Stroke services for patients and their carers in South Gloucestershire have been rated as one of the best performing in England by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). In 2010, the Care Quality Commission completed a comprehensive review of stroke services across England. The review looked at the services commissioned by Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) and local authorities across the entire
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Validated GCSE results for 2010, released by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) this week, have confirmed that South Gloucestershire pupils performed better than ever. Results show that around 75% of students achieved grades 5 A* to C, an increase of just over six per cent (compared with 2009). And around 56% of students achieved 5 A* to
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Police in South Gloucestershire investigating a sexual assault on a 12-year-old girl are asking for information about a white Ford Escort van. The girl was assaulted by two men as they travelled around the South Gloucestershire area, and possibly further afield, early on Saturday 1st January 2011. It is known that the van got stuck in a lane or field
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Parents with children due to start infant or primary school in September 2011 are reminded that application forms need to be submitted by 15th January 2011. If your child was born between 1st September 2006 and 31st August 2007, s/he can start infant or primary school from September 2011. If you are resident in South Gloucestershire, you can apply for
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South Gloucestershire Council has made a series of grants to groups across the district to help strengthen and improve communities. This financial year, more than £38,000 has been distributed in two phases by the council to Safer and Stronger Community Groups (SSCGs) to fund crime prevention initiatives and to strengthen and improve the quality of community life. In this latest
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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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Residents in South Gloucestershire are encouraged to get their electric blankets tested for free on Tuesday 18th January at Patchway Fire Station. South Gloucestershire Council is providing the free blanket testing in partnership with Avon Fire and Rescue Service to help prevent the risk of fire caused by old or faulty blankets. Nationally, it is estimated that old or damaged
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Conservative councillors and campaigners have welcomed the approval of South Gloucestershire Council’s planning blueprint. Approved at a Full Council meeting in mid-December, the authority’s Core Strategy has set out plans for 21,500 more homes up to 2026, whilst protecting the countryside surrounding Chipping Sodbury, as well as the Shortwood Green Belt and Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). These
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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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Police and South Gloucestershire Council targeted pubs in an under-age alcohol test-purchase operation for the first time on Friday 10th December 10. Two 16-year-old girls volunteered to try to buy alcohol at six pubs – two in Emersons Green and the rest in Kingswood, Longwell Green, Pucklechurch and Soundwell. Neighbourhood Inspector Kevin Thatcher said: “I’m delighted that these clearly under-age
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