A campaign for a full transport strategy for Yate and the surrounding area has been launched by Steve Webb MP and local Liberal Democrat councillors.   The campaign comes as thousands more houses are set to be built in and around Yate over the coming years, on top of hundreds already built in the last few […]

Lib Dem Councillor for Westerleigh ward, Claire Young, has today called upon South Gloucestershire Council to take action on speeding and dangerous parking around the Manor C of E Primary School in Coalpit Heath. Claire said, “Poor parking and speeding on the roads around the school are a real concern for both parents and local […]

A valued community composting site in Thornbury has been saved thanks to Lib Dem councillors at a meeting of South Gloucestershire’s Communities Committee. A report by Council officers had recommended that the site be axed but the committee instead backed a motion, proposed and seconded by Lib Dem Councillors Shirley Holloway and Tony Davis, which […]

Liberal Democrat Councillors will propose saving the Community Composting site at Thornbury at a meeting of South Gloucestershire’s Communities Committee on Wednesday night. The volunteer-run service had been at risk of being axed, but a proposal by Lib Dem Committee Chair, Claire Young, would see the composting site granted £10,000 in order for it to […]

Liberal Democrat councillors serving on South Gloucestershire’s Resources Committee have secured extra commitments to help improve internet access for rural residents. Lib Dem councillor for Cotswold Edge Ward, Sue Hope, who drafted the proposals, said: “We have secured promises from the Council to work with BT to improve communication with residents and to investigate alternatives […]

Rural residents in South Gloucestershire are celebrating victory in a campaign for rural broadband lead by local people – including Cotswold Edge Councillor, Sue Hope, and Thornbury and Yate MP, Steve Webb. Steve Webb MP said: “After much pressure by local residents, South Gloucestershire’s broadband programme has now been extended to include a number of […]

On Thursday afternoon Thornbury and Yate MP, Steve Webb, joined Chair of South Gloucestershire’s Children’ Committee, Ian Blair, and local councillor for Westerleigh ward, Claire Young, to pay a visit to Manor Primary School in Coalpit Heath. There they met with staff, parent, and pupils at the school and saw for themselves how the new […]

A Council report, commissioned to investigate Conservative claims that the green waste charge could be scrapped without additional cost to the taxpayer, has come back with a categorical answer – the Tory plan would, in fact, cost at least £1.2 million a year, which would have to be paid for by cuts to other services.  […]

South Gloucestershire Lib Dem Group Leader, Ruth Davis, has paid tribute to John Calway who today announced his resignation as the Leader of South Gloucestershire Council, due to personal circumstances. Ruth said: “Despite our political differences, John and I have shared a good working relationship over the years. During his time as Leader of the […]

On Wednesday night South Gloucestershire Council voted unanimously to defer a planning application by Chipping Sodbury quarry. Council officers had advised that the quarry’s application to update its terms of operation be approved by councillors without amendment. However Cllr Alan Lawrence (Lib Dem, Doddington) moved a proposal that the decision be deferred, so that further […]