South Gloucestershire Council has received a good rating for its work with vulnerable adults and older people in an independent inspection report. Following the recent assessment by Care Quality Commission inspectors, the council was judged as performing well in all the key areas with a promising capacity for further improvement. Cllr Matthew Riddle, executive member for community care and housing,
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Merlin Housing Society has gained the RSPCA’s bronze footprint award for its efforts to help residents be responsible pet owners. The society was one of just 16 housing associations to receive the award and one of two south west-based organisations. It was awarded for its positive and clear policy on pet ownership. Merlin’s pets policy, which was launched in 2008,
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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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Following reports from concerned residents, trading standards officers at South Gloucestershire Council are working with children’s charity Barnardo’s to stamp out bogus doorstep charity collections. A business, using the name Bernhardos, which is thought to be passing itself off as the children’s charity Barnardo’s, has been posting white plastic collection bags through doors in South Gloucestershire urging residents to donate
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The Mall’s 10th Bristol Fashion Week gets underway today with five days of fashion shows, free style clinics and beauty treats. Features of this year’s event include: 18 catwalk fashion shows previewing the best designer and high street collections at The Mall Great fashion and hair advice from TV fashion stylist Mark Heyes and celebrity hairdresser Andrew Barton Pre-show refreshments
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From Friday 1st October, food and drink lovers will be able to sample a wealth of local produce on offer at South Gloucestershire’s annual Taste Food and Drink Festival. This year’s festival, now in its sixth year, moves to October rather than its usual September slot and features more than 30 events running through to Sunday 17th October, starting 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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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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