Trials to cut carbon emissions by switching off some streetlights for part of the night in South Gloucestershire are set to continue. Following the success of the first phase of the trial in Charfield, a switch off trial for the Ring Road is planned to start 1 February. A selection of streetlights along the length of the Ring Road will
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The Conservative administration on South Gloucestershire Council has announced plans for the district’s lowest ever council tax rise, despite being one of the lowest funded councils of its kind in the country. At 2.5 per cent for 2010/11, it would be the lowest council tax rise in the Council’s history and is in stark contrast to the huge rises seen
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Work has started on the construction of a new bus lane in Great Stoke Way, Stoke Gifford, as part of the Greater Bristol Bus Network (GBBN). South Gloucestershire Council is to widen Great Stoke Way to allow for the extra lane but the number of lanes for general traffic will not be reduced. An additional left turn lane will also
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South Gloucestershire Council is premiering two short films created by young people from the St Nicholas Youth Centre in Yate. The films examine the lives and aspirations of young people in the area and were made in conjunction with artist Vivi Stamatatos. The films, which premier at 2pm on Saturday 30 January at Yate library with the film makers in
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An initiative that helps youngsters lead a healthier and fitter lifestyle is launching again this month (January). MEND – Mind, Exercise, Nutrition… Do It! – is aimed at youngsters aged between seven and 13 who may be above their ideal weight and provides them with an opportunity to try fun, physical activities and learn about the healthiest foods to eat.
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South Gloucestershire Council’s Conservative transport chief is urging residents to petition the Prime Minister to drop government plans to slash the district’s bus budget by £340,000. The funding cut is proposed as part of plans announced by the Department for Transport (DfT) at the end of 2009 to change the distribution of funding for the national concessionary travel scheme for
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Despite the challenging adverse weather, South Gloucestershire Council’s meals on wheels service has been busy delivering welcome hot meals to the district’s older residents. The service has experienced an increase of over 20 per cent in requests for meal deliveries as the severe weather has meant that many elderly and vulnerable residents have found it difficult to get to the
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Yate’s youth café has received planning approval after 10 years of languishing on the drawing board. The £1.3m facility will provide an open-plan café area, activity rooms, office and meeting rooms for advice and counselling services, as well as an outdoor café garden. It will be built on council-owned land adjacent to the town’s leisure centre and has a planned
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South Gloucestershire Council employee Rhiannon Holder, 22, has been awarded an MBE in recognition of services to young people’s healthcare. Rhiannon, who was named in the New Year Honours List, has been employed as a project worker (teenage pregnancy) at the council since May 2009 and is based at the Bowling Hill offices in Yate. The scope of her work
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Conservative campaigners have expressed concerns after proposals emerged to downgrade Frenchay Hospital even further. The accusation follows publication of a paper from the Labour government’s NHS South Gloucestershire organisation that is to be presented to councillors on South Gloucestershire Council’s Health Scrutiny Committee on Wednesday 6 January. Entitled ‘Frenchay Project – the Emerging Themes’, the document refers to only 50-60
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