Residents living in priority neighbourhoods across South Gloucestershire are being encouraged to help shape the areas where they live. A series of ‘drop in’ sessions have been arranged by South Gloucestershire Council to help inform future action in these neighbourhoods, which have been identified by residents and the Council as places where resources could be directed most efficiently in one
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South Gloucestershire Council is taking part in a week of initiatives to help tackle crime and anti-social behaviour as part of national ‘Not in My Neighbourhood Week’ (November 2 – 6). The council and its partners – such as Avon and Somerset Police and Avon Fire and Rescue Service – have planned a range of activities to help make communities
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South Gloucestershire Trading Standards have conducted a mystery shopper exercise to assess the advice being given to consumers in the run up to Christmas about the digital switchover. The exercise took place in October with Trading Standards officers ringing 19 aerial installers and visiting eight local retail premises to ask a series of questions about the forthcoming digital switchover, scheduled
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A Kingswood garden which has been an eyesore for many years has been dramatically improved after South Gloucestershire Council took direct action to clear the site, much to the appreciation of the locla residents. Despite negotiations with the owner of the New Cheltenham Road property, Michael Summerill, and two successful prosecutions against him, Summerill failed to carry out any of
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Police are appealing for information following an attempted robbery and a robbery on Thursday 15th October 2009 which we believe may be linked. The first incident occurred at approximately 3.10pm in Mangotsfield, when a 12 year old boy was walking towards steps which lead to Bridge Road. He was approached by four men riding mountain bikes. One of the men
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Police are appealing for witnesses following an incident where a female was verbally abused and harassed at her home in Frampton Cottrell on Saturday the 17th October 2009. The incident occurred at approximately 11.55pm, when the female occupier of a property in Rectory Road, answered the door to a group of approximately 5 youths who were continually banging loudly on
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South Gloucestershire Council and SITA are helping the district go greener by collecting Yellow Pages and other directories for recycling. SITA’s kerbside collections teams will now collect Yellow Pages, other directories and catalogues from households in the green recycling bag. Previously, Yellow Pages were not suitable for use in recycled paper because of the yellow colouring of the pages. In
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A driver has been fined £105 and ordered to pay £500 costs for breaking a weight restriction in Wickwar. Nicholas Clark, 46, of Kirby Bellars, Melton Mowbray sent his guilty plea by post when the case was heard at North Avon Magistrates Court on Tuesday 6 October. He was prosecuted by South Gloucestershire Council for driving an articulated heavy goods
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A Yate soldier who has recently been awarded the Military Cross for bravery will be sharing his experiences over a cuppa with South Gloucestershire Council’s Chair, Cllr Shirley Holloway. As a token of appreciation and in recognition of his enormous achievement, Acting Corporal Sean Keenan and his wife Claire have been invited for tea at the council offices in Thornbury
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Primary schools across South Gloucestershire will get the chance to receive the Be Safe Be Seen message as part of a road safety campaign run by the Council this month. With the clocks going back on 25 October and the nights drawing in, the Council’s road safety team is reaching out to local primary schools with a clear message: Be
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