Bristol based land and property agents CJH Land has brokered one of the largest land transactions in the West Country in recent years. House builder Taylor Wimpey has acquired more than 150 acres of land at Emersons Green, which will see about 2,000 homes built over the next ten years. Specialist land and development agents, CJH Land acted on behalf
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South Gloucestershire Council (SGC), in partnership with Wiltshire Council, has today (Monday 12th November) announced that British Telecom has been chosen as the preferred bidder to provide superfast broadband to premises across the South Gloucestershire and Wiltshire area. Welcoming the announcement, Cllr John Goddard, Chair of South Gloucestershire Council’s Resources Sub-Committee, said: “We were delighted to have joined Wiltshire in
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Plans for a new nuclear power at Oldbury-on-Severn are back on track after a Japanese firm stepped in to buy Horizon Nuclear Power, which had pulled out of the project earlier this year. Hitachi announced today that it aims to acquire Horizon from joint owners RWE and E.ON for £696 million and take over the ongoing development of Horizon’s plans for
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Avon Fire & Rescue Service (AF&RS) is reminding people of some top tips to help get their homes ready for winter – and to reduce the risk of fire. Using portable heaters, log fires and electric blankets in one room may seem like a win-win situation, especially in these financially-challenging times. Keeping you and your loved ones warm in that
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Council Tax bills could be itemised in South Gloucestershire as part of fresh efforts to show taxpayers where their money goes, say local Conservatives. This year South Gloucestershire Council charged the average Band D household £1,227 in Council Tax. The authority had already been one of the first councils in the country to publish payments over £500 – and now
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The procurement drive for urgently-needed broadband upgrades in the region has begun after two telecoms companies were given the green light to compete for the project. The Department for Culture Media and Sport has selected BT and Fujitsu for its ‘national framework for superfast broadband’, making them the two firms authorised to bid for government and local authority funded broadband
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Conservative councillors have pledged to fight to retain free car parking as council policy across South Gloucestershire. They have tabled a motion to this month’s Full Council meeting calling on the council to retain free car parking as council policy now that all three political parties have recently started to run the council through a series of old style committees.
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Council leaders have welcomed new figures demonstrating high demand for superfast broadband in South Gloucestershire. The survey of local residents and businesses, published today, shows that more than a third of residents would like broadband access at speeds of more than 20 megabits per second, with over a quarter willing to pay extra for the service. Almost half of businesses
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The coalition government’s £1bn Youth Contract scheme, which aims to tackle youth unemployment, has been launched today by the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. The Youth Contract aims to ensure that all jobless young people are earning or learning again before long-term damage is done. In South Gloucestershire, 1,340 18 to 24-year olds are currently in receipt of Jobseeker’s Allowance
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Horizon Nuclear Power has announced that it has taken a decision not to proceed with developing new nuclear power stations in the UK, including the one planned for Oldbury-on-Severn in South Gloucestershire. Horizon, jointly owned by E.ON UK and RWE npower, says that raising finance for power projects has become difficult due to the global financial crisis. RWE has also
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