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South Gloucestershire Council.

Council welcomes announcement on North Fringe to Hengrove package

South Gloucestershire Council has welcomed the announcement from the Department for Transport that funding has been secured for the North Fringe to Hengrove rapid transit package, worth £102m. Commenting on the announcement, Cllr Brian Allinson, executive member responsible for transport and chair of the Joint Transport Executive Committee, said: “We are delighted that the bid has been successful. This is

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The Conservatives.

Conservatives say revised Core Strategy supports Green Belt

The row over Filton Airfield is distracting from the fight to save the local Green Belt, according to local Conservative campaigners. At a council meeting on Wednesday 14th December, planning officers at South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) are asking councillors to submit to a planning inspector a revised future development blueprint – its Core Strategy – that includes the re-development of

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South Gloucestershire Council.

Residents and businesses urged to make their broadband wishes known

Residents and local businesses are being encouraged to show their support for faster broadband in South Gloucestershire. The council is urging everyone who wants a high-speed connection to complete an online survey to help demonstrate market demand in the district. The information gathered will be used as evidence to encourage commercial operators to invest in the local broadband infrastructure as

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Save Filton Airfield Campaign Group

Airfield campaign group appeals to councillors ahead of crucial meeting

A press release from the Save Filton Airfield Group in response to the decision by South Gloucestershire planners to include Filton Airfield as a strategic development location (for housing and employment) in the latest revision of their Core Strategy. Monday 5th December 2011 was a sad day for Bristol as South Gloucestershire Council planners backed the termination of more than

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NHS - National Health Service.

Chair announced for NHS in Bristol, North Somerset and South Glos

The NHS has announced today that Stephen Harrison has been appointed chairman of the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust cluster. The PCT cluster is the executive and governance function of the three PCTs for Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, who collectively commission £1.5 billion worth of health services for their populations of around one million

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The Labour Party.

Filton Airfield to become “dumping ground” for new homes

Labour councillors in South Gloucestershire have denounced a reliance on developing Filton Airfield to deliver a Government-appointed inspector’s higher housing demands. In a revision to the Core Strategy, South Gloucestershire Council’s 15-year planning framework just published, the new homes supply number for South Gloucestershire is proposed to increase by 4,855 (to 26,435) – with 81% of this additional number to

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South Gloucestershire Council.

Councillors to consider revised planning blueprint

Councillors are set to consider the latest revision of South Gloucestershire’s Core Strategy at a series of meetings next week, following the publication of updates demanded by the independent inspector responsible for examining the document. The strategy sets out the overarching development vision and strategy for South Gloucestershire until 2026 and aims to deliver the new homes, jobs and services

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