Planning permission has been granted for the new Charfield railway station, something the Lib Dems have campaigned for since the days when Eddie Gadsby was the Charfield ward councillor in the 1980s and 1990s.

Now planning permission has been secured work will progress on detailed designs for the station and highways improvements. Once these are complete a full business case and a request for funding will be submitted to the West of England Combined Authority. A new project programme will be shared later in the year.

Information on the new train station in Charfield can be found by visiting the project webpage, go to www.southglos.gov.uk/charfieldstation – you can also sign up for a new project newsletter there.