South Gloucestershire Council has been recognised as a model of good practice for the way it supports young people leaving care. The National Care Advisory Service (NCAS), which is the national advice, support and development service focusing on young people’s transition from care, has awarded the council a Quality Mark in recognition of its commitment to offering a high standard
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South Gloucestershire Council has made a series of grants to groups across the district to help strengthen and improve communities. This financial year, more than £38,000 has been distributed in two phases by the council to Safer and Stronger Community Groups (SSCGs) to fund crime prevention initiatives and to strengthen and improve the quality of community life. In this latest
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Jack Lopresti, MP for Filton & Bradley Stoke, has met with John Penrose MP, the Minister for Tourism, to discuss the future of Concorde Alpha Foxtrot, currently sited at Filton, Bristol. The meeting came in the wake of the announcement by Airbus stating that their focus has shifted towards finding the Concorde a permanent home. Mr Lopresti and the Minister
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Dear Editor, Your readers may be aware that South Gloucestershire Council is in the process of closing its current 8 elderly persons’ homes. I was contacted recently by one gentleman who had placed a memorial plaque to his mother (who died in 2003) within the grounds of the Frome House in Yate. However, this gentleman had not been contacted by
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Community leaders in Kingswood have expressed relief that planned enhancements to play equipment for local open spaces will still be going ahead despite government cuts. South Gloucestershire Council had been forced to put its plans for the Woodstock Open Space between Somerton Close, Glanville Gardens and Wedmore Close on hold earlier this year after the new Conservative-Lib Dem coalition government
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Nominations for the the Chair of South Gloucestershire Council’s Community Awards 2011 are now open. The awards scheme provides an opportunity to nominate people in South Gloucestershire who have made a difference to their communities. Winners will be chosen by a panel which includes the Chair of South Gloucestershire Council, Cllr Janet Biggin and a representative from this year’s sponsors,
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Local MP Jack Lopresti has re-ignited the campaign to see Concorde 216 returned to public display. Mr Lopresti, the Conservative MP for Filton and Bradley Stoke, has tabled an Early Day Motion calling for all interested parties to come together to find a solution to the issue. The motion is worded as follows: Public display of Concorde “That this House
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South Gloucestershire Council has been helping to bring some Hollywood glamour to the district. The council has been promoting South Gloucestershire as a desirable location to film, which has helped to attract a wide range of productions, from the latest blockbusters such as Harry Potter, to period dramas such Larkrise to Candleford, and ongoing filming with Casualty and Skins. The
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The Mall at Cribbs Causeway’s Winter Wonderland, the largest Christmas attraction in Bristol, will open for its seventh season on Thursday 11th November 2010. Featuring the region’s biggest outdoor ice rink, Santa’s Castle and traditional market stalls, the Winter Wonderland will be officially opened by Father Christmas, helped by Heart Bristol’s Bush, Troy and Paulina. Father Christmas will arrive in
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Preparations for the introduction of new kerbside recycling services in South Gloucestershire are now well underway and residents can look forward to being able to recycle plastic bottles and food waste from the week beginning Monday 22nd November. Container packs for the new recycling services are being delivered by South Gloucestershire Council (SGC) to residents from Monday 25th October. These
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