New figures published today show that over 1,500 people in South Gloucestershire quit smoking last year with the help of NHS South Gloucestershire’s Stop Smoking Service, saving lives from illnesses such as lung cancer and heart disease. Results, revealed by the NHS Information Centre, show that 1,532 smokers successfully quit their habit through their local NHS Stop Smoking Service in
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Detectives investigating the death of Barry Rubery are appealing for information on what would have been his 69th birthday (16th August). On the evening of Wednesday 28th April, Barry George Rubery returned to his home (Crossing Cottage) on the Latteridge Road, Iron Acton following a dinner with friends. He returned to the property at around 10:45pm and was found the
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Police are warning trades people to be on the alert to thieves targeting vans in South Gloucestershire and Bristol and stealing either the vehicles or tools. Officers say the thieves, often themselves in a white Ford Transit van, are targeting vehicles at building sites or parked at builders’ merchants and large hardware stores. The thieves have been described as white
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South Gloucestershire Council has launched a consultation on its policy regarding licensing people and premises to sell alcohol. The Council is responsible for granting licences to pubs, clubs, events and people. Under the Licensing Act 2003, the Council has to review its Statement of Licensing Policy every three years. The Council is inviting residents to comment on the draft policy.
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A ceremony to mark work starting on site at the new Severnvale children’s locality hub in Patchway took place on Tuesday 10th August. Councillors were joined by representatives from health and building contractors BAM Construction Limited to turn the first sod at the centre on Rodway Road. Once complete, South Gloucestershire Council, NHS South Gloucestershire and North Bristol NHS Trust
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Local residents living on a steep Kingswood road are being encouraged to have their say on a road safety scheme to tackle speeding motorists. South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) has begun consulting on the provision of a new footway build out, new white lining and a new dropped kerb crossing point at the junction of Champion Road and Pound Road. The
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Hundreds more people will be trained to save lives when a new St John Ambulance centre opens at the Aztec West Business Park in north Bristol. The centre, which will open in Park Avenue next month, will cater for the large number of businesses, as well as residents, in the north of the city. Among courses to be run at
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South Gloucestershire Council’s development control, building control, and planning enforcement teams, grouped as development services, have been awarded the Government’s Customer Service Excellence (CSE) standard for their commitment to delivering their 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
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Huge improvements are being made to the local highway network, thanks to major investment by South Gloucestershire Council. More than 50 miles of road were resurfaced last year – or the equivalent of travelling from Thornbury to Worcester – and plans are in place to resurface a further 35 miles this year. Heather Goddard, executive member for communities, said: Cllr
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Filton police, the RSPCA and South Gloucestershire Council’s dog warden recovered eight dogs suspected of being stolen or neglected in an operation at a travellers’ site in Winterbourne on Tuesday 3rd August 2010. Five dogs – a lone week-old puppy of unidentified breed, a German Shepherd bitch and her puppy and two Jack Russells – were seized by the RSPCA,
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