Commenting on Conservative Cabinet budget proposals Leader of the Lib Dem group Cllr Ruth Davis said, “The Lib Dems have already raised concerns that the Conservatives are masking cuts under the name of service reviews. As there are no details of the revised plans you’re asking opposition councillors to allow you to sign blank cheques. If the service reviews were
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Police are appealing for the publics help to find a man who has been missing since Sunday morning (January 31). Paul Edwards, who is 53, went missing from Frenchay Hospital after receiving treatment. Sergeant Richard Ocone said: “Both the police and Mr Edwards’s family are becoming increasingly concerned for his welfare as he requires further medical treatment. “I would urge
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The people of South Gloucestershire are being urged to help end the scourge of mass marketed scam mailing, by taking part in a nationwide Scamnesty campaign. South Gloucestershire Council is backing the Office of Fair Trading campaign, which runs throughout February, by encouraging its residents to collect any scam mailing they receive and drop them into designated Scamnesty bins located
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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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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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From today, library staff across South Gloucestershire will be on hand to help patients use the electronic system that enables them to book hospital outpatient appointments at a time and place that suits them and or choose where they would like to be treated. All patients in England who are referred for elective hospital treatment can choose to be treated
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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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Heavy falls of snow have disprupted transport and closed schools in South Gloucestershire. South Gloucestershire Council has set up a Severe Weather page on its website. Other useful links: BBC Bristol (FM: 94.9, 103.6, 104.6; DAB; Listen Live) Snow and travel information for Bristol and Bath Traffic information
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