South Gloucestershire Council has won a national award for ensuring that its vehicle fleet provides good value for money and stays on the road serving residents. The award of Best Performer for Transport Operations and Vehicle Maintenance was announced at the Association of Public Service Excellence (APSE) annual performance conference in Blackpool and received by members of the transport services
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People living in Hambrook are being asked to help put the brakes on speeding drivers. Neighbourhood PC Claire Reeves said: “Local people have voted speeding and problem parking one of the main priorities at the Hambrook Safer Stronger Community Group meeting. “People are worried about drivers speeding through the village – especially near the school. “Inconsiderate parking near the school
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Police have been peddling cycle security to children in the run up to a force-wide operation encouraging people to mark their property to deter thieves. The neighbourhood Police Community Support Officers visited Patchway Youth Club and Filton High School and helped the young people to mark their bicycles. Neighbourhood Sergeant Steve Ives said: “Bike theft is one of the most
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Police in South Gloucestershire have a new weapon to help tackle nuisance – two off-road motorbikes. Five neighbourhood PCs based at Staple Hill, Filton and Chipping Sodbury police stations have been trained to ride the bikes, which will be used to tackle anti-social use of motorbikes. In Staple Hill the two officers will be targeting scramblers riding off-road on Siston
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Residents are being reminded that there will be changes to their refuse and recycling collections over the Christmas and New Year period. As collection teams will not be working Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day, changes have been made to the collections schedule (full details here). Normal collections will be resumed the week commencing Monday 18 January. The
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Culverhill School in Yate is celebrating after receiving an “outstanding” Ofsted report in its tenth anniversary year. Culverhill, a special school for pupils with learning difficulties, was inspected in November and inspectors identified many areas of outstanding achievement. Inspectors were particularly impressed about ‘the excellent levels of care and attention’ and the ‘real drive and commitment from the whole staff
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A councillor representing Oldbury is setting up a stakeholder group to ensure local residents’ voices are heard if a new nuclear power station is built. The non-political group will comprise of representatives from the Parish Council and local residents with the aim of influencing the energy company E.ON UK’s plans at an early stage, including the issue of the cooling
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Police are warning those that travel across the old Severn Bridge to reduce their speed, especially as the winds are picking up this winter. CI Polly King said: “We are particularly concerned for the pedestrians and cyclists that use the track that runs alongside the main carriageway. “Motorcycles under 125cc are also allowed to use this track, but a number
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Police are appealing for information after a 15-year-old boy was assaulted, while cycling on the Bristol and Bath Railway Path on Tuesday, December 8. At around 3.30pm the victim was cycling along the path between Staple Hill and Warmley, near to Mangotsfield Station, when he was approached by another male. It’s alleged that the suspect knocked the victim off his
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Local residents and road users are being asked to comment on plans to introduce a new 30 mph speed limit in the village of Rangeworthy. A consultation about the scheme opens on Monday 14 December. The proposals include: A new 30mph limit on part of Wotton Road, Patch Lane, Patch Elm Lane, Church Lane and a section of Manor Road
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