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Friday 7th January 2011 SH (Editor)

Local Enterprise Partnership interim board appointed

Some of the region’s leading business people will be helping to drive forward the newly formed West of England Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP). Colin Skellett, executive chairman of Wessex Water, Katherine Bennett OBE, vice president and head of political affairs at Airbus, David Sproxton, co-founder of Aardman, Professor Joe McGeehan, a managing director at Toshiba Research Europe Ltd and Robert

Thursday 6th January 2011 SH (Editor)

Free electric blanket testing available in Patchway

Residents in South Gloucestershire are encouraged to get their electric blankets tested for free on Tuesday 18th January at Patchway Fire Station. South Gloucestershire Council is providing the free blanket testing in partnership with Avon Fire and Rescue Service to help prevent the risk of fire caused by old or faulty blankets. Nationally, it is estimated that old or damaged

Wednesday 5th January 2011 SH (Editor)

Councillors welcome road resurfacing (Kingswood)

A major road in Kingswood is set to be resurfaced starting next week, it has been announced. Court Road, which links Hanham Road with Mount Hill Road, is to be resurfaced by South Gloucestershire Council from 10th to 19th January. Local councillors for the area had been campaigning for several years for the road to be resurfaced and have welcomed

Monday 3rd January 2011 SH (Editor)

Appeal for information after handbag robbery (Staple Hill)

Police are appealing for information to help trace a man who snatched a handbag from an elderly woman in the High Street, Staple Hill on Boxing Day. The 74-year-old was walking towards Page Park at around 11:45am when a man on a mountain bike grabbed her bag as he rode past. She fell over and suffered minor injuries to her

Monday 3rd January 2011 SH (Editor)

Conservatives welcome Core Strategy approval

Conservative councillors and campaigners have welcomed the approval of South Gloucestershire Council’s planning blueprint. Approved at a Full Council meeting in mid-December, the authority’s Core Strategy has set out plans for 21,500 more homes up to 2026, whilst protecting the countryside surrounding Chipping Sodbury, as well as the Shortwood Green Belt and Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). These

Saturday 1st January 2011 SH (Editor)

Council claims Severn Bridge tolls for local community

South Gloucestershire councillors are asking the government to allow the local community to be compensated for hosting the two Severn bridges. Liberal Democrat councillors say it’s only fair that the local residents should be compensated for enduring disruptions which continue long after the initial construction phase. Cllr Tyzack (Pilning and Severn Beach) said: “I recognise the burden and disturbance borne