South Gloucestershire Conservatives tonight (2nd January) proposed leaving a £750,000 hole in the budget of the Communities Committee Waste Programme.   The Council’s waste programme is going out to consultation on the future of garden waste.  And Conservatives wanted to include an option that would have led to cuts in other services.   If approved, […]

South Gloucestershire Council has tonight (March 21st) voted to abolish the undemocratic Cabinet, and to return to a Committee system of governance, where all members are involved in decision-making processes. Councils were forced to disband their committees by the Labour government, but new powers in the Localism Act allowed them to return to collective decision-making. South […]

South Gloucestershire Council tonight (22/2) passed a Liberal Democrat amendment to the ruling Tories’ budget proposals, which challenge the administration to devolve more money and power to communities, while protecting front line services. Cllr Ruth Davis said: “We wanted to vote for the 0% increase – so we wrote principles into the budget to make […]

Liberal Democrats demand answers on bus shelter Liberal Democrat Councillors on South Gloucestershire Council today (18th January) demanded to know why long-neglected Yate bus station still isn’t finished. The new shelter has been promised, and then delayed several times by the ruling Conservatives.  The most recent promise was that it would be completed by December […]

Tormarton deserves better South Gloucestershire Council and the Highways Authority will discuss the future use of the Tormarton rest area on the A46 on Wednesday (18th January 2012). The rest area is an important facility for both drivers on the A46, and long-distance hikers on the Cotswold Way.  The Highways Agency has proposed to remove […]

14th December 2011 South Gloucestershire Council has voted to confirm the Core Strategy proposals which will govern the district’s future development to 2026.  The Strategy will now go out to public consultation. Cllr Pat Hockey (Lib Dem, Frampton Cotterell) said: “We have made minor modifications to the Green Belt, for the sake of protecting the […]

In June, NHS South Gloucestershire announced without any consultation that they intended to stop the extended evening hours of the X-ray facility in the new Yate Westgate centre, with the facility closing at 5pm. They say that very few people have been using the evening service, so it was not worth running. Lib Dem councillors […]

South Gloucestershire Lib Dems have welcomed a major step forward in achieving an integrated transport system fit for the 21st Century. Lib Dem Transport Spokesperson, Cllr Pat Hockey, said, “I welcome the Cabinet’s decision to move forward with its bid for Government funding to enable work to start on the South Gloucestershire element of a […]

Are you or someone you know unable to access education post-16 because of lack of transport? Most young people over 16 have to fund their own transport to school or college. But for some in rural areas there is no bus available and it is too far to cycle or walk. At last week’s South […]

Cllr Clare Fardell spoke up for voluntary community groups at the South Gloucestershire Council meeting on 20th July South Gloucestershire Council’s Licensing, Regulatory & General Purposes Committee are currently consulting on new charges for voluntary groups applying for a Street Trading Licence when they hold street fairs and similar events. At the moment such groups […]