvements to their homes due to be carried out by Connaught will still go ahead. Connaught, which called in administrators KPMG last week, is one of three companies carrying out Merlin’s decent homes improvement programme. It was appointed to the programme in 2007 and had fitted new kitchens and bathrooms in thousands of
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