The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that the Great Western Main Line will be electrified between London and Cardiff, with electrification including Bristol Parkway station in South Gloucestershire. South Gloucestershire commuters using Bristol Parkway station will benefit from the £1 billion electrification scheme which will bring faster journey times between London and Bristol, lower carbon emissions, fuel and maintenance
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Couldn’t make London Fashion Week? Then visit Bristol Fashion Week, a five day fashion spectacular at The Mall at Cribbs Causeway in Bristol, and find out what should be in your wardrobe this spring/summer. Bristol Fashion Week runs from Wednesday 23rd to Sunday 27th March and features 18 catwalk fashion shows hosted by TV fashion stylist Mark Heyes and celebrity
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South Gloucestershire Council is expecting to receive around £400,000 to help repair winter damaged roads from the Government. The Department for Transport has announced a £100 million pot of cash for English councils to help repair potholes formed during the recent freezing weather. The money will be distributed on a needs basis and South Gloucestershire is likely to receive around
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The Child Sex offenders Disclosure scheme was recently launched in Avon and Somerset. The scheme, which is also known as Sarah’s Law, began as a pilot that was introduced by the Home Office in September 2008. Four police forces in the country originally piloted the scheme over a 12 month period (September 2008-September 2009). Following its success it was decided
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Avon and Somerset Police Authority has been listed as the country’s second biggest financial loser missing out on £20m a year, according to a recently published Parliamentary Report. The report by the House of Commons’ Home Affairs Select Committee lists how much each of the country’s 43 police forces receives from the Government against their assessed needs, it shows Avon
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Councillors in Kingswood are celebrating after a council committee agreed to allocate funding for a zebra crossing outside a sheltered housing scheme. Blackhorse Court on Blackhorse Road provides supported living for around 19 people with disabilities or learning difficulties. Residents had approached their local councillors about two years ago to see if South Gloucestershire Council would build a zebra crossing
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South Gloucestershire Council is improving the support it provides to the district’s carers with increased investment and a range of innovative ideas. There are an estimated 20,000 carers in South Gloucestershire and the council recognises the huge contribution they make. The council, in partnership with NHS South Gloucestershire, has developed a Joint Carers Strategy that is designed to provide the
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Trading standards officers in South Gloucestershire have stepped up their efforts to combat incidents of rogue trading in the area with the introduction of four more ‘No Cold Calling Zones’. The zones were set up by trading standards at the request of residents and Neighbourhood Watch groups, who have chosen to say ‘no’ to uninvited doorstep callers. The new zones
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A scheme to relieve congestion and improve road safety at the Marsham Way roundabout on the Avon Ring Road (near the Longwell Green Asda) is now fully operational. New traffic lights which control three arms of this busy junction have been switched on and are helping to ease congestion at peak times, along with extra lanes. Councillor Brian Allinson, South
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Three heavy goods vehicle drivers pleaded guilty at North Avon Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 15th February 2011 for breaching vehicle weight restrictions in South Gloucestershire. The drivers, all of whom attended court in person, were prosecuted by the council for driving their vehicles through 7.5 tonne environmental weight restrictions. Robert John Edwards of St George, Bristol was fined £80 and
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