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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Developers in Kingswood have been given permission from the local council for a new set of proposals for a former nightclub. South Gloucestershire Council has granted permission for the demolition of the Rotunda club on Moravian Road and for it to be replaced by a development of over 1000 sq.m. of office space and 14 flats. The developers intend to
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Two men have been charged after police searched a house in Kingswood on Tuesday September 28th 2010 and recovered a motorbike stolen in Longwell Green the day before. Officers from the Neighbourhood Team and the South Gloucestershire Priority Crime Team also recovered two bicycles stolen from Kingswood and Bridgeyate in the search. Six young men aged between 15 and 18
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For the last few months Jack Lopresti MP has been holding constituency surgeries at different venues all over the Filton and Bradley Stoke constituency. On Friday 24th September, he held one at the Almondsbury Community Shop. Mr Lopresti said: “The Community Shop in Almondsbury is simply an inspiration.” “The reward to villages in having a community shop reaches far beyond
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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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A driver has been prosecuted for driving a 24 tonne heavy commercial vehicle across an 18 tonne weight restricted bridge at Chipping Sodbury in South Gloucestershire. The driver, Karen Davies of Lydney, Gloucestershire, pleaded guilty by post to North Avon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 21st September 2010 and was fined £175 and ordered to pay costs of £548.14 plus a
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Police are appealing for help identifying three teenagers involved in a robbery. The robbery occurred outside Costcutters on Cadbury Heath Road, South Gloucestershire on Tuesday 21st September. At around 4pm a boy aged 12 was outside the shop when three teenagers demanded 50p. The victim handed over the money believing he would be hit if he didn’t do as they
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South Gloucestershire police are warning moped riders to lock up following the arrest of three young men for moped theft. In the early hours of Wednesday 22nd September patrolling officers spotted a Piaggio NRG moped which had been stolen from Staple Hill. The bike was found abandoned near the cycle track at Mangotsfield and officers arrested three young men nearby.
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Another driver has been prosecuted for driving a 44 tonne articulated heavy commercial vehicle through the 7.5 tonne environmental weight restriction through Easter Compton and Pilning in South Gloucestershire. The driver, James Smith of Tipton, West Midlands failed to enter a plea to North Avon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 21st September 2010 and was found guilty in his absence and
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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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