Government Ministers have agreed to implement demands put forward by Conservative councillors. Back in the summer 2009, South Gloucestershire Council’s Conservative Cabinet used the Sustainable Communities Act to call on the previous government to scrap the Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) and its 32,800 housing target for the district, as well as for small business rate relief to be paid automatically.
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South Gloucestershire Council’s building control service has introduced a range of measures to make the service even more efficient, easier to use and greener. The service is responsible for checking plans and the inspection of work so that it complies with building regulations. These are legal requirements laid down by the government that aim to ensure adequate standards for the
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Some of the region’s leading business people will be helping to drive forward the newly formed West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Colin Skellett, executive chairman of Wessex Water, Katherine Bennett OBE, vice president and head of political affairs at Airbus, David Sproxton, co-founder of Aardman, Professor Joe McGeehan, a managing director at Toshiba Research Europe Ltd and Robert
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South Gloucestershire councillors are asking the government to allow the local community to be compensated for hosting the two Severn bridges. Liberal Democrat councillors say it’s only fair that the local residents should be compensated for enduring disruptions which continue long after the initial construction phase. Cllr Tyzack (Pilning and Severn Beach) said: “I recognise the burden and disturbance borne
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South Gloucestershire Council’s democratic and statutory services team has been awarded the Government’s Customer Service Excellence (CSE) standard for their commitment to delivering services with their customers clearly in mind. The CSE is a national standard which recognises organisations that are firmly focused on customer satisfaction and that go the extra mile to deliver it. Democratic and statutory services supports
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With new recycling services launching across South Gloucestershire from next Monday (22nd November), new recruits have been trained and new vehicles have been delivered to help ensure the changes run as smoothly as possible for residents. South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) and its recycling and resource management contractor, SITA UK, have recruited more than 30 new crew members and taken delivery
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A review of the council tax single person discount has saved £360,000 of taxpayer’s money, says South Gloucestershire Council. The council has over the past year completed a full review of the single person discount and following stringent checking a number of discounts have been cancelled. The council wants to ensure that any council tax relief which is granted, such
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Labour councillors in South Gloucestershire have ‘called in’ a decision of the ruling Conservatives that would lead to massive changes to the way the council runs its services. The main thrust of the Tory proposals is a “vision” in which the council provides fewer services directly, but instead commissions them from external providers. The vision was agreed by the ruling
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South Gloucestershire Council has picked up an accolade at a national awards ceremony, after being in the running for six in total, including council of the year. The council’s street care team recently won the ‘best environmental initiative’ category at the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) awards, hosted in Derry. APSE is a local government body which works with
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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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